Josh Allen and Sean McDermott join Snow Angels after Bills clinch AFC East title

Fans who braved the elements at Highmark Stadium for the Buffalo Bills’ Week 13 game against the San Francisco 49ers celebrated the (frequent) results throughout the evening by jumping into the nearly two feet of snow that had been falling all weekend had fallen on the venue and thrown it away. After the 35-10 win, quarterback Josh Allen and head coach Sean McDermott couldn’t help but get in on the fun, creating snow angels on the turf during the postgame celebration.

The two had reason to celebrate as Buffalo secured its fifth straight AFC East title by defeating San Francisco. One could argue that a fifth straight title probably shouldn’t mean as much as the first, second, third or even fourth, but Allen and McDermott would be forgiven for placing more emphasis on this one given the narrative surrounding the team Success set the 2024 campaign. Many national pundits expected the team to take a huge step backwards after an offseason with significant turnover; Not only did the Bills stand firm in the face of adversity; thrivedwith a 10-2 start and winning the AFC East after just 13 weeks.

They secured the division crown in the historic division, as the win made Allen Buffalo’s all-time leading touchdown scorer (he was tied with Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly atop the team rankings in Week 13). The veteran field general also scored passing, rushing and receiving touchdowns in the mauling of the 49ers, becoming the first quarterback in NFL history to ever score all three types of touchdowns in a single game.

After a spring and summer in which many predicted impending disaster for the Bills, it’s just nice to see Allen and McDermott enjoying a moment together after proving the doubters wrong once again. Some questioned Allen’s ability to highlight a smaller supporting cast and McDermott’s ability to “get over the hump,” but through 13 weeks of the 2024 season, both appear to be among the league’s best at their respective positions.

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