Josh Allen makes MVP statement with game-sealing touchdown run vs. Chiefs

No one handles business against the Chiefs in the regular season like Josh Allen and the Bills. 

While the playoffs are still a work in progress, the Bills flexed their muscles against the Chiefs yet again with the help of some heroics by Allen.

Facing fourth-and-2 in the final minutes on Sunday, Allen picked up the necessary two yards — and an additional 24, rumbling all the way to the end zone for the touchdown to ice the game and hand the Chiefs a 30-21 loss, their first in nearly 11 months.

Was the run enough to put Allen back at the front of the MVP race? Here's how his stats stack up against the other contenders after Sunday's win.

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Josh Allen touchdown run vs. Chiefs

Sean McDermott put the ball in Josh Allen's hands on fourth-and-2 because he didn't want to see Patrick Mahomes with the ball and a chance to win the game.

Allen produced an angry run, knocking around Chiefs defenders and barreling into the end zone to effectively ice the game.

The decision was just as compelling as the run. If the Bills couldn't get two yards, the Chiefs would have just needed a field goal to win. Even without Harrison Butker, that scenario could have quickly turned into a nightmare for Buffalo. 

Allen rewarded the coaching staff's trust, and his decision not to throw to an open Ty Johnson also turned out to be an excellent decision once he found the hole and pushed past the first down marker.

Josh Allen stats vs. Chiefs

• Comp.: 24-35 (68.6%)
• Pass yards: 262
• Pass TD: 1
• INT: 1
• Sacks: 0
• Rush yards: 55
• Rush TD: 1

Allen can't call Sunday's game his greatest statistical performance, but it has to be one of the proudest games of his career.

The Bills quarterback threw for 262 yards with a touchdown and an interception, avoiding sacks and using his legs to his advantage with the 26-yard run to seal the game on fourth down. It was Allen's sixth consecutive 200-yard passing game and seventh consecutive game taking two or fewer sacks. 

Are Allen's numbers great enough to be considered MVP-worthy? Here's his case for the award.

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Josh Allen MVP case

Allen might not have stuffed the stat sheet against the Chiefs, but his overall numbers compare to some of the NFL's top MVP contenders.

Statistically, it's tough to call Allen the MVP through 11 weeks. He lags behind Lamar Jackson, Jared Goff, and Joe Burrow in completion percentage, is third among that group in passing yards, and has fewer total touchdowns than both Jackson and Burrow.

Allen likely has the advantage over Burrow due to team success, as the Bengals entered Sunday just 4-6. While Burrow might have MVP-caliber numbers, anything short of an unbeaten run through the end of the regular season might keep the award out of reach for the Cincinnati QB.

Allen has the team success, and he has the touchdowns. With 23 between the air and the ground, Allen has a much more impressive TD:INT ratio than Goff while carrying the same number of wins into Week 12.

Jackson still has the most impressive statistical case, but the Ravens' path to an AFC North title got much more difficult on Sunday while Allen had one of the best moments of his career in a critical spot against the reigning Super Bowl champions. If the numbers are close to identical by the end of the season, voters might remember Allen beat the Chiefs while Jackson and the Ravens fell just short in Week 1.