For a split second in the fourth quarter of the Buffalo Bills' 27–25 playoff win over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, it appeared quarterback Josh Allen was about to take an inadvisable risk.
The Bills, leading 24–19 at the time, faced faced a critical third-and-goal from the Ravens' 2-yard line with about four minutes to play in regulation. Allen faked a handoff to running back James Cook and plunged into the line of scrimmage, where he quickly was tied up by a herd of Ravens defenders. As he was held up, Allen put two hands on the football like he was about to toss it to Cook on a dangerous lateral.
