Buffalo beat Cincy 39-34 in an offensive shootout at home between QB Josh Allen and the Bills offense and Joe Burrow and the Bengals unit.Allen’s supporting cast did their part, though the QB did put the team on his back in crucial moments, including taking off for the longest touchdown run by a Bills quarterback in franchise history on a 40-yard score.LONGEST TD RUN BY A BILLS QB IN HISTORY ‼️#ProBowlVote + @JoshAllenQB📺: FOX pic.twitter.com/Gjw4uK4oOa— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) December 7, 2025The mark surpassed his own previous record set on a 36-yard touchdown run against the Jets in 2022. At the press podium, Allen was to the point, though not without a sense of humor, regarding his level of confidence afterward.“Never a doubt.”Allen would go 22 for 28 passes and 251 yards with three touchdowns in the air, erasing a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter to get the win. He also became the first QB ever with three seasons of 20+ passing TDs and 10+ rush TDs, as well as the first player in NFL history to have 1+ pass TD and 1+ rush TD in 50 games.”It’s really cool to see,” defensive back Christian Benford, who added a pick-six score on the day, said about Allen after the game. “He does stuff you see in Madden.”Cincinnati entered the matchup ranked last in the league in defending tight ends, having allowed 86 receptions for 1,121 yards and 13 touchdowns. Veteran leader Dawson Knox took their defense to task for 93 yards on six receptions to lead all receiving targets, and freshly returned TE Dalton Kincaid added 41 yards on four catches with a touchdown. Rookie TE Jackson Hawes also got in on the action with a touchdown and snow angel celebration.”It comes down to guys executing and making plays,” Allen said while pointing out he was not the only one who stepped up to make an impact. “Sometimes you got to you got to play bigger for other people, and you saw that tonight on those back-to-back plays with Christian Benford and Big Phil tipping one up. And again, finding ways to get in the end zone. All we had to do was score one more point than them. It didn’t matter how we did it. Didn’t matter how good or bad it looked. We just got to continue to find ways to win football games.”Buffalo put up 251 receiving yards with three passing touchdowns and finished the day with 183 ground yards and a score, thanks to big efforts by Allen and James Cook, who overcame a pair of fumbles in the snow to add 80 yards on 18 carries as well as 31 receiving yards on two catches.Allen made a difference in the ground game, rushing for the most yards of any QB in a contest this season while adding a touchdown with his legs as well.Josh Allen scrambled five times for 84 yards (the most by a QB in a game this season) and a touchdown in a 39-34 win over the Bengals.Allen also completed 22 of 28 passes for 251 yards and 3 TDs, all of which targeted a receiver in the right seams.#CINvsBUF | #BillsMafiapic.twitter.com/QsfqhnbGck— Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) December 7, 2025Allen cooked in the cold during the second half, going 13-for-15, with 239 total yards, 3 total TDs, and a 150.4 passer rating to boot.And on the Bills’ final possession, the reigning MVP took off on 3rd-and-15 to run and slide into the first down and the victory by then taking knees and running out the clock.”Josh and the coordinator did their secret voice and… there goes Josh,” offensive lineman Dion Dawkins said in the locker room postgame about the win-sealing play. He also commented to a sideline reporter on the way off the field, “This is our farewell tour in this stadium. Josh Allen moving them hind legs that’s what the people wanna see bro. That’s what gets us the win. Josh being Josh.”Buffalo improves to 9-4 with four games left to play in a regular season where early losses have made every matchup more urgent. The team will look to avenge an early-season loss in New England against the Patriots, who have taken full advantage of the strength of their schedule to win at the top of the division and in the AFC.In NFL Week 15, Buffalo will have a say in the matter with an eye on the postseason.This article originally appeared on Bills Wire: Bills’ Josh Allen after win vs. Bengals: ‘Never a doubt’
