Josh Allen doesn't have to do it all, and may be hard-pressed to top 4,000 yards passing for a fifth consecutive season.

James Cook scored two touchdowns, Buffalo’s defense forced three second-half turnovers and the AFC East champion Bills overcame a 14-0 deficit to pull out a 24-21 win over the New England Patriots.

When the Bills got to the line of scrimmage, he had guard Alec Anderson lined up as a tight end to his left and fullback Reggie Gilliam on his left. But the Patriots came out with five defenders on the line of scrimmage and eight players in the box.

The Bills were fortunate to escape with a 24-21 victory over the Patriots. Here's how Sal Maiorana graded the performance.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Running back James Cook got the Buffalo Bills on the board with a 46-yard rushing touchdown in the second quarter to cut the New England Patriots' lead in half. The touchdown drive came after a sluggish start for the Bills.

The Bills were surprisingly trailing the Patriots in their Week 16 matchup. Coming in as a two-touchdown favorite, the Bills were down 14-0 in the first half. And then running back James Cook woke up the Bills. Cook scored a rushing touchdown from nearly midfield against the Patriots as he put on the afterburners and no one could catch him.

Following the game, one analyst has suggested that a change should be made within the offensive game plan. Ryan O'Halloran of The Buffalo News believes that the team needs to run the football more with James Cook rather than relying so much on Allen.

"Let Jimbo cook more often. Let Jimbo shake and sprint to the end zone. Let Jimbo gash through and dash by opponents. Let Jimbo run so Allen won’t have to as much on designed keepers. Cook is ready for the responsibility,

A whole lot of running back James Cook and takeaways by the defense helped the Buffalo Bills erase an early 14-point deficit Sunday against the New England Patriots.

The Buffalo defense took over the game in the second half with three consecutive takeaways and a touchdown; 17 points from the offense was enough to produce a victory. A fourth quarter New England touchdown in the final minute made it a three-point game – close, but no cigar.

Since they have called two of the poorer performances by Josh Allen this season, Bills fans might consider starting a petition to keep them away from Buffalo playoff games, Pergament writes.