Singletary carries Buffalo to playoffs

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. >> With Josh Allen throwing one interception after another Sunday, the Buffalo Bills turned to Devin Singletary and their once-neglected running attack.

They avoided a major meltdown on a snow-dusted field and ran themselves into the playoffs.

Singletary scored two touchdowns rushing in the second half to make up for the quarterback throwing interceptions on three consecutive drives in a 2915 win over Atlanta, which eliminated the Falcons from NFC playoff contention.

The AFC East-leading Bills rallied from a halftime deficit for the first time this season to clinch their third consecutive playoff spot courtesy of the win coupled with the Ravens’ 2019 loss to the Rams. Buffalo now only needs to beat the Jets in its finale next weekend to clinch its second consecutive division title — and assure the Bills home-field advantage for the wild-card playoff round.

“Not every game you win is going to be pretty, and that was the case today,” said Allen, who scored two touchdowns rushing. “I’m just fortunate to have teammates that step up in big situations like this.”

The turnaround came after Allen’s third turnover, in being picked off by Foye Oluokun three snaps into the third quarter and Buffalo trailing 15-14.

Once the Bills’ defense forced the Falcons to punt, Buffalo leaned on Singletary, who finished with 23 carries for 110 yards, both career highs, and capped consecutive drives by scoring on a 6-yard run followed by a 4-yard run.

“We definitely got in a groove when we needed to and we made it count,” Singletary said. “I wasn’t out there by myself. I had the linemen, tight ends, receivers making blocks. So it wasn’t just me.”

Buffalo’s 233 yards rushing were the most since the team had 244 in a 20-3 win over Denver 25 months ago.