McDermott admitted the plan is to keep that streak alive for Allen, meaning all he has to do is take the first snap of the game for the Bills. Per McDermott, Allen will play “very, very short amount of time” against the Patriots.

McDermott told reporters on Monday that was made in part to ensure Allen kept his streak of consecutive starts intact. Allen has started in 120 straight games, which is the 13th m

Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott said Josh Allen will start in the season finale -- buy may not play much.

Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson's Christmas performance led to days of discussion about whether he should supplant Bills quarterback Josh Allen as the MVP favorite and Allen got his chance to answer on Sunday.

"Josh Allen is the MVP," McDermott said candidly. "I've been around this league long enough to know, to see MVPs every year for many years, and what he has done on this team and this organization, in this community—and no offense to anybody else—but I have a hard time believing that someone's done more."

While it would be great to let Josh Allen rest against the Patriots, Bills coach Sean McDermott doesn't want to interrupt a certain streak.

While the New England Patriots are keeping everything on the table when it comes to their starting quarterback in Sunday's regular-season finale against the Bills, Buffalo will be starting Josh Allen at Gillette Stadium.

The Bills received some positive news from the injury department. Both cornerback Rasul Douglas and linebacker Matt Milano logged full practices on Thursday and Friday and returne