Bills-Broncos takeaways: Another season of Josh Allen's prime slips away in OT loss 

He then opened the second half by again fumbling the ball away, leading to another Broncos field goal.

Those are six free points that Allen handed Denver. You simply can not do that in a playoff game. 

He was also intercepted twice in the second half, including once in overtime. 

That overtime interception was just one of several close calls the Bills came out on the wrong side of.

Close calls did not go the Bills' way in overtime

The first borderline call in overtime came on Allen's second interception of the game when wide receiver Brandin Cooks nearly came down with a catch, only to have the ball wrestled away from him by Ja'Quan McMillian

Did Cooks have possession of the ball when he hit the ground? Buffalo would certainly argue that he did. The officials and replay officials did not agree. That gave Denver the ball with a chance to win the game.

It was at that point that the Broncos were moved down the field by a pair of defensive pass interference penalties. That includes a really controversial one that put Denver inside the Buffalo 10-yard line. Those are the calls that are going to be controversial in Buffalo, even more than the Cooks non-catch. 

It is just another gut-punch loss for a franchise that has known nothing but gut-punch losses. 

Bo Nix made a big statement

The big question for the Broncos was whether or not their offense could score enough to complement what has been an outstanding defense. A lot of the pressure was going to fall on second-year quarterback Bo Nix, who was widely regarded as the weakest quarterback remaining in the playoffs. 

He silenced a lot of the doubters on Saturday by throwing for three touchdowns and matching Allen point for point. Now he has the Broncos one win away from the Super Bowl.