Denver Broncos dump Josh Allen and Buffalo Bills OUT of NFL playoffs in overtime thriller

Josh Allen's bid to land a first ever Super Bowl for the Buffalo Bills is over for another year after their dramatic overtime loss to the Denver Broncos on Saturday night.

The Bills, who have not even made it to the NFL's end-of-season showpiece since 1994, were beaten 33-30 in an all-time classic playoff battle in Denver, where the Broncos prevailed thanks to a game-winning field goal from kicker Wil Lutz.

It proved a frantic affair at Mile High, with both superstar Buffalo quarterback Allen and opposite number Bo Nix making uncharacteristic errors under center.

Allen produced a disastrous fumble right at the end of the first half which allowed the Broncos to kick a field goal and take a 20-10 lead into halftime, before he lost another just seconds into the third quarter.

When he later threw a touchdown pass to reduce the deficit to 23-17, Nix then threw a shambolic interception to hand the visitors a boost.

That was before Allen followed with one of his own, gifting possession straight back to the Broncos when his deep ball downfield was intercepted by P.J. Locke.

Eventually, a 50-yard field goal from Buffalo's Matt Prater at the death sent the game to overtime, after a Marvin Mims Jr touchdown had moved Denver 30-27 ahead inside the last minute. 

The Bills won the coin toss and elected to kick first, before the Broncos failed to score on their resulting possession - meaning a field goal was all that was required to send Buffalo through.

Yet that failed to materialize in stunning fashion when Ja'Quan McMillian intercepted another deep Allen pass to Brandin Cooks, which proved highly controversial.

Despite a number of adamant fans claiming Cooks took the catch before McMillian retrieved the ball, the on-field officials deemed it an interception and Denver regained possession.