In Week 16 of the NFL season, the Buffalo Bills believed they finally had a chance to take down their long-standing AFC East rivals, the New England Patriots. However, they would end up losing by a score of 24-12 and rookie quarterback Josh Allen turned in arguably his worst performance of the season.
As the game began, media and fans noticed that veteran running back LeSean McCoy, though active after missing the previous game with a hamstring injury, remained on the bench. While his absence only lasted for the first series, people began to speculate about the reasoning behind it.