Full coverage: Buffalo Bills' rally falls short in overtime loss to Buccaneers

TAMPA, Fla. – Josh Allen hobbled out of Raymond James Stadium with a walking boot on his left foot and his third loss in four weeks after leading a second-half comeback from 21 points down to force overtime against Tom Brady and the reigning Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

But after the Buffalo Bills went three-and-out on their only possession of the extra session, Brady hit Breshad Perriman with a short pass that turned into a 58-yard game-winning touchdown, dealing the Bills a 33-27 defeat.

TAMPA, Fla. – Grading the Buffalo Bills in their 33-27 overtime loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday at Raymond James Stadium …

TAMPA, Fla. – If the Buffalo Bills are still looking for their identity, Sunday's performance only muddied that even further. They looked completely different from first half to second in the 33-27 overtime loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The Bills trailed 24-3 at the half, and their 158 total yards were around half of the Buccaneers’ 303. They finished more evenly on that front: Buffalo with 466 yards, Tampa Bay with 488. Coach Sean McDermott credited both coordinators for switching things up at the half.

The Buffalo Bills’ defense performed a remarkable turnaround in the second half of Sunday’s loss in Tampa.

The Bills were skewered for 303 total yards, including 89 on the ground in the first half. They gave up 18 first downs and allowed the Bucs to convert 5 of their first seven third-down situations.

TAMPA, Fla. – Here’s the big-picture analysis of the Buffalo Bills’ loss Sunday to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers:

Did the Bills somehow get their mojo back with their second-half comeback?

Buffalo Bills cornerback Levi Wallace was called for pass interference in overtime on a pass intended for Tampa Bay's Mike Evans.

The penalty, at the Buccaneers' 16-yard line, went for 19 yards and set up Tampa Bay with a first-and-10 at their own 35-yard line.

TAMPA, Fla. – The Buffalo Bills erased a 24-3 halftime deficit to take the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to overtime, but a 58-yard touchdown pass from Tom Brady to Breshad Perriman won the game for the Bucs. The Bills drop to 7-6 on the season, still clinging to the final Wild Card spot after the loss.

The tune changed in the second half, though, as quarterback Josh Allen found a rhythm and played through pain, earning significant praise from CBS' analysts and the Bills Mafia. 

TAMPA, Fla. – The comeback fell short.

Seemingly left for dead at halftime Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium, the Buffalo Bills rallied from a 24-3 deficit to tie the game 27-27 and force overtime.

TAMPA Fla. – Katherine Fitzgerald weighs in with her quarter-by-quarter analysis of the Buffalo Bills' 33-27 overtime loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

First quarter

Week 14: Buccaneers 33, Bills 27, overtime

At Raymond James Stadium, Tampa

At halftime of the Buffalo Bills vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers game, roughly 12,000 households in Erie and Niagara counties were still without power following the windstorm that pummeled Western New York on Saturday.

Given Bills fans' morale after the Tom Brady-led Bucs jumped out to a dominant 24-3 lead at halftime, several joked – well, they may not have been joking – that they wished their power was still out.

TAMPA, Fla. – Josh Allen suffered a sprained foot during Sunday's loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and will be listed as day to day. 

That was the eagerly anticipated update Buffalo Bills coach Sean McDermott delivered a little after 4 p.m. Monday in regards to the team's franchise quarterback.

Jim Nantz and Tony Romo worked their 100th game together Sunday. They haven’t had many like the Buffalo Bills’ 33-27 overtime loss to the defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

“For second half turnarounds and fourth quarters, this is in the Top 10 of the 100,” said Nantz in a brief telephone interview Sunday night. “I never saw this comeback coming. It was so one-sided at halftime.”

The Bills are among five teams with 7-6 records and are currently the seventh seed in the AFC.

Here is how the NFL broke the ties, based on what an NFL spokesman told The Boston Globe's Ben Volin.