Each Sunday, three of The Athletic’s NFL writers react to the biggest news, plays and performances from the day’s games.

Comebacks were on the NFL’s menu in Week 11. Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears needed a fourth-quarter rally yet again, walking off the Minnesota Vikings with a game-winning field goal. Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills went back and forth with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers before pulling away by scoring the game’s last 13 points. The Miami Dolphins, Carolina Panthers, Houston Texans and Green Bay Packers all won from behind as well.

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NFL writers Mike Jones, Ted Nguyen and Dan Pompei share their thoughts on a Week 11 in which the early games were merely appetizers for some heavyweight showdowns later in the day.

The Bills rallied past the Bucs at home, but their defense got gashed again, giving up at least 30 points and 195 rushing yards for the second game in a row. Is Allen enough to overcome a defense like that?

Nguyen: Allen can overcome it in the regular season and maybe win a playoff game, but it’s hard seeing them going far with this defense as bad as it is. If you can’t stop the run in December, you’re going to have a hard time winning games. A great quarterback could make it a coin flip, but the Bills’ offense has had issues as well. If they can’t run the ball, or fall behind and have to throw, they don’t have the pass catchers to support Allen. Dalton Kincaid is their best pass catcher, but he shouldn’t be a No. 1 option. Allen is putting a lot on his shoulders and the Bills’ 7-3 record is a reflection of how incredible he is, but unless he’s accounting