(ORCHARD PARK, NY) - After putting the Bills ahead with his arm, Josh Allen sealed Buffalo's 14-13 victory over the Detroit Lions with his leaping legs. That's the way fullback Patrick DiMarco described Allen's 2-yard leap to convert a fourth-and-1 at the Lions 41 with 1:47 remaining. Allen hit rookie Robert Foster in stride for a 42-yard go-ahead touchdown pass with 10:26 remaining, and the Bills hung on to eliminate the Lions from playoff contention. Allen improved to 4-5 in nine starts this season, and won for the third time with Buffalo trailing or tied in the fourth quarter. The Bills (5-9) snapped a two-game skid and won despite finishing the game minus their top three running backs. Starter LeSean McCoy and backup Chris Ivory were inactive and then Marcus Murphy did not return after dislocating his left elbow in the second quarter. The Lions (5-9) lost despite second-year receiver Kenny Golladay finishing with a career-best 146 yards receiving, and the team will finish with a losing record for the first time since going 7-9 in 2015. The Lions had their chances, but didn't make enough plays, including their special teams. After Detroit opened the scoring on Stafford's 4-yard touchdown pass to Andy Jones, the team botched the extra-point attempt on Don Muhlbach's bad snap. Then, following Foster's touchdown, Stafford responded by marching the Lions 45 yards on the next possession only to have kicker Matt Prater miss a 48-yard field goal wide right. First-year coach Matt Patricia said there was plenty of blame to go around. Stafford is continuing to build chemistry with Golladay on an offense missing leading rusher Kerryon Johnson (knee), and with veteran receiver Marvin Jones Jr. on injured reserve.