3. Josh Allen is a TD away from breaking a big record
Bills quarterback Josh Allen is on the brink of making history. The 29-year-old will be the youngest player in NFL history to reach a major milestone with just one touchdown against the Eagles. If he scores on Sunday, Allen will hit the 300 mark in terms of regular season touchdowns.
Not only will he be the youngest player in league history, but he will be the fastest player to do so. Sunday against Philadelphia marks his 127th regular season game. Allen has 220 passing touchdowns, 77 rushing touchdowns and two receiving touchdowns in his career (regular season).
Allen previously reached 300 total touchdowns between the regular season and playoffs combined in September. He surpassed quarterback Patrick Mahomes, becoming the fastest player to hit that mark as well in 127 career games.
Through 15 weeks of play, Allen is posting career highs this season. His 69.6% completion percentage (2nd) and average of eight yards per pass attempts (6th) are both the best yet in his eight-year career. Allen’s 37 total touchdowns rank second in the NFL. It’s also his sixth straight season of scoring at least 35 offensive touchdowns.
What’s been noticeable as of late for the MVP is his ability to take what the defense gives him and make big plays when it’s needed most.
“That’s his greatness,” offensive coordinator Joe Brady said of his quarterback. “…I think there’s so much power in knowing you can’t get all the points in one drive…When you’re a leader, don’t get me wrong, he’s playing at such a high level and that helps. But when your leader just embodies that and is not feeling like he has to do something outside of the system and feel like he has to force a throw or do something, it allows everybody else to play with that freedom as well.”
Looking back on his progress and the way he’s grown an NFL quarterback since being drafted seventh overall in 2018, Allen said he’s done a lot of growing up.
“Envisioning it in 2018, I was just trying to figure out protections and how to throw the ball correctly,” Allen recalled. “We’ve come a long way. Obviously, it’s been a small army helping me and there’s so many different people in my life that I’m thankful for and owe a lot of credit … [I’m] still continuing trying to work on becoming the best quarterback that I can be and I feel like each week I still find new ways that I can be better.”
