The Buffalo Bills are sitting pretty at 2-0 to kick off the 2026 NFL season, and it’s thanks in large part to Josh Allen finding wide receiver Josh Palmer for a big touchdown play for the second week in a row. What’s wild is that these huge scoring plays are coming in what’s being called “unpracticed passing scenarios.” Talk about playing with fire and making it look easy!
Palmer’s High-Stakes Adjustments and the Return of “Logo Allen”
Against the Detroit Lions, Palmer snagged his only catch on three targets, but man, was it a crucial one. A massive 43-yard touchdown from Josh Allen in the first quarter of their 41-31 win at Highmark Stadium. Palmer told the media after the game, “Yeah I had a route, you could call it like a like run into the back pylon, back goal post. I was able to adjust my angle based off the safety and get over top.” That takes some serious field awareness and confidence to pull off in the heat of the moment, especially when it’s your only grab of the game! This monster play also brought back those epic “Logo Allen” touchdown throws from midfield. Bills fans have been craving those deep bombs again, and it looks like they are back early and often this season.
From Free Agency Steal to Emerging Threat
This explosive deep-passing game has been a bit missing in recent seasons, but it’s clearly roaring back to life. A lot of that credit goes to the addition of WR1 D.J. Moore, who’s clearly opening things up. But don’t sleep on Palmer, who was signed to a three-year deal in free agency last offseason. His scoring catch against the Lions came just days after he hauled in a 34-yard game-winner in Houston. This former Tennessee wideout and Canadian native is proving to be a serious weapon with a touchdown in both of Buffalo’s first two games. Palmer puts it simply: “I just run every route with my heart. Even if I don’t get the ball, if I watch the film and every route looks like I put my heart into it, I can sleep at night. I’ve worked on my confidence a lot in the offseason, a lot during camp. So, I just feel like it’s just, it’s just showing right now.”
Josh Allen even got a chuckle out of reporters when asked if he planned to throw to Palmer, or if it was another heads-up, unpracticed touchdown pass, just like the game-winner in Houston. His smiling, joking answer at the end of the press conference tells you everything you need to know: this connection is pure instinct, and it’s absolutely electric. With two unpracticed, heart-on-the-sleeve touchdowns in two games, Palmer and Allen are showing why the Bills’ 2-0 start is no fluke. The league better watch out for what these guys cook up next, practiced or not!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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