Alright, so get this: Josh Allen just cemented his place in Buffalo Bills history, blowing past franchise legends to become their all-time leader in touchdowns from scrimmage. Allen punched in his 88th career score, a gritty one-yard run, with just a minute left in the second quarter against the New England Patriots on Sunday. Not only did that play tie the game up, it also officially moved him past Andre Reed and Thurman Thomas, two absolute icons for the Bills.
Leaving Legends in His Dust
Allen actually came into Sunday’s game already tied with Reed and Thomas at 87 touchdowns. He hit that mark just last week, scoring twice on one-yard runs in Buffalo’s 24-16 win over the Los Angeles Chargers. That second score against the Chargers, with 7:35 left on the clock, even gave the Bills their first lead of the game. Now, 88 scores for Allen, that’s wild. Reed and Thomas had been sharing that franchise record since 1999, which tells you how long it stood. Both those guys are Pro Football Hall of Famers, total cornerstones of those Bills teams that went to four straight Super Bowls back in the early 90s. Reed spent 15 seasons in Buffalo, racking up seven Pro Bowl nods and two second-team All-Pro honors, finishing with 86 receiving touchdowns and one rushing score. Thomas? Twelve seasons, five Pro Bowls, and he even snagged the NFL MVP in ’91. His 87 touchdowns were split between 65 rushing and 22 receiving.
A Different Breed of Record Breaker
What makes Allen’s climb to the top even more insane? His path is completely different from those Buffalo greats. He walked into Sunday’s game already sitting on 85 rushing touchdowns and two receiving touchdowns. His rushing total? That’s already the most by any quarterback in NFL history, full stop. Now he’s at 86 rushing TDs. But the biggest difference, the one that should have everyone talking, is the sheer speed he’s done it. Reed and Thomas took more than a decade each to hit their 87 scores. Allen? He’s only just at the *start* of his ninth NFL year. It’s unreal how fast he’s rewritten the record books.
Look, this guy is just getting started. He’s setting a new benchmark that’s going to be ridiculously tough for anyone else to touch in Buffalo history. You know he’s going to keep pushing that number sky-high, and it’s going to be a blast watching him do it every single week.
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Originally reported by Buffalo Rumblings.
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