Josh Allen pulled off another one of his signature, jaw-dropping touchdown passes midway through the third quarter of Sunday’s victory over the Raiders, a backhand flick that found Keon Coleman wide open in the end zone. It was third-and-8, the pocket was collapsing, and Allen, under pressure, moved to his left before just… making it happen.
Allen’s Signature Magic
Let’s be real, this isn’t a fluke; this is just Josh Allen being Josh Allen. The guy has been an improvising playmaker for years, constantly pulling off stuff that makes you do a double-take. Bills head coach Joe Brady totally gets it, summing it up perfectly in his postgame presser: “It’s who he is.” Allen just finds a way to create something out of nothing, even when it looks like the play is dead.
Inside the Play Call That Wasn’t
Allen broke down the chaotic moments leading up to the incredible score. He saw Coleman flash open, but the wild thing is, he actually relied on the crowd’s reaction to confirm the play’s success. “Once it comes out, you kind of get hit and tumble around,” Allen said, talking about how tough it is in those “away games, which feel like home games.” He added, “Once you hear the crowd go crazy, you’re like, ‘I don’t know if it’s a touchdown, I don’t know if it’s an interception.’” Before that insane flick, it even looked like he might just tuck it and run. But in that moment, Allen said it best himself: “I was just trying to make a play.” He gave credit to the Raiders, too, noting they “played really good defense.”
That’s the kind of raw, instinctive football that makes you lean forward every time Allen drops back. He just finds a way, even when the odds are stacked against him.
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Originally reported by Pro Football Talk.
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