Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen’s fourth-quarter touchdown run against the Kansas City Chiefs wasn’t only unbelievable to watch – it was historic.
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen is on track to become the greatest player in the team’s history, demonstrating this through both his performance and statistics during the Week 11 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs.
In the final moments of the highly anticipated nationally televised game, with the Bills leading 23-21 and just over two minutes remaining, Allen made a crucial decision on a fourth-and-two in Chiefs territory. He took the ball himself and achieved a stunning 26-yard touchdown run, extending the Bills’ lead to two scores and handing the Chiefs their first defeat of the 2024 season.
The play garnered significant national attention, with Allen even emerging as a frontrunner for the NFL MVP Award in some betting circles. This impressive touchdown marked the 244th total touchdown of his career, allowing him to tie Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly for the most touchdowns in franchise history.
Only 28 years of age, Allen scored his 244th total touchdown in just his 105th career game; it took Kelly 160 games to reach the same total. We don’t intend to sound as though we’re discrediting Kelly’s prowess; he was an incredible quarterback who is undoubtedly one of, if not the, greatest player in Bills history. We simply present the number of games played to illustrate how mind-bogglingly productive Allen has been with regard to crossing the goalline; by the time Allen reaches the same number of career games played as Kelly, it’s possible he’ll be nearing (if not over) 300 total career touchdowns.
Allen has been one of the league’s most productive players since entering the league in 2018, with only Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes scoring more touchdowns than him since his rookie season (247). He takes a healthy lead in the race if you only count touchdowns scored this decade, as the Buffalo passer has scored a league-high 197 total touchdowns since 2020; Mahomes is in second with 167.
A significant portion of Allen’s scores have come on the ground (58 career rushing touchdowns), and while some rival fans attempt to use this statistic to discredit his excellence, all touchdowns look the same on the scoreboard. The former All-Pro will have the opportunity to take sole possession of the ‘leading touchdown scorer in Bills history’ title when Buffalo returns from its bye week in a Week 13 clash with the San Francisco 49ers.
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