Stat to ponder: Josh Allen: 3 rushes for 7 yards.

[ChicagoRic]

In seasons past this stat line would have been a disaster.  Sure is nice to have a running game that does not flow through the QB.

 

I like "Patient" Josh.

 

[AlfaBill]

Every game is different and requires a new way to win that is the take away 

[LEBills]

They played a lot of zone to protect against the QB scramble, also we crushed them and everything else was working great 👍

[FireChans]

5 minutes ago, ChicagoRic said:

In seasons past this stat line would have been a disaster.  Sure is nice to have a running game that does not flow through the QB.

 

I like "Patient" Josh.

 

Josh had 2 games with under 10 yards rushing last year and they were both 40 pt blowout wins in 2021. He had 2 in 2022 and again, both big wins. 
 

You’re mistaking cause and effect lol

[JerseyBills]

Cook Murray and Harris - 30 carries 178 yards. 5.9 ypc  Wow!

 

Murray runs super violent.  You'd think he was 5 years younger. Harris too. Great complements ro Cook

Edited September 17, 2023 by JerseyBills

[Virgil]

I have nothing to back this up, but I think the first drive and play calling was McD’s way of putting Josh in timeout after last weeks game.  
 

Coaches were making a message and Josh was trying to listen 

[Over 29 years of fanhood]

Passer rating was 124. That’s smart winning football. 

[mabden]

On a lot of plays,I could see Allen looking down field first, then went with the "safe" throw.   I think it's more Josh being less selfish and more accountable to his team.

[That's No Moon]

And in 3 carries he still managed to attempt to leap over someone AND take an elbow to the head because he didn't slide. Amazing.

[Big Blitz]

O’Cyrus factor.  

[John from Riverside]

Didn’t take a big hit … Check

Won by multiple scores… Check

[Franco_92]

21 minutes ago, JerseyBills said:

Cook Murray and Harris - 30 carries 178 yards.  Wow!

 

Murray runs super violent.  You'd think he was 5 years younger. Harris too. Great complements ro Cook

If you look at his career touches (ie number of times he's been tackled), he practically is 5 years younger!

[FireChans]

Just now, John from Riverside said:

Didn’t take a big hit … Check

Won by multiple scores… Check

Um he got his head taken off refusing to slide. 

[The Firebaugh Kid]

Line was fantastic all game too, which helps.

[John from Riverside]

1 minute ago, FireChans said:

Um he got his head taken off refusing to slide. 

Wrong that should have been a hit on a Quarterback already on the ground. It wasn’t called

 

Josh went down on that play. He was on the knee.

Edited September 17, 2023 by John from Riverside

[MPL]

4 minutes ago, That's No Moon said:

And in 3 carries he still managed to attempt to leap over someone AND take an elbow to the head because he didn't slide. Amazing.

Gotta make em count!

[Joe Ferguson forever]

I was totally wrong about Cook or....his attitude has done a 180 since last year.  Maybe both.  Looked fantastic today.

[FireChans]

6 minutes ago, John from Riverside said:

Wrong that should have been a hit on a Quarterback already on the ground. It wasn’t called

 

Josh went down on that play. He was on the knee.

He tried to carry a guy on his back rather than going down earlier lol

[HomeskillitMoorman]

22 minutes ago, mabden said:

On a lot of plays,I could see Allen looking down field first, then went with the "safe" throw.   I think it's more Josh being less selfish and more accountable to his team.

I’ve never seen that side of Josh as “selfish” necessarily. It’s kind of how he’s always been wired and it’s an internal battle for him to play the way he did today and just take what the defense gives him. He’s a slinger at heart. 
 

He’ll get those opportunities again to sling though if he can prove he can consistently make defenses pay by taking the shorties but they’ll actually be good opportunities instead of forced ones. 

Edited September 18, 2023 by HomeskillitMoorman

[billsbackto81]

Dominant Defense/ Zeros Sacks