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Every college season usually contains a “Heisman moment” — some kind of signature play by the winning player (usually a quarterback these days) that stands out to the general public and, more importantly, the media members who vote on the award. The NFL is no different, and Josh Allen delivered his on Sunday night during the Bills 35-10 throttling of the 49ers on national television.
Actually, Allen delivered two of them. Maybe even two and a half, since the first one was not just an Allen passing touchdown, but an Allen receiving touchdown as well. Allen wasn’t credited with a catch, but after completing a two-yard snipe to Amari Cooper, Allen eagerly accepted a reverse lateral from his receiver, took the ball, powered his way down the left sideline and dove through the snow, arm outstretched and into the end zone for a touchdown to essentially put the game away.
The shot of him — with an injured left hand by the way — leaping into the end zone and rolling into the snow will be shown every time there’s any kind of MVP discussion the rest of the way.
Allen wasn’t credited with a catch, but it was just the fourth time in NFL history a player threw a touchdown pass and scored a receiving touchdown on the same play (the last was Marcus Mariota’s batted touchdown reception in the playoffs for the Titans against the Chiefs).
Not to be outdone — twice, by himself — Allen punctuated the game with a rushing touchdown, becoming the first quarterback to record a passing touchdown, rushing touchdown and receiving touchdown in the same game in NFL history.
Allen and the Bills were so dominant, Mitchell Trubisky played essentially the entire fourth quarter. And even without 12 minutes or so of production, Allen still saw his MVP odds drop from +150 to -210.
If Saquon Barkley’s Sunday night touchdown run to seal the Eagles win against the Ravens was a strong, late-round punch, Allen’s…
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Author : Will Brinson
Publish date : 2024-12-02 16:13:00
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