MJS

Week 5. He'll spend the first 4 weeks on the PUP list and return for week 5.

Maybe they just do their own thing and don't need to be part of a program.

Their players get a lot of praise and attention, but continually under perform. They are overrated.

Really stupid how they continue to focus on this one, single play. Just leave it alone already.

To 95% of fans who watch on TV: Surprise! You get to watch a better football game than the crap we had scheduled.

Maybe. I think fans are getting a little spoiled, though. Josh isn't going to put up superhuman numbers every single week. His style of play comes with a bit of variance, in my opinion. High risk, high reward. That's true. What he accomplished his rookie year is often overlooked. He had a trash oline and trash receivers. He was basically the only weapon on offense.

Excellent game. For Allen specifically, it is not quite top 10 material when considering his stats, in my opinion. But, I would include it as a top 10 Buffalo Bills game of this current era, for sure.

There are only 10 games to put on the list. Can't fit all of his good games. 2022 Week 15 against Miami was a really good performance. 304 passing yards, 77 rushing yards, 4 passing TD's, no picks, 119.2 passer rating. Nothing concerning at all.

There just seems to be no end of games to point to. He is going to retire as one of the greats. Let's just cross our fingers he gets through this crowded AFC for a Superbowl sometime in the near future. It has to happen.

Yeah, the Cowboys get overrated just like they continually do on every other list imaginable. Ravens are also too high on that list.

Most fans watch on TV, so really it is about fans enjoying the only game on TV for that Thursday instead of having to watch some garbage match-up. They make more money, get better ratings, and fans get to watch a better game. Win-win-win.

What's the issue?

That 2022 Dolphins game you mentioned is one I literally wrote up everything for to include on the top 10 list until I realized I had 11 games and had to remove it, so it is my 11th game. That Jets game was really interesting. The Bills were dominating, but kept turning it over at the least opportune moments. It was a game that I felt confident we would win because of how well Josh was moving the ball, and we did win it. Good game.

What a heart breaking loss that was. That should have been a defining win for Allen and Diggs, but instead we only remember it for a fluke play at the end that lost us the game. Kind of similar to the 13 seconds game too. But yeah, what a throw and what a catch. Incredible. That was a hard game to leave off too. Ultimately, I went with other games with better stats, but that was an example of Allen willing the team to victory, and it was a huge game for Gabe Davis too. We don't win that without those two amazing catches of his. Really, it's a testament to how great Josh is. There are 5 or 6 more games that are deserving of being on a list like this.

To me, it was not a question of whether he could be successful or not, it was just if he could become a legit elite QB. After his rookie year I knew he had all the tools and the talent, but I didn't know of he would realize it or not. After his 2nd season I felt better, thinking he could eventually be something consistently special. After 2020 it was clear he had arrived as an elite QB. I don't think he was mainly bad in 2018, just inconsistent. There were times where he made the most accurate, difficult throws you have ever seen. Other times he would miss simple throws. And, he had no talent around him.

Yes. That last game of his rookie season showed me everything that I thought he was missing before then. The short, efficient passing and patience. The ability to read the defense and make good decisions. It showed me he had all the tools to be successful.

The weird, stiff undershirts poking out in the back are a bit strange.

I really wanted to include this one, but it was hard go put it in the top 10. This game and the week 17 game of his rookie season really solidified that we had our QB. Those who claim that Allem had a bad rookie year and took a long time to develop simply weren't watching closely enough. He had flashes of brilliance in every single game. Yes, he got better, but the signs were always there. That was a huge game for the national audience to get on the Josh Allen and Bills hype train. I tried to fit a 2019 game on the list, but they didn't quite make it. That was an excellent game, though. The defense was good too.

It was definitely as clutch as anything you'll ever see in the NFL.

We haven't won a road playoff game, though.

Sure would be nice to get the 1 seed. Von would certainly help with that.

Picking the games was a little easier than ranking them. It took me a long time to order them 1 through 10, and I still felt a little uneasy about it at the end.

I can't wait for the season to begin, even though I know it is a long way away still. Josh Allen is the man and he will have another great year, perhaps his best yet. Let's take a look at his top 10 performances so far in his career. When looking at these, I considered a few things: 1) what games would I show someone who had never heard of Josh Allen, 2) overall stats, and 3) the significance of the game at the time. 1) 2021 - Wild Card Round vs New England (Result: Win 47 - 17) Stats: 308 Passing Yards, 66 Rushing Yards, 5 TD's Passing, 84% Completion Percentage, 157.6 Rating Josh Allen saved the best game of his career for the frigid 2021 wild card game against the hated New England Patriots. Josh Allen set a franchise playoff record with five touchdown passes. The margin of defeat was the largest in the playoffs for Bill Belichick in New England. Buffalo became the NFL's first team in the Super Bowl era to score on each of its seven possessions that didn’t end with a kneel-down. The Allen-led offense was so efficient it gained 480 yards offense on just 51 snaps before backup Mitchell Trubisky finished the game with three kneel-downs. It was the 4th coldest game in Bills history. 2) 2020 - Week 2 @ Miami (Result: Win 44 - 34) Stats: 415 Passing Yards, 19 Rushing Yards, 4 TD's Passing, 69% Completion Percentage, 146.7 Rating Following his first career 300-passing-yard game in week 1 against the Jets, Allen had his first career 400-yard game in week 2, defeating the Miami Dolphins for the fourth consecutive time. Dueling former Buffalo Bill Ryan Fitzpatrick, Allen put up his highest career passer rating of 146.7, which still stands as his best in the regular season. At the time, the only other Bills player to throw for at least 415 yards and four scores was Joe Ferguson in 1983. Allen did it again in 2022. 3) 2021 - Divisional Round @ Kansas City (Result: Loss 36 - 42) Stats: 308 Passing Yards, 66 Rushing Yards, 5 TD's Passing, 84% Completion Percentage, 136.0 Rating This game goes down as one of the greatest playoff games in NFL history and would be ranked higher if the Bills didn't throw away the win. The duel between Allen and Mahomes was epic. Josh Allen’s decision on the overtime coin toss was his only mistake all night. The lead changed hands three times in the final two minutes of regulation, with 25 points scored over that span. Mahomes and Allen each threw for at least 300 yards and three touchdowns, completed at least 70% of their passes without an interception, and led their teams with at least 65 yards rushing. No other quarterbacks in NFL history have accomplished those feats in a game, regular season or postseason. 4) 2020 - Week 13 @ San Francisco (Result: Win 34 - 24) Stats: 375 Passing Yards, 11 Rushing Yards, 4 TD's Passing, 80% Completion Percentage, 139.1 Rating The most memorable part of this game was watching Robert Saleh, then 49ers defensive coordinator, go dead inside as Allen scored yet again on his "vaunted" defense. He had no answer. Allen could not be stopped. It was Allen's fourth game of the season with at least 300 yards passing and three touchdowns, setting a franchise record. It was the Bills first Monday Night Football win since 1999. 5) 2021 - Week 5 @ Kansas City (Result: Win 38 - 20) Stats: 315 Passing Yards, 59 Rushing Yards, 3 TD's Passing, 1 TD Rushing, 58% Completion Percentage, 139.1 Rating Beating Kansas City and Mahomes for the first time was a big hurdle to overcome. Allen and the Bills finally looked like they were on par with the Chiefs and ready to contend with the best the NFL had to offer. Allen had one of his memorable leaps over a defender, threw for three TD's, and ran for another. This was a huge win that helped propel Josh Allen into consideration for the best QB in the NFL. 6) 2020 - Week 9 vs Seattle (Result: Win 44 - 34) Stats: 415 Passing Yards, 14 Rushing Yards, 3 TD's Passing, 82% Completion Percentage, 138.5 Rating Seattle made it interesting late by getting their point total to 34, but this game was never that close. The Bills came out and dominated the first half. Overcoming the death of his grandmother, Josh Allen put on a clinic. The 44 points allowed were the most in Pete Carroll's 11 seasons in Seattle and the most for the franchise since 2009. 7) 2022 - Week 2 vs Tennessee (Result: Win 41 - 7) Stats: 317 Passing Yards, 10 Rushing Yards, 4 TD's Passing, 68% Completion Percentage, 128.9 Rating The Bills had struggled against the Tennessee Titans in recent seasons, so this game was sweet revenge for Bills fans. Allen threw four touchdown passes, including three to Stefon Diggs. The defense also played well, forcing four turnovers and causing Ryan Tannehill to be benched. This was Allen's 15th game with 300 yards passing or more. That's impressive since he sat out the entire fourth quarter. “We got our (butts) kicked, plain and simple,” said Mike Vrabel afterward. 8) 2020 - Week 15 @ Denver (Result: Win 48 - 19) Stats: 359 Passing Yards, 33 Rushing Yards, 2 TD's Passing, 2 TD's Rushing, 70% Completion Percentage, 114.5 Rating This win cemented the division crown for the Bills for the first time since 1995. Josh Allen was electric. Vic Fangio watched helplessly on the sideline as Allen dismantled the Broncos defense over and over. To this day I remember that blank stare on his face as he threw his hands up, knowing there was no way to contain Allen. This game had it all from Allen: efficient passing, big throws, big runs, and stunned opponents. Before this game, Broncos fans were comparing Drew Lock to Josh Allen. That ended pretty quickly. 9) 2022 - Week 5 vs Pittsburgh (Result: Win 38 - 3) Stats: 424 Passing Yards, 42 Rushing Yards, 4 TD's Passing, 1 INT, 65% Completion Percentage, 134.1 Rating The revenge win against the Steelers, who beat the Bills week 1 of the previous season, was a total beatdown. Allen's 98-yard TD pass to Gabe Davis, getting hit as he threw it, was one of the best plays of his career. He also had another 62-yard TD pass to Davis (one of Davis's best TD catches ever). He threw for 424 yards, which is currently the highest total in his career, despite getting pulled in favor of Case Keenum early in the fourth quarter. This loss was the biggest margin of defeat for the Steelers since 1989. “We just got smashed today,” said Mike Tomlin afterward. 10) 2018 - Week 17 vs Miami (Result: Win 42 - 17) Stats: 224 Passing Yards, 95 Rushing Yards, 3 TD's Passing, 2 TD's Rushing, 1 INT, 65% Completion Percentage, 114.9 Rating Even though we ended Josh's rookie year by missing the playoffs, this game gave Bills fans so much hope and excitement for the future. Josh came out to prove he could be an efficient passer, checking the ball down, taking short throws, and completing passes at a rate he rarely did in the previous games his rookie season. He continued to run the ball exceptionally well, wracking up nearly 100 yards rushing and two rushing TD's. And he did it all with an offense devoid of talent, throwing to the likes of Zay Jones and Robert Foster. This still stands out as one of Josh Allen's best games and complete performances. There are so many other games to consider. I left some good ones off the list. This is a great time to be alive as a Bills fan.

The window is just now opening.

There were some good players, though, especially on defense. Kyle Williams, Lee Evans, Jason Peters, London Fletcher. Terrence McGee and Nate Clements were good. Donte Whitner, despite the hate he gets because of where he was drafted, was a good player too. But we were in QB purgatory.