Josh Allen and the Buffalo Payments made an enormous assertion within the NFL's 2022 season opener Thursday, dominating the reigning Tremendous Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams on the street by double digits, 31-10.
Allen accomplished 26 of 31 passes for 297 yards and three touchdowns, dashing for a fourth. Regardless of tossing two interceptions, Allen completed with a game-high 20.1 EPA (anticipated factors added).
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On Friday's "The Herd," Colin Cowherd praised the Payments signal-caller — one of many league's most harmful dual-threat gamers — evaluating his abilities and aura in Week 1 to one of many NBA's greatest stars.
"I do not assume Josh Allen is one of the best quarterback within the league. I feel he is probably the most proficient. I do know, I do know — Aaron Rodgers, Patrick Mahomes. [Allen] is considerably greater, considerably stronger, considerably extra athletic than each. Go take a look at his dashing numbers in opposition to Mahomes. Not even shut. He runs, jumps over folks. Did you see his stiff-arm last night? No different quarterback within the league [is] doing that.
"He's Giannis [Antetokounmpo]. He's one-of-one on Earth. … A jaw-dropping expertise."
"With that expertise comes confidence," Cowherd added. "[The Bills] are a enjoyable watch. They're flawed, they make errors, however they're eye sweet. … Once they get rolling downhill — simply step apart."
Allen threw for 4,407 yards and 36 touchdowns final season, capping off the Payments' season with a four-touchdown efficiency in an time beyond regulation AFC divisional spherical loss to the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs. Regardless of the loss, Buffalo is a favourite on this 12 months's Tremendous Bowl race, and all eyes are on Allen to make that occur.
And if the remainder of the season is something like Thursday's sport, the Payments simply may go all the best way.
