![]() ![]() Volume partially explains why Allen ranks so low. After all, what more could he and the Bills have done? Score two-point conversions after every touchdown? That's a half-decade ago, an entire generation in NFL terms, but it still feels like Allen should be higher. * Includes -5 DYAR for one incomplete target as a receiverĪllen finishes in 12th place in this table with the best game since Tom Brady's performance in a 41-33 loss to Philadelphia in Super Bowl LII. Best QB Playoff Games, Total DYAR, 1983-2021 So where did he end up in the list of all-time great playoff games? Very high indeed, but not at the top. Of those, only three averaged more yards per play (combining runs and passes) than Allen did against New England: Peyton Manning in a 41-10 win over Denver in the 2003 playoffs Mark Rypien in a 56-17 win over Atlanta in 1991 and Deshaun Watson in a 53-32 win over Atlanta (yes, again) in 2019.Īllen was efficient, and he was explosive, and he was playing against a defense that ranked fourth in defensive DVOA during the regular season. This was the 17th time since the merger that a quarterback amassed at least 350 yards of total offense with five touchdowns and no sacks or interceptions. Oh, and he ran six times for 66 more yards too. Let's begin with Allen's raw totals: 21-of-25 passing for 308 yards and five touchdowns, with no interceptions, no sacks, and no fumbles. Aaron Schatz will have more about the Bills' team numbers in his DVOA analysis column later today, but here we're going to look at Josh Allen, and I'm going to try to explain why his game against New England was not the most valuable we have ever measured. They're not the best we have ever seen, but they are the best we have seen in years. The key word there is "more," because-and let's be clear about this-Buffalo's numbers are very impressive. So … why aren't Josh Allen's advanced numbers more impressive? It was about as close to perfection as an NFL offense can get. ![]() They took a knee on the game's final drive to run out the clock, but every time they actually tried to score, they got a touchdown. They also finished the game with no punts, no turnovers, and no failed fourth-down plays. The Bills reached their point total without a single field goal attempt. NFL Wild Card - The Buffalo Bills defeated the New England Patriots 47-17 on Saturday night, and somehow the game was even more of a blowout than the final score would suggest. ![]()
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