Josh Allen keeps climbing into rare air, and the next stop is a club only four quarterbacks have ever reached.
The Buffalo Bills star is 40 rushing yards shy of 5,000 for his career, according to Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk. If he gets there, Allen would become just the fifth quarterback in NFL history to hit that mark.
The list ahead of him is an impressive one: Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson leads the way with 6,666 career rushing yards, followed by Michael Vick at 6,109, Cam Newton at 5,628 and Russell Wilson at 5,568.
Allen’s place among the game’s most dangerous dual-threat quarterbacks is already secure. He is the NFL’s all-time leader in rushing touchdowns by a quarterback with 87, and while he is unlikely to catch Jackson in career rushing yards, he has a real shot to finish with the most rushing touchdowns and the second-most rushing yards ever for the position.
That kind of resume would stand on its own, especially for a quarterback who has also proven to be one of the league’s best passers.
Still, the milestone probably isn’t what Allen is thinking about first. The bigger goal is obvious: finally getting the monkey off his back and hoisting the Vince Lombardi Trophy. Even so, Week 6 offers another chance to add a notable line to his career ledger.
Buffalo is set to face the Las Vegas Raiders, who are giving up the fifth-most rushing yards per game in the NFL at 140.6.
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