Josh Allen keeps inching deeper into Buffalo Bills history, and Sunday brought him even closer.
The Bills beat the Los Angeles Chargers at home in Week 3 to move to 3-0, and their offense has opened the 2026 season on a tear with a league-leading 101 points. The game also marked Buffalo’s second at the new Highmark Stadium, and after a sluggish start, the Bills finally found some rhythm in the second half.
Allen helped push them there with his legs. In the fourth quarter, he powered in from 1 yard out to give Buffalo a 17-13 lead, and that score carried major historical weight. According to the Bills’ official PR account on X, it was the 87th touchdown from scrimmage of Allen’s career, tying Thurman Thomas and Andre Reed for the most in franchise history.
Allen now sits alongside two of the biggest names in Bills history with 87 scrimmage touchdowns. Of those, 85 have come on the ground and two through the air, a staggering number for a quarterback and a big reason this milestone stands out.
It was not Allen’s sharpest afternoon as a passer. He finished 16-for-26 for 204 yards with two interceptions, but he still made his mark in the run game, carrying the ball seven times for 23 yards and scoring twice.
Now he is one touchdown away from standing alone atop a franchise that has been around since the 1970 merger. His next shot comes next Sunday in Week 4 against the division rival New England Patriots.
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