Josh Allen isn’t hiding from the issue. If the Bills want Dalton Kincaid to be a bigger part of the offense, their quarterback knows the fix starts with him.
After Buffalo’s Monday Night Football win over Los Angeles, Allen admitted he hasn’t done enough to get the tight end the ball over the last few weeks. The Bills are rolling into Week 6 at 4-1, but one of their more promising weapons has slipped into the background since a fast start.
“I think a lot of it can be with me too, just taking the underneath stuff early and getting him involved early and getting him a touch or two here or there,” Allen told reporters on Wednesday, per Alex Brasky. “I haven't done a good job of that over the last couple of weeks.
So again, he's a heck of a player and teams are understanding that too and they're making an emphasis to put more guys in his region. But yeah, we have to do a better job of getting him the ball, and that starts with me.”
Kincaid opened the year like a featured piece of the passing game. In Buffalo’s season opener against Houston, he caught five passes for 130 yards. The production kept coming in Week 2 against the Lions, when he finished with seven receptions for 95 yards and a touchdown.
Since then, though, the usage has dropped off sharply. Over Buffalo’s last three games combined, Kincaid has just four catches for 52 yards.
The Bills have enough different answers on offense that Kincaid’s quiet stretch isn’t a major alarm bell. Even so, getting him more involved would add another layer to what Buffalo can throw at defenses.
For now, the record still speaks loudly enough. Buffalo is 4-1 and sitting in a strong spot early in the season, with another winnable game on deck Sunday.
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