Joe Brady has wasted no time letting Josh Allen uncork it, and the Buffalo Bills offense has looked the part through two games.
That approach has already produced 36 points against the Texans in Houston and 41 at home against the Lions, with Allen putting his full arsenal on display in both outings. His arm strength has always been the headline trait, and Brady is leaning right into it.
The numbers back that up. Allen’s average depth of target is 10.5 yards through two games, tied for third among all quarterbacks and his highest mark since his rookie season.
By comparison, his aDOT was just 7.8 yards in 2025, the 11th-lowest among 45 qualifying passers. The last full season in which Allen finished above 9.0 yards in that category was 2022.
The vertical aggression goes beyond that one metric. Allen has thrown 16.7% of his passes 20 or more air yards downfield, up from 11.5% last regular season.
On those throws, he has gone 5-of-10 for 198 yards and three touchdowns without an interception. He has also drawn two pass interference penalties, both on DJ Moore targets against the Texans.
This isn’t just a coaching change, though. Allen is clearly driving part of the shift himself by making more aggressive decisions once the ball is in his hands.
According to Anthony Prohaska of Cover 1, 47.1% of Allen’s throws have traveled beyond the first down marker, the second-highest rate of his career.
That kind of approach changes the way defenses have to play Buffalo. Instead of crowding the short game and sitting on quick throws, secondaries have to respect the entire field and brace for a deep shot at any moment. Brady is pairing that downfield mindset with heavy play action, using it on 47.1% of snaps through two games, the highest rate in the NFL.
Allen pushing the ball vertically and Buffalo’s run game working alongside it have formed the backbone of the Bills’ early offensive surge.
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