Josh Allen is making another early case for NFL MVP, but the Week 7 tracker at NFL.com still has him sitting third.
Buffalo’s star quarterback trails San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy, who is first, and Kansas City Chiefs RB Kenneth Walker, who is second. Even so, Allen’s numbers through six games are loud enough to keep him right in the center of the race for a second MVP.
The 2024 MVP has piled up 1,504 passing yards, nine passing touchdowns, 240 rushing yards and eight rushing touchdowns for the 5-1 Bills. He also leads the NFL in rushing touchdowns.
Allen added to that resume in Buffalo’s 33-30 win over the Las Vegas Raiders. He finished 23-of-33 passing for 255 yards, tossed one touchdown and did not throw an interception for the first time since Week 2.
The throw that will live longest from that game came in the middle of the third quarter, when Allen escaped trouble, juked and sidestepped defenders, then leaped into contact and somehow shovel-flicked a ball 12 yards through the air to a wide-open Keon Coleman for a touchdown. It was the kind of play that makes Allen look less like a quarterback than a chaos engine with a shoulder pad.
Afterward, Allen said it wasn’t a no-look flick. He knew Coleman was open and ready, but after taking the hit and spinning around on the release, he couldn’t tell whether the pass had been completed.
With so many Bills fans in the crowd at Allegiant Stadium, Allen also said he couldn’t hear whether he had even thrown a touchdown.
"Once it comes out, you kind of get hit and tumble around," Allen said. "It's so hard in these away games which feel like home games. Once you hear the crowd go crazy, you're like, 'I don't know if it's a touchdown, and I don't know if it's an interception.'"
James Cook III noticed the same road atmosphere. The running back piled up 153 scrimmage yards in the win and said Buffalo supporters were louder than Raiders fans.
"This is what Buffalo fans do," Cook said. "Like I said, they always show up and show out.
Coming from Buffalo or wherever they came from, just to show that they support us and care about us. It shows a lot of gratitude to those fans.
I want to say thank you and we appreciate you guys."
Even inside the locker room, Allen’s play is drawing a reaction that borders on disbelief. Left tackle Dion Dawkins said he usually tries to stay grounded when Allen pulls off something outrageous, but this time he couldn’t help himself.
"I went over to Josh and I said, 'I've been around you a while, bro, and I don't ever want to be like, 'Oh my God, Josh Allen you're the best! But you are him.
You are Himothy,'" Dawkins said. "We're seeing it in real time."
Buffalo is off in Week 7 before facing the Baltimore Ravens in Week 8.
Allen’s career numbers with the Bills now stand at 31,606 passing yards, 229 passing touchdowns, 4,961 rushing yards and 87 rushing touchdowns. His starting record is 93-40-0.
The Bills have reached the AFC Championship Game twice in the Allen era and lost both times to Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs.
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