Josh Allen recorded a season-high three dashing touchdowns — and three passing TDs, for good measure — within the Buffalo Payments’ 44-32 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 11, giving him 75 for his profession.
Solely thrice in NFL historical past, together with the postseason, has a quarterback had three passing and three dashing touchdowns in a recreation. Allen has executed it twice (final yr in a Week 14 loss to the Los Angeles Rams), and Otto Graham did it as soon as in 1954.
Now in his eighth season, Allen is tied with Cam Newton for essentially the most dashing touchdowns by a quarterback in NFL historical past. Yet one more, and the file is his alone.
Nevertheless, Allen’s Week 12 opponent, the Houston Texans, is considered one of three groups to not permit a dashing rating to an opposing quarterback this season (the Cleveland Browns and Indianapolis Colts are the others). Allen is -120 to attain a landing Thursday evening.
So, will he break the file in Week 12? Or will now we have to attend? We requested our betting analysts for his or her predictions.
Will he break the file in opposition to the Texans?
Matt Bowen: Sure. Allen’s dashing utilization within the low crimson zone is up, as he has 5 goal-to-go carries over his previous three video games. Search for that to proceed Thursday, with Allen being deployed on designed run ideas in scoring place versus the Texans.
Eric Karabell: Sure, he’ll rating. Positive, the Texans play robust protection. Allen cannot be defended on the objective line.
Pamela Maldonado: Sure. When Houston locks down the go close to the objective line, Allen is normally a run-it-in-himself type of man.
Seth Walder: Sure. Allen is all the time a menace to attain, however he would possibly have to depend on his scrambling potential greater than common in opposition to the elite Texans go rush that might get after him in a rush. Plus, it is already high-leverage season for the Payments — who nonetheless have a shot on the No. 1 seed if they’ll go on a run — so that they want each lever obtainable to get a win, together with counting on Allen’s legs.
Buffalo’s remaining schedule after Thursday’s recreation: @PIT, CIN, @NE, @CLE, PHI, NYJ
