Josh Allen on the heels of Buffalo Bills legends Jim Kelly and Thurman Thomas in the record books with latest performance
Josh Allen is beloved by Bills Mafia. There's no denying that. But with every game that passes, Allen not only continues to solidify himself in the hearts of the fanbase, but also in the franchise history books.With a 283 passing yard, 2 passing touchdown, and 25 rushing yard performance agains the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, […]
Josh Allen is beloved by Bills Mafia. There's no denying that. But with every game that passes, Allen not only continues to solidify himself in the hearts of the fanbase, but also in the franchise history books.
With a 283 passing yard, 2 passing touchdown, and 25 rushing yard performance agains the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, Allen continues to climb the leaderboards of some notable franchise records. So where does Allen stand in chasing down some franchise legends?
Passing yards
Allen has 24,469 passing yards on his resume, which is solidly in third-place in franchise history. The legendary quarterback Jim Kelly holds the top spot with 35,467, so Allen still has a ways to go before tracking him down.
Second on the list is Joe Ferguson, who quarterbacked the Bills from 1973 to 1984. He stands at 27,590, meaning Allen needs another 3,122 passing yards to pass him. That number should be well within reach for Allen in the first half of next season.
Passing touchdowns
With Allen's second passing touchdown on Sunday, he was able to tie Ferguson for the second-most passing touchdowns in franchise history with 181. Kelly still stands head and shoulders above the rest with 237 career passing scores, but Allen's next passing touchdown will put him into second all time.
Total touchdowns
Josh Allen has 56 career rushing touchdowns to his name. When you add that to his 181 passing scores, he currently has the same number of total touchdowns that Kelly has passing touchdowns — 237.
Kelly had seven rushing touchdowns in his career, bringing his total touchdowns number to 244. With eight more total touchdowns this season, Allen will hold the Buffalo Bills' all-time record for the most total touchdowns.
Rushing yards
With Sunday's 25 rushing yards, Allen moved past LeSean McCoy for sole possession of sixth place with 3,815 rushing yards in a Bill jersey. Travis Henry is next ahead of him with 3,849, meaning Allen will soon be in the top-5 of rushing yards in Buffalo Bills history.
Rushing touchdowns
The king of this stat belong to Hall of Fame running back Thurman Thomas, who has 65 rushing touchdowns with the Bills. Second on the list is O.J. Simpson with 57, and third on list with 56, is none other than Josh Allen. His next rushing touchdown will put him tied for second-most rushing touchdowns in Bills history, and he'll move into sole possession of second in that category with two more rushing scores. How lovely it would be if he accomplishes that this week against the Dolphins.
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