Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen went on a tear on Monday Night Football – with LeBron James even chiming in to praise the signal caller.
Allen dominated the Jacksonville Jaguars to move to a perfect 3-0 on the season with a 47-10 victory.
He caught the attention of James, who tweeted out in the first quarter, ‘I really like watching Josh Allen play football!’
Allen had a strong night for Buffalo – completing 23-of-30 passes for 263 yards and a whopping four touchdowns. He also led the team in rushing with six carries for 44 yards.
All four of those passing touchdowns came in a first quarter where Buffalo went into the half up 34-3.
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen dominated the Jacksonville Jaguars with four TD passes
His play earned him an admirer in Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, who watched on
Buffalo found the end zone on all five of its first half drives and didn’t punt until the fourth quarter.
Running back James Cook was the first to take it to the house with a six-yard carry on the game’s opening drive – but kicker Tyler Bass’ extra point attempt was blocked.
Allen followed that up with four straight heaves to the end zone putting the Bills up huge and effectively icing the game by the end of the first half.
His first connection to tight end Dalton Kincaid on the doorstep of the end zone put Buffalo up 13-0.
After conceding a field goal, Allen and Co. went to work again – this time hitting rookie receiver Keon Coleman for a 24 yard touchdown pass and a 20-3 lead.
Following an interception off Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence, Allen only needed five plays to find Khalil Shakir for a touchdown to go up 27-3.
With time winding down on the game, Allen was able to hit running back Ty Johnson for a 16 yard touchdown pass in a five play drive that lasted just 53 seconds.
At the half, Buffalo was up 34-3 and rolling over Jacksonville. Allen was trotted out for two more drives before handing the reins of the offense over to backup quarterback Mitch Trubisky.
Allen also led the Bills in rushing – with 44 yards on six attempts in a dominant display
Lawrence was benched as well, but for an entirely different reason. He had gone 21-for-38 on the night with 178 yards, a touchdown and a pick.
His backup – former Patriots starter Mac Jones – deputized and completed five of eight passes for 22 yards.
A key disruptor for Lawrence was the Bills’ pass rush – who sacked the Jacksonville quarterback four times for a loss of 36 yards on the night.
Jacksonville struggled to advance the ball down the field all evening – converting only two of their 13 3rd down attempts.
Despite running eight more plays than the Bills, Jacksonville only produced 239 yards of total offense – compared to Buffalo’s 388 yards.
In the other Monday Night Football contest of the evening, Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals suffered a shocking defeat at the hands of the Washington Commanders.
Cincinnati, considered by many at the start of the season as a dark horse for a Super Bowl run, has now slipped to 0-3 to begin their campaign.
It’s a terrible start to the season for AFC teams – with 10 of its 16 squads owning a losing record of either 0-3 or 1-2.
