Former Buffalo Bills running back Thurman Thomas, a Hall of Famer, isn’t surprised by the attention Josh Allen is receiving, a top contender for NFL Most Valuable Player.
“He’s playing a seventh season and he continues to improve. “It’s phenomenal,” said Thomas, who earned the honor for the 1991 season. “I love seeing something like ‘first to achieve this’ when talking about him. It’s crazy. »
Thomas was talking about how on December 8, Allen became the first player to have three touchdown passes and three touchdown runs in the same game.
Already in 2020, Thomas predicted that Allen would one day be in the running for MVP, in addition to hinting that he would easily break the team records of Jim Kelly, with whom Thomas played.
Allen eclipsed Kelly’s single-season marks and is nearing his career-high marks.
Thomas is one of those who has noted how much fun Allen seems to be having this season.
Whether that reflects his engagement to Hailee Steinfeld, being arguably the club’s leader or simply a benefit of being more mature, the 28-year-old quarterback appears to be playing more freely, in his own opinion.
Buffalo (11-3) is assured of a fifth straight sectional title, and the club maintains some hope of surpassing Kansas City (13-1) as the AFC’s best record.
For four weeks, the Bills have faced four top rivals and accomplished this: inflict a first loss on the Chiefs, wash out the 49ers and beat the Lions, who have the best record in the NFC.
They only lost to the Rams and in that game, Allen and company came close to overcoming a 17-point deficit in the final quarter.
“Josh is the best player in the league. I really think he’s unstoppable,” said Bills cornerback Taron Johnson after the victory at Ford Field.
He said it after his team scored on eight of 10 drives while passing for 559 yards – the Bills’ most in regular time since a 579-yard game in 2000, the final game of the campaign.