Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen will set plenty of NFL records before his time is complete, and one more went into his ledger Sunday against the Carolina Panthers.
By crossing the end zone on a 1-yard rushing touchdown late in the third quarter, Allen now has compiled 46 games with at least 1 rushing touchdown and 1 passing touchdown — breaking the mark held by former Auburn quarterback Cam Newton in just his 118th career NFL regular-season game.
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Allen, who played collegiately at Wyoming and was a 1st-round pick by the Bills in 2018, is trying to become only the 6th player in league history to win back-to-back NFL Most Valuable Player honors. Only Jim Brown (1957-58), Joe Montana (1989-90), Brett Favre (1995-97), Peyton Manning (2003-04 and 2008-09) and Aaron Rodgers (2020-21) have accomplished that feat.
Allen entered Sunday’s game against Carolina with 1,397 passing yards and 11 touchdowns against 4 interceptions and has also gained 254 yards on 46 carries with 3 touchdowns. Allen’s 68.5 percent completion rate entering Sunday is his highest since the 2020 season (69.2 percent).
Newton won the 2015 NFL Most Valuable Player award with the Panthers en route to an appearance in Super Bowl 50. The 2010 Heisman Trophy winner at Auburn, Newton retired in 2021 having rushed for an NFL quarterback-record 75 touchdowns among an NFL quarterback-record 1,118 rushing attempts in 148 regular-season games. Allen has scored 68 rushing touchdowns on just 117 career NFL carries.
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