The Houston Texans and Buffalo Bills meet for the first time in the wild-card playoffs Saturday at 3:35 p.m. CT. Depending on whether or not the Tennessee Titans can upset the New England Patriots, the winner could end up bypassing Baltimore and going to Kansas City.
Next up, we take a look at Bills quarterback Josh Allen and also Texans coach Bill O’Brien.
Facts and Figures for Bills, No. 1-25
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26. Allen is the first Bills first-round quarterback to start in a playoff game since Jim Kelly in the 1996 AFC wild-card versus the Jacksonville Jaguars.
27. Allen is tied with Carson Wentz for the seventh-lowest yards per pass attempt this season at 6.7. Only Tom Brady’s 6.6 is lower among playoff quarterbacks.
28. Allen’s 85.3 passer rating is the ninth-lowest in the NFL.
29. Allen is tied with Mitch Trubisky and Daniel Jones for the ninth-most sacks in the league with 38.
30. Allen has had 31 of his passes dropped, the third-most in the league.
31. Allen was blitzed 201 times, tied with Jimmy Garoppolo for the fifth-most in the league.
32. Allen scrambled out of 42 pass attempts in the regular season, the fourth-most overall.
33. Allen’s nine red zone rushing touchdowns are actually the most among quarterbacks in 2019.
34. Allen was 1/9 quarterbacks that threw at least 40 red zone passes without an interception.
35. Allen is tied with Aaron Rodgers for the fourth-most sacks taken on third down with 18.
36. Allen’s 17 third down conversions on the ground are the second-most among quarterbacks. Lamar Jackson’s 22 were the most.
37. Allen’s nine rushing touchdowns were the eighth-most in the NFL and the most for a quarterback.
38. Allen’s 4.7 yards per carry was tied with Alvin Kamara for the 12th-most in the NFL and second-most among quarterbacks. Only Jackson’s 6.9 was the highest both overall and for quarterbacks.