Josh Allen displays ‘ice in his veins’ with another comeback win

The third year quarterback led his team to yet another come from behind victory on Sunday.

Depending who you ask, Bills quarterback Josh Allen is either the greatest of all-time, or the most overrated. But one thing that is hard to argue, is his ability to takeover games in the fourth quarter.

Coming into Week 2 vs. the Dolphins, Allen had six-career fourth quarter comebacks and eight game-winning drives. With the Bills’ 31-28 victory over Miami, he added another one to each of those columns.

A year ago against the Dolphins, Bills offensive lineman Dion Dawkins called Josh a “mon-star” following a comeback victory. This year, the praise came right from the top. Buffalo head coach Sean McDermott was the one with the big hype for the QB.

“He’s got ice water in his veins,” McDermott said via video conference follow the win. “There’s no moment too big for him.”

While there still remains plenty of skeptics surrounding Allen and his ability to reach an “elite” level of play, it’s hard to not see improvement from the third-year QB, especially late in games. It’s even a trait he already had, having been tied for the NFL lead with five fourth-quarter comebacks in 2019.

With the Bills trailing for the first time this season, 20-17 in the fourth quarter, Allen drove the team down the field with several throws that showcase the QB’s growth. These are the type of steps you look for in Year 3.

The first of hopefully many fourth quarter, eye-popping catches from Diggs came at the expense of rookie cornerback Noah Igbinoghene:

That series was capped off by a sensational catch by rookie wideout Gabriel Davis, which gave the Bills the lead and they never looked back:

Once the Bills took the lead, they didn’t just sit back as we’ve seen in the past. Good thing too as Miami was able to get another score in the dying seconds that ended up having little meaning. Another one for Diggs in the dying moments:

Allen continued to lead this offense down the field and put up yet another touchdown that was unexpected. This time on a long throw to John Brown, which put Allen over 400 yards for the first time in his career, he showcased the confidence the QB is now playing with:

While there are certainly areas the Bills will attempt to clean up, given the absence of starting linebacker Tremaine Edmunds and Matt Milano in this one, the Bills have to be pretty pleased with the end result.

For the first time in a long time, the defense leaned on the offense to put away a game, something Buffalo general manager Brandon Beane and McDermott had hoped for when continuing to invest in the Bills offense this offseason.

At the end of the day, despite all of the weapons on offense, comebacks start and end with your quarterback. Given the regularity at which they are occurring so far in his career, it might be time we anoint Allen with a new nickname… Captain Comeback.

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