Bills QB Josh Allen’s 52-yard tightrope pass had this unique stat

Bills QB Josh Allen’s 52-yard tightrope pass had this unique stat

The Buffalo Bills experienced the first loss of the season, falling 35-10 to the  Baltimore Ravens.

While the Bills certainly had their struggles during the game, quarterback  Josh Allen did take several big shots downfield.

While receiver Keon Coleman and tight end Dalton Kincaid missed on some contested jump balls that would have made for some big time plays, the game had some highlight reel plays as well.

Those highlights were headlined by Bills quarterback Josh Allen, who managed to complete his latest jaw-dropping play.

On a 3rd-and-5 possession in the third quarter, Allen threw a lofty pass 52-yards for a completion to receiver Khalil Shakir.

What’s more, the play featured some interesting Next Gen Stats that stood out…

Allen was less than a yard from the sideline when he completed the throw before going out of bounds, and Shakir adjusted to haul in the catch for the big gain.

While the play was a big one on its own, it also puts Allen into an interesting category.

Since his rookie season in 2018, the Bills QB has completed 6-of-7 such passes within a single yard of the sideline on plays he’s extended.

What’s more, those went for 118 yards with 3 touchdown scores.

While evading tackles to accomplish such a feat on passes within a yard from going out of bounds is, in and of itself impressive, it’s the basis for comparison that goes even further as to distinguish how special that ability is.

On passes within less than a yard of the sideline, the rest of the NFL is only 1-for-16 on such attempts.

Allen’s been impressive overall so far this season, ranking in the top ten of passers in the league in completion percentage as well as touchdowns, and going for 198 straight pass attempts without an interception.