Bills quarterback Josh Allen went back to MVP levels against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 9. En route to a 44-34 win, Allen surpassed 400 passing yards (415) and notched four total touchdowns.
In doing so, he impressed many observers from fans, to national pundits, to the Buffalo legend himself, Jim Kelly. The Hall of Fame quarterback joined the Bills’ radio show on WGR-550 radio on Tuesday and discussed his upcoming “virtual tailgate” for charity on Thursday. But Kelly also dished his thoughts on Bills-Seahawks.
Against the Seahawks, Kelly loved what he saw from Allen, and in particular because of what we found out after the game. Allen played with a heavy heart as his grandmother passed away the night before.
“He lit it up,” Kelly said. “He was playing for her from start to finish. It was great to see, especially against a team like Seattle. I thought it was going to be a lot closer ball game than it was, but the defense showed up and Josh Allen showed up big time which is great to see.”
“I know that’s what he did, he played for his grandmother,” Kelly added.
Since Kelly retired from the Bills, the franchise has essentially swung and missed looking for his replacement over and over again. Thank goodness it’s not three strikes and you’re out for finding a QB.
Perhaps because of that, Kelly is tempering his feelings. But he actually did come pretty close to comparing this current Bills offense to the one he played in with the club. The same one that led the team to four Super Bowls.
“I also have that confidence in… if we’re behind, that we have No. 17 behind center… that you never have that feeling that of giving up or we’re going to give up. Almost reminds me of back when I played and having guys Andre (Reed), Thurman (Thomas), James (Lofton),” Kelly said. ” When we got down in any games, I was confident that my offensive line was going to give me time to throw and that we were going to come back and as long as everybody on your side of the football has the confidence that you can comeback, that things are going to workout, that’s half the battle.”
Kelly did admit that he’s not quite fully there yet with this Buffalo roster in terms of comparison to the past, adding that he’d like to see them hold a lead a bit better. But hey, that’s some progress western New York has waited for quite some time, right?
With their win against the Seahawks, the Bills jumped to a 7-2 overall record. That’s the first time the team has held that record since 1993 when Kelly led them to their last Super Bowl appearance, so this lofty comparison shouldn’t come as a huge shock.
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