Josh Allen is rewriting the record book early following a path shared by Patrick Mahomes and Peyton Manning in MVP seasons
In the win over Detroit, Allen recorded his 10th game with 2+ passing and 2+ rushing touchdowns
What a dream debut for the Buffalo Bills in their new venue, the state-of-the-art Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, featuring a dominant 41-31 victory over the Detroit Lions.
Playing in front of more than 60,000 passionate fans , the Bills were never truly threatened, seizing an early 21-0 advantage and maintaining a cushion of at least 10 points from the opening quarter onward.
Buffalo has now raced out to a 2-0 record to begin the campaign for the third consecutive year , and with their next two games also scheduled at home, first against the Los Angeles Chargers followed by the New England Patriots , climbing out to a pristine 4-0 start does not sound far-fetched at all.
Josh Allen Matches Peyton Manning and Patrick Mahomes in Historic Start
The driving force behind Buffalo's roaring success is none other than franchise quarterback Josh Allen . Allen capped off his latest masterclass with 248 passing yards, 69 rushing yards , and a staggering five total touchdowns (including two on the ground).
Through the first two weeks of action, he leads the entire league in passing touchdowns (5) and rushing touchdowns (4) , officially becoming the first NFL player to rack up 3+ passing TDs and 3+ rushing TDs through a team's opening two games of a season since 1960 .
Boasting nine total touchdowns and zero turnovers across his first two contests, Allen joins elite company, matching Peyton Manning in 2013 and Patrick Mahomes in 2018 as the only three players in league history to achieve these numbers.
Notably, both of those historical precedents culminated in MVP honors and two of the greatest single-season passing performances ever witnessed.
Manning wrapped up his legendary 2013 campaign by shattering single-season records with 55 passing touchdowns and 5,477 passing yards , while Mahomes carved his name into the record books during his maiden year as a starter by throwing for 50 passing touchdowns and 5,097 passing yards , remaining one of just two quarterbacks ever to eclipse both milestones.
Chasing an MVP Crown and Buffalo's First Super Bowl Title
Could Allen genuinely sustain this historic trajectory and match those legendary campaigns after such a scorching-hot start? Statistically, he is right there; Allen currently sits at 674 total yards, five passing TDs, and four rushing TDs , matching up evenly when stacked against Manning and Mahomes through their respective first two games.
Manning led that specific group with 769 total yards (all through the air) and nine passing scores, while Mahomes paced them with 10 passing touchdowns and 611 total yards .
Securing a second MVP award for Allen would shock virtually no one across the professional football landscape, though the superstar passer remains laser-focused on the ultimate objective: capturing the first Super Bowl title in franchise history, a feat that would look all the sweeter christening their brand-new stadium in Orchard Park .
