{"id":899460,"date":"2026-09-17T18:04:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T18:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/899460\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T18:04:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T18:04:15","slug":"more-evidence-josh-allen-is-nfls-best-qb-entering-bills-thursday-night-home-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/899460\/","title":{"rendered":"More Evidence Josh Allen Is NFL&#8217;s Best QB Entering Bills&#8217; Thursday Night Home Opener"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9t\">Another week, another award for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/bills\/onsi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Buffalo Bills <\/a>franchise quarterback Josh Allen. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9y\">The 30-year-old signal-caller added more to his collection following his superb showing in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/bills\/onsi\/week-1-josh-allen-finally-solves-texans-defensive-riddle-leading-bills-to-impressive-road-win\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Week 1 against the Houston Texans<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"a3\">As a player who has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/josh-allen-wins-mvp-award-nfl-honors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">won an MVP award<\/a>, and is pushing to win a Super Bowl, player of the week honors may not be Allen&#8217;s priority. But he was able to nab his first one of the year, as he kicked off the 2026 season by being named the AFC recipient for the FedEx Air &amp; Ground Player of the Week.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"a8\">He was joined by Bears QB Caleb Williams, the NFC recipient. The win for both franchise QB comes with a donation to a local food bank through Feeding America. Allen&#8217;s donation will go to Feed More Western New York in Buffalo.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"ad\">This marks the second straight year of receiving this honor in Week 1, as he was also a recipient following the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/bills\/onsi\/week-1-bills-incredible-win-unanimously-picked-as-early-game-of-the-year\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">comeback win over the Ravens in 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The first winners of the season are in! \ud83c\udfc6 Congratulations to Josh Allen and Caleb Williams, your Week 1 FedEx <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/Air?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#Air<\/a>&amp;Ground <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NFL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@NFL<\/a> Players of the Week! Their stellar performances kick off a season of giving back, with a FedEx donation to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FeedingAmerica?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@FeedingAmerica<\/a> in their cities. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/juv4LWnSO4\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/juv4LWnSO4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FedEx (@FedEx) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FedEx\/status\/2100336837537513671?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">September 16, 2026<\/a>Midseason form in Week 1<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"as\">Allen diced up Houston, going 20 for 29 with 334 passing yards and two touchdown passes, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NFL\/status\/2099228984072695824?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">game-winning score to Josh Palmer<\/a>. He also produced on the ground, posting 23 rushing yards and two rushing TDs.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"ax\">The award is so fitting for a player with Allen&#8217;s game. One of the best dual-threat QBs in NFL history, the Wyoming product got to 300 career passing and rushing TDs<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ProFootballHOF\/status\/2100227023893299573?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> faster than anyone in league history<\/a> during the win.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"b2\">He&#8217;s now got 81 career rushing scores, too. That figure ranks higher than several Hall of Fame and All-Pro running backs, including former Buffalo RBs Frank Gore, LeSean McCoy, Willis McGahee and O.J. Simpson.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Josh Allen had his 9th career game with 2 pass TD and 2 rush TD Sunday, 5 more than any other player in NFL history<\/p>\n<p>Allen matched a career-high with 11 completions of more than 10 air yards in the win, going 11-of-15 for 286 yards and 2 TD on those throws. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cG17N06c0K\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/cG17N06c0K<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ESPN Insights (@ESPNInsights) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ESPNInsights\/status\/2099233130200596553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">September 13, 2026<\/a>Allen&#8217;s best form?<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"bh\">His performance against the Texans was remarkable. And the praise Allen is getting for it is profuse. From <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BaldyNFL\/status\/2099438491922805123?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Brian Baldinger<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/wakeupbarstool\/status\/2099477401914765469?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Jon Gruden<\/a>, the NFL community is giving him his flowers for <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ESPNInsights\/status\/2099209517640679478?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">slaying his personal dragon<\/a> that is Houston.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"bm\">One that really stands out is NFL Media analyst Daniel Jeremiah, who said that may have been the best Allen has ever looked.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"br\">&#8220;To me, this is the best version of Josh Allen that I&#8217;ve ever seen,&#8221; said Jeremiah on his &#8216;Move the Sticks Podcast.&#8217; &#8220;It looked like he was the dad at the kids&#8217; birthday party playing all-time quarterback at the park.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-15\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"bw\">Allen will need another performance like Week 1 if he is to get the Bills into the win column again with another high-powered attack in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/bills\/onsi\/week-2-battle-of-potent-offenses-four-other-things-to-know-about-bills-vs-lions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Lions coming in for Thursday Night Football<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;This is the best version of Josh Allen that I&#8217;ve ever seen&#8230; He was the dad at the kid&#8217;s birthday party playing all-time quarterback.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Josh Allen was on a different level in the Bills&#8217; Week 1 win against the Texans <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/BillsMafia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#BillsMafia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sHc1M3tUtp\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/sHc1M3tUtp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Move The Sticks Podcast (@MTSPodOmaha) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MTSPodOmaha\/status\/2099664504971772102?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">September 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-17\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"c6\">\u2014\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/bills\/onsi\/newsletter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sign up for OnSI\u2019s Free Buffalo Bills Newsletter<\/a>\u00a0\u2014<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\" class=\"shrink-0\"\/>Add us as a preferred source on Google<a aria-label=\"Follow si.com on Google News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=si.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" preventdefault:click=\"\" class=\"flex h-[30px] w-[30px] shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary font-group-large text-sm font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-secondary focus:bg-secondary md:w-auto md:gap-2.5 md:px-4 md:py-[5px]\" on:pointerenter=\"q-CMDtJsch.js#s_1NOcOpHWmT0\" on:touchstart=\"q-Bg0b6SAU.js#s_R8AiGTDeM28\" on:focus=\"q-DUxcDrsX.js#s_gxiTM6qMMu8\" on:click=\"q-Dc6qv3Ea.js#s_lDqay9E5m5g[0]\" q:id=\"cc\">Follow<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Another week, another award for Buffalo Bills franchise quarterback Josh Allen. 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