Amidst the icy winds of Western New York, Josh Allen proved he has nerves of steel after overcoming the Baltimore Ravens in the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs. The win sent the Buffalo Bills to the AFC Championship Game to face off against the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs.
ESPN analyst Dan Le Batard is in awe of Allen’s development as a quarterback and doesn’t want to write him off anymore.
Josh Allen Stuns Dan Le Batard With Incredible Performance Against the Ravens
Going into the Bills’ Divisional Round game, many declared Lamar Jackson and the Ravens favorites. Allen did not get that memo, as his Bills defeated the Ravens 27-25 at Highmark Stadium.
In the game, Allen threw for 127 yards and added 20 yards and two touchdowns on the ground.
On his show “Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz,” Le Batard highlighted what impressed him the most about Allen was his ball protection abilities.
“It legitimately is something I do not understand and have not seen a quarterback who was wildly inaccurate coming out of college and unbelievably reckless with the football has become now a quarterback who we haven’t had in the league since 1970,” he said.
"It's legitimately something I do not understand and have not seen: A quarterback who was wildly inaccurate coming out of college and unbelievably reckless with the football…Josh Allen has become the greatest protector of the football in the SPORT." – Dan marvels at the… pic.twitter.com/W7pWPq9tJs
— Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz (@LeBatardShow) January 21, 2025
“That’s the last time you’ll find somebody who fumbled as little and threw as few interceptions and took as few sacks, negative plays from a quarterback as this one. Josh Allen has become the greatest protector of the football in the sport.
“This is historic. This is an offense that is historic in protecting the football at a time when everyone’s protecting the football.”
Allen Prepares for His Toughest Test Yet Against Patrick Mahomes
Allen ended the Chiefs’ quest for perfection in Week 11 and now he will face off against his toughest opponent yet again. Allen and Patrick Mahomes have played each other eight times, breaking even at 4-4.
This will not stay balanced for long, as the AFC Championship will give one quarterback an advantage again. Interestingly, Mahomes has never lost to Allen in the postseason.
He leads 3-0 in the postseason, while Allen leads their series in the regular season 4-1.
