Josh Allen has carried the Buffalo Bills all season as a legitimate MVP candidate. On Sunday, in a big game against the Dallas Cowboys, the Bills ironically did not need Allen to light it up.
In fact, in a 31-10 blowout victory, it seems they barely needed him!
With Buffalo leaning on bell cow tailback James Cook and a strong defensive team performance, Allen completed just 7-of-15 passes for 94 yards and a touchdown. You’d look at this line from afar and think Allen was some run-of-the-mill backup who just didn’t turn the ball over, not one of the NFL’s premier quarterbacks. This is odd, considering how much of a massive load Allen has had to shoulder for Buffalo all year.
Allen himself appeared to agree (and appreciate!) that he didn’t have to do everything for the Bills for once. When asked about his limited role in Buffalo’s three-score win, Allen said it was akin to that kid who did little on a class project but got an A grade just like everyone else.
A perfect and relatable description. No notes:
Josh Allen: “I felt like the kid that didn’t do anything in the class project but got an A.” 😂 pic.twitter.com/PgOYLMXWGk
— NFL (@NFL) December 18, 2023
I, for one, didn’t think the Bills had it in them to pull more of their weight. I thought this current iteration of the team needed Allen to be a superhero (or, really, a Terminator) just to have a chance to win every week. I’d venture to guess that before Sunday, Allen also thought the same thing.
This had to be a welcome breath of fresh air for that kid just coasting in the back row of the “classroom.”
This was how Twitter reacted to Allen's hilarious school analogy
Suspected this has happened in my class a few times…speculating tho https://t.co/GM42ul4bUJ
— Mark Johnson (@misterjphs) December 18, 2023
This is the Josh Allen we've all grown to love. Thank you to Joe Brady for unlocking him. And thank you to his barber who got rid of that hair. He's so much better with the short hair. https://t.co/X3BKcREOtv
— Michael Thomas (@MichaelThomas82) December 18, 2023
Lmao for the first time in his career he didn’t have to be Superman and make insane plays on every 3rd down or in every big situation. So nice to have Cook be involved every week.. he’s been dominant. #BillsMafia https://t.co/1uJInN2duZ
— Darren (@duncbaii) December 18, 2023
When the smart kid usually has to carry the workload to an A, but finally got put in a group with other smart kids https://t.co/MGSN8qLWx8
— Josh Chuks 🇳🇬 (@jcsports23) December 18, 2023
This is maybe the greatest quote of the decade. https://t.co/FPgnhSJ7ci
— Jason Chapman (@jasonchapmanTO) December 18, 2023
It’s ok to let your team make plays around you https://t.co/eLcVAB5NkA
— EJ 🛸 (@EJ_Will2) December 18, 2023
I was the kid doing all the work https://t.co/vYnfKeWnJ3
— GunHoMac (@BigMacGHM) December 18, 2023
First game in his career he didn't have to carry the team and people are knocking him for admitting he got to sit back today and let others cook
— christopher (@humesc02R) December 18, 2023
— realonesteve (@realonesteve1) December 18, 2023
