Star quarterback Josh Allen had a poor show as the Buffalo Bills took on the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday afternoon in Week 3 of the NFL season.
The dual threat quarterback's first half was filled with fumbles and interceptions as the Bills trailed the Chargers 3-10. Josh Allen completed only five of 11 attempted passes for 42 yards. Even though the Bills came back to win the game in the second half, the numbers at that point were unkind to Allen.
He recorded two interceptions, one sack, and several fumbles as a lackluster Bills failed to find the rhythm in the first half.
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To make matters worse, Josh Allen only caught a pass for one yard by then; that was from his own throw. The bizarre moment came early in the second quarter as one of Allen's pass, striking a defensive lineman, landed back to him. He took it and started rushing but Tuli Tuipulotu brought him down.
In the next two Bill's possessions, the quarterback was met with interceptions, leaving Bills fans, and all those who had Josh Allen in their fantasy teams frustrated.
{{/usCountry}}In the next two Bill's possessions, the quarterback was met with interceptions, leaving Bills fans, and all those who had Josh Allen in their fantasy teams frustrated.
{{/usCountry}}However, Allen recovered his numbers somewhat in the second half as the Buffalo Bills won the game 24-16. Allen ended the game completing 16 of 26 attempted passes for 204 yards. He did not have any more interceptions after the first two.
Bills Fans Frustrated With Josh Allen
Many wondered if the quarterback was injured, as thousands of reactions about his poor performance vs the Chargers came up on social media.
“Wow. Josh Allen had a clear path to the end zone, but he opts to throw it... incomplete,” wrote a Bills reporter.
“Josh Allen does not trust anybody but himself in the red zone, lol,” joked one, referring to Allen's pass to himself.
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“Josh Allen playing like my grandmother right now,” joked one.
“Josh Allen threw two impossible whoppers with extra pickles and his mvp agenda is over,” added another.
“As soon as the Allen hype machine starts hitting max level just know the September disasterclass is coming,” joked another.
The Buffalo Bills play the New England Patriots in Week 4 on Sunday, October 4.