Tagovailoa went 17-of-30 for 234 yards and two touchdowns with a passer rating of 104 in cold, snowy weather (even though it didn't even snow until the fourth quarter). The Bills’ defense defended the Dolphins’ playmaking wide receivers well, with Tagovailoa routinely hitting receivers who were smothered - bringing his aggressiveness score to 43%, which led all quarterbacks in Week 15. He generated plus-18 yards after catch over expected (YACOE) on his 45-yard, first-quarter snag - the most YACOE on a single play among tight ends this week, per NGS.ĭolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa connected with wide receiver Tyreek Hill on a 20-yard touchdown late in the third quarter to bring his total completions of over 20 air yards to 25, only trailing Allen (26). Again per NGS, on intermediate throws, he went 10-of-19 for 173 yards and three touchdowns - and on seven designed run carries, he generated plus-52 rushing yards over expected (RYOE).Īllen was on fire, and the receivers produced viable numbers, but tight end Dawson Knox stood out. Allen wasn’t just thriving on the run, but also on intermediate throws and with his legs. Since 2020, he has thrown 27 touchdown passes “on the run” - the most in the NFL in that span, since recently passing quarterback Patrick Mahomes (26). The completion probability of the play was just 36.4%.Īn interesting stat about Allen is that he went 4-of-4 for 46 yards and two touchdowns on pass attempts when traveling 8-plus mph. It was Allen’s third touchdown pass of the first half and second “on the run.” Per NGS, Allen took 7.17 seconds to throw and hit a top speed of 14.71 mph while looking for an open man. Near the end of the second quarter, Allen ran towards the right sideline and, just as he jumped out of bounds, he threw a missile to running back James Cook for a four-yard touchdown as time expired. Quarterback Josh Allen continues to amaze with his abilities to extend plays and pure will to win football games. The game wasn’t always pretty, but Buffalo came out of it with a hard-fought win - and were praised by NGS as a result. The weekly Next Gen Stats (NGS) have dropped, which allows us Bills fans to gain a better understanding of what went right and what went wrong. The team can win the AFC East with a win over the Chicago Bears next week. The Buffalo Bills are 11-3, in first place in both the conference and division, and just clinched a fourth consecutive playoff berth with their 32-29 win over the Miami Dolphins.
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