Josh Allen makes NFL history with Bills after ‘wedding present’ from fans that drove nearly 350 miles on 5.5-hour trip
Josh Allen’s MVP credentials were on full show in the snow on Sunday night. Already one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL before the 2024 campaign began, the seven-year veteran has become the favorite for the league’s top individual honor after a win against the San Francisco 49ers. GettyJosh Allen and the Bills had a blast on Sunday Night Football in snowy Bufaflo[/caption] On a night when San Francisco lost star running back Christian McCaffrey for the year, Allen was highly efficient in frigid conditions. He completed 13-of-17 passes for 148 yards and two touchdowns while posting a near-perfect 141.3 rating. The fun was only beginning for the 6ft 5in and 237lb California native, who played his college ball at Wyoming and proved that he could win in the snow before becoming the No. 7 overall pick of the 2018 NFL Draft. Allen joined Buffalo head coach Sean McDermott in doing snow angels on the ground during a live TV interview after the Bills improved to 10-2 with a 35-10 home victory. “He’s the one that got me to do it,” said Allen, referring to his coach. “I’m not the biggest snow angel fan, because you get cold down there, my toes are freezing right now… but it was fun.” Even before stepping out in the snow on Sunday night, Allen had been making headlines off the field. While on a bye week with the Bills, the 28-year-old announced his engagement to actress and singer Hailee Steinfeld. In a touching Instagram post, Allen was seen down on one knee in front of Steinfeld, surrounded by a stunning arch of pink and red roses. The couple kept their announcement simple, captioning the post with the date: “Nov. 22.” Allen and Steinfeld announced their engagement last weekInstagram: @joshallenqb Allen and Steinfeld will no doubt be showered in gifts from their nearest and dearest as they build up to their big day. But a pair of committed fans have already delivered Allen the perfect wedding present, which helped ensure he could ball out against the 49ers. With heavy snow falling at Highmark Stadium over the weekend, the Bills put out a call for people to come and shovel snow to help get the stadium ready for Sunday Night Football. Many who live nearby answered the call – as did a pair of Bills fans who live in Ohio and decided to make the five and a half hour trip to Orchard Park help out. “Zack and his father, Steve Pryor drove up from Marietta, Ohio at 4:30am (Sunday) morning to shovel at Highmark. No tickets for the game today just ‘a calling that we should be there to help out,'” photojournalist Joshua Bessex wrote, sharing footage of the pair shovelling snow on X. “Zack called it a wedding present for Josh Allen.” Zack and his father, Steve Pryor drove up from Marietta, Ohio at 4:30am this morning to shovel at Highmark. No tickets for the game today just “a calling that we should be there to help out”Zack called it a wedding present for Josh Allen.@TBNSports @kfitz134 #billsmafia pic.twitter.com/fSvT2IwY4R— Joshua Bessex (@Bessex_Joshua) December 1, 2024 Those are a pair of very committed Bills fans, and the embodiment of everything great about the NFL. After the snow was cleared and the Bills secured a big win against the 49ers, Allen also revealed a secret that instantly made fantasy football owners smile across the internet. After being told that NBC announcer Cris Collinsworth “started” the QB in fantasy football this week, the MVP favorite couldn’t hold back his own grin. “I love that,” Allen said, “So did I.” x@AJFeldmanTVAllen agreed to do a snow angel with his head coach[/caption] x@AJFeldmanTVAllen, left, and Buffalo’s Sean McDermott did snow angels on live TV[/caption] x@AJFeldmanTVAllen had to help his coach out of the snow[/caption] On a night when Buffalo clinched the AFC East and a playoff spot, Allen gained an edge on Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson in the MVP debate. While Saquon Barkley again put up big numbers as the Philadelphia Eagles knocked off Jackson and the Ravens, Allen looked like the most valuable player in the NFL. He became the first QB in league history to throw a touchdown pass, run for a TD and catch a TD in the same game. He did it all while playing on a field that received almost 2 feet of snow -a nd while being a newly engaged QB. “Felt good,” he said. “Felt free.” Allen has completed 64.6 percent of his passes this season for 2,691 yards, 20 touchdowns, five interceptions and 100.3 rating. Buffalo is trying to catch Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs (11-1) for the top spot in the AFC. Allen has never been better, and now Buffalo has the next five games to prepare for a playoff run that could end up in the Super Bowl in New Orleans. talkSPORT is your home of the NFL on UK radio, and you can stay up to date with all the latest from around the league via our dedicated ‘EndZone’ YouTube channe
Josh Allen’s MVP credentials were on full show in the snow on Sunday night.
Already one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL before the 2024 campaign began, the seven-year veteran has become the favorite for the league’s top individual honor after a win against the San Francisco 49ers.
On a night when San Francisco lost star running back Christian McCaffrey for the year, Allen was highly efficient in frigid conditions.
He completed 13-of-17 passes for 148 yards and two touchdowns while posting a near-perfect 141.3 rating.
The fun was only beginning for the 6ft 5in and 237lb California native, who played his college ball at Wyoming and proved that he could win in the snow before becoming the No. 7 overall pick of the 2018 NFL Draft.
Allen joined Buffalo head coach Sean McDermott in doing snow angels on the ground during a live TV interview after the Bills improved to 10-2 with a 35-10 home victory.
“He’s the one that got me to do it,” said Allen, referring to his coach.
“I’m not the biggest snow angel fan, because you get cold down there, my toes are freezing right now… but it was fun.”
Even before stepping out in the snow on Sunday night, Allen had been making headlines off the field.
While on a bye week with the Bills, the 28-year-old announced his engagement to actress and singer Hailee Steinfeld.
In a touching Instagram post, Allen was seen down on one knee in front of Steinfeld, surrounded by a stunning arch of pink and red roses.
The couple kept their announcement simple, captioning the post with the date: “Nov. 22.”
Allen and Steinfeld will no doubt be showered in gifts from their nearest and dearest as they build up to their big day.
But a pair of committed fans have already delivered Allen the perfect wedding present, which helped ensure he could ball out against the 49ers.
With heavy snow falling at Highmark Stadium over the weekend, the Bills put out a call for people to come and shovel snow to help get the stadium ready for Sunday Night Football.
Many who live nearby answered the call – as did a pair of Bills fans who live in Ohio and decided to make the five and a half hour trip to Orchard Park help out.
“Zack and his father, Steve Pryor drove up from Marietta, Ohio at 4:30am (Sunday) morning to shovel at Highmark. No tickets for the game today just ‘a calling that we should be there to help out,'” photojournalist Joshua Bessex wrote, sharing footage of the pair shovelling snow on X.
“Zack called it a wedding present for Josh Allen.”
Those are a pair of very committed Bills fans, and the embodiment of everything great about the NFL.
After the snow was cleared and the Bills secured a big win against the 49ers, Allen also revealed a secret that instantly made fantasy football owners smile across the internet.
After being told that NBC announcer Cris Collinsworth “started” the QB in fantasy football this week, the MVP favorite couldn’t hold back his own grin.
“I love that,” Allen said, “So did I.”
On a night when Buffalo clinched the AFC East and a playoff spot, Allen gained an edge on Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson in the MVP debate.
While Saquon Barkley again put up big numbers as the Philadelphia Eagles knocked off Jackson and the Ravens, Allen looked like the most valuable player in the NFL.
He became the first QB in league history to throw a touchdown pass, run for a TD and catch a TD in the same game.
He did it all while playing on a field that received almost 2 feet of snow -a nd while being a newly engaged QB.
“Felt good,” he said. “Felt free.”
Allen has completed 64.6 percent of his passes this season for 2,691 yards, 20 touchdowns, five interceptions and 100.3 rating.
Buffalo is trying to catch Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs (11-1) for the top spot in the AFC.
Allen has never been better, and now Buffalo has the next five games to prepare for a playoff run that could end up in the Super Bowl in New Orleans.
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