Published October 19, 2026 11:17 AM
Midway through the third quarter of Sunday’s victory over the Raiders, Bills quarterback Josh Allen made another signature play for a touchdown pass.
It was third-and-8 when Allen was pressured, moved to his left, then sent a backhand flip about 15 yards into the end zone to an open Keon Coleman, who made the catch for the score.
It’s nothing new for Allen, who has been an improvising playmaker for years now.
“It’s who he is,” head coach Joe Brady said in his postgame press conference.
Allen noted that he saw Coleman flash open, but it was the crowd — that was full of Bills fans — that really indicated the play’s success.
"[O]nce it comes out, you kind of get hit and tumble around, and it’s so hard in these away games, which feel like home games, once you hear the crowd go crazy, you’re like, ‘I don’t know if it’s a touchdown, I don’t know if it’s an interception,’” Allen said. “So again, he finds himself in the right place at the right time and finds a way to get open.”
Before Allen flicked it to Coleman, there was a moment where it looked like he could run.
“Again, I was just trying to make a play,” Allen said. “They played really good defense. I stepped up in the pocket, felt somebody coming from the left side there, stepped back, and again, quick eyes, saw our guy open and gave him a chance.”
For his part, Coleman said he was just trying to find space where Allen could see him and he wasn’t surprised by the result.
“I watched it, I was right there. I saw him flicking like that,” Coleman said. “I might have robbed Skyler [Bell]. He appeared behind me. He thought that ball was coming in when I just came out north. I just saw him in trouble, bro. Trying to make a play.
“He threw it around the dude. It’s just him, bro.”
That’s just part of the experience of playing with Allen.
“Play [is] never dead until the whistle blows,” Coleman said. “With him, even if a guy comes free hard to get him down — you might get there, but attacking him is a whole different obstacle. So, my job is when I feel that’s going on, you have to get your eyes back to the quarterback and find what we’re doing.”