PFF grades for Bills QB Josh Allen vs. the blitz look correct
Bills quarterback Josh Allen didn’t get a lot of help in the AFC Championship game. It’s a bummer for a multitude of reasons, but a big one is because many thought the Bills were better than they showed they were… in particular, in areas they struggled in.
Allen was under duress a lot. The Chiefs’ front-four alone played well, not to mention the extra blitzers that seemingly were never picked up in the 38-24 Kansas City victory.
Unfortunately, for the Bills, Allen’s usually either handled blitzers well or simply had more help in dealing with them. Pro Football Focus clearly shows that this was the case and that the script was flipped vs. the Chiefs.
Following the loss, PFF revealed that Allen’s grade in regard to his play against the blitz… was about half as good as it was all season long:
Josh Allen vs the blitz this season heading into Sunday:
🔹 83.4 PFF gradeJosh Allen vs the blitz against KC on Sunday:
🔹 45.5 PFF grade pic.twitter.com/pdAAdRGoAy— PFF (@PFF) January 26, 2021
Allen will take the blame for this, but far too many times the Bills hung him out to dry. Jon Feliciano let Chris Jones blow by him, Daryl Williams pat Frank Clark on the back as he zipped past him and even Dion Dawkins was getting in penalty trouble, and beat, against KC.
Overall, Allen was sacked four times. We’ve seen better days from Buffalo’s offensive lineman in pass protection. That tough outing contributed to Allen’s final stat line, a pedestrian 28-for-48 passing for 287 yards.
