Josh Allen’s 2024 season was the best of his seven-year career and it’s for reasons you might not realize.
Allen’s passing yards and touchdowns were the lowest they’ve been since 2019—something that many national media members hastily said would happen prior to the season after the Bills traded Stefon Diggs and failed to re-sign Gabe Davis.
But, if you’re just looking at these numbers, you’re failing to see the big picture and the reason the Bills offense was as efficient as any in the league this season and any since Allen came to Buffalo in 2018.
The biggest reason for the Bills’ successes this year is Allen’s ability to significantly cut down on his turnovers and prevent sacks.
In fact, with only 4.2% of his total plays ending in a sack, fumble or interception, Allen had the “cleanest” season in NFL history in 2024.
Josh Allen is playing the cleanest football of any QB in NFL HISTORY
This season he has the lowest pct of plays with a sack, fumble or INT (4.2%) since the merger
The success of Allen and the Bills offense this year came contrary to what national media members predicted.
Instead of regressing without Diggs and Davis, the Bills flourished with a laundry list of unselfish, team-oriented receivers who Allen utilized in key situations.
There was no more feeling the need to feed Diggs 12-15 targets per game and there was no longer the need to prove that Davis was the same receiver we saw in the “13 seconds” game in 2021.
The reason that Allen’s season was the “cleanest” ever is because of his mobility to get away from pressure, supreme offensive line play, and his willingness to check down to easy targets to get substantial yards—allowing the Bills to be the second-highest-scoring team in the NFL and earn the number two seed in the conference.
Allen’s efficiency has followed him into the postseason as well. After two games against premium defenses, he has yet to turn the ball over and has only been sacked three times.
“Clean” quarterback play has been a winning recipe for Allen and the Bills so far this year and if they want to finally hoist the Lombardi trophy, it will need to continue this Sunday in the AFC championship against the Kansas City Chiefs.
