Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 2018 Panini Contenders Josh Allen Rookie of the Year Contenders SP #RYA-JA at the best online prices at eBay! [68][69] However, he also posted the league's lowest completion percentage for a second consecutive year at 58.8. In watching him during his rookie season, however, a good number of Bills fans saw what I saw; a young, inexperienced prospect who could do it all if he just put the pieces together. His pregame playlist includes entries by Frank Sinatra ("That's Life"), Sammy Davis Jr., Elvis Presley, Paul Anka ("Put Your Head on My Shoulder"), and Billy Joel ("The Stranger"). [142], Following the bye week, Allen threw for 218 yards, two touchdown passes, and two interceptions in a 2717 victory against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday Night Football. [81], In Week 4, Allen won against the Las Vegas Raiders by a score of 3023, throwing for 288 yards and two touchdowns, with another rushing touchdown. 1 pick in the NFL draft next year. Despite a strong performance, Allen was stopped short by the Titans' defensive line during a quarterback sneak on a critical 4th and 1 situation on the Titans 3 yard line in the final moments of the game, allowing Tennessee to win 3431. The pride often comes before the fall, and coming off the high of the week before left many fans crushed. Brenkus later stated in an interview that Allen's college completion percentage was a misleading statistic, citing Brett Favre's 52% completion percentage in college as an example. If you had a low opinion of Josh Allen going into the . [202], Following in Jim Kelly and Doug Flutie's footsteps, Allen partnered with PLB Sports & Entertainment and Wegmans in September 2020 to produce his own cereal, Josh's Jaqs. The highly-rated player was the seventh overall pick in the 2018 NFL Entry Draft, where he joined the Buffalo Bills. 1/1 2018 Josh Allen Panini Instant NFL Rookie Premiere First Look FL5 Sealed. [92] He finished the game with 359 yards passing and two passing touchdowns, in addition to 33 yards rushing and two scores on the ground, during the 4819 Bills win. 12: 5-7 He played sparingly during his rookie season, but collected the longest touchdown run in. 10 in the state, and averaged 166.9 yards rushing to rank 26th. [197], Allen's home in Buffalo, NY has a par-3 course, a separate green with six holes, three different tee boxes, and a full swing simulator. [10][3], Allen did not play in the team's first three games in 2014, but in the next game he ran for four touchdowns after coming off the bench, and soon became the team's starter,[2] throwing for 25 touchdowns with only 4 interceptions for the rest of the season. They lost on a match-winning putt by Rodgers. [95] Overall, Allen finished the 2020 season with 4,544 passing yards, 37 passing touchdowns, and ten interceptions to go along with 102 carries for 421 rushing yards and eight rushing touchdowns. Inside the business of being Josh Allen", "Josh Allen tees up interest in OnCore Golf", "Buffalo Bills Josh Allen cereal, 'Josh's Jaqs,' available at Wegmans for a limited time", "Josh Allen, Ep. [140] The first of Allen's touchdowns was a 98-yard pass to Gabriel Davis toward the beginning of the game. As part of a deal with the hospital, Allen makes appearances, visits patients, and is in commercials to support fundraising efforts. For his play, he was named a Pro Bowl alternate,[128] losing out to Lamar Jackson for the final quarterback spot on the initial Pro Bowl roster, much to the chagrin of fans and analysts. [200], Allen is one of eight NFL ambassadors for New Era Cap Company, an American headwear company headquartered in Buffalo, New York. His rookie contract expires after his fifth-year option in 2022. One of the owners The Sports Wave, and a Journalist at Buffalo Fanatics, I'm an English immigrant living in Canada. In fact, even after his breakout 2020 season, were still getting it. [93] During a Week 16 rematch with the Patriots on Monday Night Football, Allen completed 27 of 36 attempts for 320 passing yards and 4 touchdowns, surpassing Kelly's franchise record for single-season passing touchdowns. When I was coming out, it didn't really matter who else made offers. He completed 28 of 48 pass attempts for 287 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception that was his first career pick in the redzone, in addition to rushing for 88 yards, as the Bills lost 3824. Bills fans got a healthy second helping of Peterman, and the search for a new backup QB began in earnest. At the time, Josh was about 6-foot-3 and 180 pounds. [21], On the day of the draft, old Twitter posts of his in which Allen used racial and homophobic slurs when he was in high school, were brought up. Allen completed 62.2% of his passes for 206 yards and one touchdown with no turnovers. [30] Despite a quality preseason, Allen started the season as the backup to Peterman after McCarron was traded to the Oakland Raiders. 1 seed in the AFC and the team to beat this year, but he is currently the highest-graded quarterback in the NFL (90.6). [57], Despite being placed in the concussion protocol, Allen returned the following week against the Tennessee Titans, completing 23 of 32 pass attempts for 219 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception in a 147 Bills win. He threw for 1,812 yards, 16 touchdowns, and six interceptions in 2017. The Bills lost 4216. [189], In December 2017, Allen graduated from the University of Wyoming with a bachelor's degree in social science. [20] In his first mock draft in January 2018, ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. predicted that the Cleveland Browns would select Allen over other top quarterbacks in the 2018 draft, such as Josh Rosen, Sam Darnold, Baker Mayfield, and Lamar Jackson. Brought in at the 3rd quarter down 40-0 against Baltimore, Allen never stood a chance at making this comeback happen. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 2018 Panini Playbook Booklet Josh Allen RPA RC Rookie Patch AUTO 45/99!! We all remember Nathan Peterman. Despite the loss, Allen kept pace with Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, completing 27 of 37 passes for 329 yards and four touchdowns, all to Davis. A game winning drive came off line and the Bills lost 1921. Josh Allen proved he was a mobile threat, but his three passing TDs in a rout were every bit as important. JOSH ALLEN 2018 PANINI CONTENDERS OPTIC ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AUTO SP BILLS. [149], During the Bills' week 15 primetime matchup against the Miami Dolphins, Allen and the Bills found themselves down 2921 with 12 minutes remaining in the game. [47][48] Despite a 2117 loss to the Dolphins the following week, Allen threw for 235 yards and two touchdowns and added 135 yards on the ground (averaging 15.0 yards per pass attempt). For Allens first two seasons, Bills Mafia endured unrelenting harassment from every other fan base in the league over our QB play. [191][192], He is a fan of adult standards and oldies music, which he says keeps him calm before games. Allen grew up on a 3,000-acre (1,200ha) cotton farm near Firebaugh, California, a small town about 40 miles (64km) west of Fresno, California. By Matthew Fairburn. 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Josh was far from the guy to carry an offense back then, but he regularly made plays that quality NFL QBs are expected to make. In a Load to Arrival test, which measures the load time and velocity from hand separation to arrival, Allen's throwing motion takes an average of 0.38 seconds. 2018 Panini Absolute Josh Allen Auto . [2] After being rebuffed, he committed to Wyoming, enrolling there prior to the 2015 season. [134] He also rushed for 68 yards. The seventh pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, Josh Allen was taken after Baker Mayfield and Sam Darnold. Like "Flutie Flakes" and "Kelly Krunch" before it, "Josh's Jaqs" featured the image of the Bills' quarterback throwing a football on a blue box that shows the red and blue, team-colored cereal Os. If the previous game was a mess, this was a catastrophe. [12], In his first year at Wyoming, he played in two games and made one start. [136] He also ranked 20th among California JUCO quarterbacks in passing yards as a freshman, and ranked 42nd in the state in rushing, averaging 66.0 yards per game. [62], In Week 15 against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday Night Football, Allen threw for 139 yards, one touchdown, and one interception and rushed for 28 yards and a touchdown during the 1710 win. 9 among all California junior-college teams in total offense. Nov 19, 2020. . But he consistently fits the ball into tight windows and shows poise in the pocket (when he actually has one), manipulating it well. Turnovers were still a big issue, but they too would be worked on in time. [124], Against the Atlanta Falcons in Week 17, Allen threw for a career-high three interceptions and had a career-low passer rating of 17, but rushed for 81 yards and two touchdowns on the ground as Buffalo relied on its running game to win 2915 and clinched its fourth playoff berth in five seasons. Allen would then lead Buffalo on a 7-play drive, that included a season-long 44-yard run, and was capped off by a Dawson Knox touchdown catch and a successful two-point conversion to tie the game at 2929. American quarterback Josh Allen (5/21/96) has a rookie card, which is a tempting prospect for many NFL sports card investors. They would go on to lose 3327, however. 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[138] After opening up to a 203 deficit against the Baltimore Ravens in Week 4, the Bills rallied to come back and win the game 2320 after their defense held the Ravens scoreless in the second half and Tyler Bass kicked a walk-off field goal. In a rookie season that was exactly as successful as we could have realistically expected, Josh found ways to wow us. He also rushed for 38 yards on 7 carries and caught a 12-yard touchdown pass from Isaiah McKenzie on a trick play. Allen finished the game with 26 completions on 41 attempts, passing for 263 yards, two touchdowns, and two interceptions. Go look at overthecap, Allen's . Josh Allen's most valuable rookie card from 2018 Panini Contenders Optic is his Rookie Ticket RPS Autographed Purple rookie card, limited to 49 copies. [13][14] Allen returned from the injury in 2016 and was Wyoming's starter. ", Allen appeared on an episode of Sport Science prior to the 2018 NFL Draft. Allen received numerous awards for his agricultural work and knowledge including a rank in the top four in the nation in diversified crop production of cantaloupe, cotton, and wheat in 2014. During the final two minutes of the tightly contested game, Allen threw two go-ahead touchdowns to Gabe Davis as the Bills and Chiefs exchanged leads three times before Kansas City tied the game at 36 apiece and forced overtime. [77] Through the first two weeks, Allen joined Peyton Manning (2013), Tom Brady (2015), and Patrick Mahomes (2019) as the only four quarterbacks in NFL history with at least 700 yards passing, six touchdowns, and no interceptions through the first two weeks of a season. [180] He was highly sought after in the NFL draft for his "raw potential" despite criticism of his consistency and accuracy coming out of college. After the game, it was revealed by Bills head coach Sean McDermott that Allen had played one day after the death of his grandmother. With the 2022 NFL season at its midpoint, NFL.com's analysts update their predictions on who they think will win some of the league's most prestigious individual awards at NFL Honors, including:. This was another week of practice. [107] A minor scuffle occurred after Allen was tackled by Chiefs defender Alex Okafor after a play was blown dead in the fourth quarter, in which the former responded by flicking the ball at Okafor's helmet. Josh Allen had a passer rating of 67.9 with 2,074 yards, 10 touchdowns and 12 interceptions in 12 games in his rookie season in 2018. [129][130] When offered Jackson's spot after he pulled out, Allen declined the invitation. During Monday Night Football against the Tennessee Titans in Week 2, Allen completed 26 of 38 passes for 317 yards, 4 touchdowns, and no interceptions, he also rushed for 10 yards in the 417 win. [183] Allen was the only 2018 quarterback prospect tested that hit the crossbar. As expected with a raw rookie prospect, his first career start (with few competitive teammates) meant that he had a lot of growing to do. 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[94] Allen was named the AFC Offensive Player of the Month for his performance in December. 3rd in Wyoming history in single-season total offense . [63] In the rematch against the Patriots in Week 16, Allen passed for 208 yards and two touchdowns, including a 53-yarder to John Brown, but Buffalo fell short once again, losing 2417 to surrender the division title to New England. Secondly, his throwing motion was less erratic, and he threw a tighter spiral. [145] In that game, Allen suffered an elbow injury similar to one suffered during his rookie season,[146] but was able to start the next week against the Minnesota Vikings, where he threw for 330 yards and a touchdown, but threw two interceptions, including the game-losing interception to Patrick Peterson in the red-zone in the 3330 overtime loss. You may have heard a lot of differing opinions on this one but, considering the story so far, you should be hard-pressed to bet against this kid from Wyoming. The Bills were all but eliminated from playoff contention with a 3-7 record going into this game. Individually, Allen's 26 touchdown passes tied him for No. Allen remarked that he was frustrated by the error. Despite the Bills being down 160 at one point in the third quarter, Allen led the team to 17 unanswered points. [2], In his only season with Reedley College, Allen led an offense that averaged 452.2 yards of total offense per game to rank No. [2] Shortly before the deadline to declare for the draft, Vigen called Allen's father to explain why he should stay at Wyoming an extra year; according to Eisenberg, "When Joel Allen got off the phone and entered his sons room, he found his son riddled with anxiety about his decision. [143][144] In Week 9 against the New York Jets, Allen ran for 2 touchdowns and completed 18 passes of 34 attempts for 205 yards and two interceptions in a 1720 defeat. They wasted their first-rounder on Josh Allen, a parody of an NFL Quarterback; a boneheaded move with NFL legend and complete package Josh Rosen still on the board. Last year, Allen was the best football . That original deal was for four years and $21.44 million, with a $23 . If a Quarterback can do all this work and get that ball where it needed to be and the play still didnt succeed, he needed help. 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