Head coach Joe Brady made a promise before the Buffalo Bills' first preseason game: If a player was healthy, he was playing. I was on record with the **** umption that star quarterback Josh Allen was going to come down with a very serious, and very last minute, hangnail. So suffice it to say when I saw number 17 take to the field on the Bills' opening possession. A drive that ended with a field goal. "Well" I said, "that'll be the last we see of Allen today." But it wasn't. The starters had one more drive for the day, ending with a Keon Coleman touchdown.
As it turns out, it was the most (preseason football) action that Josh Allen has gotten in years.
Josh Allen had 15 snaps against the Carolina Panthers, which amounted to 22% of the team's total snaps. For comparison, Kyle Allen and Shane Buechele had 27 and 25 snaps respectively. So Josh wasn't exactly featured mind you, but he wasn't that far behind either. As noted above, this was two drives for Josh Allen.
Now there's no comparison to his 2025 preseason whatsoever. He never played last year until the regular season hit, and you could say he had a good opening night against the Baltimore Ravens.
To find the last time Allen played at all, we need to go back to Week 1 of the 2024 preseason, against the Chicago Bears on August 10 of that year. Just over two years since he had ANY preseason play. In that game, Allen had 12% of the team's playing time, which was only eight snaps. Just over half of what happened this year. When it comes to drives, it was equal to the current year. The starting offense had two drives, they just weren't very good ones hence the shorter play time.
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As it turns out, it was the most (preseason football) action that Josh Allen has gotten in years.
Josh Allen had 15 snaps against the Carolina Panthers, which amounted to 22% of the team's total snaps. For comparison, Kyle Allen and Shane Buechele had 27 and 25 snaps respectively. So Josh wasn't exactly featured mind you, but he wasn't that far behind either. As noted above, this was two drives for Josh Allen.
Now there's no comparison to his 2025 preseason whatsoever. He never played last year until the regular season hit, and you could say he had a good opening night against the Baltimore Ravens.
To find the last time Allen played at all, we need to go back to Week 1 of the 2024 preseason, against the Chicago Bears on August 10 of that year. Just over two years since he had ANY preseason play. In that game, Allen had 12% of the team's playing time, which was only eight snaps. Just over half of what happened this year. When it comes to drives, it was equal to the current year. The starting offense had two drives, they just weren't very good ones hence the shorter play time.
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