The Buffalo Bills (7-3) have established themselves in 2020 as one of the best teams in the AFC, largely thanks to the strong campaign of their young quarterback Josh Allen.
Allen, in his third year in the league, is in the Top 10 in most major categories for a quarterback in the NFL. His 2,871 passing yards in 10 games are 218 fewer than he had in all of 2019 and he already has more touchdown passes (21, vs. 20 last season).
The Bills have discovered the importance of having a franchise quarterback, something that, apparently, their rival will also be able to boast this Sunday.
Los Angeles Chargers they had to lay hold of the rookie Justin Herbert in Week 2, after a member of the medical staff accidentally punctured the veteran’s lung Tyrod Taylor by injecting a pain reliever to ease the pain in the pin’s fractured ribs.
Since then, Herbert has been in charge of putting solid arguments to be considered the Offensive Rookie of the Year and the injury of Joe Burrow leaves it as the great favorite.
The Oregon quarterback has thrown at least two touchdown passes in seven straight games, the longest streak for a rookie passer in NFL history.
After his 366 yards against the Jets, Herbert has surpassed the 300 mark five times this season, one game away from equaling the record for a rookie, held by Andrew Luck (2012).
With your 39-yard shipment with Mike Williams at the beginning of the second quarter, Herbert became only the fifth quarterback in history with 20 at the end zone in nine games or less. In the first half, he attempted 31 passes and completed 23 for 277 yards, the highest for a rookie, in all three categories, since 1991.
“Personally, I try not to focus too much on that. [los récords]”Hebert said. “I try to see the wins and losses, and it has not been easy for us in any way. Looking ahead, we are just trying to win games. The records are great and all, but as long as we win games and do things the right way on the pitch, that’s the most important thing. “
And winning games isn’t something the Chargers have been able to do much in 2020. The win over the Jets was only the third for the coach’s team. Anthony Lynn on the season and ended a dramatic three-game losing streak to Denver, Las Vegas and Miami, for a combined 14 points.
On Sunday, Lynn will face his former team for the third time. With the Bills he worked two years (2015-16) as an assistant and running back coach. In the last week of the 2016 season, he was the interim coach, after Rex Ryan He was fired.
Lynn is 2-0 against Buffalo. However, in both wins the Bills had a quarterback making his NFL starting debut. In 2017, Nathan Peterman suffered five interceptions in a 54-24 beating at Los Angeles, and a year later, the then-rookie Josh Allen he was intercepted twice in the Chargers’ win, 31-20.
Allen has grown a lot since then, but his mistakes in decisive moments have cost his team wins.
Allen is 1-3 this season when delivering a ball in the second half and 4-10 in three years, including the Playoffs.
The duel in the New Era Field Orchard Park also includes two of the best wide receivers in the NFL.
Stefon Diggs, of the Bills, is second in the league, behind only Keenan Allen of the Chargers, with 906 yards and 73 receptions.
Keenan Allen He is the leader with 81 caught balls and 835 yards, with 6 visits to the end zone.
So the table is set for a duel between two of the best quarterbacks in the AFC and a very personal affront to coach Lynn.
Will there be a surprise Sunday in Buffalo?
