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During Buffalo's win over the Detroit Lions on Thursday night, quarterback Josh Allen performed despite battling the flu. Analyst Richard Sherman noted that Allen was shivering in a hot tub and receiving IV treatments while still managing to throw for 248 yards and three touchdowns, while also scoring two rushing touchdowns. This performance made him the first quarterback since 1960 to achieve at least three passing and three rushing touchdowns in the first two games of a season. Head coach Joe Brady praised Allen's determination and impact on the team’s success.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-18,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Josh Allen played through flu symptoms, including shivering and receiving IVs, during the Bills' game against the Lions on Thursday night. Despite being ill, he threw for 248 yards and three touchdowns while also running in two more touchdowns. This performance made him the first quarterback since 1960 to record at least three passing and three rushing touchdowns in the first two games of a season, according to ESPN. Additionally, Allen became the first player ever with five or more touchdown passes and three-plus rushing scores in the season's initial contests. The game marked the Bills' debut in their new stadium, the Highmark Stadium, with an impressive 41-31 victory over the Lions on Amazon Prime.
Written for “Josh Allen Performance Before Game” on 2026-10-04,
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It surely looked otherwise, but Josh Allen wasn’t at his best heading into the Bills’ win over the Lions on Thursday night.
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Allen → look → night
During the Amazon Prime postgame show following Buffalo’s 41-31 win in its first regular-season game in the new Highmark Stadium, analyst Richard Sherman revealed that Allen was playing through the flu.
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Allen → follow → flu
“You were shivering in the hot tub, you’re getting IVs, you don’t want to get admitted, but you were having a flu game of your own.
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you → shiver → own
How does it feel to accomplish that?” Sherman asked.
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Sherman → feel → that
“I’m just trying to do my job,” Allen replied.
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Allen → try → job
Do his job he did.
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he → do → job
Allen threw for 248 yards and three touchdowns and ran in two more touchdowns in his Michael Jordan-esque flu game.
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Allen → throw → game
With Allen’s third touchdown of the night, a pass to tight end Dawson Knox in the second quarter to give the Bills a 21-0 lead, he became the first quarterback since 1960 to record at least three passing and three rushing touchdowns in the first two games of a season, per ESPN.
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he → give → ESPN
He also became the first player with five or more touchdown passes and three-plus rushing scores in the season’s first two contests in NFL history, according to Bills PR.
uncertain
He → become → PR
Joe Brady became the first Bills head coach to start his career with two wins and couldn’t help but sing Allen’s praises postgame.
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Brady → become → praises
“You watch how [Josh] plays, and it’s like, how does everybody else not feel like they need to empty it out … because he literally gave everything he had out there,” Brady said.
“He put the team on his back in a lot of those situations.”
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He → watch → situations
Allen then walked into the media room.
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Allen → walk → room
“I mean, golly, can I get a sec?” Brady joked.
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Brady → mean → sec
“I can’t talk about him now …
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I → talk → him
Any time the ball’s in his hands, good things happen.
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things → ’ → hands
Allen will have some time to recover before the Bills’ Week 3 home matchup against the Chargers.
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Allen → have → Chargers
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