- He finished the game with 237 passing yards, a passing TD and two rushing TDs
- Allen also became the second QB since Cam Newton with 50 career rushing TDs
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Bills quarterback Josh Allen set an NFL record when he led Buffalo to a 24-22 win over the Los Angeles Chargers on Saturday night.
Buffalo was able to take the lead late after Tyler Bass made a 29-yard field goal with just 28 seconds left in the game, but Allen was the real star of the show.
Allen finished the game 15-21 for 237 passing yards, a touchdown and an interception. He also ran the ball five times for 15 yards and two touchdowns.
But more importantly, Allen became the first player in NFL history with four consecutive seasons of 40 combined touchdowns.
The 27-year-old's two-yard touchdown late in the second quarter also made him the second quarterback in NFL history with at least 50 career rushing scores. Cam Newton was first, finishing with 75 in his 10-year career.
Bills QB Josh Allen set an NFL record when he led Buffalo to a 24-22 win over the LA Chargers
Allen became the first player in NFL history with four consecutive seasons with 40 combined TDs
He finished the game with 237 passing yards, a passing touchdown and two rushing TDs
Allen currently leads the league with 40 total touchdowns, having picked up 27 through the air and 13 on the ground.
The win also moved the Bills' record to 9-6 as they compete with the Indianapolis Colts and Houston Texans, who are both 8-6 for the final two playoff spots in the AFC.
Houston will face the Cleveland Browns this week, while Indianapolis will play the Atlanta Falcons.
All three teams got some help earlier in the day as the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Cincinnati Bengals.
Buffalo turned the ball over three times to keep the short-handed Chargers in the game in their first outing under interim coach Giff Smith. Brandon Staley and general manager Tom Telesco were fired on December 15, a day after the Chargers were defeated 63-21 in Las Vegas.
Cameron Dicker had a career-high five field goals and Easton Stick passed for 210 yards for Los Angeles (5-10), which lost six of seven.
Bills WR Gabe Davis, who hadn't caught a pass the past two games after having six receptions for 105 yards against Philadelphia, had four receptions for a season-high 130 yards, including a 57-yard touchdown in the second quarter.
Stick, making his second NFL start in place of the injured Justin Herbert, passed 23 of 33 and rushed for a touchdown.
Bills WR Gabe Davis had four receptions for a season-high 130 yards, including a 57-yard TD
Buffalo secured the win after Tyler Bass kicked a 29-yard field goal with 28 seconds left
The Chargers jumped out to a 10-0 lead with 13:49 left in the second quarter when Stick rolled right and scored from 1 yard out. Los Angeles got the ball at the Buffalo 27 when Amen Ogbongbemiga recovered a fumbled kick from the Bills' Deonte Harty.
Buffalo finally got on the scoreboard on its fourth drive. Allen scrambled to his right and found Davis open downfield. Davis hauled in the pass at the Chargers 19 and beat linebacker Kenneth Murray in the end zone. It was Allen's second-longest completion of the season.
Allen then put the Bills on top 14-10 with 38 seconds left in the first half with the first of his two rushing scores.
Dicker got the Chargers within one point when he made a 40-yard field goal midway through the third quarter. Buffalo pushed the lead to 21-13 on the ensuing drive capped by Allen's 1-yard sneak.