NFL Network analyst shows how Chiefs try to keep Bills’ Josh Allen from running
Bills quarterback Josh Allen has been on the run lately. Allen has 57 rushing attempts in Buffalo’s last six games, including Monday’s playoff win over the Steelers.
Allen has run for 185 yards in his last three games alone, and he’s proved to be a handful for opposing defenses. The uptick in Allen’s rushing attempts have helped the Bills to six straight wins, including a 20-17 victory over the Chiefs.
In that game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Dec. 10, Allen ran the ball 10 times. But the Chiefs limited him to just 32 yards rushing.
NFL Network analyst Brian Baldinger took a closer look at what the Chiefs did to try and limit Allen’s rushing ability in a video he shared on X (formerly Twitter).
“They had a lot of three-man rushes, but nobody’s really trying to win,” Baldinger noted of the Chiefs pass rush in the video. “They just want Josh Allen to stay right there and force him into mistakes and incompletions. And that’s what he did. He ran 10 times for 32 yards. Had a long of 8 yards, but basically (linebacker) Willie Gay was spying him. ... Don’t let Josh Allen beat you in the run game like Pittsburgh, giving up a 52-yard touchdown run.”
Baldinger said of the Chiefs later in the video, “They did a good job of containing Josh Allen in the run game. It was a prime objective. They did that.”
That likely will be one of the Chiefs’ goals again in Sunday’s AFC Divisional playoff game.
Here is the video from Baldinger.
