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The opening night of the 2022 NFL season ended with a blowout Bills win. Buffalo routed the defending champion Los Angeles Rams 31-10 in a game that was not as close as the score.
#BillsMafia gets it done at #Kickoff2022. pic.twitter.com/hOgKDiSboc
— Sunday Night Football on NBC (@SNFonNBC) September 9, 2022
But, the 2nd half was all Buffalo Bills. After a quick three-and-out to start the 2nd half for the Rams, the Bills went right down the field. Then, they cashed in on a seven-yard touchdown pass from Josh Allen to Isaiah McKenzie.
They went right back to it on their next possession. Josh Allen led them down the field. Then, he finished off himself with a powerful run into the end zone through the future Hall of Famer Bobby Wagner.
Josh Allen dunks it for SIX. @BuffaloBills
📺: #BUFvsLAR on NBC
📱: Stream on NFL+ https://t.co/LlxLdqcrlv pic.twitter.com/sXA94HBrWq— NFL (@NFL) September 9, 2022
Finally, Allen had his best throw of the night on this bomb to Stefon Diggs to put the Bills up by a final score of 31-10.
.@STEFONDIGGS TOOK THE TOP OFF THE DEFENSE.#Kickoff2022 #BillsMafia
📺: #BUFvsLAR on NBC
📱: Stream on NFL+ https://t.co/LlxLdqcZb3 pic.twitter.com/mxWVapv13s— NFL (@NFL) September 9, 2022
No quarterback moving that fast had successfully made a throw that far in the statcast era.
Josh Allen’s 13.6 MPH at the time of throw on the TD pass to Stefon Diggs is the fastest a QB has been running on a completion of at least 50 air yards in the Next Gen Stats era, since 2016.
— Seth Walder (@SethWalder) September 9, 2022
NFL World Reacts to Bills Win
Jalen Ramsey was one of the biggest disappointments Thursday night. He is taking a lot of heat on social media.
Josh Allen’s 13.6 MPH at the time of throw on the TD pass to Stefon Diggs is the fastest a QB has been running on a completion of at least 50 air yards in the Next Gen Stats era, since 2016.
— Seth Walder (@SethWalder) September 9, 2022
It didn’t help Ramsey’s case that he had said some not-so-flattering things about Josh Allen before.
Jalen Ramsey in 2018
“I think Allen is trash. I don’t care what nobody say. He’s trash. That’s a stupid draft pick to me. We play them this year, and I’m excited as hell.”
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) September 9, 2022
But on the Bills’ side, most of the NFL was commenting on just how much of a freak Josh Allen is.
All-world Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons weighed in on Allen.
Josh Allen just plays football the right way!! He’s special !
— Micah Parsons (@MicahhParsons11) September 9, 2022
Brett Kollman of Pro Football Focus thinks Allen is one-of-a-kind.
I’ve seen a lot of football games in my life.
But I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone like Josh Allen with my own eyes. There are no words for this.
— Brett Kollmann (@BrettKollmann) September 9, 2022
It remains to be seen if Allen can play at this level all season. But, if he does, the rest of the league has a big problem on their hands.