Josh Allen’s turnover woes continued in an ugly start on Monday Night Football.
After Buffalo Bills running back James Cook lost a fumble on their opening play, Allen threw a pick on the ensuing drive. He threw another interception late in the second quarter, airing it out in tight coverage on an off-balanced corner route.
The Manning brothers grimaced as they saw the miscue during their ESPN2 telecast.
“Josh got to learn from that one,” Peyton said. “Got to come back and protect the ball better.”
Josh Allen throws a brutal interception that leads to a Broncos field goal (which gives Denver a 15-8 lead at halftime in Buffalo).
Peyton and Eli Manning react to the turnover. #MNF pic.twitter.com/FXkAPY4Afl
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) November 14, 2023
With Allen now surrendering an NFL-high 11 interceptions this season, onlookers scrutinized the quarterback’s increasingly erratic play.
“The industry talks about Dak’s INTs the way they should talk about Josh Allen’s,” Robert Griffin III claimed.
The industry talks about Dak’s ints the way they should talk about Josh Allen’s.
— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) November 14, 2023
“James Cook fumbles once and gets benched for a quarter,” Tom Fornelli of CBS Sports noted. “Josh Allen throws multiple interceptions………”
James Cook fumbles once and gets benched for a quarter. Josh Allen throws multiple interceptions………
— Tom Fornelli (@TomFornelli) November 14, 2023
“Crazy how many white shirts were there yet he still thought that was a good decision,” betting analyst Danny Burke said.
“This guy gets more passes for turning it over than any player I’ve ever seen,” a fan wrote.
This guy gets more passes for turning it over than any player I’ve ever seen https://t.co/SLJ7dtElvq
— Stephen Wade (@stephenpwade) November 14, 2023
“Terrible pick,” former wide receiver Dale Moss said. “Bills can’t get out of their own way.”
Terrible pick… Bills can’t get out of their own way https://t.co/MtORHruARI
— Dale Moss (@DaleMoss) November 14, 2023
It’s not a new problem for Allen, who tossed 15 picks in 2021 and 14 last season. He leads all quarterbacks with 93 turnovers since entering the NFL in 2018.
Yet he’s also second to Patrick Mahomes in passing touchdowns (126) and third behind Mahomes and Justin Herbert in passing yards (15,657) since 2020. Allen typically has made more than enough spectacular plays to overlook the occasional blunder, but those errors are piling up at a costly time for Buffalo.
Allen has now thrown at least one pick in six straight games, and the Bills are in danger of falling to 5-5 if they can’t erase a 15-8 deficit in the second half.