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Josh Allen

Josh Allen

QB Buffalo Bills · Wk 3 vs LAC LAC

Chance of 1+ TD
60%
Rank
#8
of 187

Why Allen ranks #8

  • Josh Allen has reached 1+ TD in 2 of 2 games this season.
  • Allen has 4 rushing TDs in 2 games (2.00 per game) on 10.0 carries per game. With a small sample, that is blended with what a typical QB at this workload produces (0.56 per game), giving 1.13 per game.
  • The Chargers have allowed 0.00 rushing TDs per game to QBs over 2 games, versus a league average of 0.24 (-100%). Only 33% of that gap is applied because the sample is small, a x0.70 adjustment.
  • Allen has 0 receiving TDs in 2 games (0.00 per game) on 0.0 targets per game. With a small sample, that is blended with what a typical QB at this workload produces (0.00 per game), giving 0.00 per game.
  • The Chargers have allowed 0.00 receiving TDs per game to QBs over 2 games, versus a league average of 0.00 (+0%). Only 33% of that gap is applied because the sample is small, a x1.00 adjustment.
  • Game environment (rushing TDs x1.15, receiving TDs x1.11): Vegas total 50.5, implied 28.8 points for BUF (league avg 22.5); Favored by 7: leaning run-heavy late; Mild weather (73F, 3 mph wind): no weather adjustment.
  • Expected total rushing TDs + receiving TDs this week: 0.93. That makes the chance of 1+ TD 60%.
  • Small sample: only 2 games so far, so treat this as directional.
How the math works

Rate: (actual total + 3 games of the typical rate) divided by (games played + 3). This keeps one or two games from swinging the estimate.

Matchup: the opponent's allowed rate to QBs divided by the league average, with only n/(n+4) of the gap applied and limited to x0.7 to x1.4.

Chance: expected 0.93, converted with a Poisson count model to the chance of 1+.

It does not know about injuries, snap counts, game script or weather.

Josh Allen's games

WkOppCarRuTDTgtRecReTD
1HOU62000
2DET142000
Average10.02.00.00.00.0

What the Chargers allow to QBs

WkOffenseRuTDReTD
1ARIARI00
2LVLV00
Chargers avg / game0.000.00
League avg0.240.00

Totals are for every QB the Chargers faced in each game, not just one player.