Dion Dawkins Defends Josh Allen After Bills Win

Before the season began, Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen was named the most overrated player in the NFL by anonymous personnel around the league.

In just a single game to start the 2024 season, though, that designation might be laughably wrong.

Allen recorded four total touchdowns and led the way for the Bills to erase a 14-point deficit to defeat the Arizona Cardinals 34-28. Buffalo's star quarterback added over 270 yards of total offense while turning the ball over just once in the first quarter.

With his dynamic performance, some players on the Bills roster wasted no time in laughing at the former anonymous poll.

"He continues to show the world to stop playing with his name," Bills tackle Dion Dawkins said. “He shocks me every time. When he gets airborne, I’m like, ‘Josh, please bro, please.’ But he does it. It looks good, it feels good, and he gets up. I’m happy that Josh is 17 and 17 is Josh. I love him, and he continues to show the world to stop playing with his name. Stop playing with him. Yes, yes, we get it, we get it, we get it, but 17, that boy is a dog. He is a dog, man, and I ride for him.”

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As the Bills look to continue their success into their second-week showdown against the Miami Dolphins, it appears Allen has taken his "overrated" moniker as a slight.

Now it's the rest of the league that must deal with those consequences.