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Josh Allen scored the first receiving touchdown of his young career with the help of a little trickery early.
- The Buffalo Bills scored early in their wild-card contest against the Houston Texans with the help of a little trickery.
- After faking a handoff to Frank Gore, quarterback Josh Allen tossed the ball to wide receiver John Brown, who feinted a run, stopped, and then threw back to Allen streaking towards the end zone.
- Allen made the catch and leaped into the end zone for the first receiving touchdown of his career.
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The Buffalo Bills wasted no time in their wild-card contest against the Houston Texans.
On the opening possession of the game, the Bills drove the field in just over three minutes with six plays, capping off their march with a "Philly Special" style trick play that saw Josh Allen score the first receiving touchdown of his career.
After taking a shotgun snap, Allen faked a handoff to running back Frank Gore, and then tossed the ball to wide receiver John Brown who was running behind him for what looked like was a reverse.
But rather than carry on the run, Brown stopped in his tracks and turned back, throwing to Allen who was streaking towards the end zone uncovered. Allen secured the catch and plowed through a Texans defender at the goal line to take a 7-0 lead.
The Bills entered the game as slight underdogs, but on their opening drive, it was clear that Buffalo came ready to empty out the playbook.
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