# Josh Allen Leads Bills to Historic MVP Start

> Josh Allen becomes NFL's first player with two 9+ touchdown games in first two starts.
- Title: Josh Allen Leads Bills to Historic MVP Start · Newsweek
- Summary: Josh Allen becomes NFL's first player with two 9+ touchdown games in first two starts. Josh Allen leads Bills to historic first two starts with nine…
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- Source: Newsweek — https://newsweek.com/sports/nfl/bills-josh-allen-follows-mvp-trend-with-historic-first-two-starts-12460885
- Author: Andrew Gould
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: josh allen, buffalo bills, nfl, mvp, quarterback, first two starts
## Josh Allen's Historic Start
Josh Allen leads the Buffalo Bills to a 41-31 victory over the Detroit Lions with three passing and two rushing scores.
## MVP Trend Continues
Allen is the third player in NFL history to account for nine touchdowns with zero turnovers in the season's first two games.
## Historic Performance
The 30-year-old has 582 passing yards, 92 rushing yards, and a 125.8 quarterback rating for the 2-0 Bills.
## First Player Since 1960
Allen is the first player since 1960 with at least three passing and three rushing touchdowns through the season's first two games.
## Coach's Praise
Bills head coach Joe Brady said, 'Anytime the ball’s in his hands, good things happen. And yeah, love that guy.'

> Anytime the ball’s in his hands, good things happen, said bills head coach joe brady
## Next Game
Allen can continue his torrid start when the Bills face the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 3.
## Key takeaway

Josh Allen leads Bills to historic first two starts with nine touchdowns and zero turnovers, making him early MVP favorite.