On one touchdown pass on Thursday night, Bills quarterback Josh Allen displayed his strong arm, but for most of the game, new offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey called short passes. And it succeeded.
Allen set a career record for the regular season with a completion percentage of 83.9 percent after completing 26 of his 31 throws. (He marginally exceeded it with an 84.0 percent completion rate in the Patriots playoff victory in January.)
Allen made short and crisp passes for most of the game instead of his trademark downfield strikes, a break from his usual style. We'd have to wait and see whether it develops into the Bills' offense's standard offense or if Dorsey mostly implemented the short passing game in response to the Rams' defense and the possibility of Aaron Donald catching Allen if Allen didn't get rid of the ball quickly.
Early in his career, Allen said that while he had a powerful arm and could throw long downfield, his accuracy wasn't up to par. It seems like a very long time ago now. Allen is demonstrating that he can overwhelm defenses from different angles.
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