Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen’s hurdle over L'Jarius Sneed last season is a moment that needs to be looked at again, purely because of how incredible it was. 

If ever there was a quarterback whose career can be described as going from mediocre to superstar like the flick of a switch, Josh Allen might be the perfect example of it, because his rise wasn’t exactly something that was gradual when it came to the NFL.

Having been taken with the #7 pick in the 2018 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills, it took him a while before he became the force that he is today. He had to sit for the early part of his debut season in the league, and it took him a little bit of time to get used to how things are done in the big leagues.

Even after his second season, you’d be forgiven for thinking that he might be on his way to being seen as a bust, as he could only complete 58.8% of his passes, threw for just 3,089 yards, and only threw 20 touchdowns across the 16 game season, relying more on his legs to get him out of trouble as he crossed the goalline 9 times that year and put up 510 yards. 

Then though came the 2020 season and it all changed quicker than the snap of a ball.

Allen almighty

His numbers shot up in comparison to the last season, as he threw for 4,544 yards, completed a so far career-best 69.2% of his passes and threw for 37 touchdowns, quickly establishing the Bills as the team to beat in the AFC East and putting them in contention to go deep in the playoffs.

And they did just that, as the Bills reached the AFC Championship game for the first time as a franchise since the last of their four consecutive trips to the Super Bowl in the 1993 season, but they came up short against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in a 38-24 loss on the road. 

But it was that season that showed the league he could be an elite player, and he carried it on into 2021 and got his revenge* on the Chiefs in the perfect fashion.

The Allen-Oop

When the Bills visited the Chiefs in Week 5 this past season, Allen and Mahomes put on something of a thriller, with 587 passing yards and 5 touchdowns between them, with the Bills coming out on top by a score of 38-20, but the play of the game arguably came from Allen with his feet.

With the Bills already holding a commanding lead, Allen decided to do a little bit of showboating and left Chiefs defensive back L'Jarius Sneed clutching at thin air as he lept over him and grabbing a crucial 1st down:

*Well, a win in the regular season doesn’t quite make up for a loss in the AFC Championship game, especially as they would go on to lose to the Chiefs in the playoffs later in the year in an all-time classic game, but at least in the moment, leaving a Chiefs player embarrassed had to feel a little good to him.