Last season, in the Divisional Round against the Chiefs, Josh Allen and Gabriel Davis had a performance for the ages. While Allen kept Buffalo afloat in a difficult road matchup at Arrowhead Stadium, he had historical help from Davis — who broke an NFL playoff receiving record while torching the Chiefs’ defense.
The Bills would tease this dynamic connection again in an exhibition against the Broncos last month, but it wasn’t the same. It was fun and electric, especially as you’d expect from this rising duo, but it didn’t really count, you know?
During Buffalo’s opener against the Rams (-2.5), Allen and Davis finally and officially rekindled their playoff magic in a real setting … in the first touchdown of the entire NFL season. And boy, was it a good one:
The first touchdown of the 2022 NFL Season!
📺: @SNFonNBC pic.twitter.com/2GpvRlvcLX
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) September 9, 2022
The FIRST TD of the 2022 #NFL season belongs to #BillsMafia!#Kickoff2022 on NBC and @peacockTV. pic.twitter.com/Hnuf0jHZ6K
— Sunday Night Football on NBC (@SNFonNBC) September 9, 2022
Oh, and we’ve already seen this duo hook up a ton in their early careers:
Josh Allen connects with Gabe Davis for the Bills first touchdown of the season.
That marks Davis' 14th career touchdown and Allen's 105th career passing TD.
— Buffalo Bills PR (@BuffaloBillsPR) September 9, 2022
Allen and Davis are so good and clearly have a ton of established chemistry. So for these young men to benefit from a trick delayed release on Davis’ part is almost unfair. But then again, I have a feeling these two will make lots of secondaries seem silly regardless of circumstances this year.
NFL fans weren't surprised to see the Allen-Davis connection make a quick appearance in the Bills' opener
I expect to see this exact play again in February, but with caption “last touchdown of the 2022 NFL season.” https://t.co/HTiIxytDdd
— mary elizabeth (@mary_sandner) September 9, 2022
Well that didn t take long https://t.co/iNoxUZNnj2
— Dan the man 🇨🇦 🏒🏖 (@danwarren6) September 9, 2022
Josh Allen to Gabe Davis for the Bills' first touchdown.
Get used to it. That's gonna happen a lot this year.
— Henry McKenna (@McKennAnalysis) September 9, 2022
Josh Allen and Gabe Davis picking up right where they left off pic.twitter.com/riJRFAgwGP
— LastWordOnNFL (@LastWordOnNFL) September 9, 2022
Josh Allen and Gabe Davis had breakfast every day: tomorrow's front page story
— Sam Wagman (@swagman95) September 9, 2022
Another day at the office for Josh and Gabe
— Faked17 (@fakedfollower17) September 9, 2022
Gabe Davis scoring the first touchdown of the year too fitting after being the fantasy football darling of the 2022 offseason
— Brad Spielberger, Esq. (@PFF_Brad) September 9, 2022
That was fast https://t.co/HT9l02reaA
— rachel hamm (@Rach_elle619) September 9, 2022
