The Buffalo Bills were having fun in the snow Sunday night against the San Francisco 49ers.
Already up 21-3 in the third quarter, Josh Allen threw a short pass to Amari Cooper. The wide receiver was being held up by SF defenders and saw his quarterback in front of him.
Cooper pitched a lateral back to Allen, who finished the play by hitting the pylon for the score.
The scoring had Josh Allen throwing a touchdown pass to himself. Yes, he threw a TD pass to himself. The box score shows Allen with zero receptions for seven yards and a TD.
After the PAT, it was 28-3 and the 49ers couldn’t get out of the snow fast enough. They had already lost Christian McCaffrey to a knee injury.
“Amari Cooper to Josh Allen for the TD!” is a new one 😂
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1st & Goal at SF 7
(5:58 – 3rd) A.Anderson reported in as eligible. J.Allen pass short left to A.Cooper to SF 9 for -2 yards. Lateral to J.Allen for 9 yards, TOUCHDOWN. T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-R.Ferguson, Holder-S.Martin.
Allen is the one of the few quarterbacks in NFL history to get a receiving touchdown on a pass he threw. Marcus Mariota was the last person to do it in 2018. Btad Johnson did it, too.
QBs to throw TD passes to themselves:
Josh Allen, 12/1/2024 (lateral from receiver)
Marcus Mariota, 1/6/2018
Brad Johnson, 10/12/1997
Frank Ryan, 10/30/1960 (lateral from receiver)
Roy Zimmerman, 10/29/1944 (lateral from receiver) https://t.co/P6mnS88IJN— Quirky Research (@QuirkyResearch) December 2, 2024
