Where Josh Allen, Stefon Diggs rank among NFL leaders post-Chiefs loss
The Buffalo Bills offense did not have a great outing against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 6. Overall, Buffalo was outgained 466 to 206 total yards.
Ouch.
But despite all the shortcomings, the Bills still have some players among league leaders in terms of their personal stats after six games. Those two are quarterback Josh Allen and wide receiver Stefon Diggs.
Allen had a pretty bad showing vs. KC. Overall, he only completed about half of his passes (14-for-27), for only 122 yards with two touchdowns and a late interception. Still, Allen’s currently among NFL leaders in terms of passing yards.
In total, Allen has 1,711 yards in the air this season, good for fourth-best in the NFL. Technically, it’s the third-best among active QBs as well because the league-leaders, the Cowboys’ Dak Prescott, suffered a season-ending ankle injury and his totals aren’t going to increase any further:
In addition to his passing yards, Allen’s also still scoring the earth with his touchdown throws. Only the Seahawks’ Russell Wilson has more of those in 2020 with 19. Allen has 16. Finally, Allen’s QB rating of 108 is the seventh-best in the NFL.
In terms of Buffalo’s No. 1 receiver, Diggs, like Allen, is kind of the No. 3 overall player at his position as well (if you exclude Prescott for Allen’s sake). Overall, Diggs has 555 receiving yards this season:
In order to get there, Diggs has the third-most receptions as well after six games with 42 and is tied for the second-most catches of 20-plus yards with eight.
Against the Chiefs, Diggs, like Allen, had a modest statistical game. He did lead the Bills, though. Diggs had six catches for 46 yards and a touchdown on eight targets.
While Allen and Diggs do still rank amongst the league’s best, their average stats against the Chiefs did drop them a bit. After Week 5, both players ranked second-best in the NFL in terms of yards, having now dropped a slot or two.
Plenty of ground could be made up next week, though. Buffalo travels to the New York Jets. During the Bills’ season-opening meeting with the Jets, Allen had his first 300-yard outing of his career (312), while Diggs again led his team receiving with eight catches for 86 yards.
