Josh Allen is having a relatively good season with over 2,300 passing yards, positioning him and the Bills well for the playoffs with a strong record. Recently, he ended a personal drought of long-distance touchdown passes thanks to a connection with Tyrell Shavers.
The successful 43-yard long pass from Allen to Shavers was a deep ball not seen from the quarterback since 2022. He had not thrown a successful long pass for a touchdown of that distance in nearly three years with the Bills, a significant drought for a quarterback with an arm like his.
“Per ESPN Research, Josh Allen’s TD throw to Tyrell Shavers was his first passing TD on a throw of 40-plus air yards since the 2022 season finale against New England,” reported Alaina Getzenberg on X about Allen’s deep pass to his receiver in the second quarter.
Allen not the league’s top QB in 2025
So far this season, Allen has not dominated categories like passes completed, pass attempts, passing yards, or passing touchdowns. Despite this, he is helping the Bills advance as far as possible in the regular season.
In one of the few top-10 lists Allen features on (at least before Week 11) is the total quarterback sacked category. He had been sacked 20 times before the game against the Buccaneers, demonstrating that the offensive line has had some shortcomings.
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Long passes of 2025
The 43-yard pass is not the longest he has thrown this year. While it is his longest passing touchdown since 2022, his longest pass this season was a 54-yarder against the Panthers, and he has also had other successful passes of 50 and 40+ yards.
