The Buffalo Bills quarterback arguably pulled off the flop of the year against the Baltimore Ravens.
The Buffalo Bills are one week removed from their historic win against the Indianapolis Colts in the Wild Card Round. Their grand prize was a matchup against the Lamar Jackson-led Baltimore Ravens in front of their beloved Bills Mafia.
Not a lot happened in the first quarter, but the Bills found themselves in favorable territory after a 23-yard punt by Sam Koch. On the second play of their drive, quarterback Josh Allen threw away a pass after getting pressured by Ravens linebacker Justin Madubuike. As he threw the incomplete pass, Madubuike lightly pushed Allen, who sold it like got shot by a cannon and drew the roughing the passer penalty. Ladies and gentlemen, we have our flop of the year.
As is the case with any flop, social media roasted the Bills signal caller.
Josh Allen just flopped... and it worked. Roughing the passer called.
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) January 17, 2021
pic.twitter.com/Y068hh28v6
josh allen’s flop was a work of art pic.twitter.com/xjhoyJcIt6
— kathleen (@kathleen_hanley) January 17, 2021
Josh Allen with the best flop since Louis Van Gaal #BillsMafia pic.twitter.com/iJUqm5ZMl4
— Sean M (@716seanm) January 17, 2021
And the award for best supporting actor goes to : Josh Allen for that flop.🤣🤣 #Bills #BillsMafia #NFL
— Tail (@BigDaddyTail) January 17, 2021
Josh Allen is watching some NBA flop highlights. pic.twitter.com/SU27mLvnGk
— Mark (@MarkReadsComics) January 17, 2021
The Grammy goes to josh Allen for that flop. pic.twitter.com/lbfCmD7NkU
— E£M83 (@EM8384039250) January 17, 2021
Josh Allen should be ashamed of himself for that flop
— Aidan Quigley (@QuigleyAidan) January 17, 2021
Josh Allen practicing his flop this week: pic.twitter.com/hhvTaPYfGG
— Yahoo Sportsbook (@YahooSportsbook) January 17, 2021
LIVE JOSH ALLEN FLOP: pic.twitter.com/ZBwDR2Zb9C
— If you follow Matty.... (@IfYouFollowMatt) January 17, 2021
Josh Allen’s flop would’ve cost him $5k in the NBA
— bentley (@BentleyWinstead) January 17, 2021
https://twitter.com/MeliMissfit/status/1350620943882854401
The flop was all for naught
You have to give Allen credit, he sold it like most professional soccer stars and NBA players do. While everyone in Buffalo surely loved it, those who root for the Ravens were livid.
If there’s one thing the Ravens can take solace in, it’s that the Bills were unable to capitalize on the roughing the passer penalty. On the following three plays, Allen only managed to muster a one-yard completion running back Devin Singletary. The Bills would settle for a 28-yard field goal by rookie kicker Tyler Bass to give them a 3-0 lead.
Allen is a star on the rise, but he definitely lost out on some popularity points in the state of Maryland. Seriously, Allen needs to be nominated for Best Actor in next year’s Academy Awards.