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Bills’ Josh Allen on impressive Keon Coleman TD: ‘That’s why we drafted him’

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The Bills grounded the Jets 40-14 in their final home game of the regular season on Sunday in Orchard Park.

Buffalo figured to be active in their ground game with a poor Gang Green run defense, but QB Josh Allen also turned in some highlight reel plays in the passing game.

Rookie receiver Coleman had one of the biggest catches of his young career. He demonstrated his jump ball abilities to rise above defenders to grab a scoring pass from QB Josh Allen.

“Yeah that’s what it started out as,” Coleman said to the press postgame about the play starting as a cross route. “Josh scrambled and then I just tried to be QB friendly and then I don’t know he went all the way to the right he told me go back that way and then I went back, he let it go.”

GM Brandon Beane and the front office brought in some playmaking talent in the receiving department this offseason as well as before the NFL trade deadline, drafting Coleman with their top selection and later trading for WR Amari Cooper.

Both receivers showcased their athleticism in Sunday’s win, going up to make big-time touchdown catches.

“A lot of quarterbacks aren’t really willing to make those risks, but he has that talent to where he knows exactly where to put the ball, and as a receiver, we love that,” Cooper said about Allen “That’s like our favorite thing about a quarterback because it gives us an opportunity to express our talents, you know not all receivers can go up and high-point the ball but the ones that can when they have the opportunity to it’s what we love the most.”

Allen shared how the touchdown pass play to Coleman unfolded from his perspective as well.

“I got tossed down there late a little bit,” Allen told the press about finding Coleman on the throw. “Once the ball was in the air I was pointing at him and I threw it and I felt in the corner of my eye Ty Johnson and I think Quincy Williams over there and I was like ‘oh shoot they’re going to be both in the same spot’ but that’s the reason why we drafted zero to go up and make plays like that and he made a heck of a play.”

As for Coleman, he was focused on making the play and wasn’t worried about the threat of the Jets’ coverage.

I ain’t worried about them, I just checked to see who was right there,” he added. “Jumping that high they going to have to undercover to get the ball out my hand so that’s it.”

 

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