Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen didn’t have to do too much during his team’s opening drive of Week 6 Monday night football clashing with the New York Jets, completing just one pass for 14 yards in the nine-play series. Buffalo instead leaned on rookie running back Ray Davis all the way, as the fourth-round pick totaled 48 yards on six carries; The series culminated with Allen rushing from one yard off a push.

While again not the most taxing drive of Allen’s career, it still ended with the signal caller setting a new NFL record: according to Bills PR, Allen’s first-quarter touchdown was the 232nd of his career, which is the most ever . recorded by a player during the first seven seasons in NFL history.

The record shows just how dominant Allen has been during the early part of his professional tenure, namely the past four seasons; he has earned NFL MVP votes in three of the last four campaigns and is the only player in league history to score more than 40 touchdowns in four consecutive years. Allen’s first score in Week 6 allowed him to pass Kansas City Chiefs signal caller Patrick Mahomes (231) in total scores through the first seven seasons of one’s career; one major caveat is that Mahomes appeared in just one game as a rookie and did not score a touchdown.

Allen entered the season ranked fourth on the seven-year total touchdowns list and moved into a tie for second place with Pro Football Hall of Famers Dan Marino and Peyton Manning (225 totals) after Week 1. He is now in exclusive possession of the first place. post only a quarter in week 6; he will look to extend his lead through the remainder of the 2024 season.

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