Josh Allen cold weather stats: How effective is Bills QB in a freezing environment?

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Josh Allen set to face difficult weather vs Dolphins

Josh Allen is playing his fifth season with the Buffalo Bills and cold weather shouldn't be a problem for him. Snow is expected for Saturday night's game between the Bills and Miami Dolphins at Highmark Stadium, which will be their second meeting this season.

Josh Allen has played four games this season where the temperatures have fallen below 40 degrees. He has won three out of those four games and so, will be having a weather advantage in the upcoming contest.

Temperatures are expected to go as low as 29 degrees, and Tua Tagovailoa is known to struggle in cold weather games.

Josh Allen lost the first game played in sub-40 degrees conditions, against the Minnesota Vikings, in Week 10. With winds sweeping at 11 miles per hour, the temperature dropped to 38 degrees. Vikings with a 8-1 record then, defeated the Bills, 33-30. Allen threw for 330 yards with a pass completion percentage of 67.44, and one touchdown.

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Since then, the Bills have been playing in much colder temperatures and have won all their games, against the Cleveland Browns, New England Patriots, and the New York Jets.

Despite winning, Josh Allen's performances saw a drop in these games. He threw for less than 250+ yards and had four passing touchdowns in all three games, which saw temperatures below 40 degrees.

Allen averaged 205.6 passing yards, a 54.4 percent completion rate, and a 78.3 rating in five games below 40 degrees last season. The Buffalo Bills averaged 26 points per game.

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He averaged 281.6 passing yards, completed over 67 percent of his throws, and had a 97.6 passer rating in 12 games above 40 degrees. The Buffalo Bills averaged 29.4 points per game.

However, in the next game, the Bills have an advantage, as the Dolphins have a record of 7-14 with a winning percentage of 33 percent, in temperatures below 32 degrees.

Josh Allen timeline

Josh Allen
Josh Allen

The Buffalo Bills selected Allen as their seventh overall choice in the first round of the 2018 draft. Allen started 11 of the 12 games he participated in during his first season. He completed 2,074 yards of passing while scoring 10 touchdowns and throwing 12 interceptions.

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Allen has thrown for more than 4000 yards and over 35 touchdowns in each of the last two seasons. Allen also has a record of throwing for over 4,000 yards and rushing for 750 yards in a season.

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Edited by Akshay Saraswat
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