Amid the hype for the Bills vs. Chiefs clash, the quarterback duel between Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes at Bills Stadium had a big twist. While fans expected the duo to score touchdowns and lead their teams, the first half saw the star quarterbacks throw 1 interception each.
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This unwanted feat put the duo in a tough spot, even though they did catch up in the second half.
Mahomes, who has thrown 10 interceptions so far, joined Sam Darnold and Geno Smith in the list of most NFL interceptions thrown by a QB in the 2024 season. The Packers’ star QB Jordan Love heads the list with 11 INTs this season.
Mahomes is intercepted on just the second play of the game. A poor decision by Mahomes.pic.twitter.com/nb0jPmcwwj
— TheJamesPatrick (@TheJamesPatrick) November 17, 2024
Notably, Mahomes also threw one more interception than Jared Goff and Baker Mayfield, who had 9 each after Week 11. This increased count of interceptions has put the Chiefs QB on the back foot.
In comparison, the Bills QB, who hasn’t thrown many interceptions this year, threw one today, joining Jalen Hurts and Caleb Williams with five interceptions. However, Lamar Jackson, who is leading in passing yards (2876) and touchdowns (25), is the QB with the fewest interceptions, only 3 to his name.
Statistically, Allen has had a better season than Mahomes with 19 touchdowns while Mahomes has 12. Both QBs have produced impressive numbers in passing yards, with Josh Allen (2281) outscoring Mahomes by a small margin (2208).
However, Mahomes indeed has more reasons to worry than Allen because he has thrown double the number of interceptions than the Bills QB.
Perhaps the Chiefs QB should increase his pocket awareness, improve communication with teammates, and resort to shorter passes to minimize the chances of getting intercepted too often.
Allen’s TD pass to Curtis Samuel in the 4th quarter, however, made up for his interception from earlier in the game.
