PITTSBURGH — The Buffalo Bills' Josh Allen scored on an 8-yard run in the fourth quarter of a 26-7 victory against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday to set the NFL's all-time record for regular-season rushing touchdowns by a quarterback.
It was the 76th rushing score of Allen's eight-year career, breaking the record held by former NFL quarterback Cam Newton (75).
It also was Allen's 49th career game with a passing touchdown and a rushing touchdown, which is four more than the next closest player all time (Newton, 45).
Allen, who tied his career high with three rushing touchdowns against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 11, set the record in 123 games, while Newton established the previous mark in 145 games.
Overall, Allen's 76 rushing TDs are the second most of any player since he entered the league in 2018, behind Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry (106).
Of the 76 scores, 27 have come from the 1-yard line and 72 are from the red zone.
«I like that it presents a different challenge for defenses,» Allen told ESPN about why he enjoys running. «They have to account for the quarterback run, which means you get an extra blocker in the run game and just makes them have to think about that in the back there. And even if we don't utilize it all that much, it's always the threat of being there that helps, I think, an offense out.»
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