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Josh Allen scores the first touchdown of the season

Josh Allen scores the first touchdown of the season
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  • Alaina Getzenberg, ESPNSeptember 8, 2024, 2:00 p.m. ET

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      Alaina Getzenberg is a staff writer covering the Buffalo Bills and the NFL. She joined ESPN in 2021. Alaina was previously a local reporter at the Charlotte Observer and has also worked for CBS Sports and the Dallas Morning News. She is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley. You can follow her on Twitter @agetzenberg.

ORCHARD PARK, NY – After a rushing touchdown by Josh Allen was called back earlier in the game for a face mask violation, the Buffalo Bills quarterback scored his team’s first touchdown of the season on a seven-yard run.

The touchdown brought the Bills within one point with 19 seconds left in the half – 17-10.

Allen faked the handoff to running back Ty Johnson, kept the ball and ran right into the end zone. The score capped a drive that included three false start penalties for the Bills, but a roughing the passer penalty against the Cardinals resulted in a key first down for Buffalo.

The drive was by far the best of the half for the Bills, after the first half ended with a fumble by Allen and the team had to settle for a field goal in the second half.

Allen had three runs for 20 yards and completed five passes for 76 yards in the game.

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