For every sport he broadcasts in the course of the 2024 NFL season all through Tremendous Bowl LIX, FOX Sports activities lead NFL analyst Tom Brady is selecting one standout star as his LFG Participant of the Sport.
In Week 8, that award went to the quarterback who basically inherited management of the AFC East from Brady — Josh Allen. The Buffalo Payments famous person carved up Mike Macdonald’s Seahawks protection to the tune of 24 completions on 34 cross makes an attempt, 283 yards, two touchdowns and an interception regardless of slick, moist circumstances in Seattle. Take a look at Brady’s full dialog with Allen after the 31-10 win right here:
Tom Brady’s LFG Participant of the Sport: Payments QB Josh Allen | Week 8 DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE
Though this sport marked Allen’s first journey to the notoriously hostile setting at Seattle’s Lumen Discipline, Allen stated he “felt nice” thanks largely to how the Payments’ equally passionate fan base traveled.
“It felt nice,” Allen instructed Brady. “I will inform you what feels nice proper now’s Payments Mafia. We’re within the constructing. It is a enjoyable one for them. It was a complementary crew win, very completely happy for our guys. I ended up throwing one [interception], that is form of the way it goes generally, however I’ll say this: I made a sort out, allowed our protection to go on the market, and so they made a cease for us. So I am completely happy for our guys.”
Brady was impressed all through the sport with how Allen didn’t take pointless dangers or depend on damaged performs. As an alternative, he performed extra inside the construction of the Payments offense, taking what the protection gave him, comparable to on a late third-down checkdown throw to Khalil Shakir that resulted in a Payments punt. However, in Brady’s thoughts, that play confirmed Allen’s maturity.
“One other good job by Allen simply managing the sport,” Brady stated after the throw. “That was his solely open receiver and [he] comes up just a little brief there on fourth down. However would not take a success, I really like seeing that. Up 21 factors, [he] would not must be the hero that he has been for thus lengthy in his league. To ensure that them to recover from the hump, him being wholesome is paramount to the success of this group.”
When requested about that growth after the sport, Allen credited one other Brady: Payments offensive coordinator Joe Brady (no relation to Tom).
“I believe Joe is giving me loads of solutions on offense,” Allen stated. “I believe the system that he is been placing in for us, it has been very superior for us. Guys are getting open. Now we have the time period, ‘All people eats.’ And tonight, it was Khalil and Dawson Knox [who] acquired concerned, and it simply looks like guys are getting open. We’re getting the ball to them, caring for the soccer. And I believe that mindset that Joe has in me, he trusts me implicitly, and I belief him as properly. So something that he calls, I am simply making an attempt to go on the market and run it to one of the best of our means.”
Allen can also be having to do one thing Brady handled in his profession — combine a brand new star extensive receiver into his crew’s offense — after the Payments traded for Amari Cooper earlier this month. Cooper had a quiet sport within the field rating, with only one reception for 3 yards, however each Brady and Allen are bullish on the 30-year-old Professional Bowler’s potential impression on his new crew.
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“He attracts loads of consideration,” Allen stated. “, when he [has single coverage] bottom, it looks like he is all the time acquired [a safety helping] excessive on him, which opens up different alternatives for our guys on the opposite facet. So he is a real skilled. I am very lucky to have the ability to play with somebody like him. And because the weeks go by, we will proceed to get on the identical web page, and he’ll get extra concerned as we go. And I am very excited for that.”
Allen can also be excited for Brady’s new profession out of the rival Patriots’ uniform and pads.
“You look good, man,” Allen instructed the suit-wearing Brady.
The inaugural LFG trophy went to Cowboys pass-rusher Micah Parsons in Week 1, adopted by star New Orleans Saints RB Alvin Kamara in Week 2, Baltimore Ravens RB Derrick Henry in Week 3, Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB Baker Mayfield in Week 4, Arizona Cardinals QB Kyler Murray in Week 5, Detroit Lions offensive sort out Penei Sewell in Week 6 and Kansas Metropolis Chiefs offensive guard Joe Thuney in Week 7.
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