Josh Allen Breaks Record, Talks About God's Plan
The Buffalo quarterback passed Jim Kelly in touchdown passes after the 36-10 win over Baltimore and spoke about God's timing.
On November 1, 2026, Josh Allen broke the Bills' touchdown pass record in a 36-10 win over the Ravens. When asked about the achievement, he shared the credit, as reported by Sports Spectrum.
Buffalo comes in at six wins and one loss, half a game ahead of the Broncos and Steelers at the top of the AFC. The team has five straight AFC East titles (2020-24) and seven consecutive playoff appearances. What's missing is the final step.
A Record With Many Owners
Allen passed Jim Kelly, the Hall of Fame quarterback who also never won a Super Bowl with Buffalo. In seven games this season he has 1,793 passing yards, 11 touchdowns, five interceptions, and 270 rushing yards with nine touchdowns.
«A record gets broken; God's timing does not.»
He is also the NFL's all-time leader in rushing touchdowns by a quarterback, with 88, and was the 2024 MVP. He came to the Bills as the seventh overall pick of the 2018 draft out of Wyoming, and the team changed levels almost overnight.
On the record, he said that breaking records is great, but it isn't only his: a lot of people worked to get him to this point, and he doesn't take being Buffalo's quarterback for granted.
And he closed with a line that weighs more than the stat: "God put me here for a reason, and I'm going to keep trusting his plan" (translated by Sígueme).
A Wake-Up Call in the Middle of a Scare
In January 2023, his teammate Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field with cardiac arrest. The initial outlook was very grim, and his progress in the following days surprised everyone.
When the Bills played again, Allen spoke with CBS Sports and asked for prayer for Hamlin. Days later, on the Kyle Brandt's Basement podcast, he said it worked as a spiritual awakening that reached him in a way he couldn't deny, according to Sports Spectrum.
He also admitted he hadn't been the most consistent follower of Christ and that he had drifted away from church as an adult. He could find no explanation other than a higher Power.
The Ring Still Missing
The flip side of the praise is the criticism. Sports Spectrum describes how the same attention he gets for his numbers comes with criticism for not having won the big game, and that a title would cement his legacy.
It's worth pausing there. It's tempting to turn faith into a guarantee of a trophy, as if God owed a ring to whoever trusts him. Scripture doesn't work that way: "For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven" (Ecclesiastes 3:1, ESV).
Allen told NFL Network, before this season, that athletic glory was the most important thing in his life until he got married, had a daughter, and grew in faith. He told ESPN, at the start of 2025, that he had learned to trust God's timing and that this timing never fails.
His next test is Monday night against the Minnesota Vikings, who also have six wins and one loss. Kickoff is at 8:15 p.m. Eastern, in Minneapolis.
Before asking God for a result, ask him for a heart that keeps trusting if the result doesn't come. On Monday, when you look at the clock, remember that a record gets broken; God's timing does not. What are you chasing while you wait for that timing?
