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Buffalo Bills: 3 stats Josh Allen must improve to win MVP in 2020

By Brandon Croce

HOUSTON, TEXAS - JANUARY 04: Josh Allen #17 of the Buffalo Bills signals to his team against the Houston Texans during the first quarter of the AFC Wild Card Playoff game at NRG Stadium on January 04, 2020 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
HOUSTON, TEXAS - JANUARY 04: Josh Allen #17 of the Buffalo Bills signals to his team against the Houston Texans during the first quarter of the AFC Wild Card Playoff game at NRG Stadium on January 04, 2020 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /
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PITTSBURGH, PA – DECEMBER 15: Josh Allen #17 of the Buffalo Bills in action against the Pittsburgh Steelers on December 15, 2019 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
PITTSBURGH, PA – DECEMBER 15: Josh Allen #17 of the Buffalo Bills in action against the Pittsburgh Steelers on December 15, 2019 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) /

Deep Ball Accuracy

One of the concerns watching Josh Allen a season ago was his inability to connect on throws over 20 yards. According to PlayerProfiler.com, Allen completed only 25% of his pass attempts over 20 yards, which ranked 33rd in the NFL.

This is clearly not a revelation to anyone, and the Buffalo Bills front office knew they needed to get their quarterback some help in this department. GM Brandon Beane was able to do that in the form of Stefon Diggs, who is third in the NFL in receiving yards on catches 20 or more yards downfield over the past three years.

By having a reliable target downfield like Stefon Diggs, it should not only help Allen in this category but also be a boost to his passing yards, which he finished 23rd in last year with 3,089 passing yards.

These are also plays that also have a higher likelihood of resulting in touchdowns, which Josh Allen threw 20 of last year and ranked 21st in the NFL.

If Josh Allen can improve his deep ball accuracy now with a weapon like Stefon Diggs, he should have a great chance of improving his passing yards and touchdowns from a season ago.

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