Kyle Allen Efficient In Loss To Giants
Kyle Allen completed 31 passes on 42 attempts for 280 yards with two touchdowns and an interception in a loss to the Giants on Sunday. Allen added eight rushing yards and also lost a fumble in the contest. While Allen played well, all anyone will remember from this game is a failed two-point conversion attempt with 36 seconds left in which Allen appeared to have a running lane to the end zone, but instead threw an incomplete pass. Despite the rough ending, Allen likely played well enough to remain the starter over Alex Smith and Dwayne Haskins. Allen will be a streamable QB2 in two-quarterback leagues with a good matchup with Dallas in Week 7.
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Kyle Allen Signs With Steelers
Kyle Allen signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers, according to Ari Meirov of the 33rd Team. Allen, a six-year NFL veteran, has thrown for 4,734 yards, 26 touchdowns, and 21 interceptions through his first 30 NFL games with the Commanders, Panthers, Texans, and Bills. With Russell Wilson and Justin Fields now on the roster, Allen is likely competing to be the team's emergency quarterback and scout team signal-caller. The Steelers carried three quarterbacks on the roster last season, so he has a path to sticking around beyond the offseason and training camp. However, he can be safely ignored in fantasy football, regardless of format.
Source: Ari Meirov -- 33rd Team
Free-agent quarterback Source: Ari Meirov -- 33rd Team
Kyle Allen Looking Like Backup QB
Kyle Allen and Matt Barkley have an open competition for the backup QB role in training camp, but Allen has displayed a clear higher level of ability through all of his repetitions in training camp than Barkley. It comes down to arm strength and decision-making, and Allen has shown a consistent ability to zip passes into tighter windows in the intermediate areas of the field. Barkley has shown some accuracy issues on his touch throws. If the separation of ability continues between the two signal-callers, it might not take much longer for Allen to get all of the second-team time in training camp as the backup behind Josh Allen entering the 2023 regular season.
Source: The Athletic - Joe Buscaglia
Buffalo Bills quarterbacks Source: The Athletic - Joe Buscaglia
Kyle Allen Likely To Win Backup Job In Buffalo
Kyle Allen and Matt Barkley. Allen is the likeliest to win the job behind Josh Allen with the Bills successfully getting Barkley to the practice squad in past years. Kyle Allen, 27, has made 19 career starts in the NFL in his five seasons, with two coming last year for the Houston Texans. In 23 career games with the Panthers, Commanders and Texans, he has completed 62.6 percent of his passes for 4,734 yards, 26 touchdowns and 21 interceptions. Even if Kyle Allen is forced into starting duties at some point in 2023, he won't be anything more than a low-end QB2 play in superflex leagues.
Source: The Athletic - Joe Buscaglia
The Buffalo Bills' backup quarterback job will be more of a competition in 2023 than it was this past year between Source: The Athletic - Joe Buscaglia
Bills Sign Kyle Allen On Wednesday
Kyle Allen to an undisclosed deal on Wednesday, according to a source. He has 19 career starts in the NFL and will now back up Josh Allen. The 27-year-old should be Josh's primary backup in his new home. He spent the 2022 season as a backup with the Texans and started in just two games, going 46-for-78 for 416 yards, two touchdowns and four interceptions. In his 19 career starts over five seasons with the Texans, Carolina Panthers and Washington Commanders, Kyle Allen has a 62.6% completion percentage, 4,734 yards, 26 touchdowns and 21 interceptions in 23 games played. He won't have any fantasy appeal unless Josh Allen misses time due to injury in 2023.
Source: NFL Network - Ian Rapoport
The Buffalo Bills are signing former Houston Texans quarterback Source: NFL Network - Ian Rapoport
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