Josh Allen's Rushing-TD Streak Hits Record Territory Ahead of Patriots Tilt
Allen has run for two scores in all three games — the first QB ever to do it — and a leaky New England defense is next. Here's the fantasy read.
Record rushing-TD streak meets a Patriots D that can't tackle.
- 2 rushing TDs in each of first 3 games (2026)
- Tied for NFL lead with 6 rushing TDs
- First QB ever with multi-rush-TD games to open a season
- Patriots next: Drake Maye leads NFL in INTs
- 4th straight would be first since LaDainian Tomlinson
Josh Allen keeps rewriting the record book with his legs. Through three weeks he's rushed for two touchdowns in every game — six total, tied for the NFL lead — making him the first quarterback in league history to open a season with three straight multi-rushing-TD performances. He joins Jim Brown (1958), Stephen Davis (1999) and Priest Holmes (2003) as just the fourth player of any position to do it in the first three games of a year.
Even in a messy outing where he coughed the ball up three times, Allen dragged Buffalo to a win essentially by himself. Now the Bills host a New England team off to an ugly start, and the matchup tilts further in Allen's favor than the record alone suggests.
Why the Patriots Can't Stop This
New England's problems run deeper than Drake Maye leading the NFL in interceptions. The defense has had a tackling problem all month — on display last week when Trevor Lawrence busted through a pile on a designed run and only stopped because he took a knee at the 1-yard line to kill clock. If Lawrence can plow through that front, Allen rumbling in from the goal line is close to a formality.
Should Allen find the end zone twice on the ground again, he'd become the first player to notch multi-rushing-TD games in four straight to open a season since LaDainian Tomlinson. The streak isn't slowing down, and neither is the matchup quality.
The Fantasy Angle
The rushing floor is what makes Allen matchup-proof: even on turnover-heavy days, the goal-line equity bails out your lineup. For context on the opponent, Maye posted 354 PPR points across 17 games last season (2025) and ranks #9 overall, #3 at QB in our board — so this is a quietly high-ceiling game environment if New England has to chase.
Verdict: Start Allen with full confidence and never think twice. He's the rare QB whose legs guarantee production regardless of game script, and this week he's chasing history against a defense that can't bring anyone down. If you somehow rostered him as a flier, this is your buy-and-hold forever player.
