Nantz's 'Peanut Punch' Goes Viral — and Josh Allen Checked In

Jim Nantz tried to punch a football loose from J.J. Watt's arm during the Bills-Raiders broadcast in Week 6 — and the swing at the future Hall of Famer's grip did more damage to Nantz than to the ball. On the Pat McAfee Show this week, Nantz said the attempt stung badly enough that he half-joked he'd broken his wrist on live TV, which triggered a wave of concerned check-ins.

Among them: Josh Allen, who texted Nantz about an hour after the game asking if he'd actually broken his hand, plus a former U.S. president who reached out to ask the same. Nantz clarified there are no broken bones, no swelling, and no injury report spot — he'll be in Baltimore with Watt and Tracy Wolfson for Ravens-Bengals in Week 7.

The real fantasy news here isn't the booth — it's that Allen was paying attention. The Bills QB is our QB1 and the #3 overall player in 2026, and through six games he's piled up 169 PPR points on the back of 1,504 passing yards, nine touchdowns, zero interceptions, and a monster 240 rushing yards with eight rushing scores.

The Form Wrinkle

There's one footnote managers should clock: Allen's last five games are running 3.3 fantasy points per game below his 2026 season average. That's not a crisis — it's the gap between 'elite' and 'absurd' — but if you're staring at a buy-low window on your QB-needy leaguemate, that dip is the lever to pull.

The rushing floor is what keeps Allen bulletproof. Eight rushing touchdowns in six games is the kind of dual-threat production that doesn't vanish on a bad weather day, and a zero-interception stretch tells you the decision-making is clean.

Bottom line: Allen is a locked-in weekly start, full stop — he's our QB1 overall and the rushing volume alone floors him in the top tier. If his manager is spooked by the recent cooldown, test a buy-low. Nantz, meanwhile, is cleared for Week 7 with no designation.