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Buffalo Bills<\/a> quarterback Josh Allen has fallen short of his career goal to win the Super Bowl, but could be moving ever closer to an unstated accomplishment \u2014 a spot in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n Allen gave a major boost to his Hall of Fame resume when he earned league MVP in 2024, but likely has more work before wrapping up a spot. The Bills quarterback may have gotten more good news this week, with a rating placing him at the top of the list for all-time rushing efficiency.<\/p>\n Josh Allen\u2019s All-Time Rushing Accolade<\/p>\n In an episode of \u201cUp and Adams\u201d<\/a> this week, host Kay Adams noted that Allen is rated as the NFL\u2019s most efficient ballcarrier of all time.<\/p>\n \u201cThis really puts it into perspective,\u201d Adams said. \u201cJosh [Allen] is the current all-time leader in rushing success rate. Meaning, nobody in the entire history of the league has picked up those key first downs or touchdowns on the ground at a higher clip than Josh. That\u2019s ahead of Michael Vick, Hall of Fame running back Larry Csonka, ahead of freaking everybody. You can\u2019t just eliminate it out of his game, so what do you do? And I wonder, with James Cook, with the addition of DJ Moore, who Joe [Brady] loves.\u201d<\/p>\n Allen has been one of the league\u2019s top dual-threat quarterbacks since he was drafted by the Bills in 2018, averaging just under 600 rushing yards with 10 rushing touchdowns per season.<\/p>\n Josh Allen\u2019s Rushing Comes at a Cost<\/p>\n Though Allen\u2019s rushing ability has been a major asset to the offense, it has sometimes hurt the quarterback over the long term. Allen has suffered some injuries while rushing, including a broken hand he suffered during a rushing touchdown in Week 1 of the 2024 season that nagged him throughout the year.<\/p>\n Adams warned that the Bills may need to start lessening the load on Allen as he moves to the latter half of his career, keeping him fresh for the playoffs.<\/p>\n \u201cMaybe they can afford to take a little bit off his legs earlier in the season and throughout the regular season,\u201d Adams said. \u201cKeep him a little bit fresher. Hard to do, easier said, and then like if you do that, you can let it rip more in the playoffs. Maybe that\u2019s part of this. In a game where the smallest margins, the littlest things matter, I don\u2019t know, I think that they might want to do that and like then let him go and fully unleash him if they want that Super Bowl.\u201d<\/p>\n Bills general manager Brandon Beane and former head coach Sean McDermott have both stressed the need to cut down on the number of hits Allen takes over the course of a season, and new head coach Joe Brady reiterated the same after being promoted earlier this year.<\/p>\n The Bills made a big investment in their rushing game last year, giving Cook a massive contract extension and a greater share of the carries in his first season with the new deal.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tNathan Dougherty<\/a> is a sports reporter covering the NFL for Heavy.com, with a focus on the Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions and Miami Dolphins. Previously he wrote for the Rochester Business Journal and served as the assistant editor of athletic trade magazines Coaching Management, Athletic Management and Training & Conditioning. He is based out of Rochester, New York, and loves everything football. 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