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USAT: Bills Wire

Jan 16, 2022

Bills TE Dawson Knox turned in a memorable 2 TD performance Saturday, becoming the first TE in NFL history to do so in the first quarter of a playoff game. He caught every one of his five targets for 89 yards in the Bills’ seven TD 47-17 win over the Patriots. That included an impressive toe-tap grab in the back of the endzone that had an 18.4% completion percentage, per NFL Next Gen Stats. This angle of Josh Allen's TD to Dawson Knox is @JoshAllenQB @dawson_knox #BillsMafia : #NEvsBUF on CBS: NFL app pic.twitter.com/mO4GG6HLlR — NFL (@NFL) January 16, 2022 - It was the second-most-improbable TD catch of the 25-year old’s career, and it turns out there was more than one reason for that. After the game, Knox shared what he saw then learned from QB Josh Allen during and after the play. “It’s just another scramble drill, and we know how many incredible plays he’s made on the move this year,” Knox said while addressing the media. “So I was just kind of moving around on the back of the end zone looking at him and he threw the ball up and I thought he was throwing it to me, and I was like ‘wait I can get this one’. Thankfully caught it, celebrated, got to the sideline, I was like ‘thanks man, thanks for throwing it up, giving me a chance’, and he was like ‘I meant to throw it away!’ The special catch did not go unnoticed by his quarterback either. “That’s what I was trying to do,” Allen joked at first while addressing the press. “Honestly, I thought I threw the ball away, he made an unbelievable play.” “I did not mean for that to happen but Dawson was in the right place at the right time, ” he added regarding the heads-up play. Knox set the Bills franchise record for TD catches in a single season this year by a TE and has been opening some eyes and turning some heads with his improved level of play. He has the right quarterback for the job, as Allen has become known for eye-opening plays and performances on the field as well. The sequence may sound familiar to NFL fans. Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers made headlines last season with a similar throw-away play to the same corner of the endzone, only to have RB Jamall Williams catch it. Knox certainly didn’t seem to mind one bit. “You know, it just worked out for us.” RelatedBills trio Brian Daboll, Leslie Frazier, Joe Schoen have interviews SundayWATCH: Bills' Josh Allen on-field interview following wild-card win vs. PatriotsPatriots' Mac Jones distracted by seeing breath in chills vs. Bills (video) Email Sign up Like this article? Sign up for the Bills Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning An error has occured Please re-enter your email address. Thanks for signing up! You'll now receive the top Bills Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.

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