What was Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen thinking when he pitched a lateral to tight end Dawson Knox at the end of a 20-yard run late in the fourth quarter against the Houston Texans last month?

Allen joked on Monday’s episode of Barstool Sports’ “Pardon My Take” that it wasn’t his finest moment.

“I tried to channel my inner Reggie Bush there,” Allen said.

Of course the 23-year-old quarterback is referencing the infamous lateral running back Reggie Bush made in the Rose Bowl in 2006. The blunder flipped the momentum of the game and the USC Trojans ultimately lost by just three points to the Texans Longhorns.

Allen’s mistake actually came with no negative consequences. He pitched it to Knox and it went over his head and out of bounds. The Bills maintained possession and gained 24 more yards to set up the game-tying field goal that extended the playoff game to overtime. The Bills ultimately lost the game.

Allen reflected on the play on the podcast and revealed if he’d ever take that sort of chance in a game again.

the Josh Allen experience, in one play pic.twitter.com/jWob9LfNHL — Christian D'Andrea (@TrainIsland) January 5, 2020

“It wasn’t my finest moment but I kind of just saw him. Hell, if I would have given him a good pitch, Dawson might have been able to go (all the way to the end zone),” Allen said. “I can’t promise that I’m not gonna do it but I don’t plan on it. Like it could happen. (But I) Was just trying to make a play.”

Speaking of reflection, Allen has had some time to look back on the Bills’ 2019-20 season and despite the disappointment that came with the season-ending loss, the Bills’ future is looking bright.

“To realize how young our team is and to get to 10 wins and how we did it - there is a lot of room to improve,” he said. “That’s the good part for us. That we did have this type of season and we still got a lot of improvement to make and a lot of places we can grow.”

The Bills are in a position to improve their roster this offseason with around $80 million in cap space for general manager Brandon Beane to work with. Allen’s faith in Beane and his staff is high after what he built in the quarterback’s first two seasons.

“With our offseason coming up and with our front office, they’ve been fantastic and bringing in the right guys and our locker room is pretty good right now,” Allen said. “I’ve got a lot of guys in there I’d kill for.”

The other highlight from Allen’s appearance on the PMT podcast was when he discussed his feelings for Bills fans. Allen’s affinity for Bills Mafia is no secret but he rarely misses the opportunity to reaffirm those feelings whenever he’s asked about what playing in Buffalo is truly like.

“Buffalo people are cool, man. They’ll come up and ask for a picture and then be on their way,” he said.

After the Bills beat the Pittsburgh Steelers on the road in Week 15 to clinch a playoff spot the team plane arrived back in Buffalo at 2 a.m. Allen said what was waiting for the team was unexpected.

“I felt like John Lennon getting out of the plane,” Allen said. “I was the last one out and they went crazy.”

READ MORE

Former Buffalo Bills dominate XFL opening day scoring

3 things to know about new Buffalo Bills assistant DL coach Jacques Cesaire

Greg Olsen on whether familiarity with Buffalo Bills’ staff will impact free agent decision