Buffalo Bills star quarterback Josh Allen will have the opportunity to further etch his name in the NFL history books with a strong performance against the New York Jets on ‘Monday Night Football.’

The upcoming AFC East matchup will mark Allen’s 100th game in the NFL since being selected by the Bills with the No. 7 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. In 99 career games – all but one of which he started – he has completed 2,068-of-3,276 passes for 23,648 yards, 175 touchdowns, and 78 interceptions.

If Allen manages to throw three touchdown passes against the Jets, he will tie Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning and Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford (178 touchdown passes each) for the fifth-most touchdowns through the air by a player in their first 100 career NFL games. Only Patrick Mahomes (225), Dan Marino (217), Aaron Rodgers (203), and Brett Favre (187) have tossed more over that span.

Allen can also make history with his legs on Monday. With seven yards on the ground, he will surpass Cam Newton (3,777 rushing yards) for the fourth-most rushing yards by any quarterback in their first 100 games in the history of the NFL. Fellow 2018 draftee Lamar Jackson leads the list with 5,621 rushing yards, followed by Michael Vick (4,752) and Randall Cunningham (4,096).

It remains to be seen if Allen will be hindered at all while playing in his career milestone game. Just one week prior, the signal-caller appeared to suffer a serious head injury against the Houston Texans – but was miraculously able to return to the game shortly after.

With just over six minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, Allen was wrapped up around the legs by a Texans defender while rolling out of the pocket. The 28-year-old’s head slammed hard against the turf, appearing to knock him unconscious briefly.

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Josh Allen will play his 100th career NFL game on 'Monday Night Football'

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Following the frightening hit, Allen was brought into the blue medical tent and assessed by medical staff, but successfully cleared concussion protocol. Three days later, he was listed with left hand and ankle injuries, yet no injury to his head.

On the heels of being a full participant in Wednesday’s practice, Allen was asked how he managed to be cleared to return to Sunday’s game after missing just one play. “I obviously went into the tent. I can only control what I can control,” the quarterback said.

“What we talked about there, they deemed me cleared to play, and that’s what happened. That’s as deep as I’ll get into it.”

Speaking to reporters in a post-game press conference, Bills head coach Sean McDermott commended Allen for his toughness. “Josh is a warrior. Took a pretty good hit out there and came back for his team and his teammates,” he said.