The NFL has always had a few quarterbacks who can hurt defenses both through the air and on the ground. Think of Cam Newton, Michael Vick, Steve Young. In the current era, it is quarterbacks like Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen. But right now, the Buffalo Bills‘ quarterback is really closing in on being the ultimate dual-threat, stacking up stats and plays to join the all-time greats. If the next few games go well for him, he will stand at the top of the mountain.

As things stand, Allen is just eight rushing touchdowns away from breaking Newton’s record for most in NFL history by a signal caller. But if you tell him about this, he’d awkwardly say, “Don’t make me talk about myself.” Allen recently sat down for the latest episode of Fox NFL’s “Rear View” with Mark Sanchez.

When Sanchez asked Allen how it feels to be on track to break Newton’s record, he honestly didn’t have much to say. “I knew going in this year I was getting close, but I don’t really follow my stats like that. That’s pretty cool. I think that’s a, it’s a cool stat to have. Got to get there. Dude, hell yeah. Stop making me talk about myself,” the 29-year-old said. He didn’t want to talk about his own stats, which made him uncomfortable. But his stats are far from being awkward. He is shaping up to be a quarterback in his own league.

In the Week 4 matchup against the New Orleans Saints, Allen racked up a couple of passing touchdowns and scored on a 5-yard run. With three rushing scores this season, Allen currently has the second-most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in the league (68). Newton, obviously, is sitting at the top with 75. However, Newton needed 148 games to achieve this mark, while Allen has 68 rushing scores in just 115 games.

If Allen can punch in just eight more rushing touchdowns this season, that record is basically his to keep for a long time. Right behind Allen, Jalen Hurts of the Philadelphia Eagles sits at third with 59 rushing touchdowns in 81 games, and then you’ve got Steve Young with 43 rushing TDs over 169 games.

Josh Allen has already tied Cam Newton’s record

Josh Allen and the Bills are cruising into Week 5 with a perfect 4-0 start. If they can make it 5-0 in their Primetime showdown against the New England Patriots, it’ll be the first time they’ve started a season that strong since 1991. On top of that, a win would mark their 14th straight home victory and push their record in primetime games to 16-4 over the last 20.

But even before all that, Allen is already on the verge of achieving something no other quarterback in NFL history has ever done. The 29-year-old signal caller rushed for a 5-yard score against the Saints, which was his 45th career game with both rushing and passing touchdowns. He’s now tied with Newton for the most in NFL history.

Again, if he manages to rush and pass for touchdowns against the Patriots, this stat will also be his to keep for a long time. Across four games in the 2025 season, Allen has recorded 964 yards with a completion rate of 70.2, while also racking up 7 passing and 3 rushing touchdowns. In the process, he’s led the Bills to a 4-0 start. Coming next few weeks, expect the reigning MVP to break some franchise and NFL records as well.