The NFL has fined multiple Buffalo Bills players following their intense Week 9 win over the Kansas City Chiefs. Quarterback Josh Allen was fined $14,491 for making a banned celebration gesture after scoring a touchdown. This marks his fourth fine for unsportsmanlike conduct.

After notching a 1-yard touchdown to give the Bills a 28-13 lead in the third quarter, Allen reportedly celebrated with teammates. When he and wide receiver Elijah Moore faced each other, they reportedly made finger gun gestures, according to multiple reports. With the league cracking down on excessive celebrations, the penalty came as no surprise.

Moore was also fined $13,888 for the act. The league did not explain why the quarterback was fined more. In theory, this could be because this was the first fine in the wide receiver’s professional career since being drafted in 2021.

Allen, on the other hand, has found himself in trouble on multiple occasions.

During the 2021 AFC Championship game vs the Chiefs, the quarterback had flicked a ball at defensive end Alex Okafor, incurring a $15,000 fine. In 2023, he was assessed another unsportsmanlike conduct penalty of $10,927 for pointing at Cincinnati Bengals safety Nick Scott while scoring a touchdown run. Then, in 2019, Allen was handed another $7,000 fine for throwing the ball in the stands following a touchdown against the Miami Dolphins.

Interestingly, he also avoided a fine earlier this season. During Buffalo’s 31-21 win over the Dolphins, the signal caller was reportedly seen making a finger gun gesture, as per Joe Schad of the Palm Beach Post on X. The incident had occurred during a third-quarter drive when linebacker Jordyn Brooks continued to push the QB after the whistle was blown and fell down. While the player was flagged for a late hit, Allen then pointed toward his opponent and made the imitation.

That should have resulted in a fine, per analysts. However, the NFL thought otherwise.

That said, after the Bills’ latest run-in with the Chiefs, Bills running back Ty Johnson was also fined $10,778 for unnecessary roughness (facemask), while cornerback Christian Benford received a $14,714 fine for the same reason (use of the helmet). On the other hand, the Chiefs walked away from the game without any fines.

Notably, this crackdown comes on the heels of the NFL announcing that certain celebrations like ‘nose wipe’, throat slashes, finger guns, and sexually suggestive gestures will be banned.

“It’s just one of those areas that the league wants to work actively on, NFL officiating and rules analyst Walt Anderson said in August. “There are plenty of ways for players to be able to celebrate, and they come up with some very unique and often entertaining ways so we want them to focus on those and not the inappropriate areas.”

But enough about fines, as the Bills’ QB also set quite a few records.

Josh Allen set a record in the game vs. the Chiefs

The 2024 MVP has already made history. He’s now the NFL’s all-time leader in rushing touchdowns by a quarterback and has also scored both a passing and rushing TD in an incredible 47 straight games. There’s more to his feats.

He also set a new Bills franchise record with an 88.5% completion rate. With this, he broke his own record of 84.0% from a win over the Miami Dolphins back in 2023. And he’ll have plenty of time to break more records this season.

Moreover, he was able to extend the winning streak against the Chiefs. This is the Bills’ fifth straight win against the Chiefs. However, the real test will be in the playoffs.

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While the Bills have managed to win against the Chiefs in the regular season, they haven’t been able to do so in the playoffs. So, it will be interesting to see if Allen and the squad can dethrone the Chiefs there, too.