Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Josh Allen tackled Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen late in the first half of their NFL matchup, setting a new record in the history books. The sack became the “first time in NFL history that a player with the same name as the opposing quarterback has recorded a sack.”
Check out the historic sack in the tweet below from the NFL:
JOSH ALLEN SACKS JOSH ALLEN.
@JoshAllen41_
📺: #BUFvsJAX on CBS
📱: NFL app pic.twitter.com/IKJDcTEn1z— NFL (@NFL) November 7, 2021
Another tweet from Barstool Sports captured an image saying Josh Allen is the “first player to sack a QB with exact same listed name since sacks became official in 1982.”
Incredible stat pic.twitter.com/O5tq9WJq5u
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) November 7, 2021