Josh Allen Asked Khalil Shakir to Weigh in on Plan for Touchdown vs. Lions

Allen gave Shakir the choose-your-own-adventure option.

Buffalo Bills wide receiver Khalil Shakir runs for a touchdown against the Detroit Lions on Dec. 15, 2024. / Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Josh Allen will cook up whatever style touchdown you'd like.

In a sideline moment during Sunday's Buffalo Bills vs. Detroit Lions showdown, mics caught Bills WR Khalil Shakir revealing that quarterback Josh Allen had actually asked him if he wanted a rushing or receiving TD for the play on which Shakir just scored. Originally, the plan was a hand-off.

"Did he say he was pitching it in the huddle?" backup quarterback Mitch Trubitsky can be heard asking Shakir in the clip. "He asked me," Shakir replies. "He said right before it, he said, "'What you want?'"

Allen then corroborates Shakir's story speaking on the bench with another Bills player: "I asked Khalil. He said he wanted to pitch it."

Watch that mic'd-up moment below:

Josh Allen let Khalil Shakir choose between a rushing or receiving touchdown before the play.

All-time teammate. 😂 pic.twitter.com/b8UjpPLK2J

— NFL (@NFL) December 17, 2024

Overall, Shakir had six catches for 39 yards and one touchdown on Sunday. Allen, meanwhile, continued his case for 2024-25 season MVP with 362 passing yards and two touchdowns.

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