Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen has grown in his ability to not force plays.

Make no mistake that he can still have the big, splashy, highlight-reel plays, but offensive coordinator Joe Brady says every now and then, he loves to see a good checkdown from the franchise quarterback.

“Those are things that they’re not sexy, but it’s really good play, and it frustrates the defense,” Brady said.

In the Bills’ 31-21 win over the Miami Dolphins, Allen relied on a shorter passing game. Part of that focus was what the Dolphins’ defense was showing.

“They do a unique job of a bunch of versions of split safety and showing and then dropping out, getting a lot of depth, right, trying to put an umbrella to the defense,” Brady said Friday. “And that’s not to say that there’s not plays out there

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