One Buffalo Bills fan got more than a piece of Josh Allen memorabilia during Sunday’s game between the Bills and the New England Patriots.
The Bills trailed the Patriots 6-3 midway through the third quarter at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y. With 1st-and-goal at New England’s 6, Josh Allen rolled right while looking for a target in the end zone.
Allen opted to just throw the ball out of bounds, which turned out to be a huge blessing for a fan sitting in the front row. The middle-aged man wearing a Matt Milano jersey caught the ball and, after discussing something with his companions, made a beeline for the exits. He was fittingly behind a man wearing a Josh Allen jersey.
NBC announcer Mike Tirico was on the call for the entire thing.
The coordination with everybody around him telling him to book it out of there and the flawless execution … incredible. Like they practiced it all week. pic.twitter.com/3qGeFmUZ6v
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) October 6, 2025
The move may have just been motivated by the fan’s desire to keep the football. The group of Bills fans probably figured that they would have to throw the ball back had the man just stayed put in his seat.
Little did the fan know that his football heist was caught on live television. Assuming the man got away scot-free, he scored a trio of victories on Sunday night.
First, he caught a pass from Josh Allen. Second, he scored an Allen-thrown football to remember the moment forever. And third, the entire thing was immortalized on “Sunday Night Football.”
