Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen’s dominant performance against the Detroit Lions has ESPN analyst Kevin Clark calling the former MVP the “best player on the planet.”

Allen accounted for five touchdowns as Buffalo defeated Detroit 41-31 on Thursday Night Football in the first regular-season game at the Bills’ new Highmark Stadium. The victory pushed Buffalo to 2-0 behind another explosive performance from its franchise quarterback.

Clark explained during SportsCenter’s postgame coverage why he believes Allen has become nearly impossible for opposing defenses to contain.

“I hate to correct Dan Campbell but at the end of the half he said, ‘it’s the little bleep that’s killing us.’ It was the big bleep. It was the most obvious thing in the world, which is that Josh Allen is the best player on the planet right now.”

"Josh Allen is the best player on the planet right now. … It's hard to say this, but he's the indefensible quarterback right now."@bykevinclark reacts to Josh Allen's performance in the Bills' 41-31 win vs. the Lions 🏈 pic.twitter.com/FbnU7DTMsS

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) September 18, 2026

Clark pointed to Detroit’s aggressive approach and Allen’s ability to consistently find an answer regardless of what the Lions attempted defensively.

“What do you do? You’re hovering around a 60% blitz rate for the entire game. What do you do if you’re Josh Allen? You give it to Dalton Kincaid, or you run it, or you do any number of things. Perfect passer rating when targeting the intermediate part of the field, didn’t throw an incompletion there all night. It’s hard to say this but he’s the indefensible quarterback right now. What do you do if you’re the Lions’ defense? Yes, you can’t hold up at the back end. Yes, you only really have one pass rusher to speak of. This roster is getting better, better, and better but it’s a literal pick your poison situation. I’m not sure I've seen anything like it in a long time.”

Allen completed 20 of 31 passes for 248 yards and three touchdowns without an interception, finishing with a 121.4 passer rating. He also rushed 14 times for 69 yards and two touchdowns.

Through two games, Allen has completed 66.7% of his passes for 582 yards, five touchdowns and no interceptions. He has added 92 rushing yards and four touchdowns. Allen became the first quarterback in NFL history to record at least five passing touchdowns and four rushing scores through his team’s first two games.

Buffalo has scored 77 points during its 2-0 start.

The Bills will have an extended break before hosting the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday, Sept. 27, at 1 p.m. ET on FOX.