Buffalo Bills

In a stunning turn of events for the Buffalo Bills, franchise quarterback Josh Allen has been suspended four games by the Premier Madden League (PML) front office after violating league stat limits during the preseason.

According to league officials, Allen’s excessive passing numbers in the team’s Week 3 exhibition matchup triggered an automatic review under the league’s competitive balance policy. The investigation concluded that Allen had exceeded the established quarterback performance thresholds meant to maintain parity across franchises.

While no ill intent was reported, the PML’s competition committee upheld the four-game suspension to reinforce its zero-tolerance stance on stat violations — intentional or not.

Buffalo Turns to the Unknown: Jake Retzlaff’s Time to Shine

With Allen sidelined, head coach Jim Kelly and the Bills’ staff are turning to undrafted rookie quarterback Jake Retzlaff, a surprise training camp standout out of Tulane University.

Retzlaff, who went unselected in the 2026 PML Draft, earned his roster spot with sharp decision-making, a quick release, and confident command of the offense during limited preseason reps. Now, he’s being thrown into the fire with the keys to a playoff-caliber roster.

“Jake’s earned the trust of the locker room,” Kelly said. “He’s got that underdog mentality and he’s been preparing like a starter since Day 1. This is his chance to prove he belongs in this league.”

Four-Game Gauntlet Ahead

The Bills’ upcoming schedule won’t make things easy for the rookie. Over the next month, Buffalo faces a brutal four-game stretch that includes the Detroit Lions, Miami Dolphins, New York Jets, and New England Patriots — all teams with top-tier defenses and playoff aspirations.

PML analysts expect head coach Jim Kelly to simplify the playbook to ease Retzlaff’s transition, focusing on quick reads, short throws, and leaning heavily on the run game.

If Retzlaff can manage the offense effectively and keep Buffalo afloat, the Bills could remain firmly in the AFC playoff race by the time Allen returns.

Locker Room Reaction and League Impact

Veteran players have rallied behind their young quarterback. Wide receiver Keon Coleman was among the first to voice his support:

“We’ve got Jake’s back. This is still the same team, same goals. We’re not making excuses.”

Across the league, the suspension sent ripples through the PML community. Some managers applauded the enforcement of league rules, while others questioned the consistency of the penalties handed down in similar cases.

Regardless of the debate, one thing is clear — Buffalo’s season just got a lot more interesting.

Looking Ahead

Josh Allen will be eligible to return in Week 5. Until then, all eyes in the Premier Madden League will be on Jake Retzlaff — the unheralded rookie with a golden opportunity to make his mark in the most unexpected way.

Article by: Premier Madden League Insider Staff
Presented by: ChatGPT Sports Media Division

Quartebacks

Name	Age	Hgt	Pos	Arch	OVR	SPD	ACC	AGI	COD	THP	SAC	MAC	DAC	TUP	TOR	PAC	BKS
Josh Allen	31	6'5"	QB	Strong Arm QB	96	88	90	83	82	97	91	85	92	92	97	97	96
Rocco Becht	24	6'1"	QB	Scrambler QB	62	79	84	83	83	90	67	68	79	75	81	82	86
Gunner Stockton	24	6'1"	QB	Scrambler QB	59	78	85	84	83	89	65	66	77	75	82	73	86

Backs

Name	Age	Hgt	Pos	Arch	OVR	SPD	ACC	AGI	COD	STR	AWR	JKM	SPM	SFA	TRK	BCV	CTH	SRR	RBK	IBK	LBK
James Cook III	27	5'11"	HB	Elusive Back HB	91	92	93	94	92	67	91	92	84	71	64	88	70	69	42	38	43
Deuce Vaughn	25	5'6"	HB	Elusive Back HB	71	89	91	90	88	58	53	83	75	59	49	84	66	65	35	27	28
Dawson Pendergrass	22	6'2"	HB	Elusive Back HB	69	86	89	89	79	75	77	71	73	78	74	84	71	66	29	30	30
Eli Heidenreich	23	6'0"	HB	Elusive Back HB	64	88	90	87	83	72	64	76	74	69	61	74	61	52	42	42	40
Frank Gore Jr	25	5'8"	HB	Elusive Back HB	63	84	87	81	82	66	74	80	71	70	69	77	64	50	26	43	22
Alex Tecza	25	6'0"	FB	Blocking FB	71	84	89	81	77	82	65	50	58	72	65	62	45	40	73	74	77

Receivers

Name	Age	Hgt	Pos	Arch	OVR	SPD	ACC	AGI	COD	STR	AWR	JMP	JKM	SPM	SFA	TRK	BCV	CTH	CIT	SPC	SRR	MRR	DRR	RLS	RBK	IBK	LBK
Khalil Shakir	27	6'0"	WR	Slot WR	82	90	93	85	86	63	87	89	88	77	48	45	89	94	82	85	82	84	80	74	42	40	21
Keon Coleman	24	6'3"	WR	Physical WR	79	87	88	87	88	72	83	94	78	73	63	54	84	87	88	91	81	80	76	79	45	40	15
Jordyn Tyson	23	6'1"	WR	Deep Threat WR	79	90	90	93	89	67	74	94	82	73	57	51	82	89	80	85	74	79	82	85	66	38	47
Jeremiah Smith	21	6'3"	WR	Slot WR	77	96	95	92	92	77	76	97	80	67	52	44	77	89	76	77	73	72	76	74	41	37	44
Troy Franklin	24	6'2"	WR	Deep Threat WR	73	92	91	86	87	58	69	91	82	75	55	50	81	81	80	80	78	73	77	72	40	44	27
Ted Hurst	25	6'3"	WR	Deep Threat WR	70	92	93	90	90	59	70	92	71	65	52	40	73	77	79	78	67	71	70	72	49	46	36
Kyron Hudson	24	6'1"	WR	Slot WR	67	84	89	86	86	71	71	89	70	67	54	41	78	79	75	80	70	74	72	67	51	48	46
Dalton Kincaid	27	6'4"	TE	Vertical Threat TE	78	86	90	67	79	71	74	90	73	64	63	70	76	86	82	86	72	75	71	71	62	62	56
Jackson Hawes	26	6'5"	TE	Vertical Threat TE	63	78	86	73	71	72	60	83	64	65	67	66	68	74	73	71	62	59	51	62	64	68	58
Eli Raridon	22	6'7"	TE	Vertical Threat TE	60	79	87	79	74	78	59	83	65	57	59	62	68	77	76	77	62	58	60	62	51	45	37

Offensive Line

Name	Age	Hgt	Pos	Arch	OVR	ACC	AGI	COD	STR	AWR	PBK	RBK	IBK	LBK
Broderick Jones	26	6'5"	LT	Pass Protector OL	79	83	76	59	86	74	78	75	86	84
Tylan Grable	27	6'5"	LT	Agile OL	65	81	73	65	81	69	71	71	79	79
Tomas Rimac	25	6'6"	LG	Pass Protector OL	73	69	72	65	94	78	75	67	79	70
Jalen Slappy	23	6'4"	LG	Pass Protector OL	65	71	67	60	90	58	91	67	80	61
Josh Myers	29	6'5"	C	Power OL	72	57	60	49	89	81	75	74	86	83
Kolinu'u Faaiu	25	6'3"	C	Pass Protector OL	69	58	67	65	91	76	74	65	75	76
Joe Brunner	23	6'5"	RG	Pass Protector OL	67	71	66	59	89	68	80	72	73	64
Luke Haggard	27	6'6"	RG	Power OL	66	73	60	47	84	63	74	74	83	75
Karsen Barnhart	26	6'5"	RG	Power OL	64	75	57	57	82	66	67	73	78	80
Spencer Brown	29	6'8"	RT	Power OL	85	80	75	57	91	85	83	86	91	89
Chase Lundt	25	6'8"	RT	Agile OL	70	74	62	56	82	75	71	74	86	84

Defensive Line

Name	Age	Hgt	Pos	Arch	OVR	SPD	ACC	AGI	COD	STR	AWR	BSH	FMV	PMV	TCK	PWR	PUR	PRC
Greg Rousseau	27	6'6"	LEDGE	Power Rusher DL	89	86	90	82	68	83	95	88	84	88	87	83	91	93
A.J. Epenesa	28	6'6"	LEDGE	Run Stopper DL	77	79	76	76	66	85	82	81	68	77	83	80	82	81
Lukas Van Ness	26	6'5"	LEDGE	Power Rusher DL	76	86	91	83	73	81	74	77	61	78	79	89	83	70
Javon Solomon	26	6'1"	LEDGE	Speed Rusher DL	70	82	84	75	64	77	70	73	74	71	79	76	77	70
Ed Oliver	29	6'1"	DT	Run Stopper DL	82	82	85	84	70	89	84	81	74	81	86	82	81	83
T.J. Sanders	24	6'4"	DT	Run Stopper DL	81	74	83	61	58	88	77	86	69	75	87	81	83	80
DeWayne Carter	26	6'2"	DT	Run Stopper DL	71	73	78	57	56	82	73	78	70	73	81	79	78	73
Zion Logue	26	6'5"	DT	Run Stopper DL	67	68	68	56	50	83	60	76	64	69	82	78	75	67
Landon Jackson	24	6'6"	REDGE	Run Stopper DL	81	83	85	79	64	81	75	86	73	76	87	84	86	79
Ron Stone Jr	27	6'3"	REDGE	Speed Rusher DL	64	83	87	75	66	71	61	76	68	69	73	74	71	66

Linebackers

Name	Age	Hgt	Pos	Arch	OVR	SPD	ACC	AGI	COD	STR	JMP	AWR	BSH	FMV	PMV	TCK	PWR	PUR	PRC	ZCV	MCV
Tony Rojas	22	6'2"	WILL	Pass Coverage LB	69	83	83	83	79	71	88	81	59	55	56	73	82	74	60	74	66
Matt Jones	26	6'2"	WILL	Run Stopper LB	64	83	88	85	76	72	79	57	65	56	52	80	78	80	54	61	53
Terrel Bernard	28	6'1"	MIKE	Run Stopper LB	80	86	91	83	79	67	85	85	68	62	52	87	81	90	85	68	60
Jordan Hall	22	6'3"	MIKE	Run Stopper LB	69	82	85	77	72	80	75	64	71	53	57	84	86	78	65	63	56
TJ Dottery	22	6'1"	MIKE	Run Stopper LB	63	79	84	79	78	79	80	61	69	46	55	77	84	73	65	61	51
Kyle Louis	22	6'1"	SAM	Run Stopper LB	76	84	87	87	80	78	81	77	73	56	56	83	87	86	76	63	63
Jamon Dumas-Johnson	25	6'1"	SAM	Run Stopper LB	66	86	90	78	74	66	89	61	70	53	48	84	79	78	59	60	55

Defensive Backs

Name	Age	Hgt	Pos	Arch	OVR	SPD	ACC	AGI	COD	STR	JMP	AWR	ZCV	MCV	BSH	TCK	PWR	PUR	PRC
Christian Benford	26	6'1"	CB	Zone CB	86	88	92	82	81	65	88	88	90	84	49	75	57	75	88
Maxwell Hairston	24	6'0"	CB	Man-to-Man CB	82	96	93	94	95	59	94	74	81	83	46	63	51	73	74
A.J. Harris	23	6'1"	CB	Man-to-Man CB	76	90	95	89	89	68	94	72	72	77	57	60	74	69	67
Dorian Strong	25	6'1"	CB	Zone CB	75	89	91	96	92	60	86	68	76	75	49	69	69	74	70
Jeremiah Earby	23	6'2"	CB	Zone CB	73	88	92	87	89	61	85	70	77	76	47	51	73	63	71
Will Lee III	24	6'3"	CB	Man-to-Man CB	69	88	87	88	85	63	90	68	73	75	46	47	73	62	63
Cole Bishop	24	6'2"	FS	Zone S	79	91	94	84	81	64	92	69	87	66	62	69	74	83	71
Dell Pettus	26	5'11"	FS	Hybrid S	69	89	91	83	79	64	82	68	68	69	56	69	73	78	67
Jordan Hancock	24	6'0"	SS	Zone S	78	91	94	82	81	60	95	75	79	68	48	69	68	80	79
JL Skinner	26	6'4"	SS	Hybrid S	67	89	91	87	77	59	86	62	70	61	56	69	84	72	66
Makell Esteen	24	6'1"	SS	Zone S	66	84	91	86	87	59	87	64	71	61	52	64	69	73	61

Special Teams

Name	Age	Hgt	Pos	Arch	OVR	SPD	ACC	AGI	COD	STR	AWR	KPW	KAC	LS
Tyler Bass	30	5'10"	K	Power K	76	85	81	62	55	40	63	97	78	10
Ethan Evans	26	6'4"	P	Power P	77	68	71	57	51	55	64	95	83	10
Evan Deckers	28	6'3"	LS	Strong Arm QB	59	67	62	56	63	62	56	29	18	74

Regular Season

Week 1

Player	Comp/Att	%	Yards	TDs	INTs	Long	Rating
J.Allen	574/813	70.6	9528	82	36	79	124.8
J.Retzlaff	77/123	62.6	1118	7	3	49	101
M.Trubisky	11/14	78.6	121	2	0	32	151
D.Pavia	6/8	75	64	0	0	23	97.9
J.Tyson	2/0	0	0	0	0	0	2.1
R.Davis	2/0	0	0	0	0	0	2.1
K.Shakir	1/0	0	0	0	0	0	2.1
J.Cook III	4/1	400	-3	0	0	0	158.3
Totals	677/959	70.6	10828	91	39	79	122.7

Offense	Stat	Defense
490 (4)	Total Yards	572 (32)
399 (3)	Pass Yards	457 (31)
91 (9)	Rush Yards	115 (25)

Player	FGs	Long	XPs	KOs	TBs
T.Bass	2/2	47	4/4	7	0
Totals	2/2	47	4/4	7	0

Player	Punts	Yards	Long	In 20	TBs	Avg	Net Avg
E.Evans	4	155	44	2	0	38.8	35.3
Totals	4	155	44	2	0	38.8	35.3

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