Brandon Allen

See a countdown of the 10 best highlight plays made by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2020 NFL season.

Watch the highlights of Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Brandon Allen from the NFL 2020 season.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Brandon Allen chatted with media members following the Week 17 contest against the Baltimore Ravens to finish the 2020 regular season.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Brandon Allen's 21-yard pass to tight end Cethan Carter takes the Bengals into Baltimore Ravens territory.

The Bengals can play spoiler for the Ravens playoff hopes in Week 17 of the 2020 NFL season. Tight end Drew Sample, quarterback Brandon Allen and head coach Zac Taylor talk about the opportunity closing the regular season on a high note.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Brandon Allen conversed with the media about the team's recent success on third down, the emergence of rookie receiver Tee Higgins and keys to victory in Week 17 against the Baltimore Ravens.

Samaje Perine, Alex Erickson, Brandon Allen and Zac Taylor spoke about the Bengals persistence and resolve after a Week 16 victory over the Houston Texans.

Watch Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Brandon Allen's most impressive throws versus the Houston Texans during their Week 16 matchup.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Brandon Allen talked about his 371-yard, two touchdown performance against the Houston Texans in Week 16.

Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins with a terrific 20-yard touchdown catch against the Texans.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Brandon Allen drops it in perfectly to wide receiver Alex Erickson for big 42-yard gain.

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver AJ Green goes up for CLUTCH 3rd down catch.

Major dime alert! Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Brandon Allen's 28-yard rainbow hits toe-tapping wide receiver Tee Higgins.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Brandon Allen lofts 33-yard pass into wide receiver A.J. Green's bucket.

Cincinnati Bengals' quarterback Brandon Allen finds tight end Drew Sample for the open TD in the flat.

A look at how wide receiver A.J. Green helped quarterback Brandon Allen have his best game of the 2020 season and executed a perfect play for a touchdown. Presented by Fifth Third Bank.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Brandon Allen spoke about his strong game with wide receiver A.J. Green and success moving the football on the ground against the Dallas Cowboys.

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins hauls in 18-yard catch on key fourth down.

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green snags a 5-yard touchdown catch just before halftime against the Dallas Cowboys.

Wide receiver Tyler Boyd, quarterback Brandon Allen and center Trey Hopkins look ahead to a home showdown against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 14. Presented by GEICO.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Brandon Allen chatted with media members to preview the Week 14 matchup against the Dallas Cowboys, talk about the production of wide receiver Tyler Boyd and what he's modified with his practice habits from start to start.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Brandon Allen chatted with the media following the Week 13 game versus the Miami Dolphins.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Brandon Allen ran a quarterback sneak, which resulted in a successful fourth-down conversion with the gain of 2 yards.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Brandon Allen spoke to the media to preview Week 13 against the Miami Dolphins and talked about the advice he received from Joe Burrow to help with his preparation.

The Bengals look to take advantage of more opportunities and continue to fight. Postgame comments from wide receiver Tee Higgins, quarterback Brandon Allen and linebacker Josh Bynes. Presented by GEICO.

The one-year deal Brandon Allen signed this week may even come with a space in the main locker room after he appeared to cap his rise from Bengals quarantine quarterback to primary back-up quarterback during Joe Burrow's rehab. Allen won't go that far, but it certainly looks to be a promotion. "I definitely don't want to be the COVID-stand-in-the-back-watch guy anymore."

Brandon Allen, a fifth-year player in 2021, originally joined the Bengals last August as a free agent. He went on to play in five games (all starts) and complete 90 of 142 passes for 925 yards, five TDs and four INTs (82.0 rating). 

NFL's Next Gen Stats captures real time location data, speed and acceleration for every player, every play on every inch of the field. A look back at some of the Bengals' top analytic performances from the 2020 season.

From jaw-dropping catches and bone-crushing hits that elicited "oohs" and "ahhs" over the course of the year, the Bengals enjoyed a significant number of memorable moments during the 2020 season.

Bengals head coach Zac Taylor and quarterback Brandon Allen chatted with the media following the regular season finale against the Baltimore Ravens.

This is Brandon Allen's first FedEx Air Player of the Week honor. Cincinnati's signal caller was 29 of 37 for 371 yards with two touchdowns against the Houston Texans.

Bengals quarterback Brandon Allen was 29-of-37 passing for 371 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions against the Houston Texans in Week 16.

While J.J. Watt questioned his team's professionalism after the Texans' 37-31 loss Sunday in Houston, the Bengals celebrated their work ethic in their second turnover-free victory in six days as Brandon Allen engineered a factory-approved 540 yards in one of their most efficient games ever from a quarterback.

Bengals head coach Zac Taylor and quarterback Brandon Allen chatted with the media after a 37-31 victory in Week 16 over the Houston Texans.

Postgame quotes from Bengals head coach Zac Taylor and quarterback Brandon Allen after the Week 14 contest against the Dallas Cowboys.

Bengals head coach Zac Taylor and the Bengals players met with the media after the Week 13 road contest against the Miami Dolphins.

Postgame comments from Bengals head coach Zac Taylor and quarterback Brandon Allen after the Week 12 game against the New York Giants.

For the first time in recent memory the Bengals didn't name a starting quarterback the Wednesday before a game when head coach Zac Taylor wouldn't confirm reports that he has turned to Brandon Allen for Sunday's game (1 p.m.-Cincinnati's Fox 19) at Paul Brown Stadium against the Giants.

The move was perfunctory and predictable but that didn't take the sting out of the words Monday when the Bengals placed Joe Burrow on injured reserve with "a left knee injury," and ended one of their most spectacular rookie seasons ever.

Joe Burrow, the No. 1 overall pick of this year's NFL Draft out of Louisiana State University, suffered a left knee injury in team's game at Washington on Sunday. The injury will require surgery and rehabilitation, though the team's medical professionals expect him to fully recover and be back to lead the team next season.

Brandon Allen signed his Bengals' contract the other day while checking another box. Allen, a journeyman back-up quarterback, admits, "I've pretty much done it all in this league," except what he's about to do. Back up a rookie quarterback.