Midway through the fourth quarter of Sunday’s 34-28 win over Arizona, Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen hurdled for a touchdown, got shoved by two Cardinals players and landed hard on his left, non-throwing hand.
Allen had the injury heavily taped and remained in the game. After the contest, the signal-caller said he was “fine” before adding that he was waiting for further tests.
“Again, we’ll find out — I’m not quite sure,” Allen said, via ESPN’s Alaina Getzenberg. “I’m not a doctor. But just kind of landed on it, I guess.”
Bills coach Sean McDermott told reporters Monday afternoon that Allen was cleared to practice and play Thursday night against the Miami Dolphins.
After a first-drive fumble, Allen played at an MVP level, leading a furious Bills comeback from down 17-3 with both his arm and legs. Allen finished 18-of-23 passing for 232 yards and two touchdowns while adding two rushing scores.
“The first rushing touchdown, I kind of lowered the shoulder, knowing that was a corner,” Allen said. “Second time, I knew it was Budda (Baker), and Budda’s a good player, and he’ll lay the boom on you, so I decided to go up and over, but probably can’t make a living doing that, but here we are.”
Sunday marked Allen’s fourth career game with two-plus passing TDs and two-plus rush TDs, tying him with Hall of Famer Steve Young for the most such games in NFL history. The QB also netted his 10th career game with two-plus rushing scores, tied with Cam Newton for most by a QB in NFL history, behind only Jalen Hurts‘ 12.
“I thought it was the flyover,” left tackle Dion Dawkins said, comparing Allen’s leap to the pregame jet. “I just said, shoot, what goes up, must come down. And I hope you come down in the end zone.
“And he did. You know, that big quarterback, it’s hard to stop that, especially when you’re flying.”
The Bills’ offseason overhaul counted on Allen shouldering a big load while the offense broke in young players and the defense shuffled in new starters. Sunday proved he’s up to the task. Now, the hope is that he can manage the non-throwing hand injury.
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