Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen landed on his hand during the Bills’ 34–28 win over the Arizona Cardinals, injuring his non-throwing hand. Allen finished the game with a sprained left hand and wrist but did not miss time during the game.
Allen said after the game that it was “good”. He will have x-rays this week Dom Tibbets of WKBW. The Bills have a short layoff before their second game of the season against the Miami Dolphins in Miami on Thursday Night Football.
Despite injuring his hand during the game, Allen pulled off a comeback win over the Cardinals. Arizona got off to a fast start, taking a 17-3 lead over the Bills with 2:40 left in the second quarter.
As he has done many times in his career, Allen took matters into his own hands to lead the Bills out of a deficit. He rushed for a seven-yard touchdown before the half and led the Bills on another touchdown drive to open the second half, throwing an 11-yard pass to Mack Hollinson for six. He added another touchdown in the third quarter on a pass to Khalil Shakir and rushed for another in the fourth quarter.
Often criticized for poor decision-making or inaccuracy, Allen put those doubts aside on Sunday as he completed 18 of 23 pass attempts for 230 yards and two touchdowns. On the ground, he carried the ball nine times for 39 yards and two touchdowns. His lone mistake of the day was a fumble early in the game.
Neither the injury nor the improved receiving core following the offseason departure of Stefon Diggs slowed Allen’s heroics in the first game of the season.
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X-rays will determine Allen’s status in Week 2. Allen is one of the most durable quarterbacks NFL and has the longest active starting streak among quarterbacks. Allen has started 98 straight games, including the playoffs, and hasn’t missed a game since his rookie season.
The 6-foot-5 passer has proven himself to be one of the toughest players in the game. While he regularly runs, makes contact, blocks defenders and rarely slides, Allen doesn’t miss. NFL game off his rookie season. Allen went through a shoulder injury a season ago and didn’t miss any time.
If able to play Thursday as expected, Allen will face a Dolphins team that has beaten each of the last four.
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