Just minutes after he was shaking his arm, Josh Allen was shaking off any doubt when it comes to his arm injury.
The Bills were handed a 20-17 loss by the Jets on Sunday, but Buffalo was holding its collective breath during the final drive; While the Bills had an opportunity to tie or take the lead, Jets edge rusher Bryce Huff chopped down on the arm of Allen, forcing a fumble.
The Bills would recover, but Allen might not have.
On 2nd & 2, Allen strip sacked by Huff fumbles recovered at the BUF 14#Bills 17 #Jets 20 4th pic.twitter.com/67puLmWQkt
— Sᴘᴏʀᴛs 24/7 (@Sports_24x7_) November 6, 2022
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Following the hit, Allen was seen grabbing his right (throwing) arm and elbow, before launching a final incomplete throw to Gabriel Davis to seal the loss.
Allen was pretty critical of his play in the game, regardless of the pain, dropping some NSFW self-scouting following the loss:
“It’s tough to win in this league when you’re playing a good team and your quarterback plays like shit.”
-Josh Allen#BillsMafia pic.twitter.com/32TLzikiJ3
— Dan Fetes (@danfetes) November 6, 2022
Here’s the latest on the Bills QB’s potential injury:
Josh Allen injury update
Following the Bills’ 20-17 loss to the Jets, Allen confirmed that he was dealing with a little something in his elbow, but wouldn’t specify what, exactly.
Allen said he had “slight pain, but (he’ll) get through it.”
Josh Allen on hurting his arm on the strip sack: “Slight pain but I’ll get through it.”
— Heather Prusak (@haprusak) November 6, 2022
ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reported that Allen is undergoing tests for an injury to his ulnar collateral ligaments and “related nerves.”
Bills QB Josh Allen is being evaluated for an elbow injury to his ulnar collateral ligament and related nerves, per source.
Bills coach Sean McDermott said earlier team hopes to have more info Tuesday.— Chris Mortensen (@mortreport) November 7, 2022
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UCL injuries are most common for MLB pitchers; that’s the ligament in the elbow that, if damaged, typically results in Tommy John surgery. It’s unclear how severe, if severe at all, Allen’s injury is. Bills head coach Sean McDermott said the team should know more in the next 24 hours.
Sean McDermott said that he’ll know more about QB Josh Allen’s injury in the next 24 hours. “Still evaluating.”
— Alaina Getzenberg (@agetzenberg) November 7, 2022
On the play on which he was seemingly injured, Jets edge rusher Bryce Huff stripped the ball out of Allen’s throwing arm, bending his arm back as Allen began to load for a throw.
Following the play, Allen was grabbing his right arm, but it was unclear where exactly he was hurt.
Allen’s arm hurt and they lost to the Jets. pic.twitter.com/NgvGAliviK
— JDFinsFan (@JDFinsFan) November 6, 2022
On the third-down throw, Allen threw a ball short to Stefon Diggs. On the game-deciding fourth-down throw, Allen uncorked a ball deep to Gabe Davis, which was on a line.
They tried @iamSauceGardner.
Game over.#BUFvsNYJ on CBS. pic.twitter.com/93vkhZHils
— New York Jets (@nyjets) November 6, 2022
Injury or not, Allen had a less-than stellar performance vs. the Jets: He finished the game 18-of-34 passing for 205 yards and two interceptions. He also ran for 86 yards and two touchdowns in the loss.
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