Orchard Park, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen clinched the win against the New England Patriots late in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s game but seemed to suffer an injury on a four-yard quarterback keeper in the final minutes.
Allen awkwardly ran off the field and spent about a minute talking with two members of the training staff. While he was on the sideline, backup quarterback Kyle Allen ran onto the field to finish off the game with two QB kneel-downs for the Bills.
After the game, Allen said that the injury was a neck stinger. Bills fans can take a deep breath as he also indicated that he thinks he’s OK.
“Yeah, (it was a) little stinger,” Allen said. “I’ve never felt one of those before so that’s a little funky but we’re good to go.”
The Bills offense did enough to win 27-21 against the Patriots, but the passing game was uncharacteristically poor. Allen completed just 50% of his passes for 169 yards, no passing touchdowns, and one interception.
Allen said it was a frustrating game for himself and that he felt a little off throughout the game.
“(I was) just trying to find a rhythm early, couldn’t seem to find one,” he said. “Felt like we got into a little bit of a groove in the third and fourth quarter, but got to start better than that. But yeah, it’s never fun throwing incomplete pass after incomplete class, and just gotta find a way early on to get our guys more involved.”
The Bills passing game accounted for just 46 yards in the first half. On the first drive of the second half, Allen threw for 66.
Bills coach Sean McDermott said there were fundamental issues in the first half with Allen’s throws and the receivers’ inability to catch some of the passes. The Bills entered the game as the top offense in the NFL once they enter the red zone, scoring on nearly 68% of their trips. The Patriots held the Bills to just two touchdowns (both Allen runs) on their five trips in the game.
“That’s a good defense,” McDermott…
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