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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen‘s second speeding landing Sunday was a leaping effort into the top zone over Arizona Cardinals security Budda Baker that put the workforce up by two scores within the fourth quarter, however the touchdown appeared to depart Allen with a left hand harm.
After leaping over Baker, Allen put his fingers across the soccer to brace for influence as defensive lineman Justin Jones tried to push Allen away from falling into the top zone. In consequence, Allen landed along with his left hand across the ball and beneath him.
“The primary speeding landing, I sort of lowered the shoulder, understanding that was a nook,” Allen mentioned. “Second time, I knew it was Budda, and Budda’s participant, and he’ll lay the growth on you so I made a decision to go up and over, however in all probability cannot make a residing doing that, however right here we’re.”
The Payments went on to get well from a 17-3 deficit with lower than three minutes remaining within the first half to win the sport 34-28.
Allen’s left hand and wrist had been wrapped by athletic trainers on the sideline after the rating, and he performed the rest of the sport. He mentioned afterward that his hand was “effective” and “nicely, in all probability, yeah, do not know but,” when requested whether or not he could be getting X-rays. After the sport and his information convention, Allen briefly went into the X-ray room into the stadium. He didn’t have his hand wrapped within the postgame locker room.
“Once more, we’ll discover out. I am not fairly certain,” Allen mentioned of what occurred to his hand. “I am not a health care provider. However simply sort of landed on it, I assume.”
The Payments have a fast turnaround with a visit to the Miami Dolphins for “Thursday Evening Soccer” in Week 2. Coach Sean McDermott mentioned in his postgame information convention that he didn’t have data to present an replace on any of the workforce’s accidents.
“Yeah, all the time involved any time anyone is damage,” McDermott mentioned. “On this case, for certain Josh. I am going to know extra, once more, hopefully within the subsequent couple of hours. Possibly even after I stroll again by means of the hallway right here, so all the time involved.”
Nickel cornerback Taron Johnson left the sport on the primary drive with a forearm harm. Defensive again Cam Lewis crammed in for Johnson and had a number of large performs, which left backup cornerback Ja’Marcus Ingram to tackle extra of a job within the workforce’s dime bundle, together with defending the Cardinals’ ultimate fourth down incompletion to finish the sport.
Allen rotated a less-than-ideal begin to the sport with a sack fumble on the primary drive by finishing 18 of 23 passes (78.3%) for 232 yards and two touchdowns. He additionally had 9 carries for 39 yards and two speeding touchdowns.
He grew to become the fifth participant in NFL historical past with a number of passing touchdowns and a number of speeding touchdowns in a season opener (the primary since Troy Aikman in 1998). It additionally was his fourth profession recreation with a number of passing and speeding touchdowns, becoming a member of Steve Younger with essentially the most such video games in NFL historical past.
“I am all the time making an attempt to maintain my eyes on [Allen],” McDermott mentioned. “We had been speaking at my locker room after, and somebody was saying, ‘Hey, Josh had this man over on this play?’ And I am like, I simply preserve my eyes on him more often than not simply to verify he is doing all proper and ensuring that he is not hit late or no matter.”
