‘In the lead-up to Buffalo’s Week 16 meeting with New England, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport revealed that Allen has been playing with a fracture in his non-throwing hand all season. While the injury does not impact Allen’s throwing, it has affected his weekly approach to the game.’
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Josh Allen injury update: Bills star re-enters game after suffering elbow contusion on throwing arm vs. Patriots
‘Bills medical personnel looked at Allen during the Patriots’ offensive drives, attempting to remedy Allen’s issue — which was officially labeled as a right elbow contusion.’
Bills QB Josh Allen battling major injury heading into Week 16 vs. New England Patriots
‘Per Rapoport, Allen has been playing with a fractured left hand all season. The injury very likely occurred in Week 1 when Allen hurt his hand on a touchdown run against the Arizona Cardinals. He’s worn a glove all season, and even had two fingers taped together for a portion of this season, as well.’
Josh Allen gives Bills Mafia positive update after scary injury to throwing hand
‘”Got a helmet to the funny bone,” Allen said. “I went to throw the next one and I had no feeling in the hand. Came out a little wobbly.”‘
Josh Allen hints that Bills are keeping cards close to their chest on offense
‘“We’re at a weird spot right now,” Allen told reporters. “We’re still fighting for the one seed, but we don’t control our own destiny. As an offense, it’s how much are we willing to show. Are we wanting to go extreme and show everything in our arsenal? There’s a line you got to tow.”’
Bills defeat Patriots and remain in contention for #1 seed
‘The Buffalo Bills defeated the New England Patriots in their first matchup against each other this season. Although the final score was 24-21 with Buffalo on top to finish, the Bills didn’t get their feet under themselves right away.’
McDermott: 'We've got to clean some things up' following victory over Patriots
‘”Good to get a win, it’s hard to win. Don’t take those for granted. Number One. Two, we thought we played sloppy in the first half in particular, and overall. We’ve got to clean some things up. The second half was a lot better, controlling the line of scrimmage offensively, and defensively with the takeaways. But you can’t start a game the way we did with the kickoff return and just getting off to an overall bad start. So I applaud the guys for, you know, finding a way and the coaching staff as well. [We made] some good adjustments at halftime. But again, we’re planning on coming out of this game and we’ll look at the tape and make sure we continue to adjust.”‘
Allen: 'Today wasn't our best effort. Something we'll learn from.'
‘”We have got to find a way to come out in the first half ready to play. I don’t think that’s something that we did great today. Missed some opportunities. Wish I had a few back. That’s every game. Glad that our defense and our special teams can step up. They scored on defense, obviously, and we won the turnover battle again. That’s complimentary football, and our defense had our back today.”‘
Opinion: Simon: At least the Bills won
‘Perhaps it was the 14 degree weather. Maybe the Bills were on fumes after a stretch that saw them play Kansas City, San Francisco, the LA Rams and Detroit. There could have been some taking the opponent lightly thrown in there as well.”
Opinion: Capaccio: Arrow Up/Arrow Down: Patriots at Bills
‘The Patriots controlled the entire first half, mainly with their offense staying on the field. New England had 239 yards of offense in the first half, and converted 5-of-8 third downs.’
Buffalo Bills hang on against the New England Patriots despite sloppy performance
‘As far as the game is concerned, Buffalo managed to erase a 14-point deficit thanks to some big plays on defense. The Bills forced turnovers on three consecutive possessions, including a fumble recovered for a touchdown to make it 24-14. The other turnovers were a Greg Rousseau forced fumble recovered by Dorian Williams and a Cam Lewis interception.’
Bills shake off slow start, rally to beat New England
‘Once the Bills got going, though, they got just enough to complete a comeback and win 24-21.’
Carucci Take2: Sloppy Bills nearly sleepwalk to loss vs. lowly Patriots
‘For the better part of the first half, they looked anything but ready to play. The Bills performed as a team that knew it was significantly better than the opponent, as Buffalo’s 12-3 record and New England’s 3-12 mark would indicate. They played as if merely showing up would be good enough.’
Report: Josh Allen has played through broken hand this season
‘The report, from NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport, says “Allen has played through most of his MVP-caliber season with a fractured left hand” after going airborne on a fourth-quarter touchdown run during that Week 1 home victory against the Arizona Cardinals.’
Who would the Bills play if the NFL playoffs began today?
‘No. 7 Denver Broncos (9-6) at No. 2 Buffalo Bills (12-3).’