ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Buffalo Payments quarterback Josh Allen’s second speeding landing Sunday was a leaping effort into the tip zone over Arizona Cardinals security Budda Baker that put the group up by two scores within the fourth quarter, however the touchdown appeared to go away Allen with a left hand harm.
After leaping over Baker, Allen put his arms across the soccer to brace for affect as defensive lineman Justin Jones tried to push the quarterback from falling into the tip zone. Because of this, Allen landed along with his left (non-throwing) hand across the ball and beneath him.
“The primary speeding landing, I sort of lowered the shoulder, figuring out 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 most likely 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 34-28.
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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 “advantageous.” When requested whether or not he can be getting X-rays, Allen mentioned, “Nicely, most likely, yeah, do not know but.” After the sport and his information convention, Allen briefly went into the X-ray room on the stadium. He didn’t have his hand wrapped within the postgame locker room.
“Once more, we’ll discover out — I am not fairly positive,” Allen mentioned. “I am not a health care provider. However simply sort of landed on it, I suppose.”
The Payments have a fast turnaround with a visit to the Miami Dolphins for “Thursday Night time Soccer” in Week 2. Coach Sean McDermott mentioned in his postgame information convention that he didn’t have sufficient info to present an replace on any of the group’s accidents.
“Yeah, all the time involved anytime anyone is harm,” McDermott mentioned. “On this case, for positive 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 massive performs, which left backup cornerback Ja’Marcus Ingram to tackle extra of a job within the group’s dime bundle, together with defending the Cardinals’ ultimate fourth-down incompletion to finish the sport.
Allen recovered from 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 the 2 speeding touchdowns.
He grew to become the fifth participant in NFL historical past with a number of touchdowns each passing and speeding in a season opener, and the primary since Troy Aikman in 1998. It was Allen’s fourth profession sport with a number of touchdowns within the air and on the bottom, tying Steve Younger for essentially the most such video games in NFL historical past.
“I am all the time attempting 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 hold my eyes on him more often than not simply to verify he is doing all proper and ensuring that he isn’t hit late or no matter.'”
