If Josh Allen doesn't play Sunday due to elbow injury, Bills would start Case Keenum at QB with Matt Barkley as backup against the Vikings.
“At the end of the day, Josh has to be Josh if he’s able to play. And if Case plays, then Case needs to be Case and run the offense,” McDermott said in a Zoom call after the radio appearance.
Allen has an injury to the ulnar collateral ligament on his right elbow, according to multiple reports. It’s an injury he also had as a rookie and caused him to miss four games in 2018. Allen returned and played the final six games of his rookie season. He suffered the injury late in the fourth quarter Sunday against the New York Jets during the Bills’ second loss of the season. His forearm was bent backward in the crossfire of a strip-sack by Jets defensive lineman Bryce Huff in the Bills’ final drive of the game.
Allen appeared visibly bothered by the play, reaching for his elbow and flexing his forearm and wrist before his final two plays. Allen’s first throw traveled about 27 yards before falling at the feet of his receiver at the first-down marker. But Allen’s final throw, intended for receiver Gabe Davis but broken up by Jets rookie cornerback Sauce Gardner, traveled 69.3 yards, according to Next Gen Stats.
The Bills, after losing in the playoffs to the Chiefs each of the last two seasons, have the No. 1 seed and home-field advantage in the AFC playoff race heading into Week 10. Buffalo’s win over Kansas City on Oct. 16 gives the Bills the tiebreaker over the Chiefs with both teams at 6-2.
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