Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen popped up immediately to celebrate his final touchdown of four on the day against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.
But shortly after the score, Allen got his non-throwing hand taped up on the sideline. He re-entered the game and finished, but the severity of the injury to the left hand is unknown.
Allen went into the X-ray room across from the Bills’ locker room after the game to get it checked out. When asked about it after the game, he said the hand was OK.
“It’s fine,” he said. “Again, we’ll find out. I’m not quite sure. I’m not a doctor. But, just kind of landed on it, I guess.”
Allen went soaring through the air after scrambling out of the pocket for a touchdown early in the fourth quarter against the Cardinals. He looked for an open receiver for a few seconds but then morphed into a running back. He put on two juke moves, flashed a pump fake throw, and then jumped clear over Cardinals safety Budda Baker.
Allen was asked to describe his high-flying act after his Superman-like leap went viral on social media.
“Just kind of, again, split-second situations,” he said. “The first rushing touchdown, I kind of lowered the shoulder, knowing that was a corner. Second time, I knew it was Budda, and Budda’s a good player, and he’ll lay the boom on you. So I decided to go up and over, but probably can’t make a living doing that, but here we are.”
Bills center Connor McGovern had a front-row seat to the hurdle.
“I hate and love that he jumps and all that,” McGovern said with a smile. “It’s fun to watch him jump (because) you know he can do it, but at the same time sometimes, I’m like, don’t. You’re 230-some pounds, you should not be jumping. We want him around to play so he doesn’t get hurt.”
McDermott didn’t have a clear update on Allen’s injury status and was waiting to hear more after his postgame press conference. McDermott said he’s always worried when Allen jumps and hurdles a defender.
“Yeah, I’m always trying to keep my eyes on him,” McDermott said. “I just keep my eyes on him most of the time just to make sure he’s doing all right and making sure that he’s not hit late or whatever. … He’s a competitor and you never want anything to happen. There’s a balance there as always. We talk about that a lot.”