Josh Allen was brutally honest about his performance Sunday, which contributed to his Buffalo Bills losing 20-17 to the New York Jets. To make matters worse, Allen also acknowledged having “slight pain” in his elbow after apparently being injured late in the game.
The Buffalo quarterback completed only 18-of-34 passes for 205 yards, with two interceptions. The Jets stout defense stymied him all afternoon. New York sacked him five times. He racked up 86 rushing yards and two touchdowns on the ground, but it wasn’t enough.
“It’s tough to win in this league when you’re playing a good team and your quarterback plays like s–t,” Allen told reporters after the game.
“Made some bad decisions tonight that really hurt our team.”
"It's tough to win in this league when you're playing a good team and your quarterback plays like s–t."
Josh Allen after the Bills' loss to the Jets.
(via @danfetes)pic.twitter.com/zacTco2LyE
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) November 6, 2022
Even more troubling for the Bills, the Pro Bowl quarterback appeared to be in pain after Jets pass rusher Bryce Huff hit his right arm on a strip sack late in the game, twisting it awkwardly.
#Bills QB Josh Allen, who has a history of UCL sprain in 2018, appeared to suffer another UCL sprain on this play very late in the game. Threw a nice deep ball right after, but was shaking out the elbow/may have been dealing w some nerve stretch symptoms. Injury to watch this wk. pic.twitter.com/61nLQO1cw1
— DocFlynn (@DocFlynnNFL) November 6, 2022
Allen told reporters (via Josh Alper, Pro Football Talk) that he felt “slight pain” in his elbow and would “work through it” in the week ahead.
NFL fans checked in on Twitter to share their thoughts on Allen’s tough day.
“Josh Allen grabbing his elbow and flexing his hand is giving some scary flashbacks to Ben Roethlisberger’s injury in 2019,” tweeted Josh Rowntree.
The #Bills are the NFL’s best. Josh Allen the premier QB. Playmakers are everywhere. That’s a championship D.
And the #Jets beat them.
Let that sink in.
This isn’t just another game. It’s proof #NYJ have arrived.
For @SNYtv with @JeaneCoakley pic.twitter.com/Q4nchAk7U0
— Connor Hughes (@Connor_J_Hughes) November 7, 2022
Josh Allen grabbing his elbow and flexing his hand is giving some scary flashbacks to Ben Roethlisberger’s injury in 2019.
— Josh Rowntree (@JRown32) November 6, 2022
This division is wide open. Anything can happen
Tua, Wilson, Mac, Josh, comes down to those guys— Maria Panova (@notsleeeping) November 6, 2022
https://twitter.com/StefonSZN/status/1589371969686077440
Gonna be a refresh Twitter for Josh Allen injury updates kinda evening
— Bills Chat Podcast (@BillsChatPod) November 6, 2022
