"Everybody knows Josh Allen's as tough as a fast-food steak. That's how Tim McCarver once described a banged-up-but-game George Brett during a baseball broadcast, and that's what I was thinking all Sunday afternoon as I watched a banged-up-but-game Allen and his like-minded, like-wounded Buffalo Bills overcome both the Jacksonville Jaguars and their own sorry playoff history with a 27-24 wild-card weekend win."
"Buffalo safety Jordan Poyer left the game with a hamstring injury and didn't return. Allen's teammate Gabe Davis left the game in the fourth quarter when he tried to make a catch across the middle, and had his left leg bent in ways God didn't intend. The Bills receiver was taken away on a cart. When Allen hit tight end Dalton Kincaid with a touchdown pass to take the lead, instead of celebrating the score, Kincaid needed a little help getting up."
"But nobody took more hits than Allen. On a third-down run in the first quarter, Allen took a full-body assault from a posse of Jags defenders. He came to the sideline looking disheveled and disoriented, was evaluated for a concussion, then got sent back out by the medical staff to take more punishment. On two other plays, Allen hit his hand on a teammate's helmet as he threw, and twisted his knee. He also had a lingering foot injury from a previous game."
Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills played a physically punishing wild-card game, overcoming the Jacksonville Jaguars and painful playoff history to win 27-24. Multiple Bills suffered injuries: Jordan Poyer exited with a hamstring pull, Gabe Davis was carted off with a severely bent leg, and Dalton Kincaid needed help rising after scoring. Allen absorbed repeated blows, was evaluated for a concussion, and played through hand, knee, and lingering foot issues. Allen adjusted his play at times to protect himself but delivered a critical deep pass on the game-winning drive to secure the victory.
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