EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Josh Allen felt a sudden pain in his nose, looked down and realized he was in some trouble.
And, well, making a bloody mess.
“Obviously gushing blood,” the Buffalo Bills quarterback said Sunday after a 30-10 victory over the New York Jets . “I just wanted to try to get off the field and stop it.”
Allen left the game for two plays in the first quarter with a bloody nose when he was hit in the face while running on second-and-7 from the Bills 23 and being stopped for no gain. Micheal Clemons appeared to get a hand under the quarterback’s facemask.
Allen, with blood flowing from his nose, ran to the sideline and was examined by trainers in front of the Gatorade table — and not inside the injury tent — for a few minutes.
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