Bills: QB Allen day-to-day, 'we'll see' if he plays

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Buffalo Bills backmost Josh Allen is day-to-day with a close elbow wounded to the ulnar collateral ligament and related nerves, according to manager Sean McDermott, and volition not signifier Wednesday.

His presumption remains uncertain for Sunday's crippled against the Minnesota Vikings.

"We'll see," McDermott said erstwhile asked if Allen would play successful the game.

Allen was injured during the past thrust of the 20-17 nonaccomplishment to the New York Jets. Jets antiaircraft lineman Bryce Huff got past backup close tackle David Quessenberry, successful for injured tackle Spencer Brown, and deed Allen's throwing arm, which resulted successful a portion sack recovered by Buffalo.

After the hit, Allen was seen holding his close elbow and trying to shingle retired his arm.

Two plays aft the hit, Allen threw a walk intended for wide receiver Gabe Davis 69.3 yards successful the air, the longest walk effort implicit the past six seasons, per NFL NextGen stats. It fell incomplete and ended the game.

Allen dealt with an wounded to the UCL successful his close elbow during his rookie play and missed 4 games. He has not missed a crippled since.

"There's immoderate flimsy pain," Allen said aft the game, "but we'll get done it."

Before the injury, Allen was going done a unsmooth stretch. In the past six quarters stretching to halftime of the triumph implicit the Green Bay Packers successful Week 8, helium has thrown zero touchdown passes to 4 interceptions and completed 47.9% of his passes.

It's hard to overstate the relation that Allen plays connected the offense. He has accounted for 23 of the Bills' 25 violative touchdowns, either with his legs oregon his arm.

If Allen is incapable to play, backup Case Keenum, who the Bills acquired successful a commercialized with the Cleveland Browns implicit the offseason, would measurement successful and look his erstwhile team. Keenum has played successful 2 games this play erstwhile some were good retired of reach. He would look 1 of his erstwhile teams successful the Vikings, alongside wide receiver Stefon Diggs, whom helium connected with connected the Minneapolis Miracle play successful the 2017 divisional circular of the playoffs.

The Bills are dealing with different injuries arsenic walk rusher Greg Rousseau is week-to-week with a precocious ankle sprain and close tackle Spencer Brown (ankle), linebacker Matt Milano (oblique) and information Jordan Poyer (elbow) are each coming disconnected injuries that forced them to miss the crippled against the Jets.