Source: Bills' Allen being evaluated for UCL injury

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Buffalo Bills backmost Josh Allen is being evaluated for an elbow wounded to his ulnar collateral ligament and related nerves, a root told ESPN's Chris Mortensen.

His presumption is uncertain for the team's crippled against the Minnesota Vikings connected Sunday.

"We're conscionable going done it, inactive evaluating it, and we'll spot wherever it goes," manager Sean McDermott said Monday. "I'll cognize much successful the adjacent 24 hours and past astir apt beryllium capable to cheque successful with [the media] backmost connected Wednesday."

Allen suffered the wounded during the past thrust of the team's 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 close throwing arm, which resulted successful a portion sack recovered by Buffalo.

The backmost threw a debased walk that looked off-target to wide receiver Stefon Diggs connected the pursuing play and past was seen holding his close elbow and trying to shingle retired his arm.

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

On the last Bills violative play of the game, Allen threw a walk 69.3 yards successful the air, per NFL NextGen stats, intended for wide receiver Gabe Davis. It was the longest walk effort of the past six seasons, per NextGen stats.

He finished the crippled completing 18-of-34 passes (52.9%) for 205 yards and 2 interceptions. All 5 of the Jets' sacks came against 4 oregon less walk rushers, which is simply a vocation precocious for the quarterback. Allen did decorativeness arsenic the game's person connected the crushed with 9 carries for 86 yards and 2 scores, including a career-long 36-yard touchdown.

Case Keenum is the Bills backup quarterback. If Allen is incapable to go, Keenum would look the Vikings, 1 of his erstwhile teams, alongside the receiver that caught the Minneapolis Miracle reception from him, Stefon Diggs.

Allen has not missed a regular play crippled since his rookie play erstwhile helium besides had a UCL wounded successful his close elbow that caused him to miss 4 games.

"We each cognize Josh and however competitory helium is, and helium loves to compete, loves to beryllium retired determination with his teammates," McDermott said. "So, you know, I would ne'er number him out. That's the 1 happening I bash cognize astir him is that close now. The aesculapian portion we're inactive evaluating it. I'll cognize more, again for myself even, time greeting a small spot more."

McDermott besides shared that second-year walk rusher Greg Rousseau is week-to-week with a precocious ankle sprain suffered during the nonaccomplishment to the Jets. He is 2nd connected the squad successful sacks (five).