Josh Allen didn’t leave much room for speculation Thursday.
After Buffalo’s 29-26 loss to the New England Patriots, chatter started building around whether a knee issue had cut into the Bills quarterback’s running game. Allen had just four rushing yards on five carries, though he did punch in a 2-yard touchdown. When asked whether a knee injury had limited how often he ran, Allen’s answer was blunt:
“There is no truth to that. Feeling great.”
The question had roots in Buffalo’s Week 3 win over the Los Angeles Chargers, when Allen absorbed a low hit to the outside of his left knee on an 8-yard scramble. He stayed in the game, finished the drive with a rushing touchdown and never came off the field. He also stayed off the Bills’ Week 4 injury report, and head coach Joe Brady said after the Chargers game that he was not worried about the quarterback’s condition.
Even with the quieter ground output against New England, Allen still did plenty through the air. He finished 23 of 33 for 253 yards, with one touchdown and one interception.
For the season, Allen has rushed 33 times for 118 yards and seven touchdowns through four games. His legs remain a major part of Buffalo’s offense, even after the reduced workload against the Patriots.
Neither Allen nor the Bills has confirmed any structural knee problem, and Allen has not missed a regular-season start since 2018.
Buffalo is 3-1 and heads to SoFi Stadium for a Monday Night Football matchup with the Los Angeles Rams to close out Week 5. Allen’s response Thursday should go a long way toward calming the noise around his knee.
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