NFL fans all said the same thing when Josh Allen suffered a bloody injury during the Bills’ playoff win over the Broncos: that his broken nail was nothing for someone as tough as he was.
Allen has reportedly played most of this season with a broken left hand, with some blood under his right thumb not adding much to the Buffalo signal caller’s list of ailments.
The Bills star could be seen flexing his thumb in multiple directions to see the extent of the injury.
At the end of the 31-7 Wild Card round over Denver, Allen confirmed that he is doing well and that it was just a little blood on his thumb.
Allen is the frontrunner for NFL MVP alongside Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, with the two facing off in next week’s Divisional Round.
That didn’t stop some on social media from expressing their concerns about Allen.
Allen suffered a blood thumb injury during the Bills’ Wild Card playoff game against Denver
Allen revealed after the match that it was just a little blood and that he will be fine going forward
‘I think his career as a hand model is over. It’s a good thing he can make some extra money from his Bills side hustle…’ said one NFL fan.
‘That’s nothing. Kiss it and make it better.”
“A little advice, fiancée Hailee Steinfeld: You don’t want to hold Josh’s hand right now. It’ll probably be grosser than lovey-dovey!!!’
“Ouch, looks like Denver’s done.”
A collection of social media posts about Josh Allen’s thumb injury against the Broncos
The Broncos were indeed doomed by Allen’s play, even though nine of his fingers were at full strength.
Allen finished the game 20 of 26 passing for 272 yards and two touchdowns.
He was also taken out of the game in the fourth quarter in favor of Mitch Trubisky, not due to injuries, but due to rest for a hopeful deep playoff run.
Now Bills fans have to hope Allen gets the right band-aid to stop the bleeding before next week’s home game, with a spot in the conference championship on the line.