Josh Allen admits “numb” feeling after Will Anderson Jr. hit as Bills lose to Texans

Josh Allen walked off the NRG Stadium turf looking more stunned than shaken, but the moment Will Anderson Jr. drilled him into the ground early on Thursday night clearly lingered. The Buffalo Bills quarterback admitted afterward that his left shoulder went numb when he landed, a brief scare in a game where nothing seemed to fire for the reigning MVP.

What happened to Josh Allen’s Bills against the Texans?

The Bills fell 23–19 to the Houston Texans in a bruising, defense-heavy matchup that never allowed Allen to slip into the heroics fans usually expect. One week after throwing six touchdowns, he spent most of this one either evading chaos or getting swallowed up by it. Houston sacked him eight times for 70 yards, with Anderson and Danielle Hunter turning the Bills’ backfield into a demolition zone. Calen Bullock sealed the Texans’ win with his second interception in the final seconds, ending Buffalo’s comeback hopes before they could spark.

Allen finished 24-for-34 with 253 yards and no touchdowns... that’s right, not one. The stats maybe aren’t disastrous, but the rhythm was. Every time Buffalo tried to build momentum, the Texans’ pass rush canceled them out. Even Allen’s trademark escapes were smothered at the edges, leaving him shrugging at a long night where the hits landed harder than the completions.

And yet, he stayed in, brushed off the shoulder scare and insisted he was fine, despite the numb feeling. His toughness has never been in doubt. The bigger concern is how often he has to prove it.

At 7–4, the Bills still hold playoff positioning, but they slid to sixth in the AFC and now face a crucial stretch. A ten-day window before visiting the Pittsburgh Steelers gives Allen and his offensive line a chance to regroup, recharge and figure out how to keep their quarterback upright.

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