Bills, Raiders lose their QBs, and eventually their games

Sean McDermott didn’t like the hit that knocked Josh Allen out of the game, and he sure didn’t like the way the Buffalo Bills finished without their rookie quarterback. The Oakland Raiders also lost their QB and a receiver in what’s looking like a lost first season under Jon Gruden. The Bills fell 20-13 in Houston on Sunday, with the Texans getting the go-ahead score when Johnathan Joseph intercepted Nathan Peterman’s pass and returned it 28 yards for a touchdown with 1:23 remaining. Allen threw for 84 yards and ran for 20 before he was hurt when Houston’s Whitney Mercilus hit his right elbow with his helmet after Allen’s pass. McDermott was angry about the hit and complained to officials that it was late. “We talk about protecting the quarterback and I thought it was late,” McDermott said. “But at the end of the day, the officials rule over the game, and obviously, they didn’t.” Peterman threw two interceptions, the second one coming after Joseph’s score. “At the end of the game … he was probably trying to do too much,” McDermott said. “I don’t want to paint it all bad, but we’ve got to protect the football and make… Read full this story

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