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Josh Allen Briefly Leaves Bills-Texans Game After Hitting Head on Field

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Josh Allen on the ground after hitting his head.
Josh Allen on the ground after hitting his head. / NFL on CBS
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The Buffalo Bills and Houston Texans played in Texas in Week 5. The Texans had a 20-17 lead late in the game when Josh Allen tried to make a play and ended up smashing the side of his helmet on the turf.

Allen was extermely slow to get up and eventually went to the blue tent where he was quickly cleared to return to the game on the very next drive. Allen was briefly replaced by Mitch Trubisky after a quick Houston turnover, but only ended up missing one play.

This was a scary moment, but apparently doctors weren't too concerned and he was allowed to go back in and throw two incompletions. There was nothing dirty about the play, but anytime a player hits his head this hard on the field, there should be concern.

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STEPHEN DOUGLAS

Stephen Douglas is a Senior Writer on the Breaking & Trending News Team at Sports Illustrated. He has been in journalism and media since 2008, and now casts a wide net with coverage across all sports. Stephen spent more than a decade with The Big Lead and has previously written for Uproxx and The Sporting News. He has three children, two degrees and one now unverified Twitter account.

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