{"id":47600,"date":"2018-08-20T20:34:16","date_gmt":"2018-08-21T00:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=47600"},"modified":"2021-03-13T12:40:45","modified_gmt":"2021-03-13T17:40:45","slug":"josh-allen-to-start-buffalo-bills-third-preseason-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2018\/08\/20\/josh-allen-to-start-buffalo-bills-third-preseason-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Josh Allen to Start Buffalo Bills Third Preseason Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Game three of the <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/bills\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buffalo Bills<\/a> preseason will be <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/A\/AlleJo00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Josh Allen<\/a><\/strong>&#8216;s first chance to shine as the number one quarterback.<\/p>\n<p>The team announced on Monday that Allen will start Sunday&#8217;s clash with the <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/bengals\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cincinnati Bengals<\/a>. Kickoff gets underway at 4 p.m. ET with FOX providing national television coverage.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Josh Allen has been named the starting QB for Sunday\u2019s game against the Bengals. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CINvsBUF?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#CINvsBUF<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HyVjIqZCOm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/HyVjIqZCOm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BuffaloBills\/status\/1031665940692430849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 20, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1><strong>Buffalo Bills Announce Josh Allen Will Start Team&#8217;s Third Preseason Game<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Over the course of training camp and the preseason, Allen has gradually received increased first-team reps. The rookie out of Wyoming began training camp third on the depth chart. Nothing changed when the Bills took on the <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/panthers\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carolina Panthers<\/a> in their preseason opener, with Allen not making his debut until the second half.<\/p>\n<p>He closed the game on a good note, connecting with fellow rookie <strong>Ray Ray McCloud<\/strong> on a 14-yard touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter. But he completed just 47.3 percent of his passes in the 28-23 loss.<\/p>\n<p>A week later, against the <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/browns\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cleveland Browns<\/a>, Allen was the second Bills quarterback to receive game reps. He replaced <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/M\/McCaA.00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A.J. McCarron<\/a><\/strong> in the second quarter, leading the team on a 15-play, 80-yard drive that took nearly eight minutes off the clock. It culminated with him finding <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/S\/StreRo00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rod Streater<\/a><\/strong> in the end zone in a game the Bills eventually won 19-17. Overall, it was an improved effort in comparison to his previous outing against the Panthers.<\/p>\n<p>It later became known that McCarron suffered a collarbone injury before coming out. Tests on Monday indicated he did not suffer a hairline fracture which was the initial diagnosis. NFL Network&#8217;s Ian Rapoport reported that he&#8217;s currently day-to-day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">After a few days of testing, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bills?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Bills<\/a> QB AJ McCarron received good news. It was not a hairline fracture, as I was told (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@AdamSchefter<\/a> on it 1st). McCarron is day-to-day and should practice when the soreness goes away. Sounded like he was in a lot of pain so unclear when that is.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapSheet\/status\/1031674814233280513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 20, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>His availability to play against his former team this coming Sunday is up in the air. What appears certain is that <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/P\/PeteNa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nathan Peterman<\/a><\/strong> will assume the second-string role when the Bills welcome Cincy to New Era Field. But in a game that&#8217;s considered the most important of the preseason, how Allen performs will go a long way to determine whether or not head coach <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/M\/McDeSe20.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sean McDermott<\/a><\/strong> is comfortable making him the Week One starter.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"nM0BMdrmQTVJrgabYNuC-Q\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1018393952\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'nM0BMdrmQTVJrgabYNuC-Q',sig:'9ngNGwwgJ97o9kwe0anuoeT1K0p0WLnDd6K2r_8g5xE=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1018393952',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Game three of the Buffalo Bills preseason will be Josh Allen&#8216;s first chance to shine as the number one quarterback. The team announced on Monday that Allen will start Sunday&#8217;s clash with the Cincinnati Bengals. Kickoff gets underway at 4 p.m. ET with FOX providing national television coverage. 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