Allen endured a career-worst eight sacks, took an additional four hits while throwing and terrified Bills fans after a hard tackle that left him writhing on the turf in a gnarly 23-19 mauling.

The Bills are a surprising 7-4 after a rough outing against the Houston Texans, who won 23-19 despite being without quarterback C.J. Stroud, who missed his second straight start due to a concussion.

At one point with 10 minutes left, the Bills went for it on fourth down in Houston territory.