Josh Allen slams helmet in frustration as Bills lose heartbreaker

· New York Post

It was just not the Bills’ night.

Whether it was the multiple injuries they suffered, the turnovers, not taking advantage of converting a fourth-and-27 late in the fourth quarter, Buffalo could not get the job done in a 23-19 loss to the Texans.

Quarterback Josh Allen seemed to sum up how things were going for the Bills in the fourth quarter when he slammed his frustration following a stalled drive.

A nine-play drive that went deep into Texans territory eventually stalled after five straight runs with James Cook III.

The last one — on a fourth-and-1 from the Houston 23-yard line was stopped for a 2-yard loss.

An annoyed Allen then came to the sideline and appeared to voice his frustration with backup quarterback Mitchell Trubisky, saying what internet lip-readers and the Prime Video broadcast believed was “What are we doing?”

Allen was kept in check throughout, throwing for 253 yards on 24-for-34 passing with two interceptions.

Josh Allen was frustrated on the sideline in the closing minutes of the Bills’ 23-19 road loss to the Texans.

“We had a chance to win it there at the end,” Allen said after the tough loss. “We did a good job of staying in it and our defense bailed us out a couple of times. We’ve got to find a way, and we didn’t.”

It was tough for Allen to get anything going on a night he was sacked a career-high eight times and hit four other times.

“When they hit our quarterback 12 times, I don’t like that,” Bills coach Sean McDermott said. “I don’t like that stat at all. It’s just not a healthy way to play and it’s not a good way to keep our quarterback healthy for the rest of the season. We’ve got to play better.”

Josh Allen looks on dejectedly during the fourth quarter of the Bills’ road loss to the Texans. Getty Images

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But Buffalo still had a chance in the final minutes, thanks in large part to the improbable fourth-and-27 the Bills converted on a hook-and-ladder that went for 44 yards.

Josh Palmer caught a pass from Allen for 11 yards before the wideout lateraled the ball to Khalil Shakir, who ran 33 yards.

But on a fourth-and-6, four plays later, Allen threw his second interception of the night to seal the loss.

The Bills are now 7-4 and slid further back behind the 9-2 Patriots in the AFC East.

The Texans improved to 6-5.

— with AP