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Bills TE Dawson Knox suffers broken bone in hand

By Victor Barbosa | Last updated 10/19/21

Late in the third quarter of the Buffalo Bills 34-31 "Monday Night Football" loss to the Tennessee Titans, head coach Sean McDermott employed a Bills Mafia version of the "Buffalo Special." With the Bills trailing 29-24, quarterback Josh Allen lined up in a shotgun formation, took the snap and this is what transpired:

And that's The Buffalo Special.

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— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) October 19, 2021

What made the play even more impressive is that the guy who threw the touchdown pass to Allen was tight end Dawson Knox. While it was soon revealed from the ESPN broadcast crew that Knox played quarterback in high school, the 24-year-old also reportedly made the toss to Allen under extremely difficult circumstances:

Source: #Bills TE Dawson Knox broke a bone in his hand. Timeline TBD but the hope is he won’t miss much time, especially with the bye.

Knox threw a 2-point conversion after the injury. Josh Allen, who tried to call it off but was denied by Knox: “That’s why we love him.”
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) October 19, 2021

While Buffalo lost Knox — who leads the team in touchdown receptions with five — in the second half, the Titans certainly didn't come out of the game unscathed.

Now at 4-2, the Bills will get a much-needed bye in Week 7. They'll take on the Miami Dolphins in Week 8.

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