Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen. Robert Deutsch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Bills QB Josh Allen to wear special device amid injury

By Jordan Sigler | Last updated Sep 16, 2025 4:34 PM ET

Quarterback Josh Allen will look different when the Buffalo Bills play the Miami Dolphins on Thursday night. The veteran quarterback is feeling the effects of hits in the Bills' 30-10 win over the New York Jets in Week 2.

Per Alex Brasky of Sports Illustrated, Allen said he plans to wear a visor on Thursday night to help protect his nose.

“Just trying to get used to it," Allen said of the visor. "It doesn’t really impact much. It’s a little warmer in there... a little weirder... I wore one throughout college but not in the NFL. ... A little bruised up but we’re all good.”

Josh Allen says he will probably wear the visor vs MIA: “Just trying to get used to it.. it doesn’t really impact much. It’s a little warmer in there.. a little weirder.. I wore one throughout college but not in the NFL.”

“A little bruised up but we’re all good.”#BillsMafia pic.twitter.com/Dgs4C7Ucxe
— alex brasky (@alexbrasky) September 16, 2025

Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen hurt his nose in Week 2

Allen hurt his nose when he was tackled on a run for no gain in the first quarter of Sunday's game. The three-time Pro Bowler returned to the game, finishing 14-of-25 passing for 148 yards. He added 59 yards on six rushes.

Josh Allen falls forward on a run, immediately calls for Mitch Trubisky to sub in. pic.twitter.com/V4VJKUmo2B
— NFL on CBS (@NFLonCBS) September 14, 2025

Allen's numbers after the injury were noticeably down from his performance in Week 1, when he threw for 394 yards and two touchdowns in the Bills' comeback win over the Baltimore Ravens.

Allen doesn't have much time to get used to wearing the visor for the Thursday night game. The Bills held practice on Tuesday for the first time this week. They'll have one more practice on Wednesday before they host Miami.

Despite wearing a visor and telling the media he's dealing with discomfort, Buffalo did not put Allen on the Week 3 injury report on Monday. The issue appears minor and shouldn't affect his play against the Dolphins.

Jordan Sigler

Jordan Sigler is a sports writer with a decade of experience as a journalist, including his time as a breaking news/day cops reporter for the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. His sports coverage across the NFL, NBA, WNBA, MLB, NHL, and college football world has also been featured at ChiCitySports, Gridiron Heroics, Pro Football Network, and Athlon Sports. Based in Austin, Texas, Jordan graduated with a bachelor's degree in journalism from Texas Tech University in 2014

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