The Buffalo Bills got the better of the Jacksonville Jaguars and won their first road playoff game since 1992. As expected, Josh Allen played a superhero, adding numbers to the box score, but also taking multiple hits. Now, as the team prepares for a trip to Denver, those hits have shown their true impact, according to head coach Sean McDermott’s update.

“Certainly sore. And as you know, he’s gonna do whatever it takes to play,” the Bills’ HC said, according to ESPN’s Alaina Getzenberg.

Already, Allen playing with reckless abandon for his body has become his MO. Already nursing his right foot injury, the quarterback entered the wild card round knowing their margin for error was narrow. And so, Allen was everywhere.

He completed 28 of 35 passes for 273 yards and a touchdown, then added 33 rushing yards and two more scores with his legs. Two of those touchdowns came in the fourth quarter, including the game-winner with just over a minute left. It was another classic Allen playoff performance.

In Tuesday’s injury report, the franchise cornerstone is listed as limited with foot, knee, and right finger injuries. That report didn’t come without a few scares.

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Midway through the second quarter on a 2nd & 10 play, Bills’ right guard O’Cyrus Torrence was being driven back into the pocket as Allen threw a 36-yarder to Keon Coleman. However, on follow-through, the quarterback’s hand made contact with the back of Torrence’s helmet. Allen was in visible pain after that and held his fingers to reduce the pain. He did not attempt a pass for the remainder of the drive.

Just three snaps later, Allen plowed into the end zone from two yards out and tweaked his ankle in the process. After the touchdown, he was taken to the blue tent but returned to complete the game.

Neither of the two incidents impacted his outing. They also don’t appear to be serious at the moment. Taking his first playoff road win, Allen only had one injury update:

“We’re all good.”

Moreover, NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport reported that his foot injury, an old bone issue on the outside of his midfoot, is getting better. This is the same foot injury he picked up in Week 16 against the Cleveland Browns and aggravated again in Week 17 against the Philadelphia Eagles.

Before Sunday’s kickoff, Josh Allen already led the postseason in total yards per game (311), rushing yards (668), and touchdown-to-interception ratio (6.25). His performance in Jacksonville only padded those numbers. Now, the priority is simple: get Allen as close to 100 percent as possible, especially since the team will be without some offensive weapons.

Josh Allen’s team suffers two major blows before the Denver Broncos matchup

The Buffalo Bills are holding their breath again on the injury front. Head coach Sean McDermott said wide receiver Tyrell Shavers is being evaluated for a knee issue. Shavers was eventually cleared to return, but McDermott made it clear there’s still some waiting involved.

“We’ll see where it goes from here, still evaluating his situation,” McDermott said.

Shavers has been in and out of the lineup all year. He’s appeared in 15 games but has played just under 40 percent of the offensive snaps. He’s racked up 15 catches on 23 targets for 245 yards and a touchdown, but with the Bills already thin at receiver, even losing a role player matters right now. He did not participate in Tuesday’s practice.

The bigger blow came later. Gabe Davis went down in the second half against the Jaguars while trying to haul in a pass that fell incomplete. He finished with two catches for 14 yards on three targets. He was carted off in the game. On Monday, McDermott confirmed the worst: a torn ACL.

Davis didn’t make his season debut until Week 11, but once he was back, he quickly carved out a role. He started five of the Bills’ final eight regular-season games and wrapped up the year with 12 catches for 129 yards.

These blows came after Josh Palmer’s season was already over. The Bills announced Saturday that Palmer wouldn’t play because of an ankle injury and soon after placed him on injured reserve, officially ending his season.

So now, heading into a matchup with the Denver Broncos, the receiver situation is tight. Khalil Shakir is clearly the centerpiece. He’s been the most reliable option all season, piling up 719 yards and four touchdowns, and McDermott will gladly lean on him.

With Davis and Palmer out and Shavers still a question mark, Keon Coleman is likely to see his role grow. Outside of Shavers and Brandin Cooks, Coleman was the only other wideout to record a catch last week. He’s played 43 percent of Buffalo’s offensive snaps and was active Sunday only because Palmer couldn’t go.

Apart from these, running back Ty Johnson, tight end Dalton Kincaid, and Curtis Samuel were also on the injury list for Tuesday.

McDermott may need to devise a more effective strategy against a Broncos defense that ranks as the best in the league in the red zone and is sixth overall in the league.