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Allen sacked 5 times, says he wasn't decisive

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen said he held the ball too long in his preseason starting debut Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals in which he was sacked five times.

Allen played almost the entire first half until he was removed from the game by an NFL concussion spotter with 16 seconds remaining in the second quarter. Allen, whose helmet hit the turf when he was hit by a Bengals defender after throwing the ball away, was later cleared to return but did not re-enter the game.

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