The Buffalo Bills lost defensive captain Terrel Bernard to an apparent arm injury Thursday night, forcing the team to limp through a pivotal stretch of its matchup with the Houston Texans .

ESPN reporter Alaina Getzenberg noted on X that “the defense has taken a knee for Terrel Bernard,” and that Bernard was being walked to the locker room with an athletic trainer holding his right arm .

The injury happened while Bernard teamed up with Matt Milano to bring down Texans rusher Nick Chubb on a short-yardage run, a play that left Bernard writhing on the field before trainers attended to him. Bernard left for the X-ray room with 10:27 remaining in the third quarter. Article Continues Below

Bernard had been a steadying presence for Buffalo’s defense this season, lining up as the

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