Maxwell Hairston leaves for concussion check; Terrel Bernard ruled out

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The Bills lost two defensive players for the rest of the game: linebacker Terrel Bernard was ruled out with a right elbow injury, and Maxwell Hairston left the game to be checked for a concussion after a 1-yard loss play near the 10:27 mark of the third quarter. Bernard returned to the sideline wearing a sling. Hairston was injured on Woody Marks’ 3-yard run at 7:16 remaining in the third. The Texans ruled out cornerback Ajani Carter with a hamstring injury.

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The Bills have lost two defensive players for the rest of the game. They ruled out linebacker Terrel Bernard with a right elbow injury. He returned to the sideline wearing a sling. Bernard was injured with 10:27 remaining in the third quarter when he and Matt Milano tackled Texans running back Nick Chubb for a 1-yard loss. Hairston left with 7:16 left in the third quarter to be checked for a concussion. He was injured on Woody Marks’ 3-yard run. The Texans have ruled out cornerback Ajani Carter with a hamstring injury.

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