Buffalo Bills name QB Nathan Peterman Week 1 starter

Nathan Peterman, not first-round pick Josh Allen, was named starting quarterback of the Buffalo Bills on Monday.

Peterman, a fifth-round pick in 2017, threw five interceptions in his first NFL start against the Los Angeles Chargers last season when former Buffalo quarterback Tyrod Taylor briefly lost the job.

A stern test awaits Peterman, with the Baltimore Ravens, San Diego Chargers and Minnesota Vikings on the schedule the first three weeks of the season.

AJ McCarron, who signed a two-year, $10 million contract with Buffalo in March, was traded to the Oakland Raiders on Sunday and will be the backup to Derek Carr.

Allen, the No. 7 pick in the 2018 draft, is the No. 2 quarterback for the Bills to open the season.

In three preseason games, Peterman completed 33 of 41 passes for 432 yards, three touchdowns, and an interception. Allen completed 24 of 44 throws for 210 yards and two scores.

Allen was unsettled in extended playing time in the third week of the preseason but is identified as the quarterback of the future in Buffalo. The Bills moved up in the draft to select Allen with the seventh pick, the highest the franchise ever drafted a quarterback.

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