Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen will maintain his streak of consecutive starts in the season finale against the New England Patriots.

The Bills quarterback may not last much longer beyond the opening snaps, however.

The team wrapped up the No. 2 overall seed in the playoffs with Sunday’s blowout win over the New York Jets, rendering their Week 18 game against the Patriots largely meaningless. Though Allen is expected to spend most of the game on the bench to avoid the potential for an injury before the start of the playoffs, head coach Sean McDermott announced on Monday that he would definitely be starting the game.

“Bills HC Sean McDermott said QB Josh Allen will be the ‘starter’ against the Patriots to continue his consecutive starts streak,” reporter Joe Buscaglia of The Athletic shared in a post on X. “McDermott said Allen will be taken out quickly. The rest of the team will be a blend of regular starters & other players they want to get a look at.”