The Buffalo Bills are heading into their Sunday afternoon clash with the Las Vegas Raiders carrying five injury designations on their roster, and yeah, that’s definitely not the kind of news you want right before kickoff. The one silver lining? Spencer Brown is good to go, and nobody’s been outright ruled out for the game, which is something, I guess. It’s a tense situation as the Bills try to sort out who’s actually going to suit up.
Big Guns Hurting on Offense and Defense
Man, the biggest hits are clearly coming on offense, and that’s always a gut punch. Both wideouts D.J. Moore and Joshua Palmer are rocking shoulder injuries and are listed questionable after being limited in practice. Moore just got back on the field Friday, his first time all week, while Palmer has been stuck in limited all dang week. Remember that Monday night marathon last week? Yeah, neither of them played. That’s a huge chunk of their passing game potentially hobbled for Sunday. Then you look at the D-line, and defensive tackle Ed Oliver, who was out for Week 5, is also questionable with a knee injury. He finally got some limited practice in Friday, his first in two weeks. This defense needs him in there.
The Secondary Is Shaky, Plus a Head-Scratching Move
And it just keeps going, doesn’t it? T.J. Sanders, after an emergency appendectomy that sidelined him for two games, picked up a shoulder injury last week. He actually got to full participation on Friday after being limited earlier in the week, but guess what? Still questionable. Talk about a tough break. Then there’s nickel cornerback Dee Alford, who’s been nursing an ankle injury since their Week 4 loss to the Patriots, an injury that already cost him a game and a half. He’s been limited all week, and yep, he’s questionable too. What makes this even weirder is the whole Anthony Kendall situation. The Bills signed him from the practice squad, then released him on Monday, only to sign him back to the practice squad Tuesday. You’d think that move, especially not putting Alford on Injured Reserve, meant they expected Alford to suit up, but now? They’re either playing it super cagey or they just aren’t sure. It’s giving us serious question marks for that secondary against Vegas.
Vegas Has Their Own Problems, Too
It’s not all doom and gloom on the Bills’ side when you look at the Raiders’ injury report, though. They’ve got their own headaches. Defensive tackle Tonka Hemingway is straight-up ruled out for Sunday, stuck in concussion protocol all week with no practice. That’s a huge miss for their D-line. Their backup right tackle, Trey Zuhne III, is also questionable with a knee injury after being limited all week. Plus, they’ve got Carter Runyen and Dont’e Thonton, Jr. in their 21-day practice windows, working their way back from Injured Reserve. So, while the Bills are dealing with a ton of ‘questionable’ tags, at least the Raiders have some definitive ‘out’ calls and guys still not ready to return. Still, doesn’t make the Bills’ situation any less nerve-wracking.
This Bills-Raiders game on Sunday suddenly feels like a game of ‘who’s healthier?’ with so many key players up in the air for Buffalo. We’ll be watching that pregame report like hawks to see who actually suits up. Can the Bills pull it off if a few of these guys are out? We’ll find out soon enough.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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