Overview
- Coach Sean McDermott ruled TE Dalton Kincaid week to week with a hamstring injury, underscoring Buffalo’s passing-game slide after a 13-point outing against Miami.
- WR Joshua Palmer is set to return, while Mecole Hardman joined the Bills’ practice squad with ESPN calling him a likely elevation and Heavy reporting a Saturday move to the 53-man roster.
- ESPN highlighted Buffalo’s third-and-long woes and turnover risk, with McDermott and OC Joe Brady focused on finding better receiver combinations and more creative usage.
- CBS is televising Buccaneers at Bills to most of the country in the 1 p.m. ET window as handicappers post tight projections, including CBS Sports backing Tampa Bay to cover +5.5.
- Miami beat Washington 16-13 in overtime in Madrid, and attention turns to late-window division tilts with seeding stakes, notably Chiefs at Broncos and Seahawks at Rams.