These New Details Change Everything for the Bills...

We've got new details regarding the injury status of a few key Bills players, which changes everything for the Bills ahead of Sunday's matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers. So today, we will be taking a look at this final injury report that the Bills released earlier today, talk about what's changed since the start of the week until now, and why those changes for a few key players and their availability is massive for the Bills on Sunday in their matchup against the Chargers. We've got a lot to get to, but first, welcome in everybody to Bills Digest. I'm Ben Volker, and here at Bills Digest, we've got you covered with all things related to the Buffalo Bills. Whether it be news, rumors, reactions, or analysis, we've got you covered here at Bills Digest. So if you don't want to miss a thing, make sure to go ahead and hit subscribe so that you can stay up to date on all content just like this. I promise you will love it. And the Chargers matchup is almost here. We're only two days away. They've had a lot of time to rest and recover after their win against the Lions last Thursday night, and it looks like the Bills have needed all of that time because this is the first time all season in the young season that the Bills have had a somewhat lengthy injury report, and we will just take a look at it right here. You can go ahead, see the entire list of names here, 10 names on this injury report. Let's of interest in this one. The first being Ty Johnson there, who hasn't played at all this season. He's been injured since the start of August. It looks like he will be ready to go on Sunday against the Chargers in his first game action. The Bills, of course, have a high opinion on Ty Johnson. They view him as a great change of pace back in tandem with James Cook, so the Bills are certainly happy to get Ty Johnson back. The other name is Terrell Bernard, who did not practice today, but it looks like it was just a standard veteran rest day, so nothing to worry about with Terrell Bernard. In terms of players that are not playing this week, you've got Jordan Hancock, who is dealing with that hamstring injury. He will not be playing once again, and then TJ Sanders, who popped up there with an appendectomy this week. Kind of a strange injury, not a football-related injury, so should only really keep him out this week. I'm not sure the return table on an appendectomy, but I can't imagine that TJ Sanders will be out for more than one week. And that leads us to, of course, the questionables. And we've got a few big names, of course. Armaduriz Adams there at the bottom is also questionable, but he's been a healthy scratch for the first two games, so not much to talk about there. But defensively, you've got Ed Oliver questionable, and then two wide receivers in DJ Moore and Keon Coleman there, who are both questionable. And we will talk about all three of them in just a second, but first, I've got to let you guys know that today's video is sponsored by Calshi. And on Calshi, you're trading directly against other teams or other users, not the house like traditional sports books. You're buying yes or no contracts on the outcome of events across sports, politics, or even the weather. For example, this is why I bring up Calshi right now, because on Calshi, they are running this special of players to score a touchdown in this Chargers-Bills matchup. And the guy that I'm looking at is right there on the top being Khalil Shakir. Now, obviously, with Coleman and DJ Moore both questionable, it could mean that Khalil Shakir sees a lot more action on Sunday. But even if Moore and Coleman both play, I really like Shakir's chances of scoring a touchdown in this one. 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And wouldn't you know it, 10 days after the Lions game is the Chargers game. So DJ Moore is a true questionable. We've been following it all week and here is the latest that we know on DJ Moore and his practice today. Because this is what DJ Moore said after his practice when he was a limited participant. He said he was feeling good. All signs were good signs. And this is on if he was, if he's good to go Sunday, he said, we shall see. I need to check a few more boxes and then we're good. The boxes being stability and simulated contact. But all things considered, this is very, very good news for the Bills that DJ Moore is even close to being ready to play on Sunday. And look, DJ Moore, he has a reputation of being one of the most resilient players of the league. He's only missed two games, his entire career, one being with a concussion, the other being with COVID. And so it's, it's been a while since DJ Moore has missed a game. This is just a guy that is always healthy. So I think with everything we know about DJ Moore and his progression throughout the week, he was limited, but everything we know about DJ Moore and just his, his drive and his fight to be out there. I would not be surprised if we see DJ Moore on Sunday, which is crazy. If you asked me a week ago, I would say no way. DJ Moore is not playing Sunday, but things have definitely changed. And even if DJ Moore isn't a hundred percent, and if he is still out there, he is drawing, uh, all of the attention from the cornerbacks out there, which opens up the field even more for guys, like I mentioned, Khalil Shakir, or even the next guy, Keon Coleman, if he does indeed play on Sunday, because Keon Coleman is the other guy on this list that is questionable in the wide receiver room. Now Keon, I am a little bit more surprised on this one than DJ Moore, because he was injured in Thursday's game against the Lions. He, I think his ankle got rolled up, um, but he did come back into the game in the second half and he had a pretty, pretty good game against the Lions in DJ Moore's place as he caught, uh, all six of his targets and, um, went for 63 yards for first down conversions. It was a very solid showing from Keon Coleman last Thursday, but then he popped up on the injury report this week with, uh, that ankle injury. It looks like it's still bothering him, but this is the latest on what we know on Keon Coleman. He was indeed out there with DJ Moore while DJ Moore was practicing in a non-contact jersey. Keon Coleman was in a regular gray jersey, uh, for this week, uh, but he was out there, he was stretching, he got taped up, and he was doing drills with the rest of the team. So that is encouraging on Keon Coleman, but I am a little bit hesitant, uh, on his chances to play this week considering that this injury seemingly got worse throughout the week because we were not expecting this. But what if both DJ Moore and Keon Coleman are not ready to go? Even if one is not ready to go, I think this is the opportunity that we see Skylar Bell, that rookie, come in and play some snaps for the Bills. Now, who knows what his capacity would look like, but I know Bills are clamoring. Bills fans are clamoring for this guy. When I did my rookie report a few weeks ago, you guys were saying, we want to see Skylar Bell get some action. Now, this is the chance for Skylar Bell to do just that. And it looks like Skylar Bell knows that this could be his chance on Sunday, and he said it's a surreal moment for him. But I love Skylar Bell's energy, and I love all of his quotes that he's given to the press so far this year. And it looks like he is laser focused and ready for Sunday's game. He said, once they throw me out there, it's time to go. Let's lock in. And I love to hear that. So even if Moore or Coleman are inactive on Sunday, I think Skylar Bell is in line to make a statement. Now, let's look at the other side defensively real quick, where we've got Ed Oliver. And we heard from Ian Rappaport earlier this week that the Ed Oliver news and his hip injury is less serious than initially considered. People were starting to think it might be a hip flexor strain, which would keep him out for an extended period of time. It looks like he was only experiencing hip spasms Thursday night, and the Bills athletic training staff erred on the side of caution and kept him out. But he's been going through everything leading up to this week. But it is looking, I think, pretty promising for Ed Oliver in this game. Out of the three, I think Ed Oliver might have the best chance to play. And if Ed Oliver is out there lined up with a guy like Deion Walker, man, Justin Herbert might be in for a rough time. Because the Chargers offensive line, we talked about it yesterday, they are in rough shape. And if you've got Deion Walker, who is playing at an absolute monster pace to start the year, lined up with Ed Oliver, Justin Herbert is going to be under pressure all game. But even if Ed Oliver isn't ready to go, I do think Deion Walker is capable of single-handedly making an impact on this Bills roster. Because, I mean, look, he has a QB pressure rate of 13.2, which is just absolutely insane. He has been red hot, and he says, I'm not even doing anything special, I'm just playing ball. So I love Deion Walker. I've been singing the praises of Deion Walker, and especially if they get Ed Oliver back in this game, look out. That's all I'm going to say. But let me know what you guys think about these injuries. Who will be playing on Sunday versus the Chargers? DJ Moore, Keon Coleman, Ed Oliver. You can say all, you can say none. I think all three of these guys do have a very good shot. If there is one guy that isn't going to play on Sunday, I do think it would be Keon Coleman. But DJ Moore and Ed Oliver, if you told me a week ago, both of those guys are trending on Track to Play Sunday, I would say that you are crazy. But here we are. One game record on offense in DJ Moore. One game record on defense in Ed Oliver. If both of those guys are out there, the Chargers, I don't think, stand much of a chance at all. But let me know what you guys think down in the comments on that. That's all we've got time for here on Bills Digest today. But keep it right here on Bills Digest, because we will have more for you ahead of this Chargers matchup coming up this week, Saturday and Sunday. And then, of course, a post-game reaction after the game on Sunday. So stay tuned for that. As always, thanks for watching, and of course, Go Bills!