Final season, the Buffalo Payments completed first within the AFC East at 11-6. The Payments hosted the Steelers for a wildcard recreation and beat Pittsburgh 30-17. Within the divisional spherical, Buffalo misplaced a detailed recreation 27-24 to Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs. This offseason, the Payments parted methods with a number of key offensive gamers.
Not solely have the Payments misplaced offensive expertise like Stefon Diggs and Gabe Davis, however accidents are beginning to pile up for Buffalo. Earlier this week, Payments head coach Sean McDermott reported new accidents because the 2024 season rapidly approaches. All Buffalo can do is use the wholesome gamers they’ve out there. Their first recreation is at residence in Week 1 vs. the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, September 8.
Buffalo will relaxation their starters for his or her last preseason recreation on Saturday
Our starters is not going to play Saturday towards the Panthers.
Coach McDermott supplies an harm reporting heading into the preseason finale: pic.twitter.com/PyxaTcOdVV
— Buffalo Payments (@BuffaloBills) August 19, 2024
On Monday, Payments head coach Sean McDermott informed the media that three gamers are out for a number of weeks. That features Mitchell Trubisky (QB), Marquez Valdes-Scantling (WR), and Quintin Morris (TE). Trubisky signed a two-year, $5.25 million take care of the Payments to be their backup QB. That is his second stint with Buffalo after enjoying for them in 2020. He’s now out a number of weeks with a knee harm. That leaves Ben DiNucci as Josh Allen’s backup till Trubisky returns. McDermott stated the group might look so as to add one other QB to their roster. DiNucci was simply signed to the roster final week.
Together with Trubiksy on offense, WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling goes to overlook time with a neck harm. Valdes-Scantling was back-to-back Tremendous Bowls with the Chiefs in 2022 and 2023 earlier than he was reduce this offseason. In want of expertise at WR, the Payments had been keen to take an opportunity on MVS. The 29-year-old WR goes to overlook a number of weeks for the Payments. Moreover, TE Quintin Morris will miss time with a shoulder harm. Morris is an undrafted TE out of Bowling Inexperienced who’s getting into his third skilled season. He’s primarily been a particular groups participant for Buffalo over the past two seasons. Accidents are beginning to pile up for a Payments group that has uncertainty heading into 2024. Will their offense be as explosive because it was prior to now? We’ll discover out when the season begins for Buffalo on Sunday, September 8 vs. the Cardinals.
