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Buffalo Bills injuries: 4 players sidelined to start Week 16
Kicker Matt Prater was also not practicing. His injury was not apparent in-game, but on Monday, like Phillips, McDermott announced that Prater would be sidelined for Week 16 with a quad injury. Despite the two big injuries, there was plenty of good news on Buffalo’s first injury report of the week.
But Allen and Buffalo were undeterred. Ray Davis had a huge kick return to open the second half, and Allen capped the drive with a 4-yard touchdown to Dawson Knox. Then, the maligned Buffalo defense, shredded throughout the first half, got a three-and-out, and the Bills marched down the field again, with Cook powering in from 3 yards out.
Late-season Bills are a different animal. Three straight wins. Playoffs in reach. Nobody wants to see Buffalo right now.
Ahead of the Bills' upcoming game on the road against the Cleveland Browns (3-11) in Week 16, the team announced kicker Matt Prater (quad) will not play because of injury. His replacement will be Michael Badgley, who was added to the team's practice squad on Tuesday:
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Mecole Hardman was added by the Bills through free agency in early November but he was quickly placed on IR due to a calf injury.