The Buffalo Bills held most of their starters out of the game against the Detroit Lions. We knew that $258 million man Josh Allen wasn’t going to play, but the rest was a mystery. Here is a list of the players that didn’t see the field against the Lions:
Veteran rest
- QB Josh Allen
- RB Taiwan Jones
- WR Cole Beasley
- WR Stefon Diggs (knee)
- WR Emmanuel Sanders
- LT Dion Dawkins (conditioning)
- RT Daryl Williams
- C Mitch Morse
- OG Jon Feliciano
- DT Star Lotulelei
- DE Jerry Hughes
- DE Mario Addison
- LB Tremaine Edmunds
- LB A.J. Klein
- LB Matt Milano
- RB Zack Moss (hamstring)
- CB Taron Johnson
- CB Tre’Davious White
- S Jordan Poyer
- S Micah Hyde
While Moss was 50-50 to play, Dawkins is working his way back from COVID-19, and Stefon Diggs is dealing with a knee injury, the rest of this list are veteran players who were given the week off to avoid injury. They are roster locks.
Injury-related
- RB Christian Wade (shoulder)
- TE Bug Howard
- OL Forrest Lamp (calf)
- OL Caleb Benenoch
- DT Vernon Butler (concussion)
- DE Mike Love
- LB Marquel Lee (COVID-19 list)
Only appeared on special teams
- OL Tyler Gauthier
- OL Marquel Harrell
- OT Syrus Tuitele
The Bills need to release five players this week. These three players each got one single snap on special teams.