The Buffalo Bills are heading into Week 8 with a mixed bag of injury news, but the headline is clear: DJ Moore is expected back, while Spencer Brown is out.
Buffalo’s final injury report on Friday was crowded, with six players carrying questionable tags after a week that still featured plenty of health concerns despite the bye. Tyrell Shavers was already ruled out, though his practice window only opened this week as he continues working back from a torn ACL.
Here’s how the injury list shook out:
CB Dee Alford (ankle)-Questionable
OL Spencer Brown (back)-Questionable
DL Greg Gaines (calf)-Questionable
TE Dalton Kincaid (chest)-Questionable
WR DJ Moore (shoulder)-Questionable
OLB TJ Parker (knee)-Questionable
WR Tyrell Shavers (knee)-Out
Before the final inactives came down, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that Moore, who had missed the Bills’ last two games, was expected to return and give the offense a needed lift. On the other side of the ledger, Cameron Wolfe of NFL Network reported that Brown would be inactive because of the back injury he’s been dealing with since Week 5.
That leaves Buffalo without a starting offensive lineman, and it appears Tylan Grable is in line to fill that spot. Dee Alford, who had been trending the wrong way during the week, is officially out as he continues recovering from the ankle issue.
Greg Gaines’ calf injury also trims the depth up front on defense. Even so, Buffalo still has a workable rotation in the trenches.
The Bills are back home for the first time since Week 4 and trying to keep rolling after the bye, with a chance to win their 12th straight game in that spot. Standing in the way is a Baltimore team that sits last in the AFC North after back-to-back divisional matchups against the Browns and Bengals.
Buffalo can move to 6-1, but the Ravens have a way of making life difficult for the Bills. Kickoff in Orchard Park is set for 1 p.m.
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