The Bills are heading into Week 8 with a major test in front of them, and they may be getting a key piece back at just the right time.
Buffalo, sitting at 5-1 after its bye week, is trying to put more space between itself and New England in the AFC East. That gets a lot harder with the Ravens coming to town on Sunday, especially now that Lamar Jackson is set to return from injury and give Baltimore’s offense a completely different look.
Against a team like that, the Bills need as much healthy firepower as they can get. One encouraging sign came with DJ Moore, who is expected to play against the Ravens after missing the last two games with a shoulder injury, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Moore, 29, has not yet put together a run of productive games since arriving in Buffalo. He opened the season with a big Week 1 showing - five catches, 100 receiving yards and a touchdown - but injuries have interrupted his momentum since then, including the shoulder issue that kept him out recently.
His return would come at a good moment. Buffalo is staring down another AFC heavyweight, and the offense could use every available weapon with Jackson back in the mix for Baltimore.
There was more good news on the injury front, too. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported that Dalton Kincaid is optimistic about playing Sunday, though he remains officially questionable with a chest injury.
Bills-Ravens is set for 1 p.m. ET at Highmark Stadium in Buffalo.
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The concern is more about how the week unfolded than the final label itself. Kincaid came out of the bye in a non-contact jersey, a detail that naturally raised eyebrows, and the Bills are still waiting to see how his body responds as game day approaches. Around the league, other tight ends are dealing with their own late-week injury uncertainty, but for Buffalo the focus remains on whether Kincaid can be ready to go when it matters most. [Read more 🡒]
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