Buffalo may have to wait until Monday night to find out how much it can count on DJ Moore.
The Bills wide receiver aggravated the shoulder injury he first picked up in Week 2 against the Detroit Lions, then dealt with another setback in Week 4 against the New England Patriots. That latest flare-up cost him a lot of practice time heading into the matchup with the Los Angeles Rams, and he is officially listed as questionable.
Moore sat out the first two sessions of the week before getting in a limited practice on Saturday. With a consecutive-games streak that stretches past 90 games, there’s at least a chance he tries to go just to keep it alive.
The bigger concern for Buffalo is what Moore’s status could mean for the passing game if he’s not at full speed, or if he’s unavailable. Josh Palmer has already been ruled out for Buffalo on Monday, leaving the receiver room short-handed.
Moore’s production has tailed off since that Week 2 shoulder issue. After opening the season with 100 yards in Week 1, he has totaled just seven catches for 78 yards over his last two games. He also failed to record a catch in the Week 2 loss to Detroit.
If Moore is active, that does not guarantee normal usage. He practiced so little this week that a limited role would make sense, and that’s part of why the attention has shifted toward another Buffalo pass catcher in the betting market.
Keon Coleman looks like the name to watch. He was one of the biggest beneficiaries when Moore went down in Week 4, and he delivered his best game of the season against New England: six catches, 116 yards and his first touchdown of the year.
Coleman has also been on the field plenty when Moore has been hurt, topping 74 percent of the team’s offensive snaps in two of his four games. He has at least six receptions in both games in which Moore was injured, and his big-play ability gives him a real chance to matter again if this game opens up the way some expect.
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