Chargers Benefiting Early As Dalton Kincaid Stays Quiet

Will Dalton Kincaid overcome his slow start and help lift the Bills' struggling offense against the Chargers in Week 3?

Dalton Kincaid is active for the Buffalo Bills’ Week 3 matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers, but the tight end has had a quiet opening to the game.

Kincaid entered Sunday coming off a strong first two weeks, when he caught 12 passes for 225 yards and a touchdown and looked like Buffalo’s most dependable option in the passing game. Through the early stretch of the Chargers game, though, he had not been able to do much with his lone target.

UPDATE: Kincaid has his first catch of the game in the second quarter.

The bigger issue for Buffalo has been the offense as a whole. The Bills have turned the ball over three times, and Josh Allen has been charged with two of them. At the time of this writing, Allen had completed only two passes for nine yards.

For now, Kincaid remains in the game and healthy, with Buffalo hoping the passing attack can settle down and get him involved.

NFL Week 3 TV schedule for Sunday

Tennessee Titans at New York Giants - 1 p.m., CBS

New England Patriots at Jacksonville Jaguars - 1 p.m., CBS

Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers - 1 p.m., CBS

Kansas City Chiefs at Miami Dolphins - 1 p.m., CBS

Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts - 1 p.m., CBS

Los Angeles Chargers at Buffalo Bills - 1 p.m., FOX

New York Jets at Detroit Lions - 1 p.m., FOX

Seattle Seahawks at Washington Commanders - 1 p.m., FOX

Carolina Panthers at Cleveland Browns - 1 p.m., FOX

Minnesota Vikings at Tampa Bay Buccaneers - 4:05 p.m., FOX

Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers - 4:05 p.m., FOX

Baltimore Ravens vs. Dallas Cowboys in Rio de Janeiro - 4:25 p.m., CBS

Las Vegas Raiders at New Orleans Saints - 4:25 p.m., CBS

Los Angeles Rams at Denver Broncos - 8:20 p.m., NBC

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