‘Injuries are one of the biggest deciding factors for any team, every season. Players say it so often it comes off as a cliché, but it’s true – the injury rate in the league is 100%. Every team is going to deal with them. It’s all about who gets hurt and how much time they miss. For example, would last year’s divisional loss in the playoffs have been a different game if Tre’Davious White were able to play? It’s possible. Coaches will never use injuries as an excuse, and Sean McDermott this week refused to do so even with four key defensive contributors out of the lineup. It’s crazy to think, though, that the Bills’ chances of winning this game aren’t impacted by not having Dane Jackson, Micah Hyde, Ed Oliver and Jordan Phillips. The Bills have generally been able to avoid major injury issues the last few years, though, that changed with Hyde placed on season-ending injured reserve with a neck injury. Fans just have to cross their fingers the team stays – or in this case, gets – as healthy as possible.’