Two Bills Drive

'The Bills head into their bye week at 3-2 after a Week 5 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. There are issues to correct, most of which are on the offensive side of the ball. Both the running game and the passing game disappeared against the Bengals.'

'"Charles underwent a scope this morning and he'll be out multiple weeks," Sean McDermott said Monday.'

'Before we even get to Vlad Ducasse's play, let's start with Buffalo's decision to start the right guard and make John Miller inactive. Miller has been far from perfect, but Ducasse's career is full of lackluster play. Sean McDermott said the team was looking at combinations, but this was a bad decision from the get-go. Ducasse struggled mightily on Sunday in what should come as no surprise. The Bills hurt themselves by making Miller inactive on Sunday.'

'Clay consistently missed practices due to a right knee injury, but he did not miss any playing time last season because of the right knee. Clay's current injury is in his left knee and one report states it could be a pretty big blow.'

'Buffalo is down to four healthy receivers , with fifth-year player Andre Holmes having the most experience. At tight end, the trio of Nick O’Leary, Khari Lee and converted quarterback Logan Thomas began this season with a combined 11 catches for 158 yards.'

'Clay has been the Bills' most dependable and productive receiver. He's second on the team with 20 catches and leads Buffalo with 258 yards, and tied for the team lead with two touchdowns.'

'Actually, what the Bills need to do is scour the waiver wire and line up as many tryouts as they can during their bye week. It might also be worth giving practice-squad receiver Brandon Reilly a look. They cannot succeed with a passing game this terrible because not only can't the Bills throw the ball, that ineptness has affected the running game as well. The Bills rank 25th in the NFL in points per game, 31st in yards, 29th in passing, and 27th in average yards per rush.'

'While McDermott said that had yet to speak to doctors about the severity of the injury, multiple outlets reported that Clay sustained a torn meniscus and MCL sprain following a low hit from safety Shawn Williams during Sunday's 20-16 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.'

'A source confirmed to ESPN's Adam Schefter that Clay had a torn meniscus and MCL sprain. The news about Clay's diagnosis was first reported by Pro Football Talk.'

'With Clay missing time the team is down to O’Leary, Logan Thomas, and Khari Lee at tight end. They may have to make a roster move to add another player to the position. The Bills have a bye week coming up before taking on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at home in two weeks.'

'Considering how little the Bills are really getting out of their running game it almost blows my mind that they have a 3-2 record. Getting more out of their passing game is going to be even more challenging with Clay hurt. I’m fresh out of ideas to jump start their passing game. The best I think you can hope for is what you got last week in Atlanta, when the Bills didn’t exactly impress through the air but found their way to a couple of big throws down the field to Clay. Those plays were nowhere to be found against the Bengals, maybe in large part because Clay left the game so early.'

'The head coach was unsure if Clay’s injury would be season ending adding he hadn’t met with team doctors yet.'

'“Charles underwent a (knee) scope this morning and he’ll be out multiple weeks,” said head coach Sean McDermott.'

'“I knew around that time of the game it was time for a play. Me personally I thought I started slow. I told the coaches I have to play better,” Tate said. “I made a play, but just came up short today.”'

'Through five games, quarterback Tyrod Taylor has had only 24 completions for 316 yards — an average of 13 yards per reception — to his wide receivers with a mere four TDs and that won’t get it done in a pass-happy league.'