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I recognize that Davis is a better WR than Harty or Sherfield, but at the same time there are too many negative plays that occur on throws in his direction. Without him we lose some of our vertical passing but we also lose some of our worst tendencies as an offense. So on the whole I lean towards his absence being a good thing, not that I will ever celebrate a player being injured especially a Bills player.

Just got an update on Gabe - He has a grade 2 PCL tear. I was told he will not play this week. He may be able to tough it out for the AFCCG but even then he would not be 100%. @Einstein looks like you'll get your wish.

I think Taron being limited is a good sign... I think that means he is fairly far along in the concussion protocol.

I saw a stat that KC's defense ranks 5th in DVOA at home, but just 17th on the road. So there is definitely something to this.

Yes. Get Josh to the line ASAP and let him make his calls. We have homefield advantage for the first time ever against this version of the Chiefs. Use it well.

I think they just want a baseline. A punter/holder cannot be the reason you lose a game. Haack will almost certainly not be as good as Martin has been in recent weeks but we know what we're getting.

Allen, Brady, and Kromer need to have a plan ready for their blitzes. That is the key. For my money Spagnuolo calls the best blitz packages in the league. The first game against the Chiefs was by far the worst game of the season for the OL and I think primarily it was just an issue of getting the protection calls right. Chris Jones is elite but the rest of their DL is not so good that they should totally dominate us like they did last time... Everybody just needs to have a plan. Allen be ready to replace the blitz with the throw, pass catchers make sight adjustments, Brady have a few blitz killers in the bag, OL use homefield advantage to communicate pre-snap and be 100% ready. If our pass protection executes twice as well as it did last time I am confident we will win.

Sam Martin will likely not be available this weekend. Haack is probably the best option to get us through a game.

I don't know that Shakir can really be a high volume target machine. This season he has been excellent catching the ball and racking up YAC, both very important traits. But he is not a consistent down to down separator. I think his small size and more specifically his short arms will make it difficult for him to ever be a primary target. He is shifty but not truly elite in that area like Beasley was in his prime. And his measureables just naturally give him less ways to win against physical coverage... That being said his measurables also make him a slippery SOB and he has quickly learned to use that to his advantage with the ball in his hands. I am happy with him in his current role as an infrequently targeted pass catcher with an extremely high catch percentage and a knack for creating explosive plays. It should be Diggs, then Kincaid, then Shakir, and everyone else can fight over the remaining scraps. Ideally next year it's a 1st round (or splash free agent) WR sitting in the pecking order before Kincaid or Shakir.

Bernard? That's possible, my source wasn't sure, he was speculating high ankle based on what he'd head.

Matt Haack is the only option that comes to mind.

Couple updates: -Sam Martin has a grade 2 hamstring strain. He was shot up at halftime of the Steelers game just to be able to execute his punts in the 2nd half, but that is a temporary solution before the swelling sets in. Unlikely he will be available on Sunday. -Spector may have what's called a "transverse process fracture" in his back (someone more medically educated than me can maybe explain what this is) which is just a pain management issue.

Here's the update I got on a few of the injuries suffered yesterday: -Spector is totally fine, will have no issues. -Benford has a small tear in his meniscus but may be able to play through it. TBD -Bernard I got less clarity on. My source believes it is a high ankle sprain, but not 100% sure since they were still testing it as of when my source got the information. TBD on if he can definitely return this year or what the return time would look like but thankfully it appears he avoided a truly serious injury. I have no update on Taron Johnson, or the players that were out against the Steelers. I'll pass along any further updates if I receive them.

We will likely never face a worse Chiefs offense in the Mahomes era than the one we face next week. If we can't beat them now, we never will. This is a huge game for McDermott's future here IMO. I think a loss means he is definitively on the hot seat next year. If not now, when?

He has quickly become the most dependable player on the offense, and the only player that consistently gets YAC. The TD he scored today has been totally missing from the offense in the Josh Allen era. And I'd like to think he'll keep getting better.

Next step, every pass thrown to Knox should be thrown to Kincaid. Diggs Kincaid Shakir RBs That should be 90% of our passing targets right there.

Allen Shakir We got two outstanding plays that ultimately won us the game, and these guys pulled them off. Honorable mention to Kincaid.

Oh boy. We don't have a kicker in the playoffs...

Sorry Pittsburgh. You got two preseason defenses in a row but you can't beat both of them.

Holy ***!!! Shakir is the only player we have that makes something out of nothing at times. What a player he has become.

As per usual we are having to move the offense through Josh's legs. I'll take it but I hate that every year we are back to this.

No more shot plays. They aren't working. Focus on 1st downs.

Oh please, I see uncatchable balls still draw DPI all the time. This would only happen to us.

He has already taken the game over. He is getting no help, as usual.