Buffalo Rumblings
Buffalo’s rookies had a quiet week
The Buffalo Bills were able to overcome a mistake-laden game to defeat the Indianapolis Colts by two scores. It was a game where quarterback Josh Allen threw two interceptions — one of which led to a field goal. The Bills’ defense came up clutch with several takeaways of their own against Colts quarterback Joe Flacco.
There were multiple Bills rookies injured and sidelined in Week 11, which has watered down some of their impact for this past week. Let’s dive into those players who were on the field and any available injury updates for those who weren’t able to go.
Coleman wasn’t placed on Injured Reserve prior to Sunday’s game against the Colts, which is good news to potentially indicate his injury won’t be long term. He did miss the game and has already been ruled out for next Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs. Head coach Sean McDermott has danced around the question from a definitive timeline standpoint. But it’s safe to say at this point that he’s week-to-week with this injury. His absence will be felt as he was starting to really come alive in recent weeks.
Bishop played five snaps of defense at the end of the game. He continues to operate as depth at safety, yielding significant snaps to Damar Hamlin and Taylor Rapp. It shouldn’t be lost on anyone that the team drafted him as the safety of the future in the second round. Damar Hamlin is a free agent after this season. As a starting safety with a decent stat line in 2024, that may be enough to drive his price away from the Bills this coming offseason and allow Bishop a clear path to the starting lineup. It’s just hard to see Bishop finding a legit defensive role this season outside of an injury.
Third-round pick DeWayne Carter is three games through the required four he must miss before returning to the field. Carter also has a wrist injury that required surgery. We’ll possibly know more next week on Carter’s status once he’s satisfied the four-game required absence.
There wasn’t much to speak of this week after a monster performance against the Miami Dolphins in Week 10. Davis played just 11 snaps with six yards from scrimmage on three carries. Davis is more so a splash player at this stage since most of his snaps consist of him getting the ball as third in the running back rotation behind James Cook and Ty Johnson.
Van Pran-Granger played one snap on offense in a kneel-down situation and remains active on game days weekly.
Ulofoshio was inactive this week after having an opportunity to be active a week ago. The Bills decided to go very light on active linebackers (4) in Week 10. Instead, they went heavy on defensive line and defensive back....
