How will the Buffalo Bills approach this final preseason game?
The fact that this is the first season with only three preseason games, it still isn’t clear how the Bills might approach this game. In past seasons, when there was four preseason game the third preseason game was usually the one where starters played the most and usually into the third quarter.
Then in the fourth preseason game, teams usually hold out all starters and the final preseason game is played primarily with backups. This gives coaches one more chance to see players fighting for roster spots and give them a little more film to make those decisions.
Entering the final preseason game, it remains to be seen how the Buffalo Bills are approaching it this year. So far this preseason, the Bills have kept out a number of their key starters like Josh Allen, Stefon Diggs, Tre’Davious White, Jordan Poyer, and Micah Hyde.
Was the plan to get them some snaps in this game or were they planning on holding them out of the preseason entirely? When considering most of these players have played multiple seasons in this system, and they didn’t show any issue last year with no preseason game, it wouldn’t be surprising that this third preseason game is utilized like the final preseason game in past seasons.