We are two days away from the Buffalo Bills and Minnesota Vikings taking the field to battle each other in a highly anticipated AFC vs. NFC matchup. Both teams are sitting at 6-1 and they each have their own strengths (and weaknesses) that will be utilized in some fashion.
While the Bills have been playing some great football as of late, there has been some injury report concerns going back to when they got out of their bye week heading into Week 8 against the Baltimore Ravens. They have been dealing with some key injuries this season and their Friday injury report doesn't exactly look the greatest from the surface level because of how many names were on it.
At the same time, Friday's injury report gave some encouraging signs compared to Thursday, but there are still some concerns going into primetime.
Friday injury report creates mixed emotions ahead of MNF
Running back Ty Johnson, who dealt with an illness on Thursday was a full participant. In addition, tight end Dalton Kincaid got back up to a full participant after being limited on Thursday as he is still dealing with a chest injury.
Cornerback Dee Alford has now had two full days of being a full participant, as did DT Ed Oliver. However, WR DJ Moore has now had two days of being limited with his shoulder injury, but he managed to play last week against the Ravens and he did just fine.
As for the concerns, nothing changed for the three starting offensive linemen in Dion Dawkins, Alec Anderson, and Spencer Brown. Dawkins and Anderson were still listed as DNP and Brown was limited. The good news is that Dawkins and Anderson have been spending time together to prepare, per Katherine Fitzgerald of The Buffalo News.
Clarity is coming soon about Bills' overall health heading into clash with Vikings
Buffalo and Minnesota are both 6-1 for their own reasons. The main reason why the Vikings are is because of their defense. With the injuries that Buffalo's offense has been dealing with, they face an even more difficult test.
Even if the offense was perfectly healthy, the Vikings were already going to be a major challenge. With key players dealing with injuries, whether they get to 100% or not, Buffalo is in for a rough game if they don't bring their A-game.
Joe Brady is going to have be creative with the scheme because Brian Flores is going to bringing his guys all night long to pressure Josh Allen.
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