The Buffalo Bills return to the scene where it all started; Josh Allen's explosive first win in the NFL. If Week 9 of 2026 is to be anything list Week 3 in 2018, Bills fans should be very happy indeed. The Minnesota Vikings perhaps less so.
Regardless, gametime is just about upon us. With injury reports sorted and practice squad movements handled, the inactives are here. But first, we'll break it all down.
Injury Report
A nightmare of a Bills' injury report hosted 22 names, by far the worst look this season. Buffalo escaped with only 6 players owning gameday designations.
Alec Anderson and Dion Dawkins were both questionable, with Anderson only getting one limited practice on Saturday. Dawkins didn't practice once.
WR Joshua Palmer is headed to injured reserve, and Tyrell Shavers was questionable following a full week of practice. His return from the injured reserve would have been significant, and give a needy wide receiver core a boost. Unfortunately, he won't play this week.
DL Greg Gaines was questionable, as is IR defensive back Jordan Hancock. Of the two, Hancock would have been a solid improvement in the safety room. Gaines is a good player who has been consistent for Buffalo this season, but is bottom guy in a talented DL room.
Practice Squad Callups
The Bills elevated WR Trent Sherfield and S Geno Stone from the practice squad this week.
Sherfield helps open up a tight Vikings defense. Stone earns another nod after an excellent performance against the Ravens on Sunday.
Final Inactives for MNF
The Buffalo Bills have finally announced their gameday inactives, per their PR account, and it's not good news.
-WR Skyler Bell
-S Jalon Kilgore
-OLB Mike Danna
-LG Alec Anderson
-LT Dion Dawkins
-DL Greg Gaines
Inactives Breakdown
The biggest issue on the table is the Buffalo Bills' decimated offensive line. The Bills power run game, and electric passing, is owed in part to the linemen. Against the Minnesota Vikings blitz-happy defense, this could spell trouble.
Alec Anderson and Dion Dawkins are both inactive, leaving projected starters T Tylan Grable and G Austin Corbett to take the role over. It's not ideal, but Grable has shown solid play in his snaps this season.
The rest of the list is uninspiring. Kilgore and Bell are talented young players, but not what the Bills needed in this pressure scenario. Gaines remains out with his injury, and Tyrell Shavers was not activated from injured reserve yet.
S Jordan Hancock is also unavailable - Not yet active from injured reserve.
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