Buffalo Bills Week 17 injury report: Latest on Josh Allen, Curtis Samuel, and more

The Buffalo Bills will battle it out with the New York Jets at Highmark Stadium in an AFC East divisional matchup on Sunday.

Both teams have had significantly different fortunes since the Bills beat the Jets 23–20 in Week 6.

Buffalo will have the chance to secure the No. 2 seed in the AFC if they defeat New York this week. In light of this, let's examine the team's injury report prior to the game in Week 17.

Buffalo Bills injury report for Week 17

The Buffalo Bills released their final injury report on Friday, and like last week, no player was ruled out on the report. Four players on the team, including three defenders, are deemed questionable, though.

After being limited in Friday's practice, the Bills designated safety Taylor Rapp (neck), wide receiver Curtis Samuel (ribs), defensive back Cam Lewis (shoulder) and safety Damar Hamlin (ribs) as questionable for Week 17.

The team also had a number of other key players on their injury report this week, including QB Josh Allen (elbow/shoulder), RT Spencer Brown (neck), DT DeWayne Carter (wrist), TE Dalton Kincaid (knee), TE Quinton Morris (shoulder/groin), LB Matt Milano (biceps/groin), and more, but none of them is carrying an injury designation into the weekend.

Rasul Douglas injury update

Buffalo Bills cornerback Rasul Douglas didn't play against the New England Patriots last week due to a knee injury, but he said before the game that he was ready to play.

It now looks apparent this week that he's ready to play as he was able to log three full practices. The Bills also didn't give him any designation on their final injury report that was issued on Friday.

Curtis Samuel injury update

Wideout Curtis Samuel is one of the four players the Buffalo Bills designated as "questionable" on their final injury report on Friday. He is dealing with a rib injury that also saw him miss last week’s win over New England.

The Bills will most likely promote a wide receiver from the practice squad, either Tyrell Shavers or KJ Hamler, if Samuel is unable to play on Sunday.

Josh Allen injury update

Fans of the Buffalo Bills had their hearts in their mouths when quarterback Josh Allen hit his right elbow on the field against the New England Patriots last week.

After that injury scare, Allen experienced a brief loss of grip with his right hand, but that worry did not cause him to miss any snaps.

The Bills had Allen listed on the injury report this week with a right elbow/shoulder issue, but he was never really at risk of missing out this week as he logged full practice participations on Thursday and Friday.