The Buffalo Bills and New England Patriots may be in the same division, but they have had very different seasons.
The Bills want to keep winning in order to maintain their hopes of earning the No. 1 seed in the AFC going into their Week 16 game. The Patriots, however, have been one of the worst sides in the NFL this year, only winning three games so far.
Let's find out which Bills players are carrying injury concerns into Sunday.
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Bills injury report for Week 16
The good news is that when the Buffalo Bills announced their final injury report on Friday, no one was ruled out for their game against the New England Patriots. However, seven players on the report—six of whom are defenders—were deemed questionable for the contest.
The players who fall in this questionable category are cornerback Rasul Douglas (knee), safety Taylor Rapp (neck), safety Damar Hamlin (rib), linebacker Matt Milano (biceps/groin), linebacker Dorian Williams (elbow), linebacker Baylon Spector (calf), and wide receiver Curtis Samuel (rib).
Over the past couple of weeks, Buffalo's defensive line has been beset by injuries. Rapp, Douglas, and Hamlin were not available for the team's game against the Detroit Lions in Week 15. Later in that game, Milano and Williams were both injured as well; the former left the game without coming back.
At this point, it’s still hard to tell which of the players the team designated "questionable" will be able to play on Sunday.
Spector sustained a calf injury near the end of the team's second practice of the week, according to coach Sean McDermott, who also confirmed during the week that they will monitor the linebacker’s condition before Sunday's game.
Tackle Spencer Brown (neck), defensive tackle DeWayne Carter (wrist), wide receiver Amari Cooper (wrist), tight end Dalton Kincaid (knee), tight end Quintin Morris (shoulder/groin), and defensive end Dawuane Smoot (wrist) also appeared on the Bills' injury report this week. But none of them is carrying an injury designation into Sunday's game.
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