Dealing with a right shoulder injury, Josh Allen will practice on Thursday
Bills quarterback Josh Allen has been dealing with a right shoulder injury and did not participate in Buffalo’s first practice last week.
But that will not be the case in Week 10, as head coach Sean McDermott told reporters during his Wednesday press conference that Allen will practice on Thursday.
The Bills will play the Broncos on Monday night, making this the first day Buffalo will issue an injury report this week.
Allen was limited on Wednesday in Week 7 but full on Thursday and Friday. He was then listed as a full participant on all three injury reports for the Thursday night matchup against the Buccaneers before he didn’t practice last Wednesday in preparation for Cincinnati. He was full on Thursday and Friday.
Buffalo will have several players out of Thursday’s session, though. McDermott noted cornerback Christian Benford, safety Micah Hyde, safety Jordan Poyer, and defensive end Leonard Floyd all won’t practice. But they’re all day-to-day.
Linebacker Terrell Bernard (concussion), linebacker A.J. Klein (back), and linebacker Baylon Spector (hamstring) will be limited.
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Bills chase consistency in primetime bout with Broncos
Winners of back-to-back games for the first time since September 2022, the Denver Broncos are about to find out of they are ready for primetime.
The Broncos (3-5) celebrated their most recent win over the Kansas City Chiefs during their bye week and come out of the break to face another AFC championship contender at Buffalo on Monday night.
The Bills (5-4) seek redemption from a primetime loss at Cincinnati last Sunday. And a solution to their turnover conundrum.
Quarterback Josh Allen is tied for second in the NFL with 18 TD passes but has been intercepted nine times. Buffalo has a turnover margin of zero after setting improvement in this area as a 2023 goal.
“Some (interceptions) are better than others, some are worse than others. Some are great plays by defense and some shouldn’t be thrown,” Bills coach Sean McDermott said. “He’s learning the difference right now. … As long as the decision is the right decision, we’re headed in the right direction.”
The Bills had 27 takeaways and 27 turnovers in 2022 to finish the regular season at a zero turnover margin (15th in the NFL).
“You get what you emphasize,” McDermott said. “We have to continue to emphasize taking the ball away. … When you study takeaways, they don’t usually fall from the sky. It comes from effort.”
Every AFC East team enters the week off of a loss, which kept the Bills one game behind the first-place Miami Dolphins (6-3). But the road is pocked with championship-minded opponents for the Bills, who face the New York Jets (Nov. 19) and Philadelphia Eagles (Nov. 26) before a bye week, but the Kansas City Chiefs, Dallas Cowboys and Los Angeles Chargers await.
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