Josh Allen Injury Update Emerges As Broncos Prepare For Bills

The Denver Broncos are astir arsenic patient arsenic immoderate squad successful nan 2nd information of nan playoffs tin dream to be. The Broncos person had their casualties this year, namely moving backmost J.K. Dobbins, information Brandon Jones, and halfway Luke Wattenberg, but they've managed to debar nan worst of nan wounded bug.

The Buffalo Bills can't rather declare nan same. The Bills were already banged up entering past week's Wildcard Weekend.

While nan Broncos rested, nan Bills had to spell into a reliable situation and return connected nan Jacksonville Jaguars successful their house. It was a beingness game, and while nan Bills prevailed, it came astatine a cost, pinch respective players suffering superior injuries — including wide receivers Gabe Davis and Tyrell Shavers, some of whom were mislaid for nan season.

Adding reproach to wounded (literally), nan Bills person to recreation connected a short-week turnaround to play nan Broncos connected Saturday astatine 2:30 p.m. MDT. As a consequence of nan Saturday kickoff, some teams had to commencement their believe clocks a time early, truthful Wednesday was Day 2 of nan mentation week.

Let's analyse really things guidelines pinch some teams' believe report.

Broncos' Wednesday Practice Report

Defensive extremity John Franklin-Myers practiced successful afloat erstwhile again, making it back-to-back days. He missed nan play finale, truthful he's had a bully remainder play to get fresh for this game.

Limited successful Wednesday's believe were linebackers Dre Greenlaw (hamstring) and Drew Sanders (foot), on pinch tight extremity Lucas Krull (knee). Both Sanders and Krull are still connected injured reserve, but nan Broncos designated some to return connected Tuesday.

I wouldn't publication excessively overmuch into Greenlaw being constricted connected Tuesday and Wednesday, moreover if it's nan aforesaid connected Thursday. The Broncos don't want to tempt destiny pinch him. He's needed for this crippled against nan NFL's No. 1 rushing offense.

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Bills' Wednesday Practice Report

The Bills had 4 injured players believe successful full: backmost Josh Allen (foot/knee/finger), information Damar Hamlin (pectoral), kicker Matt Prater (quad/calf), and wide receiver Curtis Samuel (elbow).

Limited

• Terrel Bernard | LB (Calf)
• A.J. Epenesa | DE (Neck)
• Ed Oliver | DT (Bicep)
• Dalton Kincaid | TE (Knee/Calf)
• Matt Milano | LB (Ankle)
• Greg Rousseau | DE (Back)
• Shaq Thompson | LB (Neck)

It's worthy mentioning that Thompson went from not participating connected Tuesday to being constricted connected Wednesday.

Did Not Participate

• Maxwell Hairston | CB (Ankle)
• Ty Johnson | RB (Ankle)
• Jordan Poyer | S (Hamstring)
• Tyrell Shavers | WR (Knee)

Shavers is still listed connected nan believe study but he's headed to injured reserve pinch a torn ACL. The trio of Hairston, Johnson, and Poyer are each cardinal players, truthful it'll beryllium absorbing to spot if they advancement astatine each connected Thursday.

Looking astatine nan constricted Bills players, there's each logic to expect they'll play connected Saturday. But they won't beryllium astatine afloat strength. At what constituent do nan mounting injuries scope captious mass, divided Buffalo's differential, and extremity complete nan this team's playoff hopes?

The reigning MVP tin screen a batch of holes. But Allen is only 1 feline and his receiving corps is quickly falling prey to this warfare of attrition.

If nan Broncos unopen down Buffalo's rushing onslaught and put nan crippled connected Allen's shoulders, arsenic counter-intuitive arsenic it whitethorn sound, that's nan way to victory. Aside from James Cook and Kincaid, Allen is moving retired of thief astatine nan accomplishment positions.

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