Fresh off a 27-24 Wild Card win over the Jaguars, the Buffalo Bills have a short week with their AFC Divisional Round game set for Saturday against the No. 1 seed Denver Broncos.
Head coach Sean McDermott provided an early look at the team's injury report.
Wide receiver suffers torn ACL
WR Gabe Davis will miss the rest of the postseason with a torn left ACL, McDermott stated. It's the same knee Davis injured last season in Jacksonville that caused him to miss extensive time in 2024 and half of the 2025 season.
Davis played seven total games this year with Buffalo, recording 14 catches for 143 yards and a touchdown.
With WR Joshua Palmer placed on IR prior to the Wild Card game, the Bills have four receivers on the active roster: Khalil Shakir, Brandin Cooks, Keon Coleman and Tyrell Shavers.
Shavers had a knee injury pop up during Sunday's game in Jacksonville but was later cleared to return.
"We'll see where it goes from here, still evaluating his situation," McDermott said.
Two players have 21-day window opened
DT Ed Oliver (biceps) and WR Curtis Samuel will have their 21-day practice windows opened this week as the pair make their way back from injured reserve.
Both players are expected to be on the field when the Bills begin their practice week, though their game status is still to be determined.
Oliver has been on IR since Week 9 with a torn bicep. McDermott shared on Dec. 31 that Oliver also had a meniscus cleanup procedure.
Samuel has appeared in six games, catching seven passes for 81 yards and a touchdown; he has been IR since Nov. 28.
One defensive player ruled out at Broncos
S Jordan Poyer has been ruled out for Saturday's game at Denver with a hamstring injury.
"He's week to week," McDermott said.
Players that are "improving"
TE Dalton Kincaid was in walking boot after the Jaguars game, but McDermott shared that it was precautionary.
"He should be fine this week," McDermott said of the TE's game status.
LB Terrel Bernard (calf), CB Maxwell Hairston (ankle) and RB Ty Johnson (ankle) are all "improving" after missing the Wild Card game.
K Matt Prater is also "in a good spot", coming out of the game clean after re-injuring his right quad the week prior against the Jets. Prater went 2 for 2 on field goal attempts and 3 for 3 on extra points.
QB Josh Allen is "sore" but nothing additional popped up Monday.
