The Bills signed Williams to a one-year contract Thursday, Alaina Getzenberg of ESPN.com reports. Williams suited up for 16 regular-season games with the Panthers last season, a span in which he racked up 33 tackles (13 solo) and one sack. He stands to bolster Buffalo's defensive line as a depth piece for the 2024 season.
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DeShawn Williams : Lands in Buffalo
The Bills signed Williams to a one-year contract Thursday, Alaina Getzenberg of ESPN.com reports. Williams suited up for 16 regular-season games with the Panthers last season, a span in which he racked up 33 tackles (13 solo) and one sack. He stands to bolster Buffalo's defensive line as a depth piece for the 2024 season.
Connor McGovern : Ready for starting role
General manager Brandon Beane revealed Sunday that McGovern is in line to take over as the starting center this season, Patrick Warren of the Bills' official site reports. "Connor has welcomed the opportunity and he'll get his chance once we start lining up," Beane said. The Bills released longtime starter Mitch Morse earlier this month, and Morse signed with the Jaguars less than a week later. McGovern started at left guard last season, but the plan -- as stated by Beane -- seems to be moving David Edwards from a reserve role into McGovern's old position while the latter takes over at center.
Austin Johnson : Inks deal with Buffalo
Johnson has signed a one-year contract with the Bills, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports. As he enters his seventh season, Buffalo will be Johnson's fourth team. He recorded 46 tackles (24 solo), two passes defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery across 17 games for the Chargers last year. The journeyman will now compete for depth reps on the interior defensive line behind DaQuan Jones and Ed Oliver in the upcoming season.
Will Clapp : Inks deal with Buffalo
The Bills signed Clapp (knee) to a one-year deal Friday. Clapp missed the final three games of the Chargers' 2023 campaign due to a knee injury, but after agreeing to terms with Buffalo on Friday, it seems as if he's moved past the issue. The veteran offensive lineman spent the first six seasons of his career with New Orleans and Los Angeles, appearing in 65 total games and making 21 starts. He'll likely have the opportunity to start at center for the Bills in 2024.
Mike Edwards : Joining Buffalo’s secondary
Edwards signed a one-year deal with the Bills on Wednesday, Maddy Glab of the team's official site reports. This past season with the Chiefs, Edwards logged 51 tackles and an interception in 17 regular-season games, including five starts. In his new locale, the 2019 third-rounder -- who turns 28 in May -- bolsters a safety corps that recently saw Jordan Poyer sign with the Dolphins in free agency.
Casey Toohill : Heads to Buffalo
Toohill (shoulder) signed a one-year contract with the Bills on Tuesday, Patrick Warren of the team's official site reports. Toohill appeared in 16 games last season, missing the Commanders' final contest due to a shoulder injury, but can now be considered healthy. The Stanford product notched a career-high 5.0 sacks in 2023 and should bolster Buffalo's depth on the edges.
Taron Johnson : Earns three-year extension
The Bills signed Johnson to a three-year extension Monday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. Johnson's new deal reportedly makes him the NFL's highest-paid nickel back, a deserved pay day for the All-Pro. While appearing in all 17 regular-season games last year, he posted a career-high 98 total tackles. Johnson's versatility and ability to contribute as arguably the NFL's best nickel corner makes him instrumental for Buffalo's secondary, but for fantasy purposes he's a player to consider in lineups who doesn't project as a must-start option in most IDP formats.
Curtis Samuel : Inks three-year deal with Buffalo
The Bills and Samuel agreed to a three-year, $24 million contract Thursday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. Over the last two seasons in Washington, Samuel combined for 126 catches (on 183 targets), 1,269 yards and eight touchdowns in 33 regular-season games. He also boasts an average of 5.9 yards on 121 carries across seven years as a pro. With Buffalo, Samuel will bring a versatile aspect to a passing game headlined by QB Josh Allen, WRs Stefon Diggs and Khalil Shakir and TE Dalton Kincaid.
Bills team stats
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passing yards
Josh Allen QB4306rushing yards
James Cook RB1122receiving yards
Stefon Diggs WR1183tackles
84interceptions
4Passing
name GP CMP ATT CMP% YDS YDS/G TDS INT SACK SYL RTG J. Allen, QB1738557966.54306253.329182415292.2Rushing
name GP CAR YDS AVG LNG YDS/G TD FUM LST FD J. Cook, RB1723711224.7426624-5853J. Allen, QB171115244.72330.8157-657L. Murray, RB16793003.82918.841-1027T. Johnson, RB10301324.41313.201-118D. Harris, RB623944.11115.71-19L. Fournette, RB212403.39200-12K. Shakir, WR1711010100.60101S. Diggs, WR1715550.30201D. Harty, WR164004002-50G. Davis, WR171-2-2-2-0.101-20K. Allen, QB713-13-10-1.9000Receiving
name GP REC TGTS YDS AVG TDS LNG YDS/G YAC FD S. Diggs, WR17107160118311.185569.639958D. Kincaid, TE1673916739.225142.131129G. Davis, WR17458174616.675743.918034J. Cook, RB17445444510.144826.239816K. Shakir, WR17394561115.728135.928226D. Knox, TE1222361868.521715.59613L. Murray, RB16172211970227.4927D. Harty, WR161521150101439.4799T. Sherfield, WR171122867.81125.1494T. Johnson, RB1077628.91286.2602D. Harris, RB6221680132.7160Q. Morris, TE152326131151.751R. Gilliam, FB171133030.220Defense
TacklesSacksInterceptionsFumblesname GP SOLO AST TOTAL SACK SCKYDS TFL PD INT TD FF FR T. Bernard, LB1784 59 143 6.5 32 10 5 3 0 0 3 J. Poyer, SAF1666 34 100 1 4 2 4 0 0 0 T. Johnson, CB1772 26 98 1 1 3 8 0 3 1 T. Dodson, LB1753 17 70 2.5 11 8 2 0 1 1 C. Benford, CB1543 11 54 0 0 3 10 2 0 2 1 M. Hyde, SAF1437 17 54 0 0 1 7 2 0 0 0 E. Oliver, DT1634 17 51 9.5 64 14 3 1 0 1 0 T. Rapp, SAF1629 16 45 0.5 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 G. Rousseau, DE1630 12 42 5 33.5 12 4 0 1 1 D. Jackson, CB1532 5 37 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 D. Williams, LB1722 13 35 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 L. Floyd, DE1721 11 32 10.5 66 9 1 0 1 0 M. Milano, LB518 12 30 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 R. Douglas, CB921 8 29 1 10 1 8 4 1 0 2 A. Epenesa, DE159 11 20 6.5 40 7 8 2 1 1 1 D. Jones, DT78 8 16 2.5 17 4 0 0 0 0 C. Lewis, CB1713 3 16 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 J. Phillips, DT1410 5 15 2.5 23.5 2 5 0 0 0 K. Elam, CB310 4 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T. Settle, DT179 5 14 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 S. Lawson, DE167 6 13 1 10 2 0 0 0 0 T. White, CB410 2 12 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 L. Joseph, DT77 5 12 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 P. Ford, DT85 4 9 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 S. Neal, CB174 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B. Spector, LB91 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K. Jonathan, DE132 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T. Matakevich, LB171 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V. Miller, LB122 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K. Vickers, DL21 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J. Norman, CB41 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. Hamlin, SAF51 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C. McGovern, G170 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T. Sherfield, WR170 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R. Gilliam, FB170 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M. Morse, C170 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L. Murray, RB160 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. Harris, RB60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R. Ferguson, LS170 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. Harty, WR160 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T. Johnson, RB100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S. Diggs, WR170 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. Kincaid, TE160 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T. Bass, K170 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J. Cook, RB170 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G. Davis, WR170 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Q. Morris, TE150 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
passing yards
Josh Allen QB389rushing yards
Josh Allen QB146receiving yards
104tackles
Jordan Poyer SAF9interceptions
Kaiir Elam CB1Passing
name GP CMP ATT CMP% YDS YDS/G TDS INT SACK SYL RTG J. Allen, QB2476968.1389194.540214101.7Rushing
name GP CAR YDS AVG LNG YDS/G TD FUM LST FD J. Allen, QB2201467.352733109J. Cook, RB2361403.912700-109T. Johnson, RB215664.415330-46S. Diggs, WR217773.50101D. Hamlin, SAF212221000Receiving
name GP REC TGTS YDS AVG TDS LNG YDS/G YAC FD K. Shakir, WR21012757.521737.5536S. Diggs, WR21017737.301536.5575D. Kincaid, TE28111041312952435J. Cook, RB289263.30813461L. Murray, RB25640801520351D. Knox, TE223136.5196.552D. Harty, WR2223718.503418.5281T. Sherfield, WR21377073.541T. Johnson, RB21314140147111A. Isabella, WR2010000000Defense
TacklesSacksInterceptionsFumblesname GP SOLO AST TOTAL SACK SCKYDS TFL PD INT FF FR A. Klein, LB28 8 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J. Poyer, SAF29 5 14 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 D. Williams, LB25 4 9 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 T. Dodson, LB17 1 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 T. Johnson, CB25 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 M. Hyde, SAF27 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K. Elam, CB21 4 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 G. Rousseau, DE22 3 5 1 11 1 0 0 0 0 L. Floyd, DE21 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T. Bernard, LB13 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 C. Lewis, CB22 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. Jones, DT20 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L. Joseph, DT20 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. Jackson, CB21 1 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 E. Oliver, DT21 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 V. Miller, LB21 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R. Douglas, CB11 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 A. Epenesa, DE21 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 C. Benford, CB11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 T. Settle, DT21 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S. Lawson, DE20 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B. Spector, LB10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. Hamlin, SAF20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T. Matakevich, LB20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Q. Morris, TE20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bills Injury Report
Thursday, March 28, 2024
Player |
Pos |
Injury |
Injury Status |
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WR
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Hamstring - Not Specified
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QUES: Out for season
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|
LB
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Back - Not Specified
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QUES: Out for season
|
|
S
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Calf - Not Specified
|
QUES: Out for season
|
|
LB
|
Leg - Surgery
|
QUES: Out for season
|
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OT
|
Knee - Not Specified
|
QUES: Out for season
|
|
TE
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Undisclosed - Not Specified
|
QUES: Out for season
|
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LB
|
Ankle - Not Specified
|
QUES: Out for season
|
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CB
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Knee - Not Specified
|
QUES: Out for season
|
|
OT
|
Undisclosed - Not Specified
|
RESE: Out for season
|
Monday, March 18, 2024
Player |
Pos |
Injury |
Injury Status |
---|---|---|---|
S
|
Calf - Not Specified
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QUES: Out for season
|
|
LB
|
Back - Not Specified
|
QUES: Out for season
|
|
WR
|
Knee - PCL - Sprain
|
QUES: Out for season
|
|
LB
|
Ankle - Not Specified
|
QUES: Out for season
|
|
CB
|
Knee - Not Specified
|
QUES: Out for season
|
|
RB
|
Knee - Surgery
|
NFI: Out for season
|
|
OT
|
Undisclosed - Not Specified
|
RESE: Out for season
|
|
WR
|
Hamstring - Not Specified
|
IR: Out for season
|
|
DT
|
Wrist - Surgery
|
IR: Out for season
|
|
LB
|
Leg - Surgery
|
IR: Out for season
|
|
RB
|
Concussion - Concussion
|
IR: Out for season
|
|
OT
|
Knee - Not Specified
|
IR: Out for season
|
|
TE
|
Undisclosed - Not Specified
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IR: Out for season
|
|
CB
|
Achilles - Surgery
|
IR: Out for season
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Monday, March 11, 2024
Player |
Pos |
Injury |
Injury Status |
---|---|---|---|
S
|
Calf - Not Specified
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QUES: Out for season
|
|
LB
|
Back - Not Specified
|
QUES: Out for season
|
|
WR
|
Knee - PCL - Sprain
|
QUES: Out for season
|
|
LB
|
Ankle - Not Specified
|
QUES: Out for season
|
|
CB
|
Knee - Not Specified
|
QUES: Out for season
|
|
RB
|
Knee - Surgery
|
NFI: Out for season
|
|
OT
|
Undisclosed - Not Specified
|
RESE: Out for season
|
|
WR
|
Hamstring - Not Specified
|
IR: Out for season
|
|
DT
|
Wrist - Surgery
|
IR: Out for season
|
|
LB
|
Leg - Surgery
|
IR: Out for season
|
|
RB
|
Concussion - Concussion
|
IR: Out for season
|
|
OT
|
Knee - Not Specified
|
IR: Out for season
|
|
TE
|
Undisclosed - Not Specified
|
IR: Out for season
|
|
CB
|
Achilles - Surgery
|
IR: Out for season
|
Monday, March 4, 2024
Player |
Pos |
Injury |
Injury Status |
---|---|---|---|
CB
|
Knee - Not Specified
|
QUES: Out for season
|
|
LB
|
Ankle - Not Specified
|
QUES: Out for season
|
|
P
|
Hamstring - Not Specified
|
QUES: Out for season
|
|
CB
|
Concussion - Concussion
|
QUES: Out for season
|
|
WR
|
Knee - PCL - Sprain
|
OUT: Out for season
|
|
CB
|
Knee - Not Specified
|
OUT: Out for season
|
|
LB
|
Back - Not Specified
|
OUT: Out for season
|
|
S
|
Calf - Not Specified
|
OUT: Out for season
|
|
RB
|
Knee - Surgery
|
NFI: Out for season
|
|
OT
|
Undisclosed - Not Specified
|
RESE: Out for season
|
|
DT
|
Wrist - Surgery
|
IR: Out for season
|
|
RB
|
Concussion - Concussion
|
IR: Out for season
|
|
CB
|
Achilles - Surgery
|
IR: Out for season
|
|
WR
|
Hamstring - Not Specified
|
IR: Out for season
|
|
LB
|
Leg - Surgery
|
IR: Out for season
|
|
TE
|
Undisclosed - Not Specified
|
IR: Out for season
|
|
OT
|
Knee - Not Specified
|
IR: Out for season
|
Bills schedule
Bills post season schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1/15 | W 31-17 | 1-0 | |
2 | 1/21 | L 24-27 | 1-1 |
Bills regular season schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 9/11 | L 16-22 | 0-1 | |
2 | 9/17 | W 38-10 | 1-1 | |
3 | 9/24 | W 37-3 | 2-1 | |
4 | 10/1 | W 48-20 | 3-1 | |
5 | 10/8 | L 20-25 | 3-2 | |
6 | 10/15 | W 14-9 | 4-2 | |
7 | 10/22 | L 25-29 | 4-3 | |
8 | 10/26 | W 24-18 | 5-3 | |
9 | 11/5 | L 18-24 | 5-4 | |
10 | 11/13 | L 22-24 | 5-5 | |
11 | 11/19 | W 32-6 | 6-5 | |
12 | 11/26 | L 34-37 | 6-6 | |
13 | BYE | |||
14 | 12/10 | W 20-17 | 7-6 | |
15 | 12/17 | W 31-10 | 8-6 | |
16 | 12/23 | W 24-22 | 9-6 | |
17 | 12/31 | W 27-21 | 10-6 | |
18 | 1/7 | W 21-14 | 11-6 |
Bills Depth Chart
offense
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C
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RT
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defense
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3rd |
4th |
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SS
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FS
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RCB
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NB
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special teams
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3rd |
4th |
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P
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H
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PR
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KR
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LS
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K
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