Team news: Buffalo Bills

Bills HC Sean McDermott said on WGR-AM that TE Dalton Kincaid and DT Phidarian Mathis are OUT vs. the Buccaneers.

WR Khalil Shakir is "heading in the right direction and should be in a good spot for the game." That's a bit of a surprise.

Related Players: Dawson Knox, Jackson Hawes, Keon Coleman, Joshua Palmer, Elijah Moore, Curtis Samuel

This puts Knox in deep-league streaming territory, but there should be some more readily available options on the waiver wire.

As for the WR room, it would be tough to say who would absorb a lot of the underneath work if Shakir were to miss. It's not exactly Coleman's specialty, but we could see him performing as a WR3 with a couple extra targets.

Bills TE Dalton Kincaid is considered week-to-week with a hamstring injury suffered Sunday vs the Dolphins.

Related players: Dawson Knox

Kinkaid was seen grabbing his hamstring before leaving the game for good against the Dolphins. The week to week tag probably isn't a good sign for his availability for Week 11, but we'll have to wait and see for the injury report later this week. If Kinkaid can't go, Knox would fill in. Kincaid has 29 catches for 448 yards and a team-high 4 TDs this season.

Bills RB James Cook is good to go Sunday vs. Dolphins.

Buffalo ruled out DL AJ Epenesa and LB Shaq Thompson.

DT Daquan Jones, WR Josh Palmer + CBs Taron Johnson & Christian Benford are questionable.

Related Players: Ray Davis, Ty Johnson

Cook is cleared ahead of a fantastic matchup, putting him right back into RB1 consideration.

Bills CB Christian Benford was not on the practice field Thursday. He popped up on the injury report Wednesday with a groin injury.

RB James Cook, DE Joey Bosa, DT DaQuan Jones and NCB Taron Johnson all returned to practice today.

Related Players: Ray Davis, Ty Johnson

Cook should be good to go, as we're assuming this was at least a "limited" practice. If he were to miss Week 10, expect Davis to get a large majority of the early-down work, with Johnson taking on an even bigger third-down role.

Bills RB James Cook did not practice today due to foot and ankle injuries.

Related Players: Ray Davis, Ty Johnson

Still plenty of the week left to get right, but we'll keep an eye on things. If he were to miss Week 10, expect Davis to get a large majority of the early-down work, with Johnson taking on an even bigger third-down role.

Bills HC Sean McDermott said DT DaQuan Jones is "week-to-week" with a calf injury. WR Joshua Palmer is also "week-to-week" with an ankle injury. LB Matt Milano, WR Curtis Samuel and TE Dalton Kincaid is "day-to-day."

Related players: Dawson Knox

Kinkaid was a game-time call before being ruled out for Monday Night Football. One can assume Kincaid was close to going this past week, but with the team on a bye in Week 7 it likely played a factor in him sitting out. Week 8 looks looks like a solid bet for his return.

Bills TE Dalton Kinkaid is OUT for Monday Night Football.

Related players: Dawson Knox, Cole Kmet

Kinkaid was able to practice this week but will not suit up for this week's game on Monday night. A lot of owners could be in a bit of a bind, but Knox could be a serviceable option on your wire. Kmet, of the Bears who also plays on Monday night, could also be an option.

Bills quarterback Josh Allen will be sporting a new look on Thursday night.

On Tuesday, Allen said he’s “a little bruised up” but otherwise fine heading into this week’s game. He was sporting a visor on his helmet at practice and said he thinks he will wear it as further protection on Thursday.

“We’ll see. We’ll probably wear it in the game,” Allen said in his press conference. “Just trying to get used to it.”

Allen had to leave Sunday’s win over the Jets for a brief period after he got hit in the face at the end of a running play, the story said. Allen’s nose was bleeding, but he returned with gauze in one nostril and had no further issues in the game. The story went on to say Allen has not worn a visor in an NFL game, but wore one in college.

Bills RB James Cook (hamstring) is off the injury report and good to go Sunday vs. the Jets.

Related Players: Ray Davis, Ty Johnson

All systems go for James Cook as a high-end RB2 here. Keep Davis in the desperation RB4 range.

Bills WR Khalil Shakir, who suffered a high ankle sprain in practice a month ago, was listed as full participant today on the season's initial injury report. WR Keon Coleman (groin) was limited.

Related Players: Joshua Palmer, Curtis Samuel, Dalton Kincaid

The whole Bills wide receiver room feels like a stay-away to begin the season, but Shakir should sneak himself back into WR3/4 consideration now that he's fully cleared. He'll need some more splash plays to be truly fantasy relevant, but he's in a good situation as a floor play against a Ravens team that could force a shootout. We'll keep an eye on Coleman's status, but he's more of a boom-bust option if he suits up.