After a shocking upset by the New England Patriots handed the Buffalo Bills their first loss of the season, they will be looking to set things right when they take on the Atlanta Falcons on Monday Night Football. A well-rested Falcons team, coming off the bye, is going to be a tough challenge, though, especially after they went into the break with a comfortable 34-27 victory over the Washington Commanders.
However, six weeks into the season, neither team is fully whole. Here are the players who have already been declared out for the matchup.
Inactive List for Bills and Falcons
Buffalo Bills
- S Damar Hamlin (IR)
- LB Matt Milano
- TE Dalton Kincaid
- WR Curtis Samuel
- LB Jimmy Ciarlo
- OL Chase Lundt
Atlanta Falcons
- WR Darnell Mooney
- WR Ray-Ray McCloud III
- CB Clark Phillips III
- RB Nathan Carter
- CB Billy Bowman
- DL LaCale London
- OL Jack Nelson
Starters for Bills vs. Falcons
Buffalo Bills
Offense:
- QB Josh Allen
- RB James Cook III
- WR Keon Coleman
- WR Khalil Shakir
- WR Joshua Palmer
- TE Dawson Knox
- FB Reggie Gilliam
- LT Dion Dawkins
- LG David Edwards
- C Connor McGovern
- RG O’Cyrus Torrence
- RT Spencer Brown
Defense:
- LDE Greg Rousseau
- LDT Ed Oliver
- RDT DaQuan Jones
- RDE Joey Bosa
- WLB Shaq Thompson
- MLB Terrel Bernard
- SLB Dorian Williams
- LCB Tre’Davious White
- SS Taylor Rapp
- FS Cole Bishop
- RCB Christian Benford
- NB Taron Johnson
Special teams:
- PK Matt Prater
- P, H Mitch Wishnowsky
- PR Brandon Codrington
- KR Brandon Codrington
- LS Reid Ferguson
Coming off their first loss of the season, the Bills will be hoping to rebound and walk away with a comfortable victory over the Atlanta Falcons. However, with a plethora of injuries to their defense, that task is going to be just a little more difficult for Buffalo.
Ranked ninth on PFSN’s Defense Impact, the performance from the unit might be the biggest hurdle to them remaining in lockstep with the Indianapolis Colts for the one-seed in the AFC.
Atlanta Falcons
Offense:
- QB Michael Penix Jr.
- RB Bijan Robinson
- WR Drake London
- WR David Sills V
- WR Ray-Ray McCloud III
- TE Kyle Pitts Sr.
- LT Jake Matthews
- LG Matthew Bergeron
- C Ryan Neuzil
- RG Chris Lindstrom
- RT Elijah Wilkinson
Defense:
- LDE Zach Harrison
- NT Ruke Orhorhoro
- RDE David Onyemata
- WLB Leonard Floyd
- LILB Kaden Elliss
- RILB Divine Deablo
- SLB Arnold Ebiketie
- LCB A.J. Terrell Jr.
- SS Jessie Bates III
- FS Xavier Watts
- RCB Mike Hughes
- NB Mike Ford Jr.
Special teams:
- PK Parker Romo
- P, H Bradley Pinion
- PR, KR Jamal Agnew
- LS Liam McCullough
Going into the bye following a 34-27 victory over the Jayden Daniels-less Washington Commanders might not mean much. But for a team that was developing a curiously absurd statistic of not winning when the opponent scored more than six points, the win was a monkey off their shoulder.
At 2-2, they remain firmly in the thick of the playoff race in the NFC. But they can take a step in the right direction and rub salt in the Bills’ wounds by giving them their second consecutive loss.
