Monday night for Week 3 of the NFL season will see a doubleheader.
In the first of two games, the Jacksonville Jaguars travel to face the Buffalo Bills. Despite being so early in the season, both teams have already suffered some injuries that could impact this matchup.
With the Jaguars looking to find their first win and the Bills trying to stay undefeated, every player could matter.
What does each team’s injury report and starting lineup look like?
Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Buffalo Bills Inactives
Jaguars Designated as Out
- DE Myles Cole
- TE Evan Engram
- OT Javon Foster
- DT Jordan Jefferson
- DE Esezi Otomewo
- S Darnell Savage
- OT Cole Van Lanen
Bills Designated as Out
- LB Terrel Bernard
- S Mike Edwards
- CB Taron Johnson
- LB Edefuan Ulofoshio
- OT Ryan Van Demark
Latest Injury Report News and Updates
Neither of the Jaguars’ two major injuries were suffered during game action.
Star tight end Evan Engram entered Week 2 healthy but suffered a hamstring injury in pre-game warmups that has left in week-to-week with no designated return date. However, the fact he hasn’t been put on the Injured Reserved list is a good sign that he could be back in the coming weeks.
In addition to Engram, starting safety and nickel cornerback Darnell Savage has been dealing with a quadricep injury that he suffered in practice before Week 2. He was questionable for most of the week but was ultimately ruled out and didn’t travel with the team to Buffalo.
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— Around The NFL (@AroundTheNFL) September 22, 2024
Aside from those two, the Jaguars also saw backup running back Tank Bigsby deal with a shoulder injury throughout the week that he suffered against the Cleveland Browns in Week 2. He enters gameday as questionable. Additionally, special teams wide receiver Tim Jones is listed as questionable with a foot injury.
On the Bills’ side, starting linebacker Terrel Bernard and cornerback Taron Johnson have been tabbed to miss this game all week. While not put on IR for dealing with their injuries (pectoral and forearm, respectively), neither practiced throughout the week; they were ruled out ahead of gameday.
Outside of those two, though, the Bills had no other players whose status was in jeopardy due to injury.
Who Comprises the Projected Starting Lineup for Each Team?
Jaguars’ Projected Starters
The projected starting lineup is based on the current Jaguars depth chart.
- Quarterback: Trevor Lawrence
- Running Back: Travis Etienne Jr.
- Wide Receiver: Gabe Davis, Brian Thomas Jr., Christian Kirk
- Tight End: Brenton Strange
- Left Offensive Tackle: Cam Robinson
- Left Offensive Guard: Ezra Cleveland
- Center: Mitch Morse
- Right Offensive Guard: Brandon Scherff
- Right Offensive Tackle: Anton Harrison
- Left Defensive End: Travon Walker
- Left Defensive Tackle: DaVon Hamilton
- Right Defensive Tackle: Arik Armstead
- Right Defensive End: Josh Hines-Allen
- Strongside Linebacker: Devin Lloyd
- Middle Linebacker: Foyesade Oluokun
- Weakside Linebacker: Chad Muma
- Left Cornerback: Montaric Brown
- Right Cornerback: Ronald Darby
- Free Safety: Andre Cisco
- Strong Safety: Antonio Johnson
- Kicker: Cam Little
- Punter: Logan Cooke
- Long Snapper: Ross Matiscik
- Kickoff/Punt Returner: Devin Duvernay
Bills’ Projected Starters
The projected starting lineup is based on the current Bills depth chart.
- Quarterback: Josh Allen
- Running Back: James Cook
- Wide Receiver: Keon Coleman, Khalil Shakir, Curtis Samuel
- Tight End: Dalton Kincaid
- Left Offensive Tackle: Dion Dawkins
- Left Offensive Guard: David Edwards
- Center: Connor McGovern
- Right Offensive Guard: O’Cyrus Torrence
- Right Offensive Tackle: Spencer Brown
- Left Defensive End: Greg Rousseau
- Left Defensive Tackle: DaQuan Jones
- Right Defensive Tackle: Ed Oliver
- Right Defensive End: A.J. Epenesa
- Strongside Linebacker: Dorian Williams
- Middle Linebacker: Baylon Spector
- Weakside Linebacker: Nicholas Morrow
- Left Cornerback: Christian Benford
- Right Cornerback: Rasul Douglas
- Free Safety: Damar Hamlin
- Strong Safety: Taylor Rapp
- Kicker: Tyler Bass
- Punter: Sam Martin
- Long Snapper: Reid Ferguson
- Kickoff/Punt Returner: Brandon Codrington