The Bills will be trying to beat the Chiefs without their best weapon.
Head Coach Sean McDermott Receiver Gabe Davis out with knee injury Friday ahead of Sunday's divisional round showdown between Buffalo and Kansas City.
Davis famously threw for 201 yards and four touchdowns against the Chiefs in the 2021 divisional round game, which Kansas City won 42-36.
He tied his personal best this season with 45 catches for 746 yards and seven touchdowns in 17 games, but missed the Wild Card round win over the Steelers and missed practice all week. Ta.
Davis' absence will likely mean bigger roles for Khalil Shakir and Trent Sherfield.
In addition to Davis, the Bills will also be without cornerback Christian Benford (knee), linebacker Baylon Specter (back) and safety Taylor Rapp (calf).
McDermott said linebacker Terrell Bernard (ankle), cornerback Taron Johnson (concussion), cornerback Rasul Douglas (knee) and linebacker Tyrell Dodson (shoulder) will be determined during the game. suggested that.
Sunday's game is a chance for the Bills to finally get one over in the playoffs against Patrick Mahomes, who won the first two games of 2021, including the AFC title game.
It will also be the first time Mahomes will experience a packed Highmark Stadium. The last time they visited Orchard Park was because no fans were allowed in the stands during the 2020 season due to the coronavirus.
“I think it's been six of the last seven games we've been to a game, but their crowd definitely makes a difference,” McDermott said Friday morning on WGR's “The Extra Point.” “I know our crowd, I know what they've done, I know what they've built in our home. And this is going to show the NFL community what the Bills Mafia is all about. This is your chance.”
Consider Mahomes ready.
“Honestly, I'm very excited,” the star quarterback said Wednesday on his weekly episode of “The Drive.” “We know it's going to be a hostile environment, they have a great fan base and it's going to be packed. We were watching it on TV and now we get to experience that fan base firsthand in Buffalo's stadium. I can.
“I've always been a fan of the game and there's nothing I love more than going to different stadiums and experiencing things like that and seeing what I used to watch as a kid and what a great game is like. I think. It's about playing in that kind of environment.”
