Bills dealing with mystery illness ahead of Patriots showdown

The Buffalo Payments will not be at full power for his or her Thursday night time showdown towards the New England Patriots.

5 gamers missed Monday’s apply with an “Sickness” designation, together with cornerback Dane Jackson. That complete comes after a number of gamers missed Sunday’s with the identical designation.

Head coach Sean McDermott of the Buffalo Bills reacts during the second half against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on November 24, 2022 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images)
Sean McDermott’s Payments squad is feeling below the climate forward of Thursday’s conflict with the Patriots.
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“It’s on the market, proper?” coach Sean McDermott mentioned Monday. “Households have it and these guys are human beings so that they choose it up typically, too.”

The Payments have handled quite a few accidents this season. Most just lately, linebacker Von Miller was compelled to exit the staff’s Thanksgiving recreation towards the Detroit Lions because of a knee damage. 

“Von won't play this week, and we’ll simply see the place it goes from there,” McDermott mentioned. “There can be extra testing and whatnot that will get concerned. However I’ll simply maintain it at that for now.”

At 8-3, the Payments are in second in a really aggressive AFC East. The 6-5 Patriots are final within the four-team division, with each recreation mattering down the stretch. They’ll play each other twice down the stretch, starting with this week’s conflict.

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DJ Chark of the Detroit Lions catches a cross for a landing towards Dane Jackson.
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The sport at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough will mark their first matchup since final yr’s Wild Card spherical when Josh Allen and Co. torched New England, 47-17. 

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