The Bills and Patriots have submitted their injury reports for the Monday night game, and there’s nothing too notable on there – no surprises.
For the Bills, they’re going with defensive tackle Kyle Williams (knee). They’ve also got guard Richie Incognito (shoulder) questionable. But that’s about it, and that’s about as healthy as a team can expect to be in late November.
For the Patriots, they’re going with Julian Edelman (foot), which everyone knew. They haven’t placed Edelman on injured reserve, which is an indication they believe he has a good chance of returning this year (probably for the playoffs).
New England also is without starting linebacker Jamie Collins (ill) and backup cornerback Justin Coleman (hand).
New England’s offensive line is slowly getting healthier. Marcus Cannon (toe), Tre Jackson (knee) and Sebastian Vollmer (concussion) are all questionable, and Shaq Mason is problem. Nate Solder, of course, is gone for the year, but the line should be in pretty solid shape a week from now.
Only other injury here I’ll mention is Keshawn Martin (hamstring), who is questionable. With Edelman out, the Patriots will need to involve other wide receivers more. Certainly Danny Amendola and Brandon LaFell will play huge roles now. But the Patriots also will definitely send more passes to either Martin or Aaron Dobson. Martin is more of a slot guy (more Edelman-like) while Dobson is more of a big guy who lines up outside.
With Martin’s iffy health, Dobson almost certainly will be better in this game. Note that in Week 2 at Buffalo, by the way, Dobson played by far his best game of the season. Brady went to him 8 times, and Dobson caught 7 of those passes, for 87 yards.
—Ian Allan