The Buffalo Bills preseason finale doesn't matter in the standings. For several players fighting for jobs and roles? It could be one of the most important games they play all year. Kyle Allen has one more opportunity to finally end Buffalo's QB2 competition. After going 10-of-12 for 128 yards and a touchdown against Cleveland, I thought he had already won the job. Joe Brady says the competition with Shane Buechele is still ongoing. Fine. Settle it against Pittsburgh. Then there are Ja'Marrick Maclin and Ian Wheeler. Maclin exploded for 108 receiving yards against Cleveland, while Wheeler continues showing the quick, physical running style that's made him one of Buffalo's more intriguing preseason players. Now both have another opportunity to make themselves extremely difficult to expose to waivers. And defensively, my eyes are on T.J. Sanders. Buffalo's 2025 second-round pick is entering Year 2, and it's time to start seeing more. I'm not calling him a bust. I don't need three sacks. I need a few reps where Sanders' athleticism and physicality jump off the screen and remind us why Buffalo invested such a valuable pick in him. Preseason Week 3 is about the final 53. And these Bills have one last chance to make their case. #BuffaloBills #BillsMafia #KyleAllen #TJSanders #JaMarrickMaclin #IanWheeler #NFL
The Buffalo Bills preseason finale doesn't matter in the standings.
For several players fighting for jobs and roles? It could be one of the most important games they play all year.
Kyle Allen has one more opportunity to finally end Buffalo's QB2 competition. After going 10-of-12 for 128 yards and a touchdown against Cleveland, I thought he had already won the job. Joe Brady says the competition with Shane Buechele is still ongoing.
Fine. Settle it against Pittsburgh.
Then there are Ja'Marrick Maclin and Ian Wheeler.
Maclin exploded for 108 receiving yards against Cleveland, while Wheeler continues showing the quick, physical running style that's made him one of Buffalo's more intriguing preseason players. Now both have another opportunity to make themselves extremely difficult to expose to waivers.
And defensively, my eyes are on T.J. Sanders.
Buffalo's 2025 second-round pick is entering Year 2, and it's time to start seeing more. I'm not calling him a bust. I don't need three sacks. I need a few reps where Sanders' athleticism and physicality jump off the screen and remind us why Buffalo invested such a valuable pick in him.
Preseason Week 3 is about the final 53.
And these Bills have one last chance to make their case.
#BuffaloBills #BillsMafia #KyleAllen #TJSanders #JaMarrickMaclin #IanWheeler #NFL