Bills vs. Titans: Injured WR Gabe Davis OUT for ‘MNF’; ‘How to Watch, Betting Odds
Is there a new NFL injury category?
The Buffalo Bills welcome the Tennessee Titans to Orchard Park for Monday Night Football as the Bills play in prime time in front of a national television audience for the second straight week.
The Bills are riding high after a 31-10 win over the Los Angeles Rams in Week 1's edition of Thursday Night Football, while the Titans are looking for a bounce-back game after Sunday's 21-20 loss to the New York Giants.
The Buffalo Bills have some injury issues, however.
Wide receiver Gabe Davis sustained an ankle injury at week’s end, and he’s officially OUT. The group:
Bills inactives vs. Titans:
WR Gabe Davis
TE Tommy Sweeney
OT Tommy Doyle
DT Ed Oliver
DT Tim Settle
LB Baylon Spector
CB Cam Lewis
For a moment there wondered … But is there such a thing as a “questionable doubtful”?
“Wide receiver Gabe Davis popped up as questionable with an ankle issue on the Bills injury report,” our guy Mike Garafolo said on the NFL Network. “The Bills telling me he still has a chance to play. Sounds to me like he’s more toward the doubtful side of questionable.
“If you have to make a call fantasy football-wise, I’d go with a contingency plan.”
The Bills are of course infinitely concerned with real-football issues.
On defense, Buffalo defensive tackle Ed Oliver (ankle), defensive tackle Tim Settle (calf) is listed as doubtful, and starting cornerback Dane Jackson is questionable but plans to play through a knee injury.
The Bills face a motivated Tennessee Titans team on Monday night from Highmark Stadium. The star-studded game is the second-straight week of prime-time play for the Bills after beating the Los Angeles Rams, while the Titans look to bounce back from a loss to the New York Giants.
Quarterback Josh Allen has become one of the league's premier dual-threat signal-callers as he begins what could be an MVP-caliber year under center. The Bills' high-powered offense also features Devin Singletary at running back and Stefon Diggs at receiver.
Offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey called his first game on Thursday and got Allen's approval.
“I think Coach Dorsey called a heckuva game,” Allen said. “It’s his first live action. So I’m proud of him for handling those situations how he did. We were 90% on third down. That’s a recipe for success.”
The Buffalo defense could be tested by one of the best running backs in the league in Tennessee's Derrick Henry. Despite his quiet 82 rushing yards in the Titans' Week 1 loss to the Giants, Buffalo has to expect the running game to be a focus for Tennessee.
The Bills look to continue their dominance on defense after allowing the fewest points and yards in the NFL under defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier last season, including ranking No. 1 against the pass.
via ESPN
WHAT: Buffalo Bills (1-0) vs. Tennessee Titans (0-1)
WHEN: Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, 7:15 p.m. EST
WHERE: Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, New York (71,608)
TELEVISION: ESPN / FuboTV (try it free)
RADIO: WGR550 (550 AM)
Betting via SI SportsBook
SPREAD: Buffalo Bills -8.5
TOTAL: 48 (o -110, u -110)
MONEYLINE: Bills -450, Titans +350
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