The Bills, who were able to defeat the previously-unbeaten Kansas City Chiefs despite missing multiple key pieces, could welcome up to five regular contributors back into the rotation in Week 13 against the San Francisco 49ers.
In the 30-21 triumph over the back-to-back Super Bowl champions, undrafted backup Ryan Van Demark started at right tackle in place of the injured Spencer Brown. With the offense missing its second and third-leading receivers, Curtis Samuel stepped up into a feature role and produced season highs.
Although his partner in crime Matt Milano has been absent, linebacker Terrel Bernard turned in an award-winning performance that landed him AFC Defensive Player of the Week plaudits. One would think Milano’s presence will give Bernard another boost during what has been an All-Pro campaign.
- The Bills are 9-2 and one game behind the Chiefs for the AFC No. 1 seed, and they’ve done it with multiple key performers on the shelf. If they’ve been this good already, they can be even better at full
health.