Buffalo Bills vs Indianapolis Colts – Preseason Week 1 Preview

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WHEC) – The Buffalo Payments play their first sport of the 2022 NFL preseason in opposition to the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday.

Buffalo Payments Gameday Fundamentals

Groups: Buffalo Payments vs Indianapolis Colts

Time: Saturday at 4 p.m.

What’s At Stake?

The Buffalo Payments roam into the preseason with their most essential roster spot stabilized. Josh Allen is the franchise quarterback and won’t play in at the least Saturday’s preseason sport to threat any harm.

With that being mentioned, there are nonetheless impressions to be made across the depth chart.

On the protection, the Payments are in search of gamers to step up within the secondary. Tre White remains to be rehabbing from an ACL harm he suffered final Thanksgiving. Jordan Poyer hyperextended his elbow throughout coaching camp. Which means guys like Dane Jackson, Taron Johnson, and Jaquan Johnson may be known as upon when the common season begins. They’ll have the possibility to show themselves within the preseason.

On offense, the large receiver group is an important one to look at. Isaiah McKenzie made massive strides within the offseason and at coaching camp. Khalil Shakir shined at camp as a rookie. Nevertheless, it’s such a giant place group, it’s robust to separate the entire expertise. Saturday’s sport in opposition to Indianapolis might assist piece collectively the puzzle.

Participant To Watch

James Prepare dinner

Two rookies – Kaiir Elam and James Prepare dinner – will doubtless discover massive roles with the Buffalo Payments this season. However in opposition to the Colts, Prepare dinner is the one to look at.

Indianapolis gave up tied for the third-most touchdowns within the NFL final season. In fact, not all first string guys will play on Saturday, so that might imply a extra depleted protection.

Prepare dinner must also get a good quantity of carries. The rookie is anticipated to compete for the beginning working again job – simply essentially the most open beginning job of any of the expert place teams. Given the Colts nice defensive numbers from a yr in the past, if Prepare dinner impresses, it certain would give the Buffalo Payments some meals for thought.