Top 5 storylines to follow for Buffalo Bills at Indianapolis Colts | Week 10

The Bills are without another key piece on defense for the foreseeable future. Head coach Sean McDermott announced on Monday that defensive end Dawuane Smoot will miss multiple games with a wrist injury.

“He’s going to get surgery sometime this week and he’ll be placed on IR,” McDermott shared.

In seven games, Smoot recorded 12 tackles, three tackles for loss, three quarterback hits, one and a half sacks and one forced fumble.

“He loves the physical side of the game, and he brings a demeanor that you like on your defense,” defensive coordinator Bobby Babich said of Smoot. “(He’s) kind of a tone setter, if you will. And, it’s been crucial.”

Without Smoot in the lineup for at least four games, Buffalo will look to see who takes advantage of the opportunity.

“We have a little bit of time here before we play on Sunday to kind of carve out what that might be,” Babich said. “And it could be week in and week out, it could be a different plan each week on how we want to attack that. We’ll see how it goes.”

Edge rushers Casey Toohill and Javon Solomon could be two options for Buffalo when it comes to helping fill the void going forward.

Smoot is now the second defensive lineman that’s been placed on Injured Reserve recently as defensive tackle DeWayne Carter was placed on IR on October 26. Sunday marks Carter’s second game on IR.