Preview of the Buffalo Bills’ Week 3 preseason clash against the Panthers

The Buffalo Bills close out the 2024 NFL preseason at home on Saturday, hosting the Carolina Panthers at 1 p.m. EDT on Kids Day at Highmark Stadium.

Today’s Buffalo Rumblinks begins with a preview of the pre-season game in Week 3, including a discussion of which players could improve their chances of making the 53-man roster with a strong performance against Carolina.

Preview of the Bills’ Week 3 preseason clash against the Panthers

When Buffalo and Carolina face off on Saturday, the Bills will rest their starters while the Panthers play their starters in the final preseason game. What other storylines are there to watch? Can QBs Ben DiNucci or Anthony Brown do enough to earn the trust of Buffalo’s front office as the backup to Josh Allen? What will LB Joe Andreessen do in the encore? Can TE Zach Davidson build on his solid preseason and displace Quintin Morris as Buffalo’s third tight end?

Plus, which Bills have the most to gain and lose. And all the ways Bills Mafia can watch, stream, and listen to the game live from home.

Sean McDermott provides injury updates

The injuries have been piling up for the Buffalo Bills this preseason, but earlier this week, head coach Sean McDermott provided some good news on the injury front: that WRs Curtis Samuel and Marquez Valdes-Scantling “may be back (for Week 1). There’s no one other than Matt Milano right now … that we can definitely rule out for Week 1.”

In other injury news, safeties Mike Edwards and Cole Bishop returned to the practice field, while rookie LB Edefuan Ulofoshio is recovering from his own injury.

More Bills News

We hear from rookie WR Keon Coleman about how he’s performed so far this preseason, GM Brandon Beane discusses the tough decisions Buffalo must make to trim the roster to 53 players, we find out how the postgame crowd for home games will change this year, and much more!