Despite being limited in the past two days of practice with a back injury, Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs does not carry an injury designation into the game vs. the Denver Broncos and is set to play today.
The wide receiver has been held under 100 receiving yards in three straight games after recording four consecutive games with 100 receiving yards.
The team, however, will be without two starters on “Monday Night Football” on defense in safety Micah Hyde and cornerback Christian Benford, who both suffered injuries in last week’s loss to the Cincinnati Bengals and have been ruled out.
Backup safety Taylor Rapp is expected to start in place of Hyde with defensive back Cam Lewis also in line to contribute. Cornerback Rasul Douglas, who the Bills traded to acquire right before the trade deadline, is also expected to start in place of Benford in just his second game with the team and opposite Dane Jackson. Tyrel Dodson would move over to middle linebacker if Bernard is unable to go.
The Bills’ defense has dealt with a variety of injuries with three starters already on injured reserve Matt Milano, DaQuan Jones and Tre’Davious White.
You can listen to the game over on our sister station 100.1 The Hero. The pregame is set for 7, kickoff at 8:15.