The 5-3 Bills are heading for a matchup with the 5-3 Chiefs this Sunday in a game that will enhance the winner’s chances of making the playoffs in a muddled AFC race.
It’s the kind of game that you want to play with as many of your best players as you possibly can, which made wide receiver Sammy Watkins’s departure from Wednesday’s practice with a groin problem a pretty big concern for the Bills. Watkins has been listed on the injury report with the injury for a few weeks, but had practiced and played without incident until things went the other way on Wednesday.
Happily for the Bills, it doesn’t look like they’ll have to face Kansas City without the help of their rookie sensation. The Associated Press reports that evaluations after practice turned up no serious trouble and Watkins was deemed “fine and ready to go” for Sunday’s game.
Watkins has 38 catches, 590 yards and five touchdowns this season as he’s offered the Bills exactly the kind of game-breaking ability they hoped to acquire when they traded up to get him in this year’s draft.