Overview
- Buffalo beat Carolina 29-14 in the preseason opener, with starters Josh Allen and D.J. Moore showing quick chemistry in limited snaps while Moore exited with a minor lower-body issue that coaches called “good.”
- Carolina’s high-cost additions Jaelan Phillips and Devin Lloyd played a combined 23 snaps and produced immediate results, including Phillips’ red-zone sack and Lloyd’s tackle for loss, which coaches say improved communication and pressure for the front seven.
- Arizona’s rookies suffered major setbacks in the same game when second-round pick Chase Bisontis tore his MCL and will miss the season, and No. 3 overall pick Jeremiyah Love suffered a high-ankle sprain that will keep him out of practice this week and likely out of the next preseason game.
- Week 1 tape and snap counts are already changing thinking about 53-man rosters and fantasy rankings, with outlets publishing updated cheat sheets and depth projections as teams prepare joint practices and further preseason reps.
- Teams will use upcoming joint practices and two remaining preseason games to sort depth and evaluate replacements, and roster decisions will intensify ahead of final cuts at the end of August.