The Buffalo Bills will head to Minnesota without one of Josh Allen’s outside targets. Head coach Joe Brady ruled out wide receiver Joshua Palmer with a hamstring injury for Monday night’s game against the Vikings, according to the Bills’ official site.
There was a better note attached. Palmer didn’t practice all week after leaving the 36-10 rout of the Ravens, but Brady said the receiver is not a candidate for injured reserve at this point. It’s the second game Palmer will miss this season after a shoulder injury kept him out against the Los Angeles Rams in Week 5.
Palmer’s role has been narrow. Line up his season next to Keon Coleman’s and the difference is clear: Palmer has four catches on 12 targets, a 33% catch rate, but those grabs have gone for 117 yards and two touchdowns at 29.3 yards apiece. Coleman has caught 20 of 27 targets, about 74%, for 287 yards and three scores at 14.3 yards per catch.
That makes Palmer the deep shot more than a volume option, and the Bills have plenty of volume elsewhere. Dalton Kincaid leads the team with 401 receiving yards, Khalil Shakir has 354 and DJ Moore back in the lineup gives Allen another option. Moore, Coleman and Kincaid carry no inju...