The Buffalo Bills concluded their 2023 preseason with a 24-21 triumph over the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on Saturday. Buffalo's very first group violation played one collection, with quarterback Josh Allen (5-of-7, 49 yards) design a 12-play, 72-yard drive capped off by a two-yard scoring run from running back Damien Harris. It was a rather crisp and concise series by the starters, and having ended the drive with a score Allen and a few other choose beginners swiftly left the game. The Expenses' very first team protection additionally played well, with the Bears - including their starters, consisting of quarterback Justin Fields - going three-and-out on their very first 2 collection of the video game. It's with the beginning defense that we'll start our last post-game observations of the exhibition season. The last form of MLB, CB2 battlesAs far as outstanding placement fights go, perhaps the 2 most substantial are at center linebacker and border cornerback - and Saturday's starting lineups were our final hints regarding exactly how the Bills might open the period at those spots. Tyrel Dodson saw the initial breaks at linebacker alongside Matt Milano, with A. J. Klein and Baylon Spector relieving him as soon as the starters left the field. This was a rather anticipated pecking order with Tyrel Dodson and Dorian Williams out of the schedule, and Spector's hamstring injury early in the 3rd quarter includes his name to an expanding list of dinged-up linebackers. With Bernard - who general supervisor Brandon Beane said is close to going back to activity during the in-game broadcast - Williams, and now Spector all sidelined, it seems exceptionally likely that Dodson will certainly be Buffalo's Week 1 starting Mike linebacker. Where it goes from there remains to be seen, however this is a one-week-at-a-time league. At cornerback, second-year professional Christian Benford kept up the top defense, with Dane Jackson can be found in behind him, and Kaiir Elam bringing up the back. The Expenses' protective coaching team has actually confirmed in years past that they have no problem revolving cornerbacks, and the trainers appear rather comfy at this moment with their cornerback room in its totality, so it's a solid bet that that will proceed. However if we're looking for a position of types, Benford's name seems to be on the ascent Bills Store. Looking in other places for QB2?With Matt Barkley sidelined given that the second fifty percent of the group's last preseason video game, Kyle Allen had the entire video game to himself in Chicago - minus that very first drive - and had his minutes. He completed 18-of-34 passes for 162 yards with a touchdown (to limited end Quintin Morris), an unsightly interception, and a general quarterback ranking of 63. 6. Despite some strong tosses, he didn't specifically maximize the chance presented to him, and the QB2 spot continues to be an enigma. The Costs were supposedly one of the handful of teams in talks with the San Francisco 49ers about potentially trading for third-year quarterback Trey Lance, which might indicate a total pain with their quarterback depth graph behind Josh Allen. With Kyle Allen's play this summertime leaving a whole lot to be desired, and with Barkley harmed, it would not be awfully unexpected if the Costs ended up looking outside of their own building for their backup quarterback over the next a number of days. Bring on the New york city JetsBuffalo has had an intriguing offseason and summertime. They continue to be really strong challengers in the brutally challenging AFC (East), and are solid bets to proceed their run of postseason looks if things go according to strategy. Yet there's additionally been some tumult and turbulence, some rather substantial adjustments in the mentoring rankings and with player employees, and the pressure is significantly on for the team to recognize its Super Dish potential. And since the preseason mores than, all of that talk involves an end, and the video games matter once again. That's the charm of genuine, honest-to-goodness football being simply around the bend: the buzz, the drama, whatever cosy tale lines have actually been controling the down time all go out the window. Things get actual once again, and in a rush. Buffalo has an exceptionally challenging Week 1 job ahead of them as they attempt to reach their goals, heading to New Jersey to tackle a Jets furnish headlined by its stingy protection and quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Who else can not wait?