Buffalo Bills WR Amari Cooper's availability for the Wild Card game against the Denver Broncos remains uncertain. Head coach Sean McDermott says the team is taking it day by day after Cooper missed Sunday's game for personal reasons.
The Buffalo Bills ran away with the AFC East Division. Now, they will host the Denver Broncos for the Wild Card weekend. Of course, they’re favored ahead of this game, which is no surprise after their performance this season.
Bills wide receivers Mack Hollins, Amari Cooper and Khalil Shakir run off the field during first half action of their home game against the San Francisco 49ers in Orchard Park on Dec. 1, 2024. / Tina MacIntyre-Yee/Democrat and Chronicle / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
The 30-year-old Cooper, who fought through a wrist injury during November, surpassed a career milestone on his second catch of the game. He became the 57th player in NFL history to reach the 10,000-yard career receiving mark, coincidentally surpassing former Bills' WR1 Eric Moulds (9,995) in the process.
On a drive where Amari Cooper went over 10,000 career receiving yards, he polishes it off with the diving catch.
Of all the big plays that happened for the Bills, a pair from Amari Cooper and Keon Coleman stood out the most. The Bills receivers both high-pointed touchdown grabs in the second half against the Jets. Those scores put the game to bed.
While the Bills don't have much to play for in Week 18, they still made some NFL history on offense against the Patriots.
Buffalo Bills wide receiver Amari Cooper is ruled out for the team's matchup against the New England Patriots due to a personal matter, the club announced Saturday.Cooper was listed on the team's injury report with a back ailment Thursday and Friday,
The Buffalo Bills ended the regular season against the New England Patriots in a game that held no playoff implications for them, and they did so without Amari Cooper. The veteran wide receiver did not make the trip due to personal reasons after appearing on the injury report with a back issue earlier in the week.
Buffalo enters the postseason as one of the healthiest teams in the NFL. The Bills' (13-4) entire roster could be intact when it hosts the Denver Broncos (10-7) in the AFC wild-card round at 1 p.m. Sunday.
At the close of the NFL regular season, Josh Allen's Buffalo Bills and head coach Sean McDermott will be without a key offensive piece in their game against the New England Patriots.