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Bernard (pectoral) suffered a pec strain during Thursday's 31-10 win over Miami and is expected to miss roughly one month, making him a candidate for IR, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. Bernard has avoided a season-ending injury, but if placed on IR he'll have to miss at least Buffalo's next four games. The Bills' defense has been impressive through two regular-season contests despite having to deal with a notable amount of injuries, including to fellow linebacker Matt Milano (biceps), but it will be a notable blow for the team as long as Bernard is absent. Baylon Spector stepped in for Bernard on Thursday and seems likely to start Week 3 versus Jacksonville.
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Bernard (pectoral) has been downgraded to out for the rest of Thursday's game against the Dolphins, Henry McKenna of FoxSports.com reports. The starting middle linebacker left the game in the first quarter after making two tackles. Bernard led Buffalo with 11 tackles in Week 1 against Arizona. Baylon Spector, the Bills' backup middle linebacker, has seven tackles in Thursday's game.
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Bernard (pectoral) is questionable to return to Thursday's game against the Dolphins, Katherine Fitzgerald of The Buffalo News reports. The starting middle linebacker made two tackles before exiting. Bernard led the Bills with 11 tackles in the team's Week 1 win over Arizona. Baylon Spector is the next man up on the depth chart.
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Bernard led the Bills with 11 total tackles in Sunday's 34-28 win over the Cardinals. Bernard posted a whopping 143 tackles last season, his first as a starter, and he's picked right up where he left off. With Matt Milano out for a good chunk of the season with a biceps injury, it would be a surprise if Bernard didn't lead the Bills in tackles, barring injury, and perhaps by a good margin. He's become a leader of this defense in just his third season and could end up being one of the league's better IDPs in 2024 if your format places a heavy weighting on tackles.
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Bernard, who missed the Bills' Jan. 21 playoff loss to the Chiefs due to an ankle injury, feels very good health-wise at this stage of the offseason, Sal Capaccio of WGR Sports Radio 550 Buffalo reports. Prior to suffering his injury in the Bills' wild-card win over the Steelers on Jan. 15, Bernard racked up 143 tackles, 6.5 sacks and three interceptions in 17 regular-season contests. Now that his ankle has had time to heal up, the 2022 third-rounder is set to reprise his role as Buffalo's starting middle linebacker, which puts the 24-year-old in a position to remain a viable lineup option in IDP formats this coming season.
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| WK | DATE | OPP | OPP RANK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 09/23 | Jacksonville | 17 |
| 4 | 09/29 | @Baltimore | 9 |
| 5 | 10/06 | @Houston | 4 |
| 6 | 10/14 | @New York | 28 |
| 7 | 10/20 | Tennessee | 5 |
| 8 | 10/27 | @Seattle | 25 |
| 9 | 11/03 | Miami | 14 |
| 10 | 11/10 | @Indianapolis | 2 |
| 11 | 11/17 | Kansas City | 10 |
| 12 | BYE | - | - |
| 13 | 12/01 | San Francisco | 8 |
| 14 | 12/08 | @Los Angeles | 7 |
| 15 | 12/15 | @Detroit | 11 |
| 16 | 12/22 | New England | 13 |
| 17 | 12/29 | New York | 28 |
| 18 | 01/05 | @New England | 13 |