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Coach Sean McDermott acknowledged Friday that Coleman (wrist) could miss time beyond Sunday's game against the Colts, Alec White of the Bills' official site reports.

During his weekly appearance on WGR550, McDermott ruled Coleman out for Sunday's contest, while adding that "it's a week-to-week deal" in terms of the wideout's availability, and that "it'll probably be multiple weeks." If the 2024 second-rounder indeed misses time beyond Week 10, added snaps behind Amari Cooper (wrist) -- when he's available -- and Khalil Shakir would be available for Mack Hollins (shoulder) and Curtis Samuel (pectoral).

Cooper (wrist) will remain limited at practice Friday, Maddy Glab of the Bills' official site reports.

Cooper, who was inactive Week 9, also was limited Wednesday and Thursday, which likely has him trending toward being listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Colts. With Keon Coleman (wrist) already ruled out for the contest and Mack Hollins (shoulder) along with Curtis Samuel (pectoral) managing injuries, at this stage Khalil Shakir is the Bills' top healthy wideout.

Thielen (hamstring) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Giants, Mike Kaye of The Charlotte Observer reports.

Thielen returned to practice Oct. 23 but didn't participate at all this week. While the Panthers haven't said anything about a setback, it's possible that's what happened. In any case, the team will need to place Thielen back on the active roster next week if he's going to play again this season rather than staying on injured reserve for the rest of the year.

Coach Sean McDermott said Friday that Coleman (wrist) will not play Sunday against the Colts, Alaina Getzenberg of ESPN.com reports.

Coleman missed practice Wednesday and Thursday and was trending in this direction after the rookie wideout was injured late in last Sunday's win over the Dolphins. The Bills also are dealing with injuries to Amari Cooper (wrist), Curtis Samuel (pectoral) and Mack Hollins (shoulder), so it remains unclear what the pecking order for targets will be against Indy. Dalton Kincaid, Khalil Shakir and James Cook should continue to dominate the lion's share of the offensive workload.

Thielen (hamstring) remained sidelined at Friday's practice, Joe Person of The Athletic reports.

Thielen remains on injured reserve but traveled with the team to Germany ahead of Sunday's date with the Giants. However, the veteran wideout hasn't practiced all week and is looking like a long shot to be activated for Week 10. If Thielen remains out, Xavier Legette, Jalen Coker and David Moore will continue to handle wide receiver duties. They are the only three receivers on the 53-man roster after Carolina traded Jonathan Mingo to the Cowboys earlier in the week.

Flowers secured four of six targets for 34 yards in the Ravens' 35-34 win over the Bengals on Thursday night.

Flowers finished with the second-most receptions and third-most targets for the Ravens on the night, but he was much quieter than in his previous two games when he'd recorded a combined 242 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns. Flowers' catch total was also his second lowest of the last six contests, but he could well bounce back in what should be a highly competitive Week 11 divisional road showdown against the Steelers on Sunday, Nov. 17.

Bateman brought in six of eight targets for 54 yards and a touchdown in the Ravens' 35-34 win over the Bengals on Thursday night.

Bateman tied Mark Andrews for the team lead in receptions while setting the pace in targets. Bateman also ended a two-game touchdown drought with a five-yard grab in the fourth quarter that snapped a 28-28 tie. The fourth-year wideout has been delivering his most consistent production since his rookie 2021 campaign, and he'll head into a pivotal Week 11 road matchup against the Steelers on Sunday, Nov. 17 with a 31-501-4 line on 47 targets across his first 10 games.

Chase secured 11 of 17 targets for 264 yards and three touchdowns in the Bengals' 35-34 loss to the Ravens on Thursday night.

In what was a season-best performance, Chase fell just short of eclipsing his own 266-yard franchise record set back during his 2021 rookie campaign. The star wideout had already burned the Ravens for a 10-193-2 tally in Week 5, but Chase was on a different level Thursday while scoring from 67, 70 and five yards out in the second half. Chase's final scoring grab came with just 38 seconds remaining and left Cincinnati just a point shy of tying the game at 35-35, but head coach Zac Taylor opted to go for a two-point conversion the Bengals failed to convert. Chase now has a whopping 32 receptions for 416 yards and five touchdowns over his last four games heading into a Week 11 road matchup against the Chargers on Sunday night, Nov. 17.

Slayton (concussion) will not travel with the Giants to Germany and will be out for Sunday's game against the Panthers, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.

Slayton was placed in concussion protocol following Sunday's loss to the Commanders and has yet to practice this week, indicating he hasn't made significant progress in his recovery. As a result, he'll stay stateside for the Giants' Week 10 game in Germany, though he should have a better chance to return after the team's bye for a Week 12 matchup against the Buccaneers. Jalin Hyatt will have the opportunity to step up in Slayton's absence.

Whittington (shoulder) practiced fully Thursday, Sarah Barshop of ESPN.com reports.

Despite missing a second game in a row this past Sunday at Seattle due to a shoulder injury, Whittington was able to string together three consecutive limited practices last week. This time around, he doesn't have any restrictions, indicating that he's past the health concern. With Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua back in action, Whittington will find snaps and targets difficult to come by, but if Demarcus Robinson (toe/hip), who didn't practice Thursday, is inhibited or out Monday against the Dolphins, Whittington would be a candidate to step in behind the top WR duo.