The Buffalo Bills lost two more defensive players to injuries in the second half against the New England Patriots.
Defensive tackle Ed Oliver is questionable to return with a knee injury and cornerback Dee Alford is questionable with an ankle injury.
Alford was injured on New England's opening possession of the third quarter when he was involved in the tackle on TreVeyon Henderson's 6-yard run to the Buffalo 2. He was tended to by trainers on the field and eventually walked off under his own power.
The Patriots scored later in the drive on Drake Maye's 2-yard touchdown pass to Romeo Doubs.
It wasn't immediately clear when Oliver suffered his knee injury. The broadcast showed Oliver standing on the Bills sideline without his helmet before Buffalo
announced he was questionable to return.
Buffalo is now especially thin at cornerback.
Te'Cory Couch was already doubtful to return because of a hamstring injury, leaving the Bills with only three healthy cornerbacks: Maxwell Hairston, Davison Igbinosun and Kani Walker, who was elevated from the practice squad for Sunday's game.
Starting cornerback Christian Benford is inactive because of a toe injury.
Buffalo also announced at halftime that wide receiver D.J. Moore had been downgraded to doubtful to return because of a shoulder injury that he suffered in the second quarter.
Buffalo Bills injury updates vs. Patriots
- DL Ed Oliver: Knee, questionable
- CB Dee Alford: Ankle, questionable
- WR DJ Moore: Shoulder, doubtful
- DB Te'Cory Couch: Hamstring, doubtful
This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Bills injury updates: Ed Oliver, Dee Alford join growing list against Patriots
