Buffalo’s limited estimates for Brown and Palmer await a full-practice test

Buffalo’s first injury report before the Raiders game put Spencer Brown and Joshua Palmer in the limited category, but Wednesday’s walkthrough makes those designations estimates. Brown is listed with a back injury after leaving Monday night’s overtime win against the Rams; Palmer is listed with a shoulder injury after missing that game.

Buffalo held a walkthrough Wednesday, so the designations estimate what the players could have done in a normal practice. They do not establish that Brown or Palmer completed a limited-speed practice, or that either has been cleared for Sunday.

The team remained in Southern California after the Los Angeles game as it prepared for the Raiders. The schedule gives Buffalo a short practice week after an overtime finish, making Thursday’s work a more useful test of how its injured players respond.

Receiver DJ Moore and defensive tackle Ed Oliver were estimated as nonparticipants with shoulder and knee injuries. Cornerback Dee Alford, defensive tackle T.J. Sanders and running back Ty Johnson joined Brown and Palmer in the limited category, with ankle, shoulder and hamstring injuries, respectively.

The full-participation estimates included Christian Benford, Terrel Bernard, Bradley Chubb, Keon Coleman, Landon Jackson, C.J. Gardner-Johnson, TJ Parker and Ar’maj Reed-Adams. Those entries remain part of an estimated report and should not be read as final game designations.

Brown’s status matters to Buffalo’s right-tackle depth, while Palmer’s report is a step beyond the absence that ruled him out against Los Angeles. The Bills still have the rest of the practice week and their game-status announcement before deciding who will be available against the Raiders.

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Bills PR: Wednesday estimated report · Rachel Auberger: Brown and Palmer in limited category · Bills: Brown left Rams game with back injury