{"id":378905,"date":"2025-11-14T18:30:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T18:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/378905\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T18:30:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T18:30:14","slug":"bills-te-dalton-kincaid-hamstring-ruled-out-vs-buccaneers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/378905\/","title":{"rendered":"Bills TE Dalton Kincaid (hamstring) ruled out vs. Buccaneers"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li class=\"mugshot-shown\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763145013_455_getzenberg_alaina.png&#038;h=80&#038;w=80&#038;scale=crop.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\"\/>\n<p>Alaina GetzenbergNov 14, 2025, 12:46 PM ET<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"icon-font-after icon-close-solid-after\" href=\"#\">Close<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>Alaina Getzenberg covers the Buffalo Bills for ESPN. She joined ESPN in 2021. Alaina was previously a beat reporter for the Charlotte Observer and has also worked for CBS Sports and the Dallas Morning News. She is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley.<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. &#8212; The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/buf\/buffalo-bills\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Buffalo Bills<\/a> will be without one of quarterback <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/3918298\/josh-allen\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Josh Allen<\/a>&#8216;s favorite targets against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/tb\/tampa-bay-buccaneers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a> in tight end <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4385690\/dalton-kincaid\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dalton Kincaid<\/a>, who was ruled out by coach Sean McDermott on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Kincaid suffered a right hamstring injury in the third quarter of the Bills&#8217; Week 10 loss to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/mia\/miami-dolphins\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Miami Dolphins<\/a>. He did not return to the game.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think it&#8217;s going to take everybody [to replace Kincaid],&#8221; McDermott said Wednesday. &#8220;I think Josh will help fill that void. Dalton&#8217;s going to be tough to replace in terms of that, but yeah, I mean, it&#8217;s going to take everybody to step up and make plays. It&#8217;s going to take <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/3930086\/dawson-knox\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dawson [Knox]<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4573699\/jackson-hawes\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">[Jackson] Hawes<\/a> stepping up and making plays, which I know they&#8217;re extremely capable of doing. I&#8217;ve got a lot of trust in both those guys.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Editor&#8217;s Picks<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a name=\"&amp;lpos=story:editorspicks:inline:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/46952961\/buffalo-bills-lack-passing-game-injured-dalton-kincaid-joshua-palmer-return-remedy\" class=\"img-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/r1574996_1296x1296_1-1.jpg&#038;w=130&#038;h=130&#038;scale=crop&#038;location=center.jpeg\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There is optimism regarding wide receiver <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4373678\/khalil-shakir\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Khalil Shakir<\/a> playing amid ankle and rib injuries that kept him limited in Wednesday and Thursday&#8217;s practices and in a red noncontact jersey. He was in a normal practice jersey Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Kincaid, a third-year tight end, has already missed one game with an oblique injury in Week 6. He has 29 receptions for 448 yards and a team-high four receiving touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p>The Bills will also be without backup defensive tackle <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4241468\/phidarian-mathis\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Phidarian Mathis<\/a> (shoulder) for Sunday&#8217;s home game (1 p.m. ET, CBS).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Alaina GetzenbergNov 14, 2025, 12:46 PM ET Close Alaina Getzenberg covers the Buffalo Bills for ESPN. 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