Buffalo Bills

The NFL announced on Thursday that the Week 17 Buffalo Bills at Cincinnati Bengals game will not be resumed and has been cancelled.

Fantasy Impact

This means the Bills and Bengals will play one game fewer than every other team. The NFL has announced a number of potential possibilities in the NFL playoffs based on the results of the games in the Week 18. That will be something to monitor based on the results of the games this weekend.

According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the NFL has decided that the remainder of Bills-Bengals will not be played out this week. No decision has been made on if or when the game could be resumed.

Fantasy Impact

Rather than focusing on the result of the game, the safety and health of Damar Hamlin is being prioritized as well as the well-being of the players across the league. More information will come out later as the league discusses the future of this matchup. As far as fantasy goes as a result of this decision, leagues and platforms will come to their own conclusions later on how to handle Week 17.

The Bills' D/ST logged two sacks and one interception while allowing 13 points in Saturday's win over the Chicago Bears.

Fantasy Impact

The Bears have had a dismal offense all season, and Buffalo's defense was able to capitalize on that. They were able to grab a late interception and only allowed 13 points on the course of the day. They've been one of the best defenses in football this season, and they will have their work cut out for them in Week 17's game against the Bengals.

The Bills' defense allowed 29 points Saturday, they sacked Tua twice and were unable to force a turnover.

Fantasy Impact

The Bills' defense did not benefit from the weather some people were expecting Buffalo. Instead of a snow storm for much of the game, there was really only some precipitation late. The unit is still extremely solid, however, and should be a high-end start in Week 16 when they take on Justin Fields and the Bears' offense.

The Bills' defense allowed 10 points on Sunday, sacking the Jet's QBs twice and recovering a fumble as well.

Fantasy Impact

The Bills' defense continues to be one of the league's premier units, but a tough Week 15 matchup looms for the unit to begin the fantasy playoffs. The Dolphins' offense will challenge the Bills in Buffalo, but perhaps some weather will add a little incentive to the Bills' D/ST as a starting unit. If you don't feel comfortable taking that risk, it may still be worth holding on to the unit in front of a Week 16 matchup in Chicago.