DJ Moore's Shoulder Injury Spells Trouble for Bills Ahead of Raiders Matchup

There is a massive difference between a veteran taking a Wednesday off and a guy missing back-to-back practices at the end of the week. According to Adam Schefter, Buffalo Bills wide receiver DJ Moore sat out for the second straight day with a shoulder injury, which usually means it is time to fire up the contingency plans.

Missing Thursday and Friday practice is the NFL equivalent of leaving your out-of-office reply on through Monday morning. You are probably not showing up for work on Sunday.

"Adam Schefter reported Moore missed his second straight practice due to the shoulder injury."

Moore originally dinged his left shoulder back in Week 2, but he aggravated it coming down hard on a catch during last week's loss to the New England Patriots. He left that game in the second quarter and never came back.

While reports suggest this is not a massive long-term issue, his immediate availability is looking bleak. Moore has pulled in 12 catches for 178 yards and a touchdown so far this season, serving as a key piece for a Buffalo offense that currently sits at 4-1 and atop the AFC East.

The timing is not ideal for anyone holding a fantasy ticket or looking at the weekend board. The Bills are heading to the desert to play the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, currently sitting as 4.5-point favorites.

Vegas set the total for that matchup at a hefty 53.5 points. Hitting that number gets a lot harder if Josh Allen is missing his primary running mate on the outside, especially with the Buffalo defense already missing key pieces like Ed Oliver and Matt Milano.

We will get the official injury designation before the weekend, but smart money assumes Moore is watching this one in sweatpants. The Bills will have to dig into their depth chart if they want to cover that spread and keep their division lead comfortable.