Bills' Ed Oliver Inactive After Hip Injury in Warmups — SkimNews
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- Ed Oliver injured his hip during pregame warmups Thursday night and was a surprise inactive for the Bills' game against the Detroit Lions at the opening of the team's new Highmark Stadium.
- Deone Walker, a second-year lineman, is expected to see a heavy dose of action in Oliver's absence after recording a sack and six tackles in last week's game.
- Oliver recorded five tackles, one quarterback hit, and a fumble recovery in the Bills' 36-31 victory over the Houston Texans last Sunday, and ranks tied for sixth among interior linemen with nine run stop wins.
- Oliver has 30 sacks across eight seasons with the Bills since being the No. 9 pick in the 2019 draft, but played in only three games in 2025, and the Bills are also missing defensive tackle T.J. Sanders.
- The Lions are likely to lean heavily on running back Jahmyr Gibbs, who had 156 yards and two touchdowns on 29 carries in last week's overtime win over the Saints, with deafening crowd noise expected to disrupt Detroit's offense.
Why it matters: Oliver is the centerpiece of the Bills' pass rush, and his absence thwarts Buffalo's plan to harass Lions quarterback Jared Goff with crowd noise at the new stadium's debut. Detroit, already running behind a banged-up offensive line, gains a clearer path to exploit Buffalo's depleted interior by feeding Gibbs, who just gashed New Orleans for 156 rushing yards.
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