Player Notes

WR Robert Foster has topped 50 yards receiving in three straight games, the first Bills rookie receiver to do that since Lee Evans in 2004.

OL Tyler Larsen filled in for Trai Turner at left guard in the Atlanta game.

LG Trai Turner (ankle) left the home finale against Atlanta and it's unlikely he'll be available for the game at New Orleans.

DT Kawann Short was on the inactive list for the Atlanta game with a lingering calf injury. He remained out of practice by mid-week prior to the season finale.

G Ike Boettger played a career-high 28 snaps last week against New England as he split time in a rotation with guards John Miller and Wyatt Teller.

LB Shaq Thompson went on injured reserve prior to the Atlanta game because of a shoulder injury. He had played in the first 14 games with 11 starts. He was the second-leading tackler on the team.

DE Julius Peppers has shied away from discussing his future with retirement a possibility. "We still have a game left to play," Peppers said. I'll save that answer (about my future) for a later date." Yet Peppers, 38, kept some of the mystery out there. "It's always disappointing whenever you don't make the playoffs," he said. "But there's always next year." In the home finale, he recovered a fumble, ...

QB Blake Bortles, benched by the Jaguars after Week 12, will be back in the starting lineup against the Dallas Texans in the final game of the season, coach Doug Marrone announced on Wednesday. Bortles relieved Cody Kessler and helped the Jaguars (5-10) defeat the Miami Dolphins, 17-7, last Sunday after they lost nine of their previous 10 games. Bortles completed 5 of 6 passes for 39 yards and ran ...

QB Tom Brady said he plans to continue playing in 2019 and beyond. A three-time NFL Most Valuable Player, Brady is on record as saying that he'd like to play until he is 45 years old. The 41-year-old's current contract expires following the 2019 campaign.

KR Dwayne Harris secured AFC Special Team Player of the Week honors after returning a punt 99 yards for a touchdown in Monday's 27-14 victory versus the Denver Broncos. The punt return tied for the second-longest in NFL history.