TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Shane Buechele threw for 278 yards and one touchdown and the Buffalo Bills beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23-19 on Saturday night.
Reigning NFL MVP Josh Allen didn’t play for the Bills (1-2), finishing his first preseason without seeing any game action.
Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield also didn’t take any snaps in exhibition games for the first time in his career.
With both teams resting starters, players competing for snaps, backup positions and roster spots battled for 60 minutes — except for Buccaneers rookie safety Shilo Sanders.
He was ejected for throwing a punch at Zach Davidson in the second quarter. Sanders, the son of Hall of Fame cornerback Deion Sanders, is battling for a roster spot after going undrafted out of Colorado, where he played for his fa