ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- The Bills will be without kicker Tyler Bass for a minimum of four weeks after he was placed on injured reserve on Friday.

The move means that veteran Matt Prater , who the team signed to the practice squad on Thursday, is now set to kick for the Bills in the season opener vs. the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC).

Bass initially was dealing with pelvic soreness during training camp and missed the first two preseason games with the injury. He returned for the third preseason game and made three-of-four field goal attempts. The kicker, however, was limited on the team's injury report with left hip/groin and did not participate in Thursday or Friday's practice. Coach Sean McDermott described Bass as dealing with a continuation of his soreness.

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