The Buffalo Bills will kick off the regular season against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday night. The teams last met in the Divisional Round of the playoffs when Buffalo outlasted Baltimore in a narrow 27-25 victory. For Sunday’s game, the Bills will be without their long-time kicker after placing Tyler Bass on injured reserve .
With Bass out, Buffalo will turn to Matt Prater. The Bills have elevated the former Pro Bowl kicker from the practice squad, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The 19th-year veteran will kick against the Ravens in the opener Sunday night.
Bass has been a durable player for the Bills since joining the team as an undrafted free agent in 2020. But the 28 year old dealt with a lingering pelvic injury over the offseason. The team decided to place him on IR, meaning he’l