ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Buffalo Bills defensive end Michael Hoecht waved away the cart after injuring his right Achilles in the fourth quarter Sunday, wanting to watch his team finish off a 28-21 win over the Kansas City Chiefs .

A banged-up defense made a statement in helping the Bills improve to 6-2, but in the process lost yet another impactful player to injury, as it was confirmed after the game that Hoecht suffered a season-ending Achilles tear.

"How about that? He wanted to see the game," Buffalo coach Sean McDermott said of Hoecht taking a seat on the bench instead of the cart. "That's just awesome [he wanted to stay out]. I felt terrible for him."

Hoecht was injured with 14:25 remaining in the game. As the ball was snapped on third-and-17, Hoecht leaned down and tried to k

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