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Bills WR DJ Moore exits with shoulder injury

By Thomson Reuters Sep 17, 2026 | 9:04 PM

By Field Level Media

Sep 18 (Field Level Media) – Bills wide receiver DJ Moore was helped off the field after being injured in the end zone during ​the second quarter of Buffalo’s game against the Detroit ‌Lions on Monday in Orchard Park, N.Y.

With 2:56 left in the half, Moore was crossing the back of the end zone from left to right on second-and-3 from the Detroit 6-yard line.

Moore made a ‌diving ​attempt at a Josh Allen pass and ⁠landed hard on his ⁠left shoulder. Moore had his body weight come down hard on the shoulder and collarbone area. His momentum on the head-first attempt carried him to his back, and ​he remained in place reaching for his collarbone area.

Trainers kept Moore sitting up near the back of the end ⁠zone before helping him into the ⁠locker room for X-rays. The Bills could also ​be checking for a possible stinger based on the position ​on Moore’s body, Amazon Prime reported during the game ‌broadcast.

The Bills were flagged for holding by tight end Dawson Knox on the play, but Allen threw a 16-yard TD pass to tight end Dalton Kincaid on the next play. ⁠The score put the Bills in front of the Lions 27-7.

Moore, acquired in the offseason from the Chicago Bears, was held without ⁠a catch. He ‌had one rushing attempt that lost a ⁠yard in the first quarter.

After forcing a ​punt, Buffalo ‌saw its next possession begin with wide ​receiver Keon ⁠Coleman going down in a heap and writhing in pain with an apparent ankle injury as Lions cornerback Rock Ya-Sin waved for medical personnel.

Coleman was able to run off the field under his own power and re-entered the game two plays ​later.

(–Field Level Media)