Buffalo Rumblings on Joshua Palmer
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Palmer was signed by the Bills to be a man-beating vertical threat... A healthy Palmer could be low-key vital for the Bills in this game, even if he's found downfield once or twice — maybe off play-action? — from Josh Allen, because chunk plays are especially key against the Texans.
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Healthy Palmer's vertical role could exploit Texans' 12th-worst deep-play defense.
Palmer was signed by the Bills as a man-beating vertical threat; the Texans allowed a 20-plus yard play on 8.4% of opposing quarterback drop backs in 2025 (12th-lowest in football), creating opportunity for chunk plays. In his injury-riddled first year in Buffalo, three of Palmer's 22 receptions came on throws 20-plus yards downfield, compared to eight of 39 deep targets in his final Chargers season. After suffering a serious lower-body injury in Week 6 against the Falcons, Palmer played the Texans a season ago but was not himself, catching two passes for 21 yards and never regaining his vertical juice post-injury. A healthy Palmer could be low-key vital for the Bills in this game, even if found downfield once or twice from Josh Allen, because chunk plays are especially key against the Texans.
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