Bills K Tyler Bass (left hip, groin) has been placed on IR. He'll miss at least the first four games of the season and can be dropped from all fantasy rosters. Matt Prater will be elevated from the practice squad and kick for Buffalo vs. the Ravens on Sunday night. Prater made all six of his FGs and all 10 of his XPs in four games for the Cardinals last year, before missing the rest of the season with a torn meniscus. He's a solid replacement for Bass owners.

Bills K Tyler Bass (left hip, groin) was limited in Wednesday's practice and didn't do much in the portion of Thursday's practice open to the media, according to The Athletic's Joe Buscaglia. Buffalo also signed K Matt Prater to the practice squad on Thursday, suggesting legitimate concern about Bass' availability for Sunday night's opener against the Ravens. Look elsewhere for your Week 1 fantasy kicker.

The forecast for today's Bills-Bears game calls for temperatures in the single digits, wind chill below zero and winds of 20-25 mph with gusts of 35-40 mph. Not quite as bad as what we're seeing in Cleveland -- but pretty ugly. We've adjusted our projections for this game to account for the weather.

The forecast for today's Patriots-Bills game calls for a chance of rain and 20 mph sustained winds with gusts over 30. That certainly puts a damper on the passing games. New England figured to go run-heavy anyway, so the bigger impact is on Josh Allen and Co. We'd also avoid both kickers in this game.