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Franklin, who was seen spitting on a Raiders player late in the fourth quarter of the Bills’ Week 6 win, will not receive pay during his one-game suspension. Franklin will be able to appeal the NFL’s decision in the coming days. The Bills on are bye in Week 7.

The 31-year-old will be the latest veteran-as-practice-squadder bit corner in Buffalo’s beleaguered room. He has a storied history with the organization and is clearly still a very smart player.

Gardner-Johnson was caught on tape spitting at/in the direction of Raiders TE Brock Bowers after the two were seen jawing at one another after a play. Gardner-Johnson will be suspended without pay when the Bills return from their bye to play the Ravens in Week 8. He has tallied 25 tackles, two pass breakups, and one interception this season while earning a PFF grade of 55.2.

Shakir didn’t have an overly productive day through the air in this one, but he did manage to find the end zone for his first touchdown of the season. Shakir scored on a nine-yard screen pass in the second quarter to put the Bills up 13-7. Shakir has now gone for double-digit PPR points in three straight games but will be hard to trust as anything more than a WR4/WR5 in Week 8 when the Bills return from their bye to face the Ravens.

Kincaid did nearly all of his damage in the short area of the field, but his fantasy managers will take any kind of volume they can get after a three-week stretch where Kincaid saw a dismal seven combined targets. Kincaid’s eight targets led all Bills pass-catchers in this one, and were it not for an 18-yard touchdown taken off the board by a holding penalty, he could have been in line for a much bigger day. It’s far too early to say that Kincaid is “back,” but fantasy managers can at least be happy with a decent day of production. The Bills are now entering their bye week, but Kincaid will be boom-or-bust TE1 in Week 8 against the Ravens.

Coleman’s six targets tied for second-most on the Bills with Khalil Shakir, who also found the end zone in this one. Coleman scored on an impressive 12-yard play by Josh Allen, who appeared ready to take off and run with the ball before spotting Coleman open in the end zone and flipping a shovel pass to him for the score. Coleman has now scored in three straight games and has been targeted six or more times in two of his last three. With the Bills now heading into their Week 7 bye, Coleman could face more target competition when they return in Week 8 against the Ravens if DJ Moore (shoulder) is active. Moore was questionable entering this week and ruled out 90 minutes before kickoff, so it wouldn’t be surprising if he was a full-go after the bye.

Cook had a much-needed bounce-back game in Sunday’s win over the Raiders. A week after he fumbled twice in an overtime win over the Rams, Cook secured the football for all four quarters and broke off multiple explosive plays while handling 22 of the Bills’ 24 running back carries. His lone rushing touchdown came on a three-yard run in the fourth quarter, and came one play after Cook ripped off a 26-yard reception on a third-and-three to keep the chains moving. Concerns about ball security may follow Cook for the remainder of the season, but his role in the Bills’ offense continues to provide valuable production in both real and fantasy football. He will be locked in as an RB1 in Week 8 against the Ravens when the Bills return from their Week 7 bye.

The Raiders did their part to keep Allen in the pocket in this one. He managed just one rushing yard on five carries, but did plenty of damage through the air to put the Bills in position to pull out their fifth win of the season. Allen threw his first touchdown of the day to Khalil Shakir in the second quarter on a nine-yard screen pass, and flipped an impressive shovel pass to Keon Coleman in the third quarter for his second touchdown pass of the day. Allen and the Bills have scored 30-plus points in four of their first six games this season, with Allen totaling four touchdowns in his last two games. The Bills punted just twice in this one, and Allen led his team on three straight scoring drives to start the game. While there’s plenty to figure out on defense, Allen and the offense are clicking on all cylinders even with DJ Moore (shoulder) sidelined. The Bills now head into their Week 7 bye week and will return in Week 8 to play host to the Ravens.

With the game tied at 23-23, Kincaid returned to the field with the Bills attempting to take the lead. Whatever he’s dealing with appears to be minor at this point, so he’ll likely attempt to gut out the remainder if this one.

Kincaid exited in the third quarter and went to the blue medical tent before eventually heading for the locker room. Kincaid could be seen holding his ribs while running a route earlier in the game and was in the midst of a good performance. We will check back in with any updates we receive.