Chargers' Keenan Allen Out for Second Game, Easton Stick to Start
Interim head coach Giff Smith faces first game without NFL's leading receiver and linebacker Joey Bosa.
- Keenan Allen, the NFL's leading receiver, will miss his second consecutive game due to a heel injury.
- The Chargers have not disclosed specifics about Allen's heel injury, which has sidelined multiple players on the team this season.
- Easton Stick will make his second NFL start, replacing Justin Herbert who suffered a season-ending broken right index finger.
- The game against the Buffalo Bills will be the Chargers' first under interim head coach Giff Smith, following the firing of coach Brandon Staley and general manager Tom Telesco.
- Linebacker Joey Bosa, who has missed the past five games with a foot injury, has also been declared out for the upcoming game.