The Buffalo Bills have an injury concern with a key defender in the second half of the Week 3 game against the Miami Dolphins, as cornerback Christian Benford appears to be dinged up.
Benford was shaken up in the third quarter. The Bills cornerback went up for a deep ball and came down injured after the play.
Prior to his exit, Benford had one tackle.
Here's the latest updates on Benford.
Christian Benford injury update
UPDATE: Disaster averted. Benford is back on the field.
Christian Benford is coming back on the field for the start of this drive
— katherine fitzgerald (@kfitz134) September 19, 2025
END OF UPDATE
UPDATE: Benford walked off to the bench and is now being looked at by trainers. His exact injury and status remains unknown as of this writing.
Christian Benford is now sitting on the bench. Trainers and coaches talking to him
— Alaina Getzenberg (@agetzenberg) September 19, 2025
Here's video of the play. It looks like a case of friendly fire from safety Taylor Rapp.
Here is the play that saw Christian Benford leave the game due to injury
— alex brasky (@alexbrasky) September 19, 2025
Taylor Rapp from the top rope pic.twitter.com/SrTR4iBzaE https://t.co/NCMlz78i1Z
END OF UPDATE
Benford was injured while contesting a pass from quarterback Tua Tagovailoa to wide receiver Tyreek Hill. Benford stayed down on all fours after the play and was tended to by trainers.
We'll update this page when more information becomes available.
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