Forgive Buffalo for holding its breath for a few minutes Saturday afternoon.
Running back C.J. Spiller, the Bills' best offensive player, immediately reached for his right knee following a 2-yard touchdown run in the first quarter of 聽to the Washington Redskins.
Moments later, the Bills'听 confirmed that Spiller was "OK." According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, Spiller simply after taking a hit from another player's spike.
The star tailback returned to the game in the second quarter, looking none the worse for the scare.
While the news on Spiller is overwhelmingly positive, the Bills weren't so fortunate with quarterback Kevin Kolb, who was injured on the same drive. Starting in place of injured rookie EJ Manuel, Kolb was kneed in the back of the helmet during an 8-yard run, according to The Associated Press, but he stayed in the game for four more plays, the last being Spiller's TD run.
After sustaining multiple concussions with the Philadelphia Eagles early in his career, Kolb was concussed two more times in two years with the Arizona Cardinals. Symptoms from his late-season 2011 concussion persisted for more than three weeks into the offseason.
If Kolb and Manuel are unable to return for the Bills' season opener, Jeff Tuel could be versus the New England Patriots.
UPDATE: Injuries continued to pile up for the Bills in the first half. Cornerback Stephon Gilmore was ruled out for the rest of the game with . NFL.com's Ian Rapoport reported that an MRI on the wrist was likely Sunday, according to a source who spoke with Gilmore.
Safety Da'Norris Searcy went to the Bills' locker room to be evaluated for a . Searcy did not return to the game.
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