Brown and Palmer Back at Practice. Some Good News, Finally.

Spencer Brown and Joshua Palmer are both listed as Questionable, which is not ideal, but it is a step up from where this group has been. Both were back at practice, which after the last few weeks of roster shuffling and injury management counts as a minor exhale for a receiving room that has been running on fumes.

Palmer is the more relevant piece here for the offense. He caught 22 passes in 12 games this season, and while he hasn't been a featured option, he gives Josh Allen a legitimate third target with some route-running nuance — something Greg Dortch and Trent Sherfield can't fully replicate. The Bills survived the Rams without DJ Moore, but doing it again, week after week, with the same patchwork group was going to get harder. Palmer back in the mix, even at limited capacity, changes the math a little.

Brown's situation matters more for the offensive line than the receiving room, but the two are connected. Dion Dawkins anchors the left side, and if Brown can return at right tackle, the protection around Allen stabilizes at both edges. That matters in a game plan sense — Allen can hold the ball longer, work through progressions, and get Palmer and Khalil Shakir into rhythm rather than forcing quick decisions under pressure.

Questionable means Questionable. Neither player is a lock for Sunday. But after weeks of writing about who isn't available, noting that two contributors are trending toward active is worth doing.