Khalil Shakir

A Josh Allen cannonball in zone coverage landed on Shakir's shoulder for 24 yards, but he was otherwise mostly limited to slants'n'screens in Joe Brady's passing game. Shakir enters the final year of his rookie contract in 2025 as Buffalo's clear No. 1 wideout, finishing with a 76/821/4 line in just 15 games. He'll probably be a safe bet to be Buffalo's main weapon in the passing game in 2025 barring a delayed Dalton Kincaid breakout, but the Bills aren't going to pass enough for him to be more than a low-end WR2. Shakir's likely best viewed as a WR3 heading into 2025.

The QBs get the spotlight, but role players like Hollywood Brown, Bobby Wagner, Dallas Goedert and Khalil Shakir could decide who gets to the Super Bowl.

Kincaid was nearly a non-factor in a Bills' passing game that sure could use a viable No. 2 threat to complement slot receiver Khalil Shakir. PFF tallies 19 total blocking snaps and just 12 receiving snaps for Kincaid. He has yet to give Sean McDermott a reason to change tactics though. Kincaid will attempt to redeem himself against the Chiefs' potent defense in the AFC Championship.

Allen was his typically unstoppable self in scoring position, barreling in for two rushing touchdowns from inside the Ravens' five-yard line. He connected with eight different pass catchers, only truly relying on slot receiver Khalil Shakir, whose 34-yard first-quarter reception is nearly three times as long as the next closest Bills pass catcher. Allen faces Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs next Sunday.

Shakir is the only Bills' pass catcher to tally more than three receptions and/or 15 receiving yards, functioning as Allen's clear-cut most trusted receiver. Shakir's best play occurred on the Bills' first offensive drive when he snuck past his coverage defender on a seam-stretching route before spinning around in time to make a leaping catch over the trailing Raven's head. A few plays later, Shakir made a key block that preserved a rushing lane for Ray Davis on the latter's two-yard touchdown. Shakir was expected to handle punt return duties with KR/PR Brandon Codrington (hamstring) inactive but the Ravens never punted. Shakir will play a key role against the Chiefs next week.