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hup with the New England Patriots on Monday Night Football. With three players ruled out prior to tonight’s official notification Buffalo Bills T-Shirt , much of the inactive list was already known.Here are the non-participants in tonight’s contest.QB Josh AllenThe Bills will once again start veteran Derek Anderson in place of the rookie, who is still recovering from an elbow injury suffered against the Houston Texans.RB Taiwan JonesThe Bills’ special teams captain will miss another game with a neck injury. Marcus Murphy is active in his place. Also able to play is LeSean McCoy, who cleared concussion protocol in time for the game.OT Ike BoettgerOT Conor McDermottOG Wyatt TellerNothing to see here, as the same crew that has been inactive for the last few weeks will be inactive again.DE Trent MurphyA knee injury suffered against the Indianapolis Colts will keep Murphy out of tonight’s game. Shaq Lawson will start in his place.CB Dontae JohnsonAfter suiting up and playing last weekend, Johnson is back to a healthy scratch. Former Patriot Ryan Lewis is active against his old squad.Here are New England’s inactives:Buffalo Bills at Baltimore Ravens: first half open thread For the second time in three seasons, the Buffalo Bills will travel to M&T Bank Stadium to open their season against the Baltimore Ravens. This time www.buffalobillsteamonline.com , the Bills hope for a better result than the last time.In the 2016 NFL season opener, the Ravens, beat Buffalo 13-7. A 66-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Joe Flacco to Mike Wallace, plus two field goals from Justin Tucker, provided the scoring edge for the Ravens. LeSean McCoy’s one-yard touchdown plunge was Buffalo’s only score of the game.While many of the participants are the same, there are plenty more who have moved on since that game. The Bills start quarterback Nathan Peterman this week www.authenticsbuffalobills.com , having traded three-year starter Tyrod Taylor, himself a former Raven, to the Cleveland Browns. While Flacco remains as Baltimore’s quarterback, Wallace is no longer with the club, having moved on to the Philadelphia Eagles. Buffalo enters this game relatively healthy, with veteran defensive linemen Kyle Williams and Trent Murphy expected to play Buffalo Bills T-Shirt , although the latter will be on a “pitch count,” according to head coach Sean McDermott. Rookie wide receiver Ray-Ray McCloud III is out with a knee injury.Chat along with us, Bills fans, as the team begins its journey to consecutive playoff berths for the first time this millennium. Go Bills!