Bernard recorded eight tackles (three solo), including 1.0 sacks, and an interception in Sunday's 30-21 win over the Chiefs.
The middle linebacker also played on every defensive snap for the fifth time in the eight games he's played in this season. Bernard has 57 tackles (36 solo), three passes defensed, including two interceptions, and a fumble recovery in 2024.
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Bills' Terrel Bernard: Logs nine tackles vs. Indy
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Bernard finished Sunday's 30-20 win over the Colts with nine tackles (four solo) and one pass defense.
Bernard co-led the Bills in tackling Sunday with Dorian Williams. Bernard has logged at least eight tackles in three consecutive outings and has played every single defensive snap in five regular-season games. He's up to 49 tackles (33 solo), two pass defenses (including one interception) and one fumble recovery across seven regular-season contests.
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Bills' Terrel Bernard: Past ankle issue
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Bernard (ankle) has no injury designation ahead of Sunday's matchup against the Dolphins.
Bernard was able to practice in full Friday after logging back-to-back limited sessions to begin the Bills' week of practice, suggesting he's now moved past his ankle issue. The third-year linebacker has recorded 32 total tackles and one interception across five appearances this season. He's expected to serve as Buffalo's top middle linebacker in the Week 9 divisional matchup.
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Bills' Terrel Bernard: Ruled out to face Seahawks
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Bernard (ankle/pectoral/personal) is ruled out for Sunday's game against Seattle, Maddy Glab of the Bills' official site reports.
Bernard missed two games earlier this season due to a pectoral injury, and a trio of designations will now keep him sidelined for Week 8. That means Bernard's next chance to take the field will come Week 9 against the Dolphins. Against Seattle on Sunday, though, Baylon Spector will get a chance to step into a starting role in the Bills' linebacker corps.
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Bills' Terrel Bernard: Misses Wednesday's practice session
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Bernard (ankle/pectoral/personal) did not practice Wednesday, Dorian Alerte of the Bills' official site reports.
Bernard left Sunday's win over the Titans twice, once due to a head injury (he was cleared) and the second time due to the ankle issue, which now has him sidelined to start the week's practice slate along with apparent pectoral and personal reasons. Bernard is a tackle monster when healthy -- he accrued 143 of them last season -- but his status appears to be in jeopardy for this week's game in Seattle.
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Bills' Terrel Bernard: Won't return vs. Tennessee
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Bernard (ankle) has been ruled out for the rest of Sunday's game against the Titans.
Bernard left Sunday's game for a second time due to an ankle injury, which is severe enough for him to be sidelined for the rest of the game. He'll end his day with eight tackles (six solo) and one fumble recovery. Baylon Spector will step in as the Bills' middle linebacker with Bernard out for the game.
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Bills' Terrel Bernard: Returns vs. Tennessee
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Bernard (head) has returned to Sunday's game against the Titans.
Bernard briefly left Sunday's game while being evaluated for a head injury, but he is back on the field. He's logged five solo tackles in the first half alone.
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Bills' Terrel Bernard: Exits game with head injury
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Bernard is being evaluated for a head injury and is questionable to return to Sunday's game against the Titans.
Bernard sustained the injury during the second quarter of Sunday's game. Baylon Spector is the next man up at middle linebacker alongside Dorian Williams and Nicholas Morrow for as long as Bernard is sidelined.
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Bills' Terrel Bernard: Officially active
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Bernard (pectoral) is active Week 5 against the Texans.
Bernard will suit up for the first time since the Week 2 early exit against Miami, and given his role as the middle linebacker and the fact he recorded 11 combined tackles in Week 1, he immediately returns to the IDP radar.
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Bills' Terrel Bernard: Back on practice field
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Bernard (pectoral) was listed as a limited participant on Wednesday's injury report.
Bernard was working on the side during practice last week, so this seems like a step in the right direction for the Baylor product. The likelihood of him suiting up this Sunday against the Texans will be clearer if he can turn in a full practice Thursday or Friday.
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Bills' Terrel Bernard: Downgraded to out
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Bernard (pectoral) has been downgraded to out for the rest of Thursday's game against the Dolphins, Henry McKenna of FoxSports.com reports.
The starting middle linebacker left the game in the first quarter after making two tackles. Bernard led Buffalo with 11 tackles in Week 1 against Arizona. Baylon Spector, the Bills' backup middle linebacker, has seven tackles in Thursday's game.
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Bills' Terrel Bernard: Questionable to return
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Bernard (pectoral) is questionable to return to Thursday's game against the Dolphins, Katherine Fitzgerald of The Buffalo News reports.
The starting middle linebacker made two tackles before exiting. Bernard led the Bills with 11 tackles in the team's Week 1 win over Arizona. Baylon Spector is the next man up on the depth chart.
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Bills' Terrel Bernard: Tackling machine in Week 1 victory
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Bernard led the Bills with 11 total tackles in Sunday's 34-28 win over the Cardinals.
Bernard posted a whopping 143 tackles last season, his first as a starter, and he's picked right up where he left off. With Matt Milano out for a good chunk of the season with a biceps injury, it would be a surprise if Bernard didn't lead the Bills in tackles, barring injury, and perhaps by a good margin. He's become a leader of this defense in just his third season and could end up being one of the league's better IDPs in 2024 if your format places a heavy weighting on tackles.
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Bills' Terrel Bernard: Moves past ankle issue
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Bernard, who missed the Bills' Jan. 21 playoff loss to the Chiefs due to an ankle injury, feels very good health-wise at this stage of the offseason, Sal Capaccio of WGR Sports Radio 550 Buffalo reports.
Prior to suffering his injury in the Bills' wild-card win over the Steelers on Jan. 15, Bernard racked up 143 tackles, 6.5 sacks and three interceptions in 17 regular-season contests. Now that his ankle has had time to heal up, the 2022 third-rounder is set to reprise his role as Buffalo's starting middle linebacker, which puts the 24-year-old in a position to remain a viable lineup option in IDP formats this coming season.
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Bills' Terrel Bernard: Trending in wrong direction
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Bernard (ankle) is a game-time decision for Sunday's divisional-round game against the Chiefs, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports.
The Bills will give Bernard a chance to go through warmups and prove he's healthy enough to play, but Cameron Wolfe of NFL Network stated that Bernard will likely sit out after missing practice all week. Bernard is a key part of this defense, as he posted 143 tackles (84 solo), 6.5 sacks, five pass breakups and three interceptions over 17 games during the regular season. A.J. Klein -- who posted 11 stops in the wild-card round -- is expected to start at middle linebacker if Bernard can't go.
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Bills' Terrel Bernard: Questionable for Sunday
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Bernard (ankle) is questionable for Sunday night's game against the Chiefs.
Bernard went DNP-DNP-DNP in practice this week, though Thursday is the only day the Bills held an actual practice, as the other two were merely walkthroughs. The linebacker is believed to have suffered a sprained right ankle in last Monday's win over the Steelers. Potentially missing Bernard would be yet another significant loss for the Buffalo defense.
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Bills' Terrel Bernard: Unavailable for practice
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Bernard (ankle) did not participate at the Bills' practice Thursday.
Bernard suffered an ankle injury in the team's wild-card win over the Steelers on Monday, and he's now opened the week on the sidelines for Buffalo's first two practice sessions of the week, though the first one was a walkthrough. He'll look to return to the field for Friday's final session to increase his chances to go Sunday versus Kansas City.
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Bills' Terrel Bernard: DNP to begin divisional round prep
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Bernard (ankle) was listed as a nonparticipant in Wednesday's walk-through practice.
Bernard is believed to be dealing with a right ankle sprain. The severity of the sprain has yet to be revealed, but he's likely fighting an uphill battle to suit up Sunday in the divisional round against the Chiefs. Backup linebacker Baylon Spector (back) also didn't practice Wednesday.
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Bills' Terrel Bernard: Leaves playoff game on cart
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Bernard suffered a right leg injury in Monday's playoff game against the Steelers in the third quarter and has left the game on a cart.
The Bills have been playing inspired football, winning five in a row to end the regular season to go with a comfortable first-half lead against Pittsburgh, but the injuries continue to amount for the team, especially on defense. Bernard, who has been a key player all season following the offseason departure of long-time middle linebacker Tremaine Edmunds, looked to be in significant pain prior to leaving, so his status for the rest of the playoffs appears murky at this point.
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Bills' Terrel Bernard: Gets limited listing
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Bernard was listed as limited for Wednesday's walk-through session due to an ankle injury, Patrick Warren of the Bills' official site reports.
Bernard briefly checked out of Saturday's win over the Chargers, but he returned to finish with seven tackles that included a sack, giving him 4.5 on the season. It's been a breakthrough campaign for Bernard, who's up to 124 tackles in his second NFL year. He may remain limited throughout the week, but it's hard to envision such a key defensive piece not suiting up, with each of the final two games being critical for the 9-6 Bills.
