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News: 17 hours agoThe Bills plan to play Allen and the starting offense for roughly a quarter and a half during Saturday's preseason matchup against the Steelers, Alaina Getzenberg of ESPN.com reports.

Spin: Allen played the first quarter of last week's exhibition matchup against the Bears, in which he completed two of three passes for 22 yards and rushed once for seven yards. The star quarterback looks set for a slight uptick in on-field reps Saturday, and that could increase further during Buffalo's preseason finale against the Panthers on Aug. 24. Allen is working to build chemistry with a revamped wide receiver corps headlined by rookie second-rounder Keon Coleman, incumbent Khalil Shakir, and Curtis Samuel.

ESPN Fantasy Projection: Allen is back for his seventh season with the Bills. The dual-threat quarterback has been a fantasy dynamo over the past three seasons, averaging 24.7 fantasy points per game (best among QBs). Allen lost Stefon Diggs and Gabe Davis this offseason, which is notable because he averaged only 253.3 passing yards per game last season (his lowest since 2019) and he rushed for his fewest yards since 2020. He more than made up for the rushing decline with 15 rush TDs, which will be tough to repeat. It will be difficult to replace Diggs, but the team did add Curtis Samuel in free agency and Keon Coleman with the No. 33 pick in the draft. Allen is still firmly on the QB1 radar, but managers shouldn't be surprised if we see some regression in 2024.