ORCHARD PARK Greedy Williams Jersey , N.Y. (AP) — Bills rookie quarterback Josh Allen’s status remains uncertain. Derek Anderson is out. And that means it might be Matt Barkley time for Buffalo.Barkley is suddenly in the mix to start against the New York Jets on Sunday, some 10 days after Buffalo signed the journeyman to serve as an emergency backup.Coach Sean McDermott on Friday backed off his previous commitment of having turnover-prone backup Nathan Peterman start against the Jets if Allen and Anderson can’t play. Asked about the possibility of Peterman starting, McDermott sidestepped the question by saying he preferred to keep the focus on Allen.That’s a switch from Monday, when McDermott said Peterman would be the starter.Anderson will miss his second game due to a concussion .Allen is listed as questionable on Buffalo’s injury report. He’s been out since spraining his right throwing elbow in a 20-13 loss at Houston on Oct. 14. Allen began testing his arm last week , and practiced on a limited basis for the past three days.“We’re going to continue to take it one day at a time here,” McDermott said of Allen. “It comes down to No. 1, a medical decision and making sure we’re doing everything right in terms of the priority of being his health and functionality from a football standpoint.”One consideration is Allen benefiting from an additional break with Buffalo entering its bye week after playing the Jets.A person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press that Barkley is being considered ahead of Peterman, but a final decision hasn’t yet been made. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because McDermott did not reveal the team’s plans.The Bills are 2-7 and have lost four straight.Peterman has thrown seven interceptions in four appearances this season, including three in a 41-9 loss to Chicago last weekend.The Bills signed Barkley on Oct. 30. He is on his sixth team in six seasons Sione Takitaki Jersey , and hasn’t appeared in a regular-season game since 2016, when he started six games with the Chicago Bears. Barkley was cut by the Cincinnati Bengals in September after hurting his knee in a preseason game.“We’re all in the mix to start. You could be out there, we never know,” Barkley said with a laugh, referring to a reporter.“I’m a little bit surprised of how quickly I was able to pick up this stuff,” he added, after taking additional snaps after practice and being the last quarterback to leave the field. “It’s really like riding a bike. You get a little sweat going and it’s go time. You’ve done it for years, so I should be good to go.”Barkley was selected by Philadelphia in the fourth round of the 2013 draft, and spent his first two seasons there. Overall Sheldrick Redwine Jersey , he has a 1-5 record as a starter and has gone 159 for 266 for 1,911 yards with eight touchdowns and 18 interceptions in 11 career appearances.“It hasn’t maybe been the plan I signed up for when I thought of going to the NFL,” Barkley said of his numerous pro stops. “But from what I’ve been able to learn along the way, I think I’m in a great spot right now.”Barkley would become the fourth quarterback to start for the Bills this season, and third in three weeks.The carousel at quarterback has contributed to the offense’s season-long struggles. Buffalo has scored two touchdowns in its past four games, eight overall, and has an NFL-worst 96 points.Running back LeSean McCoy is familiar with Barkley from when the two played in Philadelphia.“He’s intelligent. He’ll have a tough time because they’re a good defense and it’s a fresh start, but I don’t think it’s nothing he can’t handle,” McCoy said. “We’ll support him. We’ll be behind him. I’m sure he’ll have a good game. It’ll be a tough matchup. It’s a good defense.”Starting tight end Charles Clay was ruled out after hurting his hamstring last weekend. Defensive end Trent Murphy will miss his third game with a knee injury. Linebacker Tremaine Edmunds (concussion) Austin Seibert Jersey , running back Chris Ivory (shoulder) and receiver Andre Holmes (neck) are listed as questionable. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jared Goff turned a phenomenal first half into the biggest game of his career, and it was still just barely enough to beat Kirk Cousins.Goff passed for career highs of 465 yards and five touchdowns, winning a scintillating duel with his Minnesota counterpart and leading the unbeaten Los Angeles Rams to a 38-31 victory over the Vikings on Thursday night.Goff hit Cooper Kupp with two of his four TD throws during a 251-yard first half in which the third-year quarterback flawlessly executed coach Sean McVay’s offense.“It was just great command by him,” McVay said about Goff.Todd Gurley then finished with 83 yards rushing and 73 yards receiving while the Rams (4-0) held off the Vikings (1-2-1) and Cousins, who passed for 422 yards and three touchdowns.The Vikings got the ball back with 2:20 left, but Los Angeles rookie John Franklin-Myers stripped Cousins of the ball near midfield. The Rams recovered and ran out the clock on their first win in the franchise’s last six meetings with Minnesota.McVay was Cousins’ offensive coordinator in Washington before he became Goff’s head coach on the West Coast last season. McVay’s current and former prize pupils put on a show at the Coliseum, but Goff finished 26 of 33 with a perfect 158.3 quarterback rating.Goff picked apart the Vikings’ secondary in the first half with one pinpoint throw after another. The former No. 1 pick has three consecutive 300-yard games during the Rams’ perfect start.Gurley and Brandin Cooks had first-half TD catches.The Vikings trimmed LA’s lead to 31-28 late in the third quarter with Adam Thielen’s 45-yard TD catch and a 2-point conversion, but Goff promptly surpassed his previous career highs for yards passing during a swift drive ending in Robert Woods’ 31-yard TD catch.Both offenses came out firing at the Coliseum in front of a lively Coliseum crowd that included a healthy throng of purple-clad fans enjoying the Vikings’ first game in Los Angeles since 1993.One week after giving up 27 points in the first half and getting blown out as 16 1/2-point favorites in Buffalo, the Vikings gave up 28 before halftime against LA. They still hung in with one of the NFL’s best offenses thanks to a dynamic game from Cousins Trysten Hill Jersey , who hit Aldrick Robinson for two first-half scores.Goff found Kupp with two beautiful TD throws in the first half, the first hitting Kupp in stride on a 70-yard sprint , and the second eluding two Vikings and dropping into Kupp’s hands deep in the end zone.“Jared put it in about a 6-inch box that only he could fit it into,” McVay said. “He had great command and poise all night.”Less than 2 1/2 minutes later, Goff hit Cooks down the middle for a 47-yard score.Both of those throws beat Minnesota cornerback Trae Waynes, who missed the second half with a concussion.Goff’s four TD passes were the most in a first half by a Rams quarterback since Kurt Warner did it in 1999.Sam Ficken, the replacement for injured Rams All-Pro kicker Greg Zuerlein, kept it close by missing a 28-yard field goal with 8:21 to play.Minnesota’s Dan Bailey hit a 40-yard field goal with 3:46 left for the only points of the fourth quarter.GRIFFEN OUTMinnesota defensive end Everson Griffen posted a message on Instagram expressing his gratitude for support from his team and family. Griffen has been away from the Vikings while undergoing a mental health evaluation, and he didn’t get to return to the Coliseum Connor McGovern Jersey , where he starred for USC. Griffen said he doesn’t know exactly when he’ll be back in uniform, but he plans to “return as a much-improved person and player.”INJURY REPORTVikings: RB Dalvin Cook had 20 yards on 10 carries after missing last week’s game with a hamstring injury. … Thielen appeared to be angry when officials sent him off the field to be checked for a concussion early in the second half. He returned later in the third quarter.Rams: TE Tyler Higbee injured his knee early on. He returned later in the first half. … CB Marcus Peters played after injuring his calf last week.UP NEXTVikings: At the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, Oct. 7.Rams: At the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, Oct. 7.