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According to ESPN.com's Mike Rodak, the Bills being eliminated from the playoffs and essentially playing a preseason game Sunday against the Cowboys makes it harder to predict how the team will handle its fantasy-relevant players.

Karlos Williams was limited by a shoulder injury in last Sunday's loss to the Redskins, opening the door for more opportunities for Mike Gillislee.

But Williams is listed as probable this week and the feeling among local observers seems to point to a much larger role for Williams in this one with Gillislee playing a complementary role.

Either way, both backs will get opportunities with LeSean McCoy Ruled out.

Rodak believes the Bills could also work less-experienced wide receivers Dezmin Lewis and Greg Salas into the mix across from Sammy Watkins for evaluation purposes, impacting Watkins' fantasy value.

And that's a shame.

As Profootballfocus.com's Mike Clay noted this week, during the 11 weeks he has been active this season, Watkins sits eighth among wide receivers in fantasy points.

In addition to playing in a depleted receiving corps, the Bills are going up against a Dallas defense that has allowed only 15 passing touchdowns. Only Seattle (12) has allowed fewer. Even worse for Watkins, Dallas has limited perimeter wide receivers to an NFL-low two touchdowns (Julio Jones and Kenny Stills).

No other team has allowed fewer than five.

Clay went on to note that Watkins has run 88 percent of his routes on the perimeter this season.