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 Youth Kyle Williams Jersey , 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, 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 White Micah Hyde Jersey , 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, 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), running back Chris Ivory (shoulder) and receiver Andre Holmes (neck) are listed as questionable. DeAndre Hopkins has made a lot of great catches in his time with the Houston Texans, but his latest one might be his best.The 49-yard catch and run that included two nifty spin moves and set up the winning field goal in overtime against Dallas has inspired memes and internet tributes.It also caused a tough night for Buffalo coach Sean McDermott, whose team visits Houston on Sunday."I didn't sleep much (Sunday) night because of watching that," he said.It was the talk of Houston's locker room this week with everyone from players to coaching raving about the play where he evaded several would-be tacklers to help the Texans to their first win over the Cowboys since 2002."It was crazy White Phillip Gaines Jersey ," receiver Will Fuller said. "I was right in front of him. I saw the whole thing. I think Hop is the best there is, so just to see that live is just great."Hopkins, who was drafted by the Texans in the first round in 2013, said it was probably the best catch of his career."I think so because I set my team up for the win," he said.Houston's defenders, especially the team's defensive backs, watched the play with amazement, thankful that they aren't tasked with covering the two-time Pro Bowler.Texans safety Tyrann Mathieu said when a receiver makes moves such as Hopkins did on that play there's really no way to defend him."I don't think you can stop it," he said. "At that point it's just him doing him. He's going in slow motion, everything is just moving slow for him and it's tough."Hopkins, who signed a five-year, $81 million extension before last season, loved the videos made about his catch and was particularly amused with one that showed him spinning past a ballerina. He said he doesn't really think about or practice the spin moves, they're just something that comes naturally in certain situations."Just instinctively," he said. "All it takes is a glance sometimes for you to know where someone is. Playing football for so long Youth Kelvin Benjamin Jersey , you kind of anticipate the hit like that."Coach Bill O'Brien wasn't as concerned about the flashy aspect of the play as everyone else, but he was pleased to see him add yards to the catch with such a nice run."He's really worked hard over the last five years ... (on) running after the catch, and he's really done a good job of that," O'Brien said. "I think in the past couple games we've had close to 300 yards of yards after catch, and he has a lot of those."The only criticism some people had about the play was the security of the ball as Hopkins held onto it with just one hand through part of the run. But Hopkins has such large hands that he insisted that the ball was perfectly secure even when he wasn't holding onto it with both hands."Sometimes me holding it in one hand is stronger than some people holding it with two," he said.The play is the highlight of a strong season for Hopkins, who leads the NFL with 594 yards receiving. He's had three 100-yard games this year and has surpassed the 150-yard mark in each of Houston's past two games.Second-year quarterback Deshaun Watson loves playing with Hopkins and enjoyed watching him make that play on Sunday."I'm always impressed with the things he does," Watson said. "He's a talented guy ... he just continues to get better each and every year, but that's something that he really expects of himself and I expect him to do the same thing."And Watson knows that he can always count on Hopkins when the team needs a big play."Just give him the opportunity to make a play and he's going to make that play, and that's what he did Sunday night," Watson said.