Matt Prater signed with Buffalo off the practice squad a week after Tyler Bass landed on IR, forcing Week 1 kicking duties. At 41, Prater becomes the oldest Bills opener player, replacing Bass for a few games while Chad Ryland’s Cardinals past adds intrigue. Cards vs Saints looms as a backstory to Ryland’s ongoing kick-game relevance, but Buffalo’s Week 1 test is the immediate fantasy pivot: long-range kicks, red-zone trips, and volatility in the early-season kicking game.