The New England Patriots' defense will need to be at its best Sunday night against Josh Allen and the 4-0 Buffalo Bills.

Which is why eyebrows were raised when one of the Patriots' best defenders wasn't spotted at practice Thursday.

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Defensive tackle Milton Williams wasn't present during the portion of practice open to the media Thursday, one day after he appeared on Wednesday's injury report as a limited participant due to an ankle injury.

Williams wasn't on last week's injury report leading up to the Patriots' rout of the Carolina Panthers , which likely means he either suffered the injury during the game, or this week at practice.

For what it's worth, NFL Media's Ian Rapoport posted Thursday on X that Willi

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