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Magnitude of Sunday's game spurs McCoy to play

Bills RB LeSean McCoy has been battling a persistent hamstring ailment since August. After leaving Buffalo’s Week 3 win at Miami prematurely, he admitted he sustained a setback leading up to the Dolphins game and proceeded to miss Buffalo’s Week 4 and Week 5 games. He vowed he would not return to action until he was 100 percent, but knowing the magnitude of Sunday’s AFC matchup with undefeated Cincinnati, a probable McCoy intends to play.

“Right now with how the season is going we need this win,” said McCoy after practice Friday. “A lot of guys are banged up.