Christian Benford is one of the most underrated cornerbacks in the National Football League. After a rocky start to the 2025 season, he's come alive in the second half, shutting down premier weapons and ascending to one of the very best at his position.
The Buffalo Bills take on the Cleveland Browns in Week 16 with playoff seeding on the line. And the team got some good news on Friday ahead of that clash, as star cornerback Christian Benford is off the injury report and was a full participant in practice.
Christian Benford was absent for the Buffalo Bills’ Week 15 win over the New England Patriots, with a toe injury forcing him to the sideline for the critical AFC East tilt.
How many of the offensive skill-position players to be named a Pro Bowler for the 2025-26 season (including the players replaced AND their alternates) can you name in five minutes?
Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott is considered a top defensive mind. So, why can't his team stop the run this season?
Some franchises' best efforts have not led to victory parades or even Super Bowl berths. Because of untimely injuries, unfortunate circumstances, or myriad other reasons, many teams' plans throughout NFL history have not produced the desired result.
Just as we were riding high off that win against the Bengals, where the defense looked like it could stop a freight train, the football gods decided to sprinkle a little chaos into the mix.
The Buffalo Bills are facing the NFL's second-ranked passing attack without the services of their No. 1 cornerback. As feared when he injured his toe during Thursday's practice, starter Christian Benford is inactive for the December 14 road game against the New England Patriots.
On Sunday afternoon, the Buffalo Bills will hit the road to take on the New England Patriots in a battle of the two top teams in the AFC East. The Bills
The Buffalo Bills were looking relatively healthy heading into the Week 15 contest against the New England Patriots, until they weren't. Late in the week, cornerback Christian Benford could be seen leaving practice in a walking boot, stoking fears that he would be unable to compete against New England.
The Buffalo Bills are protecting their cornerback depth in the event that starter Christian Benford is unable to face the New England Patriots on December 14.
Hope may not be lost after all. After sustaining a toe injury during Thursday’s practice and subsequently missing Friday’s session, Christian Benford displayed a positive sign of recovery with days remaining until the Buffalo Bills’ critical Week 15 matchup with the New England Patriots.
For years, Thanksgiving belonged to the NFL, but Christmas belonged to the NBA. Occasionally, an NFL game would fall on Christmas, but it was anomalous, even avoided if possible.
The Buffalo Bills were looking healthy heading into the contest against the New England Patriots in Week 15, but that was until the news about cornerback Christian Benford dropped.
The Buffalo Bills were looking like they were going to be at, or near, full health heading into the Week 15 matchup against the New England Patriots. For all intents and purposes, it was a good week of practice, and the fans were excited at the prospect of getting a fully healthy team on the field.
Things were going so well. There were plenty of positive injury updates to report throughout the Buffalo Bills’ first day of practice leading into a Week 15 matchup with the New England Patriots.
Starting cornerback Christian Benford joined the Buffalo Bills’ growing Week 15 injury report after being limited in practice with a toe issue on Thursday.
There hasn’t been much to write home about when it comes to the Buffalo Bills’ wide receiver corps this season. Throughout an underwhelming 2025 campaign
Christian Benford deserves his flowers and has been playing at an All-Pro level as of late. Just wanted to get that off my chest, because he deserves all the praise in the world.
Bills cornerback Christian Benford made a game-changing play in the fourth quarter of Sunday's 39-34 win over the Bengals. Benford was blitzing off the edge and jumped to intercept a Joe Burrow pass.
Christian Benford returned a fourth-quarter interception for a touchdown as the Buffalo Bills kept pace in the playoff chase by rallying from a late 10-point deficit in the snow for a 39-34 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday at Orchard Park, N.Y.
The Pittsburgh Steelers now sit at 6-6 on the 2025 season. While they looked decent earlier in the year and even appeared to be possible contenders, the bottom has fallen out, and it showed in a major way on Sunday when Pittsburgh fell 26-7 to the Buffalo Bills.
The Buffalo Bills received another dose of bad news on Wednesday as cornerback Christian Benford appeared on the Week 10 injury report with a groin issue, adding to the team’s growing list of defensive injuries.
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It might be time to call Buffalo Bills cornerback Christian Benford the 'Rodney Dangerfield of the NFL'. The guy don't get no respect! ESPN's annual poll of coaches, scouts, and executives across the NFL concluded today, with insider Jeremy Fowler sharing the results from the cornerback position voting from across the league.
Buffalo Bills cornerback Christian Benford reached agreement on a four-year, $76 million extension, his agents told multiple media outlets on Saturday.
An offseason spree of Bills extensions will continue with a Christian Benford payday. Buffalo’s top cornerback is re-signing with the team on a four-year deal, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports.
Buffalo Bills defensive back Christian Benford suffered a frightening head injury in the first quarter of Sunday’s AFC Championship game.
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