Jets QB Sam Darnold to start Sunday vs. Bills 'barring any setbacks'

On Friday, Jets head coach Adam Gase spoke to reporters via a Zoom call ahead of the team's Week 7 match-up with the Buffalo Bills to discuss who will be the team's starting quarterback.

Veteran Joe Flacco has started the last two games while third-year QB Sam Darnold has been out with a shoulder injury. Danrold returned to practice on Thursday after being a limited-participant on Wednesday.

"Sam, things are trending in the right direction, hopefully barring any setbacks we'll get him going on Sundays, this Sunday," Gase said. "We'll roll him, he'll be good."

In four games this season, Darnold has completed 82 of his 138 passes (59.4 percent) for 792 yards and just three touchdowns, while also throwing four interceptions. 

The Jets are still looking for their first win of the season, after losing to the Arizona Cardinals and Miami Dolphins while Flacco started in place of Darnold. They have a tough stretch of games coming up, facing the Bills (4-2), the Kansas City Chiefs (5-1), and the New England Patriots (2-3) on Monday Night Football.