"Did Buffalo Bills running back Marshawn Lynch hold a live audition Sunday during a 34-7 loss to the Green Bay Packers?

Maybe. Maybe not.

Buffalo Bills coach Chan Gailey insisted the increased workload for Lynch was purely part of this week's scheme, but that didn't stop the speculation.

"We wanted to get Marshawn and Fred (Jackson) a lot more involved today," Gailey said. "Didn't put C.J. (Spiller) in there as much. We're going to use him on third downs and continue to work him back in there slowly.

"We just felt that was the best way to try to attack them."

Lynch was not available in the locker room after the game.

The Packers and Bills have looked like perfect trade partners with depth at positions of need for the other.

Buffalo is loaded with running backs and the Packers lost starter Ryan Grant for the season in the season-opening 27-20 win over Philadelphia. It is rumored the Packers would be willing to part with linebacker A.J. Hawk, who did not play a defensive snap in the season opener. Bills linebacker Paul Posluszny is out for an unspecified amount of time with a knee injury.

Lynch was the Bills' No. 12 overall draft pick in 2007 and rushed for more than 1,000 yards as a rookie and in 2008. He went to the Pro Bowl after the 2008 season, but was arrested a week later for carrying a concealed firearm. Lynch skipped the first 12 voluntary minicamp practices this offseason.

The team drafted the speedy and shifty Spiller with the No. 9 pick in April, and he started Week 1 in a 15-10 loss to the Dolphins.

Fred Jackson started 11 games in 2009 and ran for 1,062 yards.

The Bills have downplayed any trade talk, but it was a topic of discussion among Packers fans and in the locker room.

"I'd love to have (Lynch) as a running back, but it depends on what the expense is," Packers linebacker Nick Barnett said. "They've got some good backs. We're going to steal one of those guys, hopefully."

Lynch carried the ball just three times in Week 1, but was the primary runner against the Packers. He totaled 64 yards on 17 attempts while Spiller, who started last week, received just one carry."