Archives for October 2016

'This is an injury that has been bugging him dating back to his days at Clemson, which makes it a long-term injury in every sense of the word. With how close he is to being all the way back, rushing him into the lineup for the sake of doing so is one that can end up doing more harm than good.'

'Through six games Buffalo has surrendered just three passing touchdowns. It’s the lowest figure in the league. Denver, Houston, Minnesota and Seattle rank tied for second with four.'

'Zach Brown engages 49ers C Darren Kilgore driving him into the backfield. It forces Davis after the hand-off to cut inside where Preston Brown is waiting for him. Lerentee McCray arrives off the edge and Kyle Williams comes in support from the back side to stop Davis a second time for no gain and a turnover on downs.'

'I’ve always been a fan of the 73-year-old Stockton, especially of his calls of pro basketball and major league baseball games. That is why it was so sad to hear how badly he has lost his fastball.'

'The 38.4 rating Sunday for the game carried on the local Fox affiliate, WUTV, was lower than the 41.3 rating for the Bills win over Los Angeles on Oct. 9 and the 39.7 rating for the Bills win over the New England Patriots on Oct. 2.'

'He registered a blood-alcohol content of 0.18 percent at the police station and was charged with consuming alcohol in a vehicle, driving while intoxicated, aggravated DWI, driving without a front license plate and leaving the scene of a personal injury accident, police said.'

'Buffalo ran up 491 yards total offense, 10th-most in franchise history and carrying most of the burden was running back LeSean McCoy, No. 2 in the NFL in rushing, who went for 140 yards on 19 carries including touchdown runs of 4, 12 and 18 yards.'

'As for his relationship with McCoy, Kelly maintained, “My feelings haven’t changed, I think LeSean’s an outstanding football player. I enjoyed coaching (him) in the two years we had him at Philadelphia … he was extremely productive while he was there. So I don’t have any expectations of what’s going to go on at the game.”'

'“We’re 4-2 and right now everybody is in a great place.” And next Sunday, the Bills opponent is Miami, the NFL’s worst rushing defense.'

'“I can’t let him die in vain. I have to be able to try to carry that on and fight that same fight until we accomplish our goal.”'

'Buffalo sacked 49ers’ QB Colin Kaepernick three times. The first was recorded by inside linebacker Zach Brown, his second of the year. The second one went to outside Alexander who now has one in all six games as a Bill — extending his franchise record in that category — and an NFL-leading eight on the season. He’s also the first Bill with sacks in six straight games since Aaron Schobel did it in 2006. The only other time a Bill had as many as eight sacks in the first six games was Mario Williams in 2014. The Bills last sack was by rookie defensive tackle Adolphus Washington, the second of his career.'

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'It was hardly a coincidence that the man who made the trade, Chip Kelly, is now coaching the Niners. McCoy insisted he's "past that … everything's Buffalo." But that spike he made in front of the 49er bench suggested otherwise.'

'McCoy remained molten in first halves, running 11 times for 106 yards and two touchdowns. He broke a 38-yarder up the middle early in the second quarter. A 24-yard carry picked up a startling third-and-20 conversion three minutes before halftime.'

'“He hadn’t played in over a year … so you knew he was going to be rusty,” Bills linebacker Zach Brown said. “So you just had to get him out of the pocket, make bad throws, make him try and run the ball and make bad decisions. They did, and it worked.”'