Archives for September 30, 2017

'The Bills' defense has kept them in all three games this season, but Buffalo will need to score more points in Week 4 against the Falcons. If Buffalo finds themselves in a shootout, they'll have to rely more on Tyrod Taylor's arm. The Falcons are currently 21st in the league in passing yards allowed (245.7) so Taylor could have success through the air.'

'Next to Lawson on the defensive line, at defensive tackle, Marcell Dareus (ankle) and Jerel Worthy (concussion), will both play. Worthy has missed several weeks battling the injury he suffered during the preseason. He’ll go against Atlanta, but it’s a “we’ll see” in terms of his work load.'

'Glenn injured his right foot and ankle against the Carolina Panthers in Week 2. Glenn had previously been limited by a left foot injury for much of the preseason.'

'Falcons, 27-17.'

'The question at this point is whether Shaq Lawson plays on Sunday. Lawson showed up on the injury report on Thursday, he was limited with a groin injury. Friday, he did not practice and is officially listed as questionable for the game. Lawson has sacks in back to back games against the Broncos and Panthers. If he were to miss the game, Eddie Yarborough and Eddie Davis would likely fill the gap.'

'The post promoted a sale on Buffalo Bills official merchandise while showing a player kneeling with his helmet on the ground.'

'“I’m confident in Dion. He’s only going to continue to get better, just like the rest of our team. That’s what we’re focused on, continuous improvement, whether it’s Dion, or anyone else for that matter, myself included,” McDermott said. “We’re just going to continue to grow and get better, and learn from our mistakes. The good part about it is you have a young guy here who has already got a significant number of snaps under his belt at left tackle, he has played some right tackle obviously.”'

'Lee, 6-3, 260 is a first-year player out of South Florida. Originally an undrafted signing of the Houston Texans in 2016, Lee was released in final cuts in early September. He was promptly signed to Buffalo’s practice squad on Sept. 5th.'

'Atlanta hasn’t had a problem scoring points, but Buffalo’s defense makes you earn everything you get on every single play. It’s why their red zone defense ranks second in the NFL allowing touchdowns less than 30 percent of the time (28.6%). The Falcons rank an average 14th in the league in red zone touchdown percentage (60%).'

'Bills pass rusher Shaq Lawson was limited in practice on Thursday after a groin injury cropped up during practice. Head coach Sean McDermott said Lawson will not practice here on Friday, and his status for playing against the Falcons Sunday will go right up until the time when inactive players are declared 90 minutes before the game.'

'“We’ve touched the subject a little bit, a little bit of common ground. Two years ago I was in a similar position… last year, with his experience, there’s a lot we can learn from those experiences,” McDermott said. “We’ve touched the subject, with respect to that as well, ‘Hey, what would you have done differently, in terms of as a team, what was said.’ Those are things we can use for our team moving forward… because the best way is to learn from other people’s situations. That’s what we try and do here.”'