Archives for October 2, 2017

'Sean McDermott is wiping out all those painful defensive memories from the two-year Rex Ryan tenure at One Bills Drive. The offense isn't exactly humming, but its making enough plays to complement that much improved defense. '

'Hyde had a terrific game, collecting two interceptions. But he also had another pair of pass breakups and finished second on the team with seven total tackles, one for a loss.'

'The Falcons threatened with two minutes to go but the Bills defense made a few huge stops including a final stop on 4th & 1 to force a turnover on downs and seal the win.'

'They talk about the win, how it came about, some pivotal decisions of his, and he even answers the philosophical question, "What is a catch?" Just click play above!'

'Now, four weeks into the season and with four outstanding defensive performances to their name — one of which against one of the best offenses in the entire league, it’s time to say it out loud: The Bills defense is for real.'

'Hauschka has now made 11 straight kicks from 50-yards or longer.'

'Kaelin Clay, Cedric Thornton, Mike Tolbert, Shareece Wright, Taiwan Jones and Jerel Worthy all took a knee.'

'“They just usually call me Steve or ‘Dirty Steve.’ Only a couple of guys call me ‘Haush Money’ on the team.”'

'Atlanta would drive down to the Buffalo 10-yard line but they were stopped on 4th and 1 as the Bills picked up a shocking upset victory'

'At the quarter pole of the 2017 season, it’s safe to say that new head coach Sean McDermott has fixed the defense that Rex Ryan broke. The Bills are yielding an average of just 16 points per game, making them the stingiest team to score on in the NFL. They finally gave up a touchdown pass Sunday, the only one they’ve allowed in four games, a pretty remarkable stat in a league where passing rules.'

'Every time the Bills have had a chance to make a statement win on the road during the drought they haven't. That streak ended today in what is the biggest road win since perhaps the Super Bowl years as Jerry Sullivan told Sean McDermott in the post game press conference. Don't know if it's that big but it has the Bills in sole possession of first place a quarter of the way through the season. Who would have thought that?'

'Tyrod Taylor was in command most of the day and played a good football game from a game management standpoint. Taylor did overthrow a couple of receivers deep but made a fantastic throw downfield to Charles Clay and another one that was dropped by Zay Jones. He scrambled twice for first downs on third down plays and didn't turn the ball over. Finished going 12 of 20 for 182 yards and a 106.7 QB rating.'

'A couple of weeks ago the Bills got six sacks, but no turnovers in a 9-3 loss to Carolina. The mantra going forward was takeaways. On Sunday in their upset win at Atlanta, Buffalo forced three turnovers as ‘Jerry and the Takers’ went the other way with the ball.'

'“Nothing phases this team. As I said, everything is not going to be perfect every week, but we have been through a number of different situations throughout the games the past four weeks, and guys haven’t blinked. We expect to win in those situations. It may not go our way, and we don’t blink when it doesn’t.”'

'The Bills put forth a whale of an effort against the defending NFC champions. The defense kept it a low-scoring game and forced three turnovers. The offense mixed the run and pass well and Stephen Hauschka provided a pair of long distance field goals for the second straight week. It all fit together for an improbable 23-17 road victory over Atlanta.'