‘It was a slightly quieter game day for Orchard Park Police, who reported they responded to more than 75 calls before, during and after the Buffalo Bills-Oakland Raiders football game Sunday, rather than topping 100 calls as they have during previous games this season when the weather was warm and sunny.’
Archives for October 2017
Bills Tailgate Report: Wet weather, costumes, and Ralph Wilson is a hero … to Raider fans?
‘Kim Tatasciore said the Raiders have been “my team forever,” but Richard quickly added, “I love Buffalo.”’
Marcell Dareus jerseys, some of them altered, spotted among Bills tailgaters Sunday
‘In place of the DAREUS nameplate, McLaughlin taped a piece of paper reading, “6 Rounder.”’
Bills bar review: UB great Khalil Mack makes his return to Elmo’s
‘Mack visits Elmo’s whenever he is back in Western New York and did so again Saturday. Mack, along with his parents Sandy and Yolanda and younger brother LeDarius, a junior linebacker currently redshirting at UB, stopped in to eat lunch and watch the Bulls’ away game on TV. They caught up with former UB quarterback Joe Licata and were later joined by about a dozen Raiders defensive players.’
Bills roll past Raiders 34-14 as defense has another big performance
‘Well, the underachieving Raiders are flying down to Miami to spend a week working out in preparation for their game against the Dolphins with a 3-5 record thanks to a 34-14 flogging at the hands of the surprising 5-2 Bills.’
Maiorana: The Monkees sang it, and now I will of the Bills: I’m a believer
‘That’s perhaps the most redeeming quality of this bunch. The Bills lack for star power, and who knows, maybe that will catch up to them in the second half of the season when they play the Patriots twice, and Kansas City on the road, but for right now, let’s enjoy the ride. Halloween is Tuesday, and that’s been a far-too-often demarcation line for the Bills in relation to their playoff chances. Usually, it’s trick and not treat for the Bills.’
Roth: Buffalo Bills turn New Era Field into haunted house for Raiders, Mack
‘I recommend Mack and the Raiders wear two eye patches for this game film review. Because what they’ll conclude is that yes, they weren’t very good, but they also got whipped by a Bills team that isn’t like any Bills team of their last 17 non-playoff years.’
Lookie, lookie who is on Bills Wall of Fame: Cookie Gilchrist honored Sunday
‘ “It’s an honor to pass the baton for a forever brother and friend, who most deservedly joins the other men (on the wall),’’ Edgerson said. “Cookie always respected the Buffalo fans for their enthusiasm and they respected him on and off the field. Cookie was a very colorful person. … He was loved by his teammates and feared by his opponents.’’’
Bills report card: Buffalo crushes Oakland and is a contender in the AFC East
‘Sean McDermott has his team ready to play every week, and the execution on both sides of the ball is so much more crisp than it has been in recent years around One Bills Drive. The Bills just know what they’re doing, and that comes from being well-schooled during the week. On offense, Rick Dennison continues to revamp the running game and it looks like the Bills are back on track after a slow start. On defense, Leslie Frazier is extricating quality performances from a number of no-name players, and while they’re still giving up too many yards in the air, the Bills aren’t breaking at the end.’
Bills look ‘for real’ in rout of Raiders
‘However, on this day, though the Bills played three backups on defense — linebacker Matt Milano, cornerback Shareece Wright and safety Trae Elston — they held Pro Bowl quarterback Derek Carr in check. Yeah, he was 31-of-49 passing for 313 yards — the third straight 300-yard passer against Buffalo — but he managed only a 4-yard touchdown pass to DeAndre Washington and threw a pair of interceptions to Elston and fellow safety Micah Hyde, his NFL-leading fifth of the season.’
Bills keep Mack off the stat sheet in return to Buffalo
‘Mack shifted between both sides of the line out of Oakland’s defensive huddles, sometimes standing up, sometimes in a three-point stance against Buffalo right tackle Jordan Mills or left tackle Cordy Glenn. But he only reached the vicinity of Taylor on a handful of plays and hit him once.’
LeSean McCoy, Buffalo Bills get long-awaited breakout in running game in win
‘”We’ve been trying to get him going all year,” Incognito said. “To finally spring one like that clean, that’s what we’ve been working for. We know we can do it. We know we have the pieces on offense. But to actually go out there and do it is a different story. To see Shady running free and get in the end zone, that was awesome. I wish I had enough energy to run down there and go celebrate. Everybody ran down there. I was like, ‘No, screw that. I’m done.'”‘
NFL Week 9 odds, over/under: Bills open as favorite over Jets
‘The Bills have already opened up as a 3.5-point favorite over the New York Jets for the second of two meetings between the teams this year. The Bills beat the Jets 21-12 when the Jets visited New Era Field in Week 1. Now the Bills have to travel to New York to play on Thursday Night Football. The short week will present a challenge, but it’s not one the oddsmakers seem overly worried about.’
Logan Thomas gets Bills game ball less than week after death of his baby daughter
‘So when Sean McDermott broke the team down after its 34-14 win over the Oakland Raiders on Sunday afternoon, he gave Thomas the game ball. There wasn’t a dry eye in the room when Thomas broke down the team huddle.’
Buffalo Bills’ banged up secondary earns high PFF grades in win over Raiders
‘Hyde had an excellent day in coverage. On 49 cover snaps, Hyde was targeted five times, and allowed three catches for just seven total yards, all to Cordarrelle Patterson. He also made a nice interception after Preston Brown tipped the ball in underneath coverage. Hyde now leads the NFL with five interceptions this season.’