‘Head coach Sean McDermott said Monday the good news is that Benjamin did not suffer a setback against the Dolphins as he did against the Colts. He was able to play through it, and that bodes well moving forward.’
Archives for December 2017
McDermott: Living here now, I know what ending the drought would mean to fans
‘“I see the passion of this fanbase,” he told reporters. “And living here now with my family I know what it would mean (to make the playoffs). I see it in the players who have been here. I see it down deep in them and what it means to them. So I feel that. There’s nothing more that I would want in our first year than to give them that.”’
Eric Wood is a couple wins away from his 1st playoff appearance
‘”There was talk of us tanking, we go out and play in the opener and it didn’t feel like that from the 77,000 there.”‘
Davis: Effort ‘can’t be graded’
‘“We talk about it all the time. A lot of sacks aren’t going to be pretty, but effort can’t be graded. You gotta go out there and do what you gotta do.”’
All 44 playoff scenarios for Buffalo Bills at either 10-6 or 9-7
‘Bills get in as a Wild Card if…’
Nate Peterman out of concussion protocol, EJ Gaines still under evaluation
‘Cornerback E.J. Gaines is still under evaluation.’
McDermott Monday
‘Well I meant what I said when I signed my name on the dotted line, that I own that. Even though I wasn’t here, I feel that. I would want nothing more for this organization and these fans, to experience that in our first year. That’s sincerely how I feel about it.’
Titans and Chargers and Ravens, Oh My!
‘The only way the Bills miss the playoffs at 10-6 is if Baltimore wins their last two, Tennessee wins their last two and Jacksonville loses their last two. All four teams would end up 10-6.’
Quick Hits: Peterman out of concussion protocol
‘Barring a setback this week he should re-assume that role behind starting QB Tyrod Taylor for Sunday’s game at New England.’
Where things sit for Bills in AFC Wild Card race
‘In the AFC three teams have already clinched playoff berths (New England, Pittsburgh, Jacksonville), but the AFC West is still a race with the Chargers a game back of the Chiefs. Kansas City however, did sweep Los Angeles this season and can clinch with a win on Sunday.’
Bills Today: How multiple takeaways equal ‘W’s for Bills
‘“We talk about it every week, how important taking the football away is,” Poyer said. “The past three or four weeks we haven’t been us taking the football away. To get back to that and be able to create turnovers to put our offense in good field position only helps the team.”’
Cutler’s woeful second half dooms Dolphins
‘After a five-game losing streak dropped Miami to 4-7, the Dolphins regained some hope with wins over Denver and New England the previous two weeks. Coach Adam Gase couldn’t explain how the Dolphins could one week beat the first-place Patriots on Monday Night Football and the next, lose convincingly to Buffalo.’
Pollock: Bills’ victory greatly improved playoff chances
‘But for Bills fans, here’s the reality. Three teams, all 8-6 — Buffalo, Tennessee and Baltimore — are the decided front-runners for the two AFC wild-card spots.’
Bills’ playoff push in line with their own expectations
‘”Yeah, the city deserves this,” Brown said. “They deserve to be in the playoff hunt and it is great that we finally are doing it. We know what we got to do. We got to continue to win games. We got to go to New England next week and get a big win.”‘
Jordan Poyer’s pick got the ball rolling for Bills’ secondary
‘“That’s kind of been his motto throughout his career,” Poyer said. “He’s a risk taker. He’s a savvy quarterback, a good quarterback, but he will take risks and he will give you chances to make plays not he football. We knew early in the week he was going to give us some chances that we were going to have to capitalize on.”’