‘This season, 15 of the Bills’ 16 games are 1 o’clock starts, the lone exception being an Oct. 29 Monday nighter against New England at New Era Field. And, apparently, that’s a trade-off as, for the first time since 2011, Buffalo doesn’t have a Thursday night game, seemingly ending the NFL’s previous contention that every team would have at least one per season..’
Archives for April 20, 2018
2018 Bills schedule: Jay Skurski’s game-by-game-predictions
‘Final record: 6-10.’
Jerry Sullivan: Bills not exactly must-see TV
‘So it’s not as if they’ve been must-see TV. Ending the playoff drought gave them some credibility, but they might have the worst offense in the league right now. The analytics website Pro Football Focus recently judged their quarterback and wide receiver position groups as the worst in the NFL.’
NFL Draft Preview: Top 10 defensive ends and where the Bills stand
‘The Bills’ pass rush could use all of the help it can get. The free-agent addition of Trent Murphy should provide an upgrade, but it’s only a start. The Bills haven’t gotten nearly enough out of Jerry Hughes the past three seasons. Shaq Lawson hasn’t come close to making the impact he should as a 2016 first-rounder, and there aren’t any other difference-makers at the position.’
Bills were a playoff team, but they get only one prime-time game on 2018 schedule
‘The league released the full 2018 schedule Thursday night, and before any flex-scheduling possibilities come into play, the Bills are slated to play 15 of their 16 games at 1 p.m. Fifteen! You would have thought the Bills finished 2-14 last season with a schedule like this.’
Buffalo Bills 2018 schedule: Opponents, dates finalized
‘For the first time since 2008, the Bills will host Monday Night Football. In Week 8, the Bills will host the New England Patriots for a Monday night showdown.’
Buffalo Bills 2018 schedule: Game-by-game predictions | Playoffs again?
‘Fairburn’s prediction: 9-7…Talbot’s prediction: 6-10.’
2018 NFL Draft: Buffalo Bills host Indiana TE Ian Thomas on pre-draft visit (report)
‘Thomas is coming off of a season in which he caught 25 passes for 376 yards and five touchdowns in nine games with Indiana. The tight end spent two seasons with Indiana after starting his career at Nassau Community College. In his sophomore season at NCC, Thomas recorded 23 receptions for 433 yards and three touchdowns.’
10 things to know about Buffalo Bills 2018 schedule
‘Five of the Bills’ first seven games are on the road. Including the season opener at Baltimore, the Bills play the Minnesota Vikings (Week 3), Green Bay Packers (Week 4), Houston Texans (Week 6) and Indianapolis Colts (Week 7) on the road. Barring any injuries, the Bills will have to go up against Aaron Rodgers, Kirk Cousins, Deshaun Watson and Andrew Luck on their home fields. It will be a major test for the defense, especially the secondary.’
Capaccio: Patriots at Bills on MNF highlights otherwise routine schedule
‘Most players love playing on primetime on national TV in front of their peers. And a lot of fans love seeing their team in that spot, as well. It’s not often Bills’ fans get to see their team at home in that situation, especially a Sunday or Monday night. At least they’ll have that chance one time this year, and for the first time since the Bills lost 37-31 to the New York Jets on Thursday night in week two of 2016.’
Buffalo Bills get first Monday Night home game since 2008, full 2018 schedule released
‘This will also be the first game the Bills play on Monday night since their 2016 loss in Seattle. The Bills haven’t won a game on Monday Night Football since 1999, when they defeated the Miami Dolphins on the road that October.’
His play is about the ultimate Bills fan
‘”It’s about a Bills fan that has a religious connection with the team, with the game” according to John Snodgrass. He says the festival director Joyce Stilson suggested that he write about Buffalo and according to Joyce, “he really delivered” adding “when I read it, it made me laugh out loud.”‘
Bills schedule released, opener at Ravens
‘The bye week is week 11.’
Patriots coming to Buffalo for Monday night
‘The Bills schedule is out and the highlight will happen two days before Halloween.’
6 things to know about the Bills 2018 schedule
‘It’s the first home game for the Bills on Monday Night in a decade. They last hosted a Monday Night game in 2008 against Cleveland. Buffalo last faced the Patriots on Monday Night in 2015 at Gillette Stadium.’