‘The first offensive series of the game hardly could have gone better for Peterman and the Bills. Buffalo moved eight plays in 85 yards as Peterman completed all seven of his passes for 75 yards, including a 28-yard touchdown toss to wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin with 7:17 left in the first quarter.’
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Rookie Robert Foster aims ‘to play fast’ for the Buffalo Bills
‘With the acquisition of Coleman, the Bills have 13 wide receivers on their training-camp roster. Six or maybe seven will be around at the end of the preseason, which starts on Thursday night for the Bills when they play host to the Carolina Panthers.’
Kelvin Benjamin: I ‘wasn’t even trying to listen’ to Cam Newton in pregame confrontation
‘The receiver walked away, with Newton following closely behind. They briefly exchanged a few more words, and Benjamin shrugged his shoulders and started to walk away again. Newton once again followed, and moments later, said something else to Benjamin, waved his hands at the receiver and walked the opposite direction.’
Benjamin, Newton renew feud in Panthers 28-23 win over Bills
‘”Just brothers having a conversation,” he added. “It’s one of those things. You go up to a guy. You talk about it. You hash things out or you don’t.”‘
Kelvin Benjamin: I wasn’t ‘even trying to listen’ to Cam Newton in tense pregame interaction
‘Benjamin also reiterated after the Bills’ 28-23 loss to the Panthers that he was “moving on” from critical comments he made last week to The Athletic in which Benjamin said he would have been better off the first 3½ years of his career had he been with a quarterback with better accuracy and “knowledge” of the game than Newton.’
Cam Newton confronts Kelvin Benjamin on field pregame and things get awkward
‘A picture from Max Henson of Panthers.com confirms Cam’s, ahem, displeasure with the situation.’
Watch: Cam Newton and former Panther Kelvin Benjamin exchange words before kickoff
‘Now, it was time to face said quarterback and this is how it went down.’
Bills lose preseason opener to Carolina, 28-23
‘The Bills offense took to the field first in the second half, this time led by the rookie Allen. The seventh overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft went 0-of-2 on his first drive, but not from inaccuracy issues. Allen’s first pass of the drive was a 52-yard bomb downfield that was caught by undrafted rookie Robert Forster, but the throw was well out of bounds. The second pass was dropped at the sideline by rookie receiver Austin Proehl for, what would have been, a first down.’
Benjamin and Newton get into it before preseason tilt
‘It’s pretty safe to say if Kelvin Benjamin makes it to free agency, a reunion with Newton and the Panthers is not likely to happen.’
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‘With Trent Murphy‘s injury making him unavailable to play, Lawson was presented with a huge opportunity to prove he’s a player this team can rely on to be a big contributor. He took that opportunity and ran with it showing up in both the run and passing game on defense. I really liked his effort all night long, which is something people have questioned about him in the past.’
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‘For many, that was their first exposure to what Allen could do on the football field. He’s got an absolute cannon for an arm and pushes many in the league for the top arm in the league. As the game went on, we continued to see the same zip from Allen that we’ve seen in training camp come to fruition.’
Harrison Phillips: good at football and solving a Rubik’s cube
‘Jenna Callari talked to the Bills rookie and put his solving skills to the test as he answered various questions while trying to solve a mixed up cube.’
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‘”We’re back home for another year. I mean we’re here,” season ticket holder Joseph Marrero said, “It’s happening.”‘
Quarterbacks shine in first preseason game
‘Based on how Nathan Peterman and AJ McCarron played, the Bills Head Coach won’t have to worry about rushing the development of the rookie — for now.’
Lessons learned: 4 things we know after Bills preseason game #1
‘The offense finished with 430 total yards and their best playmaker LeSean McCoy didn’t play one snap. I like the fact that Daboll focused on getting the ball to Kelvin Benjamin early and often. The Bills top wide receiver had 4 catches in the opening drive including a TD.’