‘“A hundred percent,” Hyde said. “We’re out here, whether it’s in practice competing against each other, trying to get some takeaways, not giving up big plays, we take pride in that stuff. We do. If someone said they don’t care about it, I think they’d be lying to you. Because you want to finish No. 1 on defense, No. 1 in the secondary. You want to get the most takeaways. … We definitely want to finish No. 1.”’
Archives for December 15, 2018
NFL official involved in exchange with Bills’ Hughes fined a game check
‘Ellison was suspended for a game in 2013 for “making a profane and derogatory statement” toward Washington Redskins left tackle Trent Williams.’
Vic Carucci’s Take Five: Bills’ pass rush needs to show its teeth vs. the Lions
‘Buffalo’s best hope for success is by forcing the Lions’ offense, which is atrocious, into mistakes. That will be harder to do without linebacker Matt Milano, who was lost to a season-ending broken leg. Nevertheless, Stafford is more than capable of making enough blunders to tilt the field in the Bills’ favor provided they play like a team with the NFL’s top-ranked defense overall and No. 1 pass D.’
Being a leader has always come naturally for Bills rookie QB Josh Allen
‘“Josh is the leader,” coach Sean McDermott said the other day. “That’s a little bit different for a rookie to be the leader, but the position that he plays and the way that he’s played and earned their respect, he’s the leader on the offense.”’
Kyle Williams passes the torch to Tremaine Edmunds
‘“I said, ‘Listen, I’ve been doing this for a long time,’’’ Williams said. “’I look at you and see someone who is going to be a cornerstone here for a long time, and you play the MIKE position where at the end of the day, you need to be a bell cow, so let’s get this started early, I’ll help you,’ and he did a great job. Tremaine is great with questions and great with communicating with us. He lives by the-less-is-more philosophy, which isn’t always a bad thing.’’’
How the Lions are planning to stop ‘handful’ Bills QB Josh Allen
‘”I’ve seen a lot of good quarterbacks that can pull the ball down and run, this guy is really something,” Pasqualoni said. “He’s big, he’s got really good speed, he’s got good vision. He’s their leading rusher, so he’s just very impressive. He’s got a strong arm, he can throw the ball. There’s plays on that film where the ball is going 70 yards in the air. So, he’s a handful, there’s no question about that.”‘
Matthew Stafford’s great but the ‘franchise quarterback’ narrative is a sham
‘Stafford is below .500 for his career with a record of 65-73 and has gone 0-3 in the playoffs. The Lions found their quarterback, he’s played well for a decade and Detroit fans have nothing to show for it.’
Buffalo Bills vs. Detroit Lions: 4 things, 10 players to watch
‘The Bills promoted Keith Ford from their practice squad this week with LeSean McCoy and Chris Ivory banged up. McCoy was limited on Thursday while Ivory was a full participant. Even if both backs can go, Buffalo should look to give Ford the opportunity to be the team’s No. 3 running back on Sunday. With McCoy and Ivory’s long-term future in Buffalo in doubt, the Bills should give the former five-star recruit time on the field to see what he can do as a runner, blocker and receiver.’
Saturday’s Detroit Coverage
Lions’ Matthew Stafford says he’ll keep playing through pain (Detroit News)
Lions’ rookie lineman Crosby expected to get first start Sunday (Detroit News)
Detroit Lions QB Matthew Stafford: I’ll play through back injury (Detroit Free Press)
Detroit Lions’ Matthew Stafford injury ‘small’; battling just like others (Detroit Free Press)
Detroit Lions rule Kerryon Johnson, 4 others out for Bills game (Detroit Free Press)
Detroit Lions’ Taylor Decker retrieves TD ball, will take care of fan (Detroit Free Press)
Romeo Okwara was cut by the Giants in Week 1. Now he leads the Lions in sacks. (Ann Arbor News)
Matthew Stafford expects to play through back pain; 5 ruled out (Ann Arbor News)
Lions rookie OT Tyrell Crosby will make first career start Sunday (Ann Arbor News)
Kerryon Johnson, Rick Wagner won’t play against Bills; Da’Shawn Hand unlikely too (Ann Arbor News)
Lions’ Taylor Decker has his TD ball back thanks to the magic of Twitter (Ann Arbor News)
Lions QB Matthew Stafford questionable to play against Bills (AP)
Notebook: Crosby showing steady progression (DetroitLions.com)
Lions at Bills injury report: Dec. 14 (DetroitLions.com)
O’Hara’s Week 15 checklist: Lions at Bills (DetroitLions.com)
10 questions with Twentyman: How will Ansah’s move to IR affect pass rush? (DetroitLions.com)
Bills RB McCoy questionable with hamstring injury
‘Kicker Stephen Hauschka (hip) is questionable but expected to play, according to Bills coach Sean McDermott. Tight end Logan Thomas (hamstring) is also questionable.’
AP source: NFL fines umpire $9,300, reinstates him
‘The person confirmed the fine to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Friday because the league hadn’t commented. The fine is the amount of one game check for Ellison.’
NFL fines, reinstates referee Roy Ellison for run-in with Bills’ Jerry Hughes
‘”Roy is back on the field where he should be and the union will consider filing a grievance objecting to this fine,” Green said.’
NFL official fined, reinstated after being accused of using derogatory language toward Bills player
‘According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero and Mike Garafolo, the NFL has reinstated Ellison after placing him on administrative leave and fined him $9,300, the equivalent of one game check. Ellison will return to the field on Sunday, when he’ll join the officiating crew for the Giants-Titans game.’
NFL fines referee for role in incident with Bills defensive end Jerry Hughes, report says
‘The NFL has fined referee Roy Ellison one game check ($9,300) for his role in a postgame dispute with Bills defensive end Jerry Hughes on Dec. 2, NFL media reported Friday.’
Bills’ QB Anderson has cleared concussion protocol
‘The veteran QB had been participating in practice on a limited basis for several weeks, but was still not cleared to play in any games. That changed Friday, yet McDermott would not commit to Anderson or Matt Barkley as the backup to Josh Allen Sunday when his team plays the Detroit Lions.’