Archives for September 24, 2019

‘“It just goes to show you that in this league on any given Sunday, anybody can come out victorious, so you have to play four quarters,” Bills defensive end Jerry Hughes said. “You can’t play a half. You can’t play two or three quarters. It has to be four, because everyone tries to finish in this game and that’s what makes the pros so elite. … It’s a great lesson that we have to understand that coming into halftime up 14 doesn’t mean much. We still have to go out there (in the) second half, regain focus and go out there and execute.”’

‘The Bills weren’t afraid to play physical up front in running between the tackles. The offseason overhaul of the Bills’ offensive line so far is a success.’

‘Milano’s strong play carried the unit. Tremaine Edmunds didn’t make any splash plays but was sound overall in his pass drops. He had good coverage downfield early on tight end C.J. Uzomah and had a hurry on a blitz. With the Bengals using three wideouts almost exclusively, the Bills didn’t line up in a “regular” 4-3 defense.’

‘Phillips started the year as a rotational member of the defensive line, but if Sunday’s game against the Bengals was any indication, he had become more than that. He took 26 snaps in the victory, compared to 21 for veteran Star Lotulelei.’

‘It was evident from the beginning of the game that Allen was not seeing the defense as clearly as he had in his previous two games. Allen struggled throughout and tried to do too much. He was pressing, perhaps overly motivated by the home crowd. But Allen’s dynamic plays ultimately outweighed the negative ones.’

‘The game had a 36.4 rating on WIVB-TV, the local CBS affiliate, which was the same rating a week earlier for Buffalo’s 28-14 victory over the New York Giants led by the Bills quarterback.’

‘But overall, the McCarthy-Feely team exceeded expectations, just like the Bills have done the first three weeks of the season.’

‘“I’d fallen into a trap of drinking and drugging again during the 2017 season,” said Incognito. “I was showing up to team functions high, I was not as motivated, I was overweight. A lot of red flags had went up. And in seeing that, they asked for me to take a pay cut.”’

‘An accumulation of events led Achtyl to arrest Belsito, Personius told the jury in his opening statement. The deputy finally decided “enough is enough,” Personius said.’