‘“Played it like basketball, not letting my guy get away from me,” White said. “I did a great job of just reading the receiver and he broke back out. I was able to pretty much recover and make a big-time play.”’
Archives for October 2019
Big second half helps Bills survive FitzMagic
‘The Bills got three fourth-quarter TDs and now are outscoring opponents, 57-24, in the final period.’
Bills’ John Brown, Cole Beasley beat patchwork Miami defense for TDs
‘The Buffalo Bills finally were able to exploit the Miami Dolphins’ patchwork cornerback corps Sunday.’
Bills define doing just enough in win over Dolphins
‘The Bills generally looked like they were asleep in the first half. That falls squarely on coach Sean McDermott.’
Bills’ Micah Hyde surprised Dolphins didn’t tackle him on onside kick return
‘“I literally caught the ball and I was like, ‘Yo, there’s nobody here.’ And the end zone was just like, ‘Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhh,’ ” Hyde said, making a noise one might expect if the clouds had parted and golden beams of light had shone down from the heavens. “And I just went.”’
Bills sure weren’t inspiring, but they found a way to beat the woeful Dolphins
‘Make no mistake, the Dolphins are one of the worst NFL teams anyone has ever seen, but for nearly three quarters, they were outplaying the Bills up and down the sun-drenched turf.’
Maiorana: Bills prove they’re a good team by struggling to beat lowly Dolphins
‘The Dolphins made it quite clear that this wasn’t gonna be a walk in the park, and it certainly wasn’t. And for much of this glorious autumn day, a sun-bathing sellout crowd feared the absolute worst: That these winless Dolphins, who are redefining what professional football ineptitude looks like, were going to throw some serious shade on Buffalo’s alleged entrance into the upper tier of the NFL’s hierarchy.’
Roth: Fitzpatrick had Bills’ on ropes but Phillips, White had a counter punch
‘“I knew what play was coming and I was fortunate enough to get off the ball quickly,’’ he said. “We needed to make a play and I was just happy to do it. We finally got our juices going after that. The crowd really got into. It was a swing-the-momentum deal, you could tell the tide had turned.’’’
Bills report card: Josh Allen can’t throw a deep ball but was almost perfect in comeback
‘I didn’t like Brian Daboll’s play-calling in the first half. I thought he was getting too cute on some of the plays against a weak opponent, especially the first drive third-and-1 pass play that failed and led to a field goal. He put too much of the game in Allen’s hands rather than pound away his running backs against a Miami defense that had been allowing 169 yards per game.’
Bills rally to avoid upset against Fitzpatrick, winless Dolphins
‘But that score obscures the fact that the Bills were just this close to losing a home game to the NFL’s worst team which merely outgained Buffalo in yardage (381-305) and plays run (66-51).’
Fitzpatrick hasn’t lost his love for playing football
‘“It’s a strange feeling every time I’m here … walking into the stadium – there’s so many good memories.”’
Bills improve to 5-1 for first time since 2008
‘When Allen ran for the two-point conversion after throwing the touchdown pass to John Brown that let Buffalo retake the lead for good, he fired the ball into the second level of the end zone stands, just a few rows short of the former administration building. “It was one of those moments where there was a lot of stuff going through me,” Allen said. “Those fans were yelling pretty loud so I just wanted to give them a souvenir.”’
Bills avoid disaster vs. Dolphins; 4th-quarter Josh Allen shines once again : 5 instant observations
‘Miami running back Mark Walton averaged 4.7 yards per carry and found a few big holes on the right side of the line, right where Milano would usually be. Milano missed the game with a hamstring injury and he’ll be an important player to monitor this week looking ahead to the Philadelphia Eagles game.’
Don’t panic, Bills Mafia: Here’s what happened to Bills defense vs. Dolphins
‘“I think it was a little bit of bye week rust and a little bit of thinking too much,” said Oliver, who recorded his first career sack, albeit on a wide receiver who was attempting a pass on a trick play. “When you’re in the rhythm of football it’s kind of like second nature. When you interrupt that rhythm with seven days off or however many days off, you (have to) get back in the flow.”‘
Buffalo Bills vs. Miami Dolphins: Christian Wilkins ejected for punching Cody Ford (video)
‘On just the second play of the game, the Miami Dolphins rookie was ejected against the Buffalo Bills. The ejection came after Wilkins threw a punch at fellow rookie Cody Ford following the play.’