‘“It took me a long time to get back here,” Williams said. “I know everybody was probably like, ‘he ain’t gonna do it’. I stayed down. I had to. Humbled myself. Grew as a man and started to put everybody else first besides myself. And that’s what I’m going to continue to do.”’
Archives for October 2019
Bills win because their “next man up” is better than yours
‘I didn’t think this Bills team would be a playoff squad because they didn’t have enough world beating talent at the top of the roster. What Brandon Beane has done is put his team in excellent shape to control the wild card race because the 10th through 53rd best guys on his roster are almost always better than the group on the other sideline.’
Bills improve to 4-1 with a seven-point win at Tennessee | Game Recap
‘Buffalo was helped by Titans kicker Cairo Santos missing his first two kicks. Santos finished the game 0-for-4 on field goal attempts.’
Bills players and coaches credit tremendous fan support in key road victory | Quote Sheet
‘“(The Bills fans) took that ride,” wide receiver Duke Williams said. “They traveled and they came here and made it a home game for us. We were comfortable. We played our game and we played our style. We worked hard all week long. The defense played a hell of a game, and they kept giving us the ball back. We had to execute, but the fans played a big part as well. It’s a big shout out to them.”’
Top 3 things we learned from Bills at Titans | Week 5
‘“He handled it the way he handles every day. He goes and attacks it,” said Josh Allen of Williams. “He’s one of the guys who you love to have on the team because of the way he approaches the game, the way he approaches practice. I think a lot of guys appreciate what he’s done for us, not even being on the active roster and being on the practice squad and the juice that he gives us. You see today he gets the opportunity and he makes the most of it.”’
Devin Singletary, Taron Johnson still among Bills inactives
‘Also inactive is OT Ty Nsekhe, which likely makes unstaffed rookie Ryan Bates the swing tackle today.’
Bills Today: Bills become road warriors with third consecutive road win to start the season
‘“It’s tough to win, we talk about that all the time. It’s tough to win on the road, in the AFC, against a good football team,” head coach Sean McDermott said. “This is a real balanced football team probably a whisper away from being 3-1, and to come down here and – we knew it was going to be close, we expected this type of game. The focus our players had being sandwiched in between an emotional game last week and the bye, I thought the focus and the energy our players had through the week, and in the game, we knew it was going to be a fourth quarter game or more, and we executed at a high level.”’
Bills meet Titans in key early-season clash
‘Tennessee quarterback Marcus Mariota ranks eighth in NFL passer rating (106.2) with seven touchdown passes and no interceptions. In fact, he has a live streak of 169 consecutive throws without a pick, dating back six full games to last season.’
Titans’ game could decide Bills’ season
‘A quarter of the way into the season that perception hasn’t changed. That’s particularly true as Buffalo’s three wins against teams with a collective record of 2-9 hasn’t earned it much credibility. However, a victory at Tennessee would deliver much more impact.’
Are Bills’ Josh Allen, Titans’ Marcus Mariota truly ‘franchise’ quarterbacks?
‘“I feel like both of them are like the same,” Spain said. “Both of them like to get out of the pocket and make plays, and that really helps our offensive line. Josh can get away from (defensive) linemen. If you slip off on a block and they chase him, he’s got the athletic ability to get away from it and make plays, and Marcus is the same way.”’
Grand Island’s Brett Kern helps give Titans big special-teams advantage over Bills
‘Titans 17, Bills 13.’
Bills Mailbag: What’s gone wrong on Sean McDermott’s challenges?
‘Every challenge is different, so there isn’t one thing you can point to as the reason for why he has struggled in that area. McDermott won his first challenge as a head coach in 2017 and has lost his last 11. Against the Patriots, I thought McDermott’s first challenge was foolish. The replays we saw in the press box did not appear to show clear evidence that James White came up short of the first down. I understand why McDermott threw the challenge flag for a second time in the second half. The Patriots had gained 31 yards to move deep into Buffalo territory. The issue is, a pick play can happen as long as it’s within 1 yard of the line of scrimmage. Again, there was not clear enough evidence to produce offensive pass interference. Knowing that a second-half timeout in a close game was at risk, it was an ill-advised decision by the head coach.’
Ex-Bills kicker Steve Christie on Music City nightmare, beating cancer and art therapy
‘Christie, who turns 52 next month, and his wife, Kelly, sell real estate in the Bradenton, Fla., area. “Most of our clients are from Buffalo,” Christie said. “We all say the same thing: We love Buffalo, but we hate our weather. People just come down here and, eventually, they come down her permanently. There’s a huge Bills and Sabres following down here.”‘
An enigma wrapped in Zubaz: The Palo Alto Bills fan
‘“I’m a Bills fan by choice, not by birth,” Burnes says, “and I don’t think there’s that many of us out there.”’
Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen cleared to play against Tennessee Titans
‘It is interesting that Allen was listed as a limited participant in practice because that would lend some to believe that he didn’t get the full body of first-team reps as he normally would in a normal week.’