‘Facing the 1-7 Redskins at home, the Bills will be expected to demonstrate why oddsmakers have them as a heavy favorite. Moreover, there will be a whole lot of anticipation over how convincingly they’ll atone for their ugly, 31-13 loss against the Philadelphia Eagles last Sunday … or if they’ll atone at all.’
Archives for November 2, 2019
Redskins quarterback Dwayne Haskins to make first career start vs. Bills
‘Interim head coach Bill Callahan has been adamant that the team is still trying to win and said Haskins wasn’t ready to be the No. 1, but he has no choice given the injuries. If he performs well or Keenum’s head injury lingers, however, Haskins could have the opportunity to earn the job full time.’
Roth: Buffalo Bills need to make their playoff charge now
‘At 5-2, Buffalo embarks on a four-game stretch of games that if the Bills simply take care of business against teams already planning for the draft, it will all but guarantee itself a playoff berth for just the second time in the last 20 years.’
What fuels Buffalo Bills RB Devin Singletary? ‘Motor’ has an insatiable hunger for football
‘“Out of all the guys I watched … he is the funnest guy I’ve watched all year. The guy’s got some amazing vision, rare vision, lateral quickness, and his instincts … they’re very rare,” Beane said in April. “Rare instincts, rare vision for the position; he’s a smaller guy, wouldn’t call him a home run hitter, but he can make guys miss in a phone booth.”’
Dwayne Haskins to make first career start vs. Buffalo Bills
‘As a pro, Haskins has only appeared in two games with Washington. During that time, the quarterback has completed 12-of-22 passes for 140 yards with four interceptions and no touchdowns thrown. He has also taken four sacks in two games while running for 23 yards on two carries.’
Buffalo Bills vs. Washington: Frank Gore will pass Barry Sanders in career rushing yards (4 Week 9 predictions)
‘That is all Frank Gore needs to pass Barry Sanders for 3rd place all-time in NFL rushing yards. Gore enters the matchup against Washington with 15,170 yards while the Hall of Fame back has 15,269 for his career. On Sunday, Gore and the Bills will face a Washington defense that is ranked 28th in the league in run defense allowing 137.8 yards per game.’
Saturday’s Washington Coverage
Haskins to make first start vs. Bills (Washington Post)
Redskins’ Case Keenum, Montae Nicholson and Chris Thompson won’t play at Buffalo (Washington Post)
Redskins notes (Washington Post)
Dwayne Haskins to make first start Sunday against Bills (Washington Times)
Redskins request joint committee to review Trent Williams’ medical care (Washington Times)
Redskins’ Rookie Haskins Starting QB For Bills Game (AP)
Rookie QB Dwayne Haskins to make first start for Redskins (ESPN)
Redskins’ Dwayne Haskins will make his first career start on the road against Bills (CBS Sports)
NFL, NFLPA to investigate Trent Williams situation; Redskins likely to trade Pro Bowler in 2020 (CBS Sports)
The Legal Significance of Trent Williams’s Health-Related Battle With Redskins (SI)
Redskins’ Dwayne Haskins to make first NFL start vs. Bills (The Sporting News)
Something is different in Week 9 for Dwayne Haskins and it could make a ‘huge’ difference (NBC Sports Washington)
Dwayne Haskins to make first start for Redskins vs. Bills (WJFK-FM)
Redskins ask for investigation, but will Trent Williams cooperate? (WJFK-FM)
Nats, Caps title wins send Skins fans deeper into ‘pit of despair’ (WJFK-FM)
Dwayne Haskins Will Make His First-Career Start Against Buffalo (Redskins.com)
Redskins’ Defense Looking To Build Upon Recent Red Zone Success Vs. Buffalo (Redskins.com)
Haskins will make first NFL start against the Bills
‘There have been 17 quarterbacks all-time who’ve made their first NFL starts against the Bills. Here’s the complete list, stats, and results, courtesy of Pro Football Reference…’.
McDermott: It’s interesting to watch how your team responds to both wins and losses
‘”To this point, thankfully, we’ve had more wins than losses. With just two losses, going back to the preseason, it’s been interesting to watch and that’s true every year, how your teams responds to both wins and losses, how they respond to success and to disappointment. I think the biggest takeaway is that we’ve got good veteran leadership and guys that the game, it matters to them, in terms of success and winning. And that’s important, because that’s not true in every locker room, believe it or not, and these guys care about what they do and how they do it.”
Injury Report: Cody Ford and Levi Wallace are questionable for Sunday
‘“Levi did alright in practice we’ll see how he looks (Saturday),” said McDermott. “Cody is in the same type of situation. They got some work in (Friday) and we’ll see how they come back (Saturday).”’
7 things to watch for in Bills vs. Redskins | Week 9
‘“It’s addressing it in the meeting room,” he said. “And then showing it on film — where we broke down and how our fundamentals play into that. Then when you go out on the practice field, maybe in pre-practice, you have to work on drills around those things you may have gotten lackadaisical on.”’
Bills Today | How the Bills are preparing to face rookie QB Dwayne Haskins
‘“We’ve had this come up throughout my career. You really try to game plan based on the schematics of their offense and what they like to do. Because offensive coordinators may vary a little bit as far as who is playing quarterback, but they have a foundation or nucleus of plays that they really like and they are comfortable with. So that’s what you have to game plan towards.’