‘”I just think the guys are so focused on one-week seasons and trying to win this game. It’s a very strong opponent, as it’s been very well mentioned throughout the course of the last several of weeks. You spend time watching the tape of this football team, being the Baltimore Ravens, and there’s very, very few areas of weakness. We’ve got to continue to improve as a football team, do our job and play good, fundamentally sound football.”‘
Archives for December 2019
Flutie Flakes & Doug Flutie coming back to Buffalo
‘Flutie will be in the Bills field house for about an hour before the game to sign 300 Flutie Flake boxes (just the box flats with no cereal inside them) for fans who make a donation to the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism.’
Oliver named NFL’s Rookie of the Week
‘“My confidence is around the guys around the room, the guys who keep me going every day,” Oliver said. “They get me through the days and help me play better.”’
Thurman Thomas teams up with M&T Bank for “Huddle for Warmth”
‘“It’s about Buffalo and people come out and they share their stories and they bring their items and we’ve always been a great city that’s given back to the community and MT has done a great job of that over the years,” Thomas said.’
Ed Oliver named Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week
‘The ninth overall pick out of Houston finished with two sacks, four tackles, three of which went for a loss, and a forced fumble.’
Injury Report | Ty Nsekhe out for Sunday’s game
‘The good news is both LG Quinton Spain and RB TJ Yeldon were back at practice Friday after missing practice Thursday due to illness.’
7 things to watch for in Bills vs. Ravens | Week 14
‘“This is a big game, but if you over-think it, and you make it too-big of a game, you’re going to play outside of yourself,” Morse said. “I think the thing I was able to learn these last four years, is that you just have to be yourself, understand what works and what got you here. Even though we do have an extremely difficult schedule this last quarter of the season, we just have to understand we have a good group of dudes here and we don’t have to do anything outside of the norm.”’
Bills Today | Ed Oliver received this NFL award for his play in Week 13
‘It is the first award of Oliver’s career. He is the first defensive tackle to win the award this season. Maxx Crosby of the Raiders and Chase Winovich of the Patriots are the other winners of the award to play on defense.’
Lorenzo Alexander gears up for Ravens’ power run game
‘“This team comes from the black-and-blue division, and they pride themselves on being physical and really beating you up,” Alexander said. “We’ll have our hands full, but I’m looking forward to the challenge.”’
2018 season opener feels like a lifetime ago for Bills’ Josh Allen, Ravens’ Lamar Jackson
‘Allow us to refresh your memory: Allen and the Bills opened the 2018 season in Baltimore. It was a game all involved on the Buffalo side would like to forget. Nathan Peterman – remember him? – started for the Bills in a driving rainstorm, but couldn’t make it to the fourth quarter. Peterman went 5 for 18 for 24 yards and two interceptions – a perfectly imperfect 0.0 passer rating. Mercifully, he was benched midway through the third quarter after the Bills fell behind, 40-0. That meant Allen made his professional debut in what would end up a 47-3 Baltimore victory. Jackson also made his debut, coming into in a much different circumstance just 1:21 of game time later.’
‘Third Ryan brother’ will bring pressure on Bills’ Josh Allen
‘Like the Ryans, Martindale loves to bring an overload pressure to one side and drop a lineman into zone coverage on the other side. The Ravens like to rush five, play a three-deep zone on the back end and have three men in matchup-man coverage underneath.’
News’ staff predictions for Bills vs. Ravens showdown
‘Expecting the Bills’ defense to make Lamar Jackson look like less than the NFL MVP is probably asking too much, but the unit is good enough to limit the damage and force him into a mistake or two. It also has shown enough improvement to believe it can avoid being trampled by the league’s top rushing offense. Bills will scratch out a defining victory. Bills, 24-20.’
Betting trends and pick for Bills vs. Ravens
‘With the Ravens at 3-5 straight up and 1-7 against the spread when coming off consecutive NFC contests, and the Bills at 8-0 straight up and 7-1 against the spread at home off an NFC opponent, we find ourselves taking the six points.’
Tre’Davious White has been locking down receivers in shadow coverage
‘From Weeks 9 to 13, the Bills’ defense has utilized a shadow coverage scheme, asking White to follow and cover the opposing teams’ top receiver, no matter where he lines up. Not only has White handled the job, he’s had tremendous success in arguably one of the most challenging tasks as a defender.’
All eyes are on Lamar Jackson, but the Ravens defense has been just as dominant
“We’ve been able to start hitting our stride just a little bit with scheme and doing some different things and changing up from week to week and getting it right,” Ravens coach John Harbaugh said. “We’re getting some experience working together, probably a big part of it, and it’s just week to week. We have to be consistent with everything we do, and we’re probably more consistent than we were early, I would say.”’