‘Even before the announcement, common sense suggested Sunday would be a stretch. The Titans added two more players to the NFL’s reserve/Covid-19 list Thursday, bringing their total to 13 players and 23 staff members who have tested positive. Tight end MyCole Pruitt and practice-squad defensive back Breon Borders were the latest additions to the list.’
Archives for October 9, 2020
X’s and O’s: Bills pass protectors off to fast start, but challenges loom
‘The Bills rank No. 7 in the NFL in “Pass Block Win Rate,” according to ESPN and the NFL’s Next Gen Stats, which measures the percentage of time the linemen sustain their blocks for 2.5 seconds or longer.’
Tre’Davious White, Andre Roberts sidelined at Bills practice
‘The team’s injury report is a lengthy one, with a couple of particularly troublesome entries. All-Pro cornerback Tre’Davious White missed practice for a second consecutive day Thursday with a back injury. Pro Bowl return man Andre Roberts also missed a second day with an ankle injury. Roberts leads the NFL in punt-return average at 15.5 yards.’
How often are Bills using three or four wide receivers? More than any other team
‘The breakdown is 69.6% using three wides (or 11 personnel) and 22.9% using four wides (or 10 personnel).’
Cole Beasley has become dynamic slot receiver Bills knew he could be
‘“His quickness and his being able to get in and out of breaks, and a lot of people don’t know how smart he is on the football field,” said Poyer, who comes up against Beasley every day in practice and knows of what he speaks. “His ability to read leverages, to read coverages, his ability to find the soft spot in zones, the ability to catch the ball and not take explosive hits. I just say I’m happy as hell he’s on our team.”’
NFL switches Bills-Titans game to Tuesday, Bills-Chiefs to following Sunday
‘If the Titans have any more tests, the game will be postponed to a later date, and the Bills-Chiefs would play in their originally-scheduled Thursday night slot.’
NFL moving Bills vs. Titans to Tuesday, plan contingent on negative Covid tests (report)
‘On Tuesday the Titans had all their Covid tests come back negative and hopes were that the team could return to its facility on Wednesday. But since then there have been three more positive Covid tests. The plan the league has devised is dependent on the Titans returning all negative tests. Should they return any negative tests then the game against Kansas City will be returned to Thursday night.’
Titans vs. Bills may be pushed to next week after more Tennessee players test positive for Covid Thursday (report)
‘The NFL seems to have several options when deciding on how to handle this situation. As reports said yesterday, since the Titans broke league protocols by gathering to practice offsite after the facility was shut down they could be hit with a forfeit. The other three options are to postpone the game, like what happened last week for their game vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, cancel the game, or move it.’
Bills, BillsMafia suffer due to Titans’ stupidity (opinion)
‘Instead the NFL decided to move the Bills-Titans game to Tuesday–barring any more positive tests in Tennessee–which essentially punishes Buffalo more than it does Tennessee.’
Friday’s Tennessee Coverage
Titans vs Bills moved to Tuesday at 6 p.m. (Nashville Tennessean)
Titans’ Tommy Hudson suspended for violating NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing substances (Nashville Tennessean)
Titans’ COVID-19 outbreak: TE MyCole Pruitt, DB Breon Borders test positive as Bills game in jeopardy (Nashville Tennessean)
Titans were instructed by NFL not to gather prior to informal workout (Nashville Tennessean)
What if Titans can’t host Bills as scheduled Sunday? Here are possible scenarios (Nashville Tennessean)
Titans-Bills moved from Sunday to Tuesday night (Nashville Post)
Timeline of Titans’ COVID-19 complications (Nashville Post)
Source: Tennessee Titans informed of rules prior to players’ informal workouts (ESPN)
Sources: Tennessee Titans have another positive coronavirus test (ESPN)
NFL coronavirus tracker: Another Titans player tests positive Thursday, game vs. Bills in question (CBS Sports)
Why the League Is Upset With the Titans and Why Teams Are Mad at the League Office (SI)
Titans-Bills game moves to Tuesday barring no more positive COVID-19 tests (WKRN-TV)
MyCole Pruitt latest Titan to test positive for Covid-19 (WKRN-TV)
NFL evaluating options for Titans-Bills game after 2 more players test positive for COVID-19 (WKRN-TV)
How the Titans-Bills game could make NFL history (WKRN-TV)
Titans-Bills game moved to Tuesday following more positive COVID-19 cases (WTVF-TV)
Titans versus Bills game moved to Tuesday evening (WSMV-TV)
Additional Titans player tests positive for COVID-19 (WSMV-TV)
Titans-Bills Rescheduled for Tuesday at Nissan Stadium (TennesseeTitans.com)
Titans Add Two More Players to Reserve/COVID-19 List (TennesseeTitans.com)
Titans’ game against Bills delayed to Tuesday amid COVID-19 outbreak
‘If the game is played Tuesday, it would be only the second contest since 1946 to be played on that day of the week. The Minnesota Vikings and Philadelphia Eagles played a Tuesday game in December 2010 after a blizzard forced postponement of their previous date.’
AP Source: Bills-Titans, Broncos-Patriots Rescheduled By NFL
‘The NFL also is rescheduling Sunday’s Broncos-Patriots game from Sunday to Monday night after New England had a smaller outbreak of COVID-19, the person said Thursday, speaking on condition of anonymity because the league and teams had not officially announced the changes.’
Bills Hope To Play Titans Pitting Pair Of Undefeated Teams
‘The Bills have won three straight in this series by a margin of nine points.’
Tennessee Titans-Buffalo Bills moved from Sunday to Tuesday
‘Tennessee must register no new positive tests for the next three days for its facility to open Sunday at the earliest.’
Titans’ Week 5 game postponed to Tuesday night, sparking Week 6 schedule change for Bills, per report
‘As a result of the postponement, the Bills will also have their Week 6 game against the Kansas City Chiefs, originally scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 15, tentatively pushed back to Sunday, Oct. 18. If the Titans were to develop more positive COVID tests, however, the Bills’ Week 6 game would revert to Thursday night and proceed as scheduled, per Schefter. (It’s unclear what would happen to the Bills’ Week 5 game against the Titans, in that scenario, though the NFL has publicly touted forfeiture as a possible penalty for COVID protocol violations, for which Tennessee is currently being investigated.)’