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Upon Further Review: Jerry Hughes’ breakout game keys defensive turnaround

‘“That was another challenge that coach brought up to us this week, and we were able to go out there and do it,” he said. “Whenever we face challenges, it looks like we’ll come out and answer them. We’ve just got to figure out ways to finish these games off like we’re doing now and just keep playing hard. It’s the NFL. You’re going to have teams that are going to fight you for 60 minutes. There is no easy win. I’m happy we came out here and took care of business on the road.”’

What we learned from snap counts in Bills’ Week 7 win, game ball and more

‘”You can see his confidence really growing,” defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier said of Epenesa. “The game is definitely not too big for him. He’s beginning to show more and more of his repertoire when it comes to rushing the passer. Just getting a lot more comfortable as he gains confidence about playing in the NFL. You would expect that to be the case as the year goes on with the short training camp that he had and no run up to the season. It’s really good to see how he’s beginning to get into a groove and grow as a player.”‘

Five takeaways from Monday’s Bills press conferences

‘The Bills need to decide by Wednesday whether they are going to activate guard Jon Feliciano from injured reserve to the 53-man roster. Feliciano started practicing with the team Oct. 7, starting his three-week window to be activated. McDermott didn’t tip his hand in either direction, but it would be a huge surprise if Feliciano was not activated.’

Here are three reasons the Bills were able to beat the Jets and remain first in division

‘“We came out (in the second half) with a new objective, a new goal,” Hughes said. “We weren’t going to allow them any more points and we were going to try to do our best to get off the field, and when you challenge us like that, we answer that call. I was really happy to see us on the defensive side of the ball figuring out ways to get off the field on third down and going out there and just playing fast.”’

Diagnosing the Bills’ sudden drop-off after Super Bowl hype

‘It’s a bit odd to consider the Bills’ eight-point victory as “scraping by,” but then you remember they played the Jets, a team that came into Sunday allowing 30 points per game and that lost five of their first six games by double digits (their only non-double digit loss coming against Brett Rypien, a third-string QB starting his first career game). That’s why it was shocking when the Bills went down 10-0 in the first half and failed to score a touchdown for the entire game.’

Bills End 2-Game Skid, But Issues On Offense Still Continue

‘The Bills have clearly missed wide receiver John Brown, who has missed time in recent weeks with calf and knee injuries. In Brown’s absence, however, veteran Cole Beasley rose to the occasion and had his best game of the season. Beasley was dynamite in the slot and finished with a season-high 11 receptions for 112 yards, as Buffalo was forced to convert throws over the middle instead of attacking the Jets with the deep ball.’

McDermott: Milano did a good job in limited role on Sunday

‘“We just have to see,” McDermott said of Milano’s status for this week. “He’s coming off a pretty significant injury there, but I thought he did a good job. Mentally he was in a good spot today and we’ll just see how it goes throughout the rest of the week here.”’

Opinion: Bills have chance to finally start burying the Patriots

‘Even before the 2020 season started, the stated goal of the Bills, from general manager Brandon Beane to head coach Sean McDermott, down to the players, was to win the division, because that’s how they’ll get a home playoff game. Whenever they mentioned it, they also specifically referenced beating the Patriots. The standard. The team that’s owned the AFC East for the last 20 years. It’s still theirs until the Bills take it from them, Beane and others said. They’re right.’

Opinion: Who are you?

‘I’m not sure it’s that simple, but the Bills’ struggles to produce points and big plays lines up with Brown missing the Tennessee and New York games, and playing hurt against Kansas City. It’s entirely possible that Brown’s absence allows opponents to more easily take away the deep stuff and the dominos fall from there.’

Through adversity, Bills step up to the challenge with character win

‘“I think every year you get tested through adversity in different ways, shapes and forms. I thought our guys stood up to the challenge yesterday, we knew it wasn’t going to be easy, it’s never easy in any week in the NFL,” Bills head coach Sean McDermott said. “We were on the road and we faced adversity in that particular game early on. We were down 10-0, we stayed patient on the offensive side and chipped away at it, we wanted more red zone production as we know, but I was proud of how the guys in all three phases chipped in so that was good to see.”’

Sean McDermott explains how the Bills handled having a player test positive for COVID-19

‘“The unfortunate part is when you lose players to it, number one you’re always wanting to make sure they’re medically okay and hanging in there and then the guys that we lost because of the contact tracing is unfortunate. But again we just have to continue to learn through this, it’s new for all of us in terms of what we can and can’t do and trying to play a football season at the same time.”’