‘This afternoon against a hapless Jets team, it will be increasingly crucial for Buffalo to start fast, especially in the passing game. When playing a lesser team, it’s important to take that team’s will to win as quickly as possible. In other words, you cannot let a team like the Jets hang around.’
Archives for October 2020
Bills are making Jets’ Sam Darnold failure even more damning
‘Allen (67.1 completion percentage, 16 touchdowns, four interceptions, 37-for-143 rushing with three TDs) has taken a Lambeau Leap in his third season while his pal Darnold (59.4 completion percentage, three TDs, four INTs, 14-117-1 rushing) has landed in quicksand, and an examination of how the Bills (4-2) and the Worst Team in Football (0-6) have supported and developed each reveals why.’
Sunday’s New York Coverage
Forget Adam Gase and Joe Douglas, it’s too bad that Jets owner Woody Johnson can’t be fired (New York Daily News)
3 keys to Jets beating the Bills in Week 7 (New York Daily News)
Jets getting reinforcements vs. Bills, but it may not matter (New York Post)
Jamison Crowder injury keeps Jets receivers from getting whole (New York Post)
Bills are making Jets’ Sam Darnold failure even more damning (New York Post)
Jets vs. Bills: Preview, predictions, what to watch for (New York Post)
Trevor Lawrence can make Jets torture worth it: ‘One of the best’ (New York Post)
Jets drafting Trevor Lawrence may be best thing for Sam Darnold (New York Post)
Rest of Jets’ season is an audition for Darnold’s future (Newsday)
Jets WR Mims cleared, expected to make debut Sunday (Newsday)
Jets vs. Bills preview: Everything you need to know (Newsday)
Jets’ Jamison Crowder doubtful vs. Buffalo; 4 Bills out due to COVID-19 protocols (Newark Star Ledger)
7 Jets NFL trade deadline candidates: Avery Williamson, Bradley McDougald, Breshad Perriman, more (Newark Star Ledger)
NFL Week 7 picks: Predictions for Buffalo Bills vs. New York Jets | Is 0-7 start inevitable? (Newark Star Ledger)
NY Jets’ Denzel Mims set to make NFL debut Week 7 vs. Bills, but Jamison Crowder doubtful (Bergen Record)
NY Jets QB Sam Darnold faces pressure like never before, but an opportunity as well (Bergen Record)
NY Jets vs. Buffalo Bills: Expert predictions, 3 things to watch in Week 7 matchup (Bergen Record)
Jets Activate Mims From IR, Downgrade Crowder To Doubtful (AP)
Jets activate WR Denzel Mims off IR, but WR Jamison Crowder downgraded to doubtful for Bills matchup (SportsNet New York)
Bills TE Dawson Knox tests positive for COVID-19, will not play vs. Jets (SportsNet New York)
Jamison Crowder (groin) expected to miss Week 7, Denzel Mims activated from IR (WFAN-AM)
Jordan Jenkins Ponders Jets’ Sunday Test vs. Bills & QB Josh Allen (NewYorkJets.com)
Jets LT Mekhi Becton Likely to Return vs. Bills (NewYorkJets.com)
Jets Activate WR Denzel Mims, OL Cameron Clark from Injured Reserve (NewYorkJets.com)
Jets vs. Bills Game Preview: Sam Darnold Looks Ready to Roll (NewYorkJets.com)
3 Matchups to Watch: Jets vs. Bills (NewYorkJets.com)
Inside the Numbers: Jets RB Ty Johnson’s Long, Clean Run at Miami (NewYorkJets.com)
Pilot uses flight path to draw Bills’ logo in effort to help team snap two-game skid
‘“Went up to clear all the bad juju from the last two games to make sure we are good for the Jets,” Jeswald wrote on Facebook. “To rub salt in the Jets’ wounds, I did it with an airplane. The winds were brutal [today] but I think it managed to turn out great! At least I could draw the Bills logo better with a flight path than Josh Allen can with a marker!”’
Bills Tight End Dawson Knox Tests Positive; Out For Jets
‘The Bills were previously affected by a string of false positive tests in late August. They sent their rookies home in late July to work remotely after five players tested positive.’
Buffalo Bills place four, including tight end Dawson Knox, on reserve/COVID-19 list
‘Buffalo was one of the first teams to register multiple positive tests during training camp, when five positive results came back during the first week of camp. The team temporarily closed its facility as a precaution. Multiple players registered a positive test in August, as well, including quarterback Josh Allen but they were quickly deemed false positives.’
Bills place four tight ends on reserve/COVID-19 list after Dawson Knox tests positive for coronavirus
‘Buffalo will have just two tight ends available for the game, Tyler Kroft and Reggie Gilliam. Kroft was not in close contract from the potential outbreak because his wife was in labor Friday and delivered the baby early in the morning, per ESPN”s Adam Schefter. Kroft was at practice later that day but missed the meetings when the virus passed. Kroft leads the Bills with two touchdown receptions on the season, while Gilliam has played just 17 snaps, catching a touchdown on his only reception of the year.’
Bills Place TE Dawson Knox, Three Others on Reserve/COVID-19 List
‘Tight end Tyler Kroft escaped the outbreak that hit his unit on Friday after his wife, Alexa, gave birth to a baby girl around 5 a.m. ET that morning. He attended Friday’s practice but missed the meetings where the virus was spread, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.’
Four Bills tight ends placed on Reserve/Covid
‘Becker is on the practice squad and Sweeney is on the reserve/PUP list, so only Knox and Smith are taken off the 53-man active roster.’
Bills at Jets: Sal’s keys, notes and stats
‘Jets quarterback Sam Darnold has missed the last two games due to a shoulder injury. He’s expected to start against the Bills. Darnold can make plays happen when he escapes the pocket and has to improvise. And the Bills got hurt by Titans QB Ryan Tannehill and Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes getting outside the pocket the last couple of weeks. Darnold will also most likely be without one of his top wideouts in slot receiver Jamison Crowder, so he won’t have that security blanket off the line of scrimmage and often in the middle of the field, either. The Bills can greatly help their chances on defense by keeping him in the pocket and not allowing him to make something out of nothing.’
Dawson Knox tests positive for COVID-19, three additional players added to Reserve/COVID-19 List
‘The only two tight ends available to the Bills moving forward are Tyler Kroft and rookie Reggie Gilliam.’
WKBW Staff predicts Bills vs. Jets Week 7 match up
‘This game will be closer than some think, but the Bills should still come out on top.’
Bills TE Dawson Knox tests positive for COVID-19
‘The team says they will continue preparations for Sunday’s game and will travel as scheduled this afternoon.’
Bills WR Stefon Diggs anticipates seeing more zone defense
‘“We’re not executing at a high level as much as we would like. We gotta help our quarterback out, we gotta help out the guys in the backfield. We gotta do whatever we gotta do to win games,” Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs said.’
Bills defense still searching for its identity this season
‘“Obviously we’re not getting the takeaways like we would like or holding opponents to short gains and things like that but it’s a year by year league, we know that and we’ve just got to kind of adjust on the run and try to find ways to be the best version of ourselves this year on this defense with the players we have,” Bills cornerback Tre’Davious White said.’