‘Lance is still in the NFC, which is notable. The 49ers were focused on shipping Lance out of the conference to the AFC, according to The Athletic, but that did not happen. In fact, the Buffalo Bills made an offer for Lance, but failed to beat out the Cowboys, per the Mercury News.’
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‘“It’s like every other position like, we’ve taken a lot of calls,” Beane said Saturday on WIVB’s Buffalo Kickoff Live, per ESPN’s Alaina Getzenberg. “As I’ve said before, things get out there, but there’s many calls we make that don’t get out there, but a higher profile guy, you know, that San Fran had traded up all those picks for, obviously, like anything we definitely inquired, and we’ve inquired about a lot. Obviously, he ended up going to Dallas.”’
Bills win the preseason finale over the Bears
‘Josh Allen and the starters started the game playing one series ending in a touchdown. Allen went 5/7 for 49 yards ending the drive with a Damien Harris touchdown. Kyle Allen played the rest of the game finishing 18-34, 162 yards a touchdown, plus an interception. Darrynton Evans lead the Bills in rushing with nine carries for 65 yards and a touchdown.’
McDermott: Bills came out with the right mindset
‘”I applaud the guys that came in here with the right mindset, they were ready to play and had the right amount of energy going into the game and they sustained it throughout the game which is good to see.”‘
Allen impressed with how his team came to play in preseason finale
‘”I think just in terms of energy and juice in this game compared to last game guys were ready to go, you can notice the difference. But it starts off with our defense getting a three-and-out, us on third and short, the first third down we get we convert. I think those are two of the most important plays of the game.”‘
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‘For whatever reason, the QB-to-Gabe Davis connection wasn’t working so well. Out of four targets there was only one completion. The others were a drop, a pass breakup, and a horrible decision to throw that became an interception.’
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‘Chicago would add a late touchdown after Sam Martin’s punt was blocked a few plays prior. But despite the late-scare, Buffalo would hold on for the 24-21 win. Ending the preseason 2-1.’
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‘Allen completed 5 of 7 passes for 49 yards, including a couple third-down conversions, before Damien Harris capped the 69-yard drive with a scoring plunge from the 2. Buffalo’s first-team defense also performed well, forcing a pair of three-and-outs against Justin Fields and Chicago’s starters.’
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‘When Josh Allen left the game, Kyle Allen took over. Matt Barkley is dealing with an elbow injury so it was Kyle’s offense the rest of the way. He has struggled most of the preseason but looked a little more comfortable against the Bears. Kyle Allen’s best throw of the preseason was a 29-yard touchdown strike to Quintin Morris. He hit the tight end in stride, just over a leaping Bears defender. He also moved the offense into field goal range just before the half.’
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‘“There’s many calls we make that don’t get out there, but a higher profile guy that San Fran had traded up all those picks for, like anything, we definitely inquired,” Beane said. “We’ve inquired about a lot, obviously he ended up going to Dallas.”’
Bills starters leave better impression in preseason win vs. Bears
‘The starters went out and delivered a much cleaner performance Saturday in Chicago in the Bills’ 24-21 win over the Bears.’
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‘Bills cornerback Ja’Marcus Ingram, who played in college at UB, intercepted a Tyson Bagent pass and returned it 36 yards during the final minute of the first half. He played in two games last year, recording two tackles.’
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‘Let’s remember the opponent was the Bears, who hardly are in any conversation to make noise in their own division, the NFC North, let alone their own conference.’
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‘“I applaud the guys that came in here with the right mindset, they were ready to play,” said head coach Sean McDermott. “They had the right amount of energy going into the game and they sustained it pretty much throughout the game, which is good to see.”’
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‘After the game, head coach Sean McDermott, who has taken on the role of defensive play caller, said John Butler took it over for the game. McDermott later clarified that he would remain the defensive play caller for the season.’