‘But this year’s London trip finds the Bills in a much different position than the 2015 team that also took on Jacksonville. The Bills are — to borrow an English soccer, erm, football term — top of the table in the AFC East and the conference overall, one of four AFC teams to start 3-1, along with the Dolphins, Ravens and Chiefs.’
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Von Miller and Brandon McManus are godfathers to each other’s children and their fathers are friends… but in London, they are rivals as Bills face Jaguars on Sunday
‘‘Just over time, you know, seven-eight years in Denver, you just grow really, really close,’ Miller said. ‘Even to this day. Like he’s with the Jags, I’m with the Bills. And we talk, you know, maybe two or three times a week. So that’s one of my guys.’’
Buffalo Bills are all smiles after touching down in London
‘Other than being a bit sleep deprived, spirits were high as the Bills held meetings and a walk-through practice here at The Grove, a five-star hotel in the English countryside northwest of London that is serving as team headquarters for the next few days. Sunny skies and temperatures in the high 60s made for perfect conditions, which further enhanced the good vibes around a team riding a three-game winning streak.’
Buffalo Bills’ Von Miller optimistic and oddly specific about making return Sunday
‘Speaking before Miller, Bills coach Sean McDermott didn’t tip his hand, saying only the team would continue to take it “one day at a time,” with Miller, who is in the final stages of his recovery from knee surgery to repair a torn ACL that he suffered last year on Thanksgiving against the Detroit Lions.’
Ryan O’Halloran: Decade after beginning London experiment, Jaguars again test case
‘London is one of Jaguars owner Shad Khan’s base of operations and he also owns Fulham of the English Premier League; its home games are played 10 miles south of Wembley along the Thames River. After buying the team in 2012, he announced a deal to play one home game per year at Wembley to create a consistent income stream (the London game counts toward a team’s local revenue total), increase their fan base and develop a business relationship that could benefit Jacksonville.’
Erik Brady: When the Bills come to London, a Buffalonian living there has no choice but to go to them
‘Curtin, 65, has been living in London for 33 years – and Sunday he’ll be at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium when the Buffalo Bills play the Jacksonville Jaguars. Of course he will. He began going to Bills games at War Memorial Stadium when he was a child growing up in Hamburg, and then Orchard Park. “Jack Kemp was our neighbor on Edgewood Drive (in Hamburg) when I was maybe 5 or so,” Curtin says. “They lived two doors away from us, and Jeff Kemp and I were childhood friends.”’
Greg Rousseau ruled out from Bills vs. Jaguars game; Von Miller may be ready to return
‘Rousseau apparently hurt his foot in the victory over the Dolphins last week and he was unable to practice in the Bills’ two workouts back in Orchard Park and then Friday’s walk-through at The Grove, the facility where the Bills are staying outside of London.’
Getting the Bills and their gear to London is a massive task: Here’s how they got there
‘“When you look at it as a whole, yeah, you’re basically stunned like, ‘OK, this is an undertaking,’” Rowe said Wednesday, one day before the Bills made their way to London, where they will play “host” to the Jacksonville Jaguars Sunday. “But from our standpoint we’ve had a good core group of people. There’s been a lot of people involved; it’s not just Matt and I.”’
Buffalo Bills pass rusher ruled out for game in London vs. Jaguars
‘Rousseau missed practice on Wednesday and Thursday before the team flew to London overnight on Thursday. Bills coach Sean McDermott met with the media on Friday afternoon before the team’s final walk-through and declared Rousseau out for the game.’
The Buffalo Bills’ defense leads the NFL in sacks and interceptions heading into Week 5
‘Per CBS Sports, Buffalo leads the NFL in sacks and interceptions and are tied for most forced fumbles through the first four weeks of the season. The team has mustered up 16 sacks, eight interceptions and five forced fumbles while only allowing 55-points to score.’
What Bills𞥋 Josh Allen is doing to combat exhaustion from London flight
‘“I’m not gonna lie, I’m tired right now,” Allen said from inside the greenhouse where Bills players and Sean McDermott held their press conferences. “I’m not a coffee guy. But coffee is really, it’s pretty dang good. I’m caffeinated out right now – sweating a little bit.”’
Josh Allen, the Bills’ first global star, is attempting to balance time during first trip to London
‘“This is my first international game, first time actually over here in England, across the pond,” Allen said. “It’s another chance to showcase what American football is all about. I’ve been told about how excited the fans can get during the game and how loud they can get. Hopefully they’ll be cheering for us and loud when Jacksonville is on third down and quiet when we’re on third down.”’
Von Miller says there is a “94.5% chance” he plays when Bills face Jaguars Sunday
‘“I never said anything about game shape, that takes a lot,” Miller said. “I wasn’t able to do training camp, wasn’t able to play in preseason, wasn’t able to play in the first four games of the season, so you can’t discount this sport. It takes a lot and I have so much respect for this sport that I can’t jump right into things.”’
London calling for Lockport Bills fan
‘“I think my biggest expectation is to actually be in the stadium,” Mulligan said. “Our new stadium is going to be modeled after this one, similarly, so I’m really excited to see how everything looks and feels.”’
Saturday’s Jacksonville Coverage
Fresh off PED suspension, Jaguars offensive lineman Cam Robinson likely to start vs. Bills (Florida Times-Union)
The Jaguars expect to have three offensive pieces back in the lineup against the Bills in London (AP)
Offsides Week 5: Buffalo Bills (WJXT-TV)
Pederson Addresses O-Line Positions and Injury Updates for Week 5 vs. Bills (Jaguars.com)