‘Harris put his head and shoulders down as he braced for an impact on a short run during the second quarter as he collided with Giants linebacker Bobby Okereke. Harris fell to the turf and immediately motioned for help. He lay motionless as the medical staff rushed to his side to help. Bills offensive lineman Connor McGovern attempted to help Harris up off the turf but it didn’t appear like he could lift his arm.’
Archives for October 16, 2023
Bills’ Dion Dawkins on Damien Harris leaving game in ambulance: ‘Brings on PTSD a little’
‘“Anytime the ambulance has to come on the field it kind of brings on PTSD a little bit,” Dawkins said. “It’s really hard, man and it just shows that any play you really don’t know so. I hate to say it like this, but before every game starts in this league, you have to hug your loved ones just a little bit closer because you never know man.”’
Thurman Thomas chimes in on Buffalo Bills’ run game – Should Ken Dorsey listen?
‘Dorsey dialed up another shotgun draw play to second-year running back James Cook and the play went for a loss of yards. Thomas’s son tweeted: “Enough with the draw play. I cannot stress enough how much I despise that play. It does absolutely nothing. NOTHING.” Thomas quote tweeted his son’s tweet and added: “I’m with you my son.”’
Bills salvage sloppy performance, defeat lowly Giants
‘Buffalo was held scoreless through three quarters before a 3-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Josh Allen to wide receiver Deonte Harty broke the seal for the Bills, providing them with their first lead at 7-6 with 14:54 remaining in the fourth quarter. The Giants answered quickly, using two long runs from running back Saquon Barkley to regain the lead on a 29-yard field goal from kicker Graham Gano, his third made FG of the night, to give New York a 9-7 advantage with 10:35 remaining.’
Seven Takeaways: Disastrous start, over-reliance on one receiver, missed kicks and more contribute to Bills’ dismal effort in win over Giants
‘Nine of Allen’s first 14 passes were intended for Stefon Diggs, with the Bills wide receiver coming away with receptions on 5 of those targets, totaling 50 yards. But aside from Diggs’ production, the Bills’ offense appeared disjointed throughout the first half, recording three punts and a turnover on its first four possessions of the game. Last week against the Jaguars, Buffalo opened the game with four consecutive punts.’
Heavily favored Bills barely escape Sunday Night Football matchup with Giants
‘The Buffalo Bills survived the New York Giants. It’s not a sentence that anyone could fathom, with the Giants being 15-point underdogs entering the game without their starting quarterback Daniel Jones and two starting offensive linemen. And yet the Bills didn’t score a point until Josh Allen found Deonte Harty for a 3-yard touchdown pass on the first play of the fourth quarter.’
Sabato: Josh Allen’s got to be better early as Bills barely escape another sluggish start
‘And now, an offense that averaged 34.8 points per game through the first four weeks has a total of 34 points over the last two games, with seven coming in the first half as the Bills didn’t score on the Giants until the first play of the fourth quarter, the first time since Sept. 30, 2018 in Green Bay they didn’t score in the first three quarters, which was a 22-0 loss in Allen’s second career start.’
Monday’s New York Coverage
Tough Giants fail to secure upset at goal line in devastating 14-9 loss to Bills after first-half offensive gaffe (New York Daily News)
Buffalo Bills RB Damien Harris driven off field in ambulance during Sunday Night Football game vs. Giants (New York Daily News)
Justin Pugh starts at left guard for Giants vs. Bills in attempt to help offensive line stop the bleeding (New York Daily News)
Daniel Jones has ‘pain’ in neck, ‘symptoms’ in left shoulder, but aims to play vs. Commanders: report (New York Daily News)
Giants’ bid for massive upset falls one yard short in narrow loss to Bills (New York Post)
Giants’ ‘terrible clock management’ costs them critical points vs. Bills (New York Post)
Justin Pugh’s ‘straight off the couch’ Giants intro followed by major shift (New York Post)
Giants couldn’t get one lousy yard when it mattered most vs. Bills (New York Post)
Bills’ Damien Harris leaves on ambulance vs. Giants in scary injury scene (New York Post)
Giants made the right call on final play despite crushing outcome (New York Post)
Heroes, zeros from Giants’ loss to Bills: Tyrod Taylor failed in key situation (New York Post)
Giants Week 6 report card: Wink Martindale’s defense got no help vs. Bills (New York Post)
Giants fall one play short in bid to upset Bills (Newsday)
QB Tyrod Taylor keeps Giants in the game until Bills rally to win (Newsday)
Giants Q&A: What happened at the end of the first half? (Newsday)
Grading the Giants: Saquon Barkley eventually finds his step but still no TDs for offense (Newsday)
Photo gallery (Newsday)
Giants’ offense delivers another zero-touchdown dud in season-crushing loss at Bills (Newark Star Ledger)
Giants’ defense, led by a beastly performance by Bobby Okereke, provides some reason for hope (Newark Star Ledger)
Giants’ Tyrod Taylor explains costly decision to check out of pass play at end of first half (Newark Star Ledger)
Did Giants’ Darren Waller got robbed on final play at Bills? Here’s what he (and teammates) think (Newark Star Ledger)
Bills’ Damien Harris taken off field in ambulance after scary collision vs. Giants (Newark Star Ledger)
Giants screwed on final play in loss to Bills: Officials missed blatant call, says ex-NFL ref and Cris Collinsworth (Newark Star Ledger)
Giants’ Daniel Jones’ neck feels ‘a lot better’: ‘Doing everything I can’ to play vs. Commanders (Newark Star Ledger)
‘No trophies for trying’: NY Giants takeaways from 14-9 loss to the Bills in Buffalo (Bergen Record)
Photo gallery (Bergen Record)
New York Giants come up a yard short — twice — in dropping to 1-5 following loss to Buffalo (AP)
Tyrod Taylor: Giants’ goal-line gaffe in 1st half ‘falls on me’ (ESPN)
Brian Daboll Explains Costly Miscommunication With Tyrod Taylor at End of First Half vs. Bills (SI)
No-Call on Last Play of Giants-Bills Game Sparks Controversy (SI)
Former NFL Official Explains Controversial Final Play of Bills’ Win Over Giants (SI)
Giants Clock Management Blunder Costs Them a Chance at a Touchdown, and Fans Were Livid (SI)
Giants OL Justin Pugh Had NFL Fans Laughing With His Comical Couch Comment in SNF Intro (SI)
How the Giants lost to the Bills: Tyrod Taylor’s botched clock management, goal-line call on final play doom New York (The Sporting News)
Why Justin Pugh joined Giants ‘straight off the couch’ for ‘Sunday Night Football’ game (The Sporting News)
Giants takeaways from Sunday’s 14-9 loss to Bills, including a spirited effort by the defense (SportsNet New York)
Giants had an upset win within reach, but ‘you don’t get trophies for trying’ (SportsNet New York)
BT calls out Brian Daboll for ripping into Tyrod Taylor: ‘Show an ounce of respect’ (WFAN-FM)
Sal: Tyrod Taylor looks better than Daniel Jones (WFAN-FM)
Boomer: Tyrod Taylor cannot make ‘killer’ mistake at end of first half (WFAN-FM)
C-Mac: Sorry, Daniel Jones fans, but Giants offense looked better with Tyrod Taylor (WFAN-FM)
Boomer: Giants, Darren Waller deserved penalty call on final play of game (WFAN-FM)
C-Mac: Disastrous end of first half falls on ‘scared’ Brian Daboll (WFAN-FM)
Brian Daboll not making excuses after no penalty call on final play (WFAN-FM)
Justin Pugh steals show in Giants introduction: ‘Straight off the couch’ (WFAN-FM)
Instant Analysis: Giants fall to Bills, 14-9 (Giants.com)
Giants go down to the wire with Bills in Buffalo (Giants.com)
Notes & Stats: Sunday Night Football Recap (Giants.com)
Cover 4: What we learned about the Giants (Giants.com)
Photo gallery (Giants.com)
Photo gallery 1 (BuffaloBills.com)
Photo gallery 2 (BuffaloBills.com)
Photo gallery 3 (BuffaloBills.com)
Photo gallery 4 (BuffaloBills.com)
Photo gallery 5 (BuffaloBills.com)
Photo gallery 6 (BuffaloBills.com)
Photo gallery 1 (Buffalo News)
Photo gallery 2 (Buffalo News)
Photo gallery (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
Damien Harris gives thumbs-up after scary injury in NFL Sunday night game
‘Harris played for Alabama from 2015 through 2018. As the Crimson Tide’s leading rusher in each of his final three seasons, Harris totaled 3,070 yards and 23 touchdowns on 477 carries at Alabama.’
Buffalo Bills RB Damien Harris taken off field in ambulance after neck injury
‘Buffalo is all too familiar with frightening injuries.’
Bills vs. Giants Sunday Night Football highlights: Buffalo survives for late win
‘The Giants led — and even shut out the Bills — for the first three quarters inside Highmark Stadium, but the offensive power of Buffalo finally woke up in the fourth quarter with back-to-back touchdown scores while the defense kept New York away from the end zone for the entirety of the game.’
Buffalo Bills hang on — barely — in a 14-9 win over the New York Giants
‘What was anticipated to be a Bills blowout turned into a ground-it-out, yard-by-yard, chippy and occasionally sloppy thriller that wasn’t decided until the final play, and on an untimed down.’
Bills running back Damien Harris suffers neck injury, leaves field in ambulance versus Giants
‘Bills coach Sean McDermott said on NBC’s Sunday Night Football telecast after halftime that he did not have an immediate update on Harris’ condition.’
Bills hold off Giants at 1-yard line to win in thrilling fashion at home
‘This game wasn’t supposed to be a close one, as the Giants were 14-point underdogs heading into Highmark Stadium, but the Bills started off very slow and the Giants’ defense played a big part in that in the first half.’
Controversy erupts at end of Giants-Bills game as fans debate no-call on Darren Waller catch attempt
‘”I know they’re probably not calling it twice but that was an obvious DPI against Darren Waller on that final play right?” Big Blue Banter’s Dan Schneider wrote on X. “If he doesn’t grab the entire jersey and arm, Waller is making that catch. He got a free release. He’s 6-5. Has like a 5 inch advantage.”‘