‘”You can talk about ‘Next man up,’ (but) it does hurt for sure,” Micah Hyde said when asked about losing Milano. “He’s All-Pro-‘Lano — that’s what we call him because that’s what he is, going sideline to sideline making plays on the ball. You saw it in the first five weeks of the season, so we just have to continue to give the guys behind him confidence, and that’s the only thing we can do at this point.”‘
Archives for October 2023
Reports: Bills expected to bring back veteran CB, Josh Norman
‘The team is expected to add CB Josh Norman to the practice squad, per multiple reports. Norman, 35, played twelve games for Buffalo in 2020, registering an INT, 2 FF, and 2 FR.’
How the Bills plan to move forward defensively after injury-plagued London game
‘McDermott also shared that TE Dawson Knox has a wrist injury and TE Dalton Kincaid is in the NFL’s concussion protocol after Sunday’s game. Both players are day-to-day. Meanwhile DE Greg Rousseau (foot), DE Shaq Lawson (toe), and CB Christian Benford (shoulder) are “all improving” after being inactive and are day-to-day entering Week 6.’
Sean McDermott announced Matt Milano and DaQuan Jones are out indefinitely
‘”Both are going to be out,” McDermott said. “Matt has a leg injury that requires surgery and DaQuan has a pec (injury) that requires surgery.”‘
Observations: Battered Bills’ defense collapses late, offense doesn’t do enough early in loss to Jaguars
‘“Next man up. You know, obviously it sucks. ‘Lano’ is the energy, the leader of this defense, but it’s football,” said linebacker Tyrel Dodson. “Stuff happens. I had to sneak my head in (the medical tent), because I felt for him. Linebacker room, we tried to play for him. He covers so much ground, makes so many plays, so we’ll go back in the film room and see how we can make up for ‘Lano.’ ”’
Ryan O’Halloran: Blame for lack of urgency offensively starts with Bills’ coaches
‘But it didn’t happen … inexcusably. It didn’t happen in the first quarter … shockingly. It didn’t happen to start the second half … embarrassingly.’
‘He showed up’: Defensive end A.J. Epenesa a bright spot for Buffalo Bills in London
‘Though the Bills lost 25-20 to the Jacksonville Jaguars in Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Epenesa was a bright spot on a banged-up defense. The defensive end set career highs in sacks (2) and passes defensed (3). He forced and recovered a fumble, and he logged four total tackles.’
Bills’ Taron Johnson: ‘The turf was terrible here. They have to get rid of it’
‘The Tottenham Hotspur soccer team plays its games on natural grass, but that field is rolled out of the stadium and replaced by an artificial surface for the NFL games.’
Bills notebook: Von Miller makes his return; Stefon Diggs adjusts his celebration
‘“I feel pretty good,” Miller said. “It felt, you know, good just to be out there with the guys, like I said on Wednesday practicing in Buffalo, it just felt good to be back in the motion. It’s a great starting point for me and I can build on that for sure.”’
Three questions: Defensive injuries make Bills’ London loss devastating
‘If you had to rank the players the Bills could least afford to lose to injury entering the season, it would look like this: 1. Josh Allen. 2. Stefon Diggs. 3. Tre’Davious White. 4. Dion Dawkins. 5. Matt Milano. 5. Taron Johnson. 6-tie. Ed Oliver and DaQuan Jones (take your pick). Fans can quibble about the ranking. Doesn’t matter. The presumption is Milano is out for the majority of the season with a leg injury, and Jones may be out most of the season with a pectoral injury. That’s three of the Bills’ five most hard-to-replace players gone.’
How It Happened: Top plays, standout players in Bills’ loss to Jacksonville
‘The Bills’ offense was stuck in the mud for all but their final possession of the first half. They started punt, punt, punt and punt.’
Plays that shaped the game: Self-inflicted wounds, Trevor Lawrence’s arm sink Bills
‘The Jaguars saw a toss play wide to the right coming. Jacksonville had nine men in the box, with just safety Andre Cisco back in the deep middle. Dawson Knox and Gabe Davis were lined up tight to the right tackle. The Bills like to have Davis crack block on the defensive end in that alignment.’
Report card: Coaching, running game fail the Bills in loss to Jaguars
‘The biggest issue for the coaching staff, however, is the team’s lack of energy, urgency – whatever word you want to use – at the start of the game. That’s inexcusable, and it’s an issue that, dating to the playoff loss to the Bengals, continues to be a problem.’
Buffalo bars draw football fans for morning mix of Bills, booze, breakfast
‘Drew Zach, Resurgence’s director of operations, said the brewery sold out 120 reservations for its VIP package that included the chance to try a calorie-laden full English breakfast with sausage, bacon and baked beans.’
Injury-riddled Bills worn out in listless performance: 6 takeaways from loss to Jaguars
‘The Buffalo Bills and Jacksonville Jaguars traded haymakers for 60 minutes and the Bills came out the far more battered and bruised team, both on the scoreboard and in the medical tent.’