‘So what do we make of this mid-season Bills swoon? It’s easy to point a finger at the defense, and just as easy to excuse, or at least understand struggles on that side of the ball due to injuries.’
Archives for November 10, 2023
Bills QB Josh Allen ‘much improved’ on shoulder, full participant Thursday
‘“Much improved,” Allen said on his shoulder. “I’m still just taking it day by day, but, yeah, we’re good to go.”’
Mark Gaughan: Players-only meeting shows Bills trying to circle wagons at 5-4
‘“I think we’ve definitely got to remain confident in who we are and what we’re capable of doing,” Murray said. “When you lose, you can question it. For us, we’ve got to know who we are, know what we’re capable of even when we don’t get the result that we want. But it’s easy to be down. It’s hard to win, too. We’ve got to understand that. Coming on the outside looking in for a team that’s won a lot consistently, that’s hard to do. So a little bit of adversity feels uncommon, but it’s not uncommon. It happens.”’
Bills notebook: Buffalo secondary banged up heading into Monday’s game
‘Both starting safeties, Micah Hyde and Jordan Poyer, did not practice on Thursday inside the ADPRO Sports Training Center. Hyde suffered a stinger in the neck during Sunday’s loss in Cincinnati. He landed hard late in the second quarter but missed just one play, then left the game early in the fourth quarter after taking a blindside hit from Bengals guard Cordell Volson.’
Off the couch and into the fire: New Bills defensive tackle had impressive debut
‘“That was pretty awesome, pretty elite,” A.J. Epenesa said of Joseph’s performance. “I found out he was a 14-year vet when he got here and just was able to bounce some questions off him, see him work and it’s understandable why he’s been doing it for so long because he’s just a pro when it comes to every aspect.”’
Why Bills offense held players-only meeting ahead of MNF showdown vs. Broncos
‘“The talent that we have, the leaders that we have on this team, making sure that every time we step on the field, our mindset is that, we’re all dogs, savages, and we’re gonna take what’s ours,” Shakir said. “I look to my right, I got (Stefon) Diggs. I look to my left and I got Gabe (Davis). And we got Josh and all the dogs within the o-line.”’
Bills’ injuries mount approaching Week 10 matchup with Broncos
‘Cornerback Christian Benford (hamstring), defensive end Leonard Floyd (illness), safety Micah Hyde (neck/stinger) and S Jordan Poyer (shin) were all absent from the team’s Thursday session, while linebacker Terrel Bernard (concussion) participated in a red non-contact jersey. Along with Bernard, LBs A.J. Klein (back) and Baylon Spector (hamstring) were also limited.’
Nagging injuries have hampered Bills pash rush, leading to decline in turnovers
‘Shaq Lawson (toe), Oliver (toe) and Rousseau (foot) all missed games during the last five weeks, while Floyd has been nursing an ankle injury for most of the season, and that doesn’t include a pectoral injury that landed DaQuan Jones on injured reserve and Miller’s recovery from a torn ACL. The injuries have been overshadowed by major losses to Matt Milano and Tre’Davious White, but the ramifications have been significant.’
Friday’s Denver Coverage
Kiszla: Broncos rediscovered their mojo by reducing quarterback Russell Wilson’s role (Denver Post)
Broncos coach Sean Payton says TE Greg Dulcich seeing specialists amid recurring hamstring injuries, should return this season (Denver Post)
Broncos excited to face former Denver edge rusher Von Miller: “It’s going to be great” (Denver Post)
Slowing down Josh Allen key for Broncos to beat Bills (Grand Junction Sentinel)
Von Miller on playing his former Broncos: ‘Definitely want to play better this game’ (KUSA-TV)
Bronco notes: Russ and Von absorb power of defeating negativity (KUSA-TV)
No ‘bad blood’ for Von Miller as he faces Broncos for first time since trade (KMGH-TV)
Sean Payton knows Broncos can either get hot, or fall back into ‘rut’ (KKFN-FM)
Sean Payton expects Greg Dulcich to return this season (KKFN-FM)
Von Miller hopes to turn back the clock against Broncos on Monday (KKFN-FM)
Russell Wilson knows Von Miller is one of the best to ever do it (KKFN-FM)
‘Nothing but mad love’: Why players embrace Von Miller (KKFN-FM)
Broncos’ Justin Simmons sees some Von Miller in Baron Browning (KKFN-FM)
‘There’s no better script to get a season turned around’: Broncos looking to earn third consecutive win in ‘Monday Night Football’ matchup vs. Bills (DenverBroncos.com)
Slumping Bills seek a spark as they prepared to host the rested Broncos
‘This marked the second time the 11th-year player has called a pep talk this season. And the chances of Murray needing to call a third session might become moot given how the Bills (5-4) are running out of room for error as they prepare to host the Denver Broncos (3-5) on Monday night.’
Buffalo Bills back in prime time for 3rd straight week in preparing to host rested Denver Broncos
‘Key Matchup: Josh Allen versus Broncos secondary. Allen has thrown an interception in each of his past five outings while overseeing an offense that’s been held to 25 or fewer points over that span. He’s facing a Broncos defense that has tightened up in allowing just 212 yards passing and generated five interceptions in its past four outings, including two in a 24-9 win over the Kansas City Chiefs two weeks ago.’
What’s wrong with the Bills? Identifying key areas of weakness and previewing Buffalo’s road ahead
‘The Bills are a completely different team when they are at home compared to being on the road. At Highmark Stadium, they are a crisp 4-0 and are averaging 31 points per game while holding opponents to 23.2 points. When they leave Buffalo, that’s when their play drops off. In the five games they’ve played outside of upstate New York (including London where they were technically considered the home team), the Bills are 1-4 and are scoring at half the rate, averaging 14.3 points in those contests. They’re also still allowing opponents to score over 20 points per game (20.6).’
Bills have lengthy injury report to start week of practice for Broncos
‘Ahead of Thursday’s practice in Orchard Park, Bills head coach Sean McDermott confirmed a number of key defensive players pieces would miss practice for various reasons. Cornerback Christian Benford (hamstring), safety Jordan Poyer (leg), safety Micah Hyde (neck/stinger) were all absent due to injury for Buffalo, while defensive end Leonard Floyd missed Thursday’s session due to an illness.’
Bills players meet to address offense
‘“It’s just important for us to have that open communication,” Murray said. “For us to talk bout it, as opposed to point fingers, or just let things go on and maybe not address things.”’
Bills prepare for Broncos; Tough final stretch
‘Buffalo’s final eight opponents have a combined record of 39-29. Six out of those eight teams are at least .500 on the year, with four teams having winning records. They face both the NFC and AFC conference leaders, the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs before they close out their regular season.’