'Bengals, 20-14.'
Despite so much change, Bills defense appears ahead of schedule
' “Give credit to the coaches. They do a phenomenal job with outlining the key parts of the system, and so we were able to get those installed early. That said, there’s still room for growth in those areas, and then once you get those areas it’s kind of the boulders, the rocks, and the pebbles. We’ve got to start moving and evolving. As was asked earlier about the offense, we have to evolve on defense and special teams, as well.”'
Dennison liking what he's seen from his offense
'“I really think that they’re a bunch of grinders; a bunch of people who have practiced hard,” Dennison said with Howard Simon on Friday. “They’re focused on the task at hand; handling the guys up front, and trying to find creases in the run and voids in the pass.”'
Scouting Report – Week 5 – Bills-Bengals
'The Bengals’ perennial Pro Bowl defensive tackle is a game wrecker on the defensive interior. He leads Cincinnati in sacks early in the season and must be doubled on just about every play. Incognito will likely team with Eric Wood to account for him.'
Quick Hits: EJ Gaines questionable for Sunday
'“EJ Gaines will not practice (Friday) and is questionable for the game,” said McDermott Friday morning.'
Bills Today: Yarbrough amazed by Hughes' play
'“Even this last Sunday, when I was looking at the other side, I’m like, ‘I got a great get off, get this, get that,’ and I’m looking, I’m running back there and Jerry’s already back there and made the play and I’m like, ‘Okay, Jerry,’” Yarbrough said. “He shows up every single practice, every single game, and it’s really fun to watch.”'
Friday's Cincinnati Coverage
Q & A with Bills C Eric Wood: Growing up in Cincinnati, feeling at home in Buffalo, what's
'“You can't always control what happens on the field. You can have a great week of practice and go out on Sunday and just not play well. You can get beat. Those guys get paid on the other side of the ball, too. But you can always control your effort and your attitude and what you do out in the community. That just takes time and what you're willing to do. So I take a lot of pride in that. Looking around our team, I don't know if every team is the same way, but looking at how many other guys that I felt were worthy of it, made it mean even more. Just that guys put me on that type of level.”'
Bills Notebook: Preston Brown says 'guys have bought in,' Shaq Lawson takes a step forward
'"I mean we traded away some good players, some good players signed other places, but I think it made us more of a team,” Brown said Thursday morning during an appearance on NFL Network's "Good Morning Football." "We know we can’t depend on Sammy Watkins to catch a 70-yard bomb. We gotta drive the ball down the field, play keep away, work field position, get great punts from Colton Schmidt and we’ve been working well.'
Mark Gaughan's X's and O's: Loss to Bills would make Bengals' future look bleake
'Cincinnati stands 1-3 in part because its offensive line has gone from a strength to a weakness and the roster is in transition. The Bengals are the third youngest team in the NFL, with an average age of 25.5.'
Bills' LeSean McCoy, Kyle Williams spotted at Sabres season opener
'Shady especially got into it, leaving one fan wondering if he was working on a new touchdown dance as he celebrated the Sabres' second goal of the game.'
Tyrod Taylor's late-game numbers are trending in the right direction
'Taylor's long gain to Clay, combined with his strong fourth-quarter stats against the Panthers earlier this season, boosted his overall numbers in these scenarios, which have not been strong…'.
Advanced Stats: Dalton in 'common' games, Bengals' stellar pass-rushing trio
'Dalton started the 2017 with two brutal performances that led to a passer rating of 47.2, the lowest among 33 qualifying quarterbacks. Since then, after now former offensive coordinator Ken Zampese was fired, the seventh-year signal-caller has experienced a significant turnaround.'
Richie Incognito named First-Quarter All-Pro by Pro Football Focus
'According to PFF, Incognito's grade is 84.1. He has not allowed a QB Hit this season on 127 pass block snaps, per PFF.'
Will EJ Manuel start against the Bills this year?
'Even if Manuel lights it up in replacement, the Raiders are still going back to Carr as soon as he's healthy. The Bills-Raiders game is four weeks away, so Manuel would need Carr's recovery to be toward the longer end to get a shot at his former team. Some of the factors in Carr's return include the severity of the fracture, how much pain throwing causes him and the likelihood that he could hurt the injury worse by playing, as well as the Raiders' place in the standings.'