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‘McDermott continues to list Benjamin as day to day.’

‘Especially when White stepped in front of Smith’s pass with 1:11 remaining and the Chiefs at the Buffalo 35. White nearly returned it for a clinching touchdown before Smith finally tracked him down.’

‘He spent more than 10 seasons working under Kansas City coach Andy Reid in Philadelphia, rising from a lowly administrative assistant to defensive coordinator. McDermott said he learned a lot from Reid “on and off the field,” though his mentor probably wishes he picked up a little bit less.’

‘The injury further thins Buffalo’s group of receivers. Jordan Matthews (knee), Deonte Thompson (ankle) and tight end Charles Clay (knee) are listed as questionable.’

‘McDermott says Benjamin is considered day to day and was listed as questionable on Friday. Benjamin was hurt while being tackled after making a 20-yard catch during Buffalo’s opening drive in a 54-24 loss at the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday.’

‘This is the fourth straight season the Bills have been 5-5 through their first 10 games, but each time they’ve nosedived down the stretch.’

‘”Really, when you focus on that, when you look in the rearview mirror too long in this league, you lose sight of what’s in front,” McDermott said. “We’ve got to focus on the Chiefs, and that’s for myself as well as our team.”‘

‘Kansas City has won last three games against Buffalo.’

‘”I own the decision and as I said yesterday, I don’t regret the decision. I do regret the result, and there’s other hands also in the result,” he said. “You go back and you learn from it. I learn from it as a head coach, and I expect all to learn from and we grow and we move forward.”‘

‘”I don’t regret my decision,” McDermott insisted. “I regret the result.”‘

‘”Guys all over the team were saying encouraging things,” Peterman said. “They were saying, ‘Hey, you’re young, and you’re going to learn from this,’ and telling me a lot of their stories, too. I’ve got a lot of great teammates.”‘

‘”I still plan to support Nathan if he’s the guy,” Taylor said. “Of course I believe in my ability. I think I’m a starter. … There’s definitely some things that we have to talk about as a leadership council. I’m pretty sure over the next couple of days things are going to definitely have to be talked about.”‘

‘”I didn’t think I was the favorite there anyway, because how many times do you hire a guy from the staff when you fire the head coach? It doesn’t happen too often. I did appreciate the interview, but I’m where I want to be.”‘

‘Chargers cautiously optimistic QB Philip Rivers will play after reporting concussion symptoms Monday.’

‘”We’ll definitely have a bigger chip on our shoulder playing, because we’re not only playing for the Bills, but we’ll be playing for all these kids here,” Dawkins said. “I think it’ll be really cool.”‘