‘”He’ll remain day-to-day, and not really going to get into speculating on whether he’s going to play this week or not,” McDermott said. “We’re just going to continue to take it day by day like we’ve done to this point.”‘
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Stefon Diggs, Jaire Alexander start trash talk early, dispute who ‘finished it’
‘Diggs and Alexander had previously faced each other across two seasons when Diggs played for the Packers’ NFC North rival Minnesota Vikings. Diggs, who spent his first five NFL seasons in Minnesota, became the first player to score a touchdown in eight consecutive games against Green Bay.’
Buffalo Bills release first renderings of future stadium
‘The canopy will cover 65% of the seats and help protect against wind and precipitation. It will work together with the perforated multidimensional exterior skin of the stadium that creates wind confusion to prevent swirling winds from getting to the field level.’
Bills’ Jordan Poyer travels to Chiefs game by van due to rib injury
‘Bills safety Jordan Poyer made that trip back and forth to play in Buffalo’s 24-20 win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday after he was not medically cleared to fly due to “resolving pneumothorax,” or a collapsed lung, a source told ESPN. He was permitted to play, but doctors were not comfortable with the air pressure that comes with flying as he recovers from the injury, a source told ESPN’s Chris Mortensen.’
Bills’ Josh Allen caps 96-yard drive before halftime with TD pass to Gabe Davis
‘The Bills’ drive started deep in their own territory thanks to a special teams penalty, and then guard Rodger Saffold was called for a false start on the first play to make things even more difficult. Three plays later, Allen began a clinic, connecting with his receivers on five straight passes to get downfield. The drive ended with Allen finding Davis open down the right sideline to walk in for the score. The Chiefs tied the game 10-10 on a 62-yard field goal by Harrison Butker before the half.’
How the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills scored 25 points in 2 minutes
‘Mahomes and Bills quarterback Josh Allen made NFL history that day, as it was the first game ever where both quarterbacks threw for at least 300 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions and had at least 50 rushing yards.’
Dawson Knox, Jordan Poyer, Tremaine Edmunds return for Bills
‘On the defensive side, safety Jordan Poyer (ribs), linebacker Tremaine Edmunds (hamstring) and rookie cornerback Christian Benford (hand) are all listed without injury designations.’
What makes Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen so hard to stop?
‘”One of the biggest challenges is just ability. They have the ability to go left or right, see down the field and make throws that not many people in the league can make,” longtime New England Patriots defensive back Devin McCourty said. “I think the second part of that is that they’re both mobile enough to really hurt you. We saw that when they played against each other. It wasn’t fun as a defensive player [to watch], but it was also cool to see their greatness show in the back and forth because it was those two guys making plays.”‘
Josh Allen connects with Gabe Davis on Bills’ second long touchdown pass of the day
‘Allen’s 62-yard toss to Davis in the second quarter was the duo’s second hook-up of the day, and helped stake Buffalo to a 17-3 lead over Pittsburgh. It was Allen’s third passing touchdown of more than 60 yards in his career — and second in the game — while holding up as his fourth completion of more than 60 yards in his career.’
Buffalo Bills receiver Jamison Crowder has broken ankle
‘Crowder was injured during the Bills’ 23-20 win over the Baltimore Ravens when returning a punt in the third quarter. He was carted off the field with his left leg in an air cast. Crowder was on crutches after the game Sunday.’
Buffalo Bills lose receivers Isaiah McKenzie, Jamison Crowder to injuries
‘McKenzie suffered his injury in the third quarter after catching an 8-yard pass over the middle on third down. Multiple defenders were near McKenzie to make the tackle, and teammates immediately called over the athletic training staff to look at the receiver, who initially appeared to be motionless on the field.’
Dane Jackson rejoins Buffalo Bills for practice just nine days after hospitalization
‘”It was scary in the hospital not being able to move or anything like that not knowing … really the unknown was the most scary part,” Jackson said. “Once I knew everything was good then I kind of relaxed.”‘
Buffalo Bills, beset by injuries to secondary, sign CB Xavier Rhodes to practice squad, source says
‘Rhodes himself appeared to confirm the news in a tweet Tuesday evening that read #BillsMafia.’
Buffalo Bills OC Ken Dorsey says he’ll learn from meltdown in coaching box after loss
‘”And I don’t ever want to take the passion out of the game, we’re all in this to win football games obviously for the Bills, for our fans, and we’re going to give them everything we got, but it’s something I’m gonna learn from and make sure let’s correct moving forward.”‘
OC Ken Dorsey slams headset, tablet after Buffalo Bills drop first game
‘With the Bills’ final drive falling short as time expired after quarterback Josh Allen passed to Isaiah McKenzie, when the wide receiver appeared to have time to get out of bounds to stop the clock, offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey was shown on the CBS broadcast reacting in frustration, slamming his headset, hat and tablet into the desk and crumpling the papers around him. Allen also slammed his helmet to the ground in frustration after the 21-19 loss.’