Niagara Gazette

‘“When you’re with people for four years, you experience a lot of highs, a lot of lows, there’s a lot of emotions, and you lean on one another both in good times and bad,” Daboll said during a conference call Wednesday. “… (The Bills) were a very important part of my life for four years. And you develop relationships. I got a lot of respect for all the people in that building, staff, coaches, executives, players, because you go through a year in the NFL, you go through a lot of stuff. … For me, it was four years. I’ve leaned a lot on those guys. I’m always there for them. I know they’re there for me.”’

‘“People don’t know what’s going on on the sideline,” Diggs said. “People don’t hear, people just see and it’s easy to react or draw whatever conclusion you want from what you saw. … I hold myself to a very high standard and people don’t understand that. … I consider it to be a game and it is a game, I just don’t play about this game. I take it to heart, I give it everything I got and I’m very hard on myself.”’

‘“It’s been the first time ever in my life not being the star guy or the starter,” Elam said after practice Wednesday. “It’s been, I feel like for anybody, it’ll be, I guess, a little challenge. But all I can do is continue to get better, prepare like a starter like I did, and I just feel like, just don’t think too much about it. I mean, just go out there and do what you do best.”’

‘The Bills return to Highmark Stadium for Sunday Night Football and face a New York Giants team that could be more banged up than them. And even when the Giants were healthy, it was disastrous.’

‘McDermott said the Bills will lean on players already on the roster before looking for outside help to replace Milano. They have veteran A.J. Klein on the practice squad, while Baylon Spector is still on injured reserve after suffering a hamstring injury in the preseason finale.’

‘I know this is blasphemous in a region that lives and breathes the Buffalo Bills, but I have to say, I haven’t always been like this.’

‘With all of the injuries, the Bills defense still played well for most of the game, surrendering just 11 points and forcing two turnovers going into the fourth quarter. But it was clear they were worn down by the end of the game.’

‘It’s hard to recall a worse five-point loss.’

‘If the Bills can roll into Philadelphia on Thanksgiving weekend — the final game before the bye week — with nine or 10 wins, they may only need two or three wins to clinch the AFC East over the last six games.’

‘“This is my first international game, first time actually over here in England, across the pond,” Allen said. “It’s another chance to showcase what American football is all about. I’ve been told about how excited the fans can get during the game and how loud they can get. Hopefully they’ll be cheering for us and loud when Jacksonville is on third down and quiet when we’re on third down.”’

‘“I never said anything about game shape, that takes a lot,” Miller said. “I wasn’t able to do training camp, wasn’t able to play in preseason, wasn’t able to play in the first four games of the season, so you can’t discount this sport. It takes a lot and I have so much respect for this sport that I can’t jump right into things.”’

‘“I think my biggest expectation is to actually be in the stadium,” Mulligan said. “Our new stadium is going to be modeled after this one, similarly, so I’m really excited to see how everything looks and feels.”’

‘Not much was expected from Jackson when he was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL draft, but he always seems to find his way back into the starting lineup. The Bills drafted Kaiir Elam in the first round and Christian Benford in the sixth last year, but Jackson was the No. 1 cornerback coming out of training camp.’

‘Buffalo has been in this position often over the last few seasons, building up confidence with a big win, only to have a letdown and lose a winnable game. That 9-6 loss to a Jaguars team destined for the No. 1 overall pick following the 2021 season is still all too fresh.’

‘“It feels like I’ve been away from (my pads) so long and I see them each and every day,” Miller said. “I’m in the film room, and the locker room, and training room each and every day. But it feels like I’ve been separated from those guys for so long, man. And it feels good to be back in gen pop, back with all the other guys, man.”’