Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

‘“That was just over the top,” Knox said, laughing as he recalled it. “But I think he does a great job with his energy. It’s fun to watch, it made me laugh. They know I don’t like being called Rambo and all that stuff, but I let them take it and run, so it was fun.”’

‘This does not mean Allen won’t play Sunday, but three days shy of the game, to still be in the protocol probably isn’t a good sign for his availability. And quite honestly, it makes all the sense in the world to rest him this week with the bye week on the horizon.’

‘“Nothing’s more important than the safety of our players,’’ said Vrabel, whose Tennessee Titans (2-2) host the Buffalo Bills (3-1) Sunday at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium. “That’s critical and we try to learn and try to coach our players what’s the proper way to play within the rules but to also go as aggressively and as fast as possible. That’s no different than Buffalo. They’re a fast, hard-hitting and physical defense and they play the game clean.”‘

‘All coach Sean McDermott would offer before practice was that, “We’ll get them both ready as much as we can. Josh being in the protocol, he’ll do some individual drill work but other than that, all I can say is that he’s in the protocol.”’

‘When practice began, Allen did what McDermott said he would; he participated in the early portion which the media is allowed to watch. He was the first quarterback up in the individual drills, but it is unclear what his role was once the media was escorted off the field and the Bills went into full-team drills.’

‘So, forget about the division. What the Bills need to do over the final three quarters of the season is focus on earning one of the two AFC wild-card berths, and that starts in earnest Sunday afternoon at Tennessee, a game that is so much more important than the one against New England.’

‘When players are placed in the concussion protocol, coaches are not allowed to comment, and the player himself is not made available to reporters, so until the Bills return to practice, we won’t know what Allen’s condition is.’

‘Buffalo’s defense was superb all day against one of the best offenses in the NFL, making Tom Brady finally look like he’s 42 years old. But the special teams gave up a blocked punt for a touchdown, and the offense was so putrid, due mainly to an otherworldly terrible performance by Josh Allen, that the Bills could not pull off the upset.’

‘However, the Buffalo defense made a statement Sunday in holding Brady to 150 passing yards and the Patriots to 224 total yards and 11 first downs. This is an outstanding unit, and if it gets any help from an offense that was — how to put this mildly? — disturbingly bad, the Bills should win enough games to qualify for the playoffs.’

‘In other words, assault carries the same penalty as jaywalking in the NFL. Jones might have turned, but it sounds like the referees turned their heads.’

‘”That’s the first thing that came out of my mouth on the sideline: If one of us did that to 12, we wouldn’t have been in the game anymore,” Hyde told reporters after the game. There’s no way. There’s no way we would’ve continued to play in that game.”‘

‘ His touch on deep throws has never been worse and he’s 0-for-the-season on balls that travel at least 30 yards in the air. He held the ball way too long and was sacked four times. And then he exposed himself to that vicious shot that knocked him out of the game.’

‘The bride entered the stadium through the tunnel end with Bills Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly escorting her as The Bridal Chorus played. Park wore a white dress, Binggeli a blue suit. The alter was a red, white and blue archway with a Bills logo atop. The couple was presented an autographed football by Bills owner Kim Pegula along with other gifts, including Super Bowl tickets.’

‘Patriots 23, Bills 10.’

‘Brady has thrown for 71,425 yards in his career, fourth most all-time, with 8,248 coming against Buffalo. His wins (30), TDs (69) and 300-yard games (11) against the Bills are the most against any team. The Bills needn’t feel bad. The weak AFC East is the gift that keeps on giving to Brady and coach Bill Belichick, who has an 88-24-0 record against the division since 2001. On the list of most wins by a quarterback against one team, Brady owns the No. 1 (Buffalo, 30), No. 2 (Jets 28) and No. 4 (Miami 23) spots. Brett Favre (26 vs. Detroit) is at No. 3.’