Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

‘Rousseau apparently hurt his foot in the victory over the Dolphins last week and he was unable to practice in the Bills’ two workouts back in Orchard Park and then Friday’s walk-through at The Grove, the facility where the Bills are staying outside of London.’

‘“When you look at it as a whole, yeah, you’re basically stunned like, ‘OK, this is an undertaking,’” Rowe said Wednesday, one day before the Bills made their way to London, where they will play “host” to the Jacksonville Jaguars Sunday. “But from our standpoint we’ve had a good core group of people. There’s been a lot of people involved; it’s not just Matt and I.”’

‘Now, after the disappointment Jackson felt at the end of training camp when he was told that Benford had beaten out him and Kaiir Elam for the right to start at CB2, Jackson is likely the new starter in place of White beginning Sunday in London when the Bills take on the Jacksonville Jaguars.’

‘“I don’t know if the fans can expect to see me yet,” he said on the Von Cast. “But if I was a betting man I’d say you can expect to see Von Miller in London. This is my first chance to play in London. I want this to happen and I’m pushing for this to happen. I think you can go ahead and check that box and you guys will be seeing me play in London.”’

‘Ahead of Buffalo’s London-based contest against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Gov. Kathy Hochul directed New York’s liquor authority to extend its deadline for special permits Tuesday, which would allow sports bars and restaurants throughout the state to start serving alcohol as early as 8 a.m.’

‘Here are some bars in the Rochester area that will be open for the game.’

‘Could this team be 10-1 when it visits Philadelphia in Week 12?’

‘Bills fans surely remember the other Allen from the last time these two teams met in 2021 in Jacksonville. In a game that ranks as one of the worst Bills’ losses in recent memory, Urban Meyer’s team pulled out a 9-6 victory – one of only three his lone Jaguars team would muster that season – with their Allen acting as a wrecking ball.’

‘Back in 2015, the Bills and Jaguars put on quite a show as Jacksonville raced out to a 27-3 lead thanks in part to some abysmal quarterbacking by E.J. Manuel. But the 2013 first-round pick rallied Buffalo into the lead at 31-27, only to see Blake Bortles pull out the game in the final two minutes with a touchdown pass to Allen Hurns.’

‘The Bills made sure to pay their respects and offer kudos for a job well done, but there was no doubt in their minds that things were going to be vastly different for Tua Tagovailoa, Tyreek Hill, Jaylen Waddle and the rest of the Dolphins when they arrived at raucous Highmark Stadium.’

‘White suffered an Achilles’ injury in the third quarter on a play where the Buffalo defense came up with a fourth-down stop. It was a devastating sight for the coaches, the players, the entire organization, really, to see White crying on the field, knowing exactly what had happened and what it meant.’

‘When you hold a team coming off a 70-point, 726-yard game to 20 points and 393 yards, that’s a pretty good day. And again, ordinarily those numbers wouldn’t look great, but against this Miami offense, they are.’

‘Here’s a look back at five Kelly vs. Marino games where points and yards were as plentiful as middle fingers raised by the fans of both teams.’

‘Sal’s prediction: Bills 34, Dolphins 31.’

‘Flex it out in favor of Bills-Dolphins, you say? Not possible because flex scheduling isn’t allowed for SNF before Week 5. So, while the showdown at Highmark Stadium, with CBS’ top announcing crew, will be shown to approximately half the country according to the 506 Sports TV coverage map, it won’t have the massive audience it could have for what is being deemed the early-season game of the year.’