Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

‘“We’ve got to continue to find answers to some of the reasons why we’re stubbing our toe,” coach Sean McDermott said. “We’re beating ourselves at times and we’re not linking up all three phases to control a game.”’

‘Coaching: F.’

‘Play-by-play: Ian Eagle. Analyst: Charles Davis. Sideline reporter: Evan Washburn.

‘Sal’s prediction: Bills 24, Patriots 13.’

‘Mind you, all of it is from fans and some media, none of it coming from One Bills Drive, something Josh Allen wanted to make perfectly clear.’

‘“It would be hard to describe him as a first-year player when you watched him go through the week of preparation,” Washington said, clearly impressed by the way Williams studied and practiced. “I’m talking about from Wednesday all the way through the Saturday walk through. He was locked in, focused, he understood the game plan. He understood what we had to do against their offensive schemes. He slid into that role.”’

‘But for the second year in a row, Buffalo’s secondary passing game targets are underwhelming and Allen’s reliance on Diggs could become a problem against a quality defense that can neutralize Diggs and force Allen to go somewhere else with the ball.’

‘It is jarring to see the Patriots at 1-5, just the second time in Robert Kraft’s 29-year ownership tenure that this has happened, the last being 1995, long before Bill Belichick showed up. Bills fans are concerned by the lack of productivity from Josh Allen and the offense the last two weeks, but their struggles pale in comparison to the misery the Patriots are enduring right now.’

‘For the second week in a row the once-mighty Buffalo offense coughed and wheezed for the better part of three quarters before waking up just in time to score two fourth-quarter touchdowns, just enough to squeeze out a win because the defense stood tall in some key moments and held the Giants to three field goals.’

‘Dorsey’s insistence on using Allen in the shotgun is becoming a problem because it’s pretty clear that the Bills run the ball better when Allen is under center, and when he’s under center the play-action game is a little more effective, too.’

‘Sal’s prediction: Bills 34, Giants 13.’

‘Network TV: NBC. The game will be available locally via the following stations: WHEC (Channel 10, Rochester), WGRZ (Buffalo area), WSTM (Syracuse area), WKTV (Utica area), WETM (Elmira area), WNYT (Albany area), and WBGH (Binghamton area).’

‘Ryan let it be known right away in OTAs that it would be a three-man competition right through to the end of training camp, and that spring and summer, it was. All three had their chances, and Taylor emerged as the clear-cut winner. And he held that job for most of his three years with the Bills, starting 43 of the 48 games the Bills played.’

‘“UK police are on it but it’s a sad world,” Reed tweeted. “Emergency passports were acquired. Feeling unsafe & violated. Can’t even stay in hotels safely anymore. Need to be better people.”’

‘“Yeah, it was a journey, it was a journey,” Ingram said Wednesday following Buffalo’s walk-through practice. “But that’s pretty much been the story of my life, really, just kind of waiting my turn and then when I get the opportunity, capitalize on it and just make the best of it.”’