‘McDermott blamed himself. Fine, that’s what every coach does. But this was a total staff failure. The Bills needed this game with the Patriots breathing down their necks, and it was a soup to buts debacle, on the heels of that horrendous loss two weeks ago in Jacksonville.’
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Here are the keys to the game and Sal’s prediction for Buffalo Bills vs Indianapolis Colts
‘Sal’s prediction: Buffalo Bills 27, Indianapolis Colts 20.’
After spectacular catch last week, Gabriel Davis looks to build on big-play performance
‘“It felt good,” Davis said. “I was kind of in a slump for the past couple weeks because I wasn’t getting a lot of playing time. But then I had opportunities show up and I was able to execute and do what I do. I was just looking at the ball in the air and I said, ‘You only get so much of an opportunity, you got to make this play.’ I definitely knew it was gonna be contested and I was gonna have to watch the ball the whole time and luckily it bounced the right way and I was able to grab onto it and get two feet in.”‘
Containing Jonathan Taylor will be huge task as Bills face NFL’s leading rusher again
‘Henry may still be the best back in the league, but Taylor is in the early stages of building his resume to be included in the conversation for that title along with Henry, Nick Chubb, Ezekiel Elliott and Dalvin Cook.’
Buffalo Bills vs Indianapolis Colts: What coaches, players are saying
‘Indianapolis is two overtime losses away from being on a seven-game winning streak, and those losses came to first-place teams, Baltimore and Tennessee, so there’s no doubt this is a good team coming to town to challenge the AFC East-leading Bills.’
Buffalo Bills news, notes: Rookie lineman helps offense regain mojo, injuries a concern
‘“I sensed an intensity and an energy from him,” coach Sean McDermott said when asked what Brown’s return meant. “He’s a young player, let’s not put him in the Hall of Fame yet, OK. Please, help me with that. He’s a young player that has to continue to learn what it takes to play in this league and he knows that and that humble and hungry approach is real and we need to carry that forward next week.”’
Instant reactions: Diggs, Breida play key roles as Bills get right with an blowout of Jets
‘The Buffalo defense made Jets QB Mike White look like the career practice squad player he had been until a month ago, intercepting him four times, and the offense – after a little stumbling in the second quarter – lit up a terrible New York defense both on the ground and through the air.’
Maiorana: Bills leaders help team bounce back after ugly loss to decimate NY Jets
‘“We needed a win,” said safety Micah Hyde. “It doesn’t matter how we get it. We want to win, and our backs were against the wall, I guess, after last week. It was a tough loss, and we wanted to go out there and get a win today. Whether it was a 9-6 game, us winning, or the final outcome of today. We wanted to get a win and help get the ball rolling.”’
Are Bills the class of the AFC, or just a team that beats up on bums? We’ll find out soon
‘The Bills needed to regain some mojo. The loss to Jacksonville was simply absurd, and a lesser team would have let it creep into this week, but that was clearly not the case. McDermott was stern during the week in his dealings with the media, and you know the message was even clearer to his players. He demanded performance, and he got it.’
Here are 5 keys to the game and Sal’s prediction for Buffalo Bills vs New York Jets
‘Sal’s prediction: Buffalo Bills 27, New York Jets 16.’
Buffalo Bills vs New York Jets: LB Tremaine Edmunds ruled out of Jets game
‘As we expected given that he has a hamstring injury, LB Tremaine Edmunds won’t play in New York, McDermott confirmed Friday morning.’
What’s wrong with Stefon Diggs? Actually, nothing, as his numbers are similar to 2020
‘So again, a little down from a year ago, nothing too alarming, but that doesn’t change the fact that it just feels like Diggs isn’t the same weapon he was a year ago.’
Bills running game woes continue. Will Matt Breida get a chance to spark improvement?
‘When Allen hands off to Devin Singletary or Zack Moss, the results have generally been less than inspiring. The Bills have 22 runs of at least 10 yards this season, and Singletary and Moss have just nine combined, while Allen has 12 and Mitchell Trubisky one.’
Buffalo Bills vs New York Jets: Bills say they have moved on from loss to Jaguars
‘“Look, a loss is never easy,” coach Sean McDermott said. “We have to learn from it. It’s important that we handle it the right way. There’s a lot of things we could have done differently in that game. And I think you’ll learn a lot from those situations if handled the right way. And that’s the only piece of that that we can control at this point.”‘
What happened to the Buffalo Bills offense? 4 things they need to fix to solve the slump
‘I think the time has come to proclaim that Cody Ford is a bust. The Bills used a second-round pick on him in 2019 – traded up in that round, in fact, to make sure they could get him – and he’s been nothing but a disappointment for two-plus years running.’