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‘The offense got to work right away and closed the book early on if it would be another shutout. Frank Gore Jr. punched in it for six and caped off a 12 play, 80 yard drive. Bills lead 7-0 with 5:32 remaining in the 1st quarter.’

‘It appears as though there were no significant injuries to any Bills players, a welcome outcome for a team dealing with several of them right now.’

‘With roster cut down day coming next week, McDermott spoke on what he saw tonight. “Just fun to watch these guys go play and lay it on the line, we’ve got tough decisions to make. I want for all these guys to play in the league. It’s been fun to coach them and a real joy.”’

‘Tyrell Shavers. Laviska Shenault. KJ Hamler. Even Elijah Moore and Curtis Samuel. All are still vying to be on the final 53-man roster, but all have different circumstances that impact them. Moore and Samuel are most likely ahead of the others, but how far, and how secure are they? Shavers has to show he can handle special teams duties, including covering punts as a gunner and covering kickoffs. Shenault and Hamler may need to do something special in the return game, if given the chance, to justify a spot over cornerback and punt returner Brandon Codrington. It will be really interesting to see who gets how many snaps and in what roles.’

‘After an 11-on-11 play, White, who was not near the ball, started hopping on one leg. Quarterback Mitch Trubisky ran over to White and helped him walk off the field. White was still hopping.’

‘”I believe that in the group right now, obviously the best thing is we’ve got Cole back in the fold with things,” Babich told reporters ahead of Wednesday’s practice at One Bills Drive in Orchard Park. “All those reps that he missed from his injury, now we’re starting to make headway, in that way.”‘

‘”I think we’re looking for that other safety to play alongside of ‘T-Rapp’,” he told reporters Tuesday. “There’s been really good moments for all those guys back there, young and some of the more veteran guys that are back there that have played for us. But I think we’re still looking to find who is it going to be. And how consistent can they become. And how quickly can they grow if they’re a younger player. So you’re always looking to figure that other piece out. Right now for us, we know who ‘T-Rapp’ is. We know what he brings to the table. It’s what other piece can go along with ‘T-Rapp’?”‘

‘”The ability to change arm slot, to change ball positioning, some guys are faster, some guys are slower, some guys are bigger, some guys are smaller, and we’re asking them to run the same routes,” Allen said. “If you’ve got a 6-foot-4 guy running the same route as a 5-foot-10 guy, the ball is going to be a little bit different. So it’s all reactionary stuff, and I think it’s a good thing.”‘

‘“Certainly not up to our standard, what we expect and we have a lot of work to do.Doesn’t matter who’s out there… one, two’s, three’s, four’s, whoever it is we expect them to perform and we expect our level of performance to be much better than that.”’

‘In all honesty, if I tried to list everything that deserved an Arrow Down, this column would read longer than a supermarket receipt for a family of five.’

‘The Bills only gained a total of 180 yards offensively to Chicago’s 528 total yards of offense.’

‘The team just got both Taylor Rapp and Cole Bishop back from injuries. If they’re on the field together, it’s important to see the chemistry they’re trying to develop. If not, whoever is playing – and when – may tell us a lot about how the coaching staff feels about their depth, especially considering versatile defensive back Cam Lewis has missed time this week with a calf injury.’

‘Most notably, both safeties Cole Bishop and Taylor Rapp were back on the field together. While they were officially termed as “limited” prior to practice by head coach Sean McDermott, they lined up next to each other every time the first unit defense was on the field for either 11-on-11 or 7-on-7 work.’

‘The Bills did an excellent job defending the Bears’ run game. They really flew to the football and got physical between the tackles. A couple went for big yards, but mostly Chicago was held down.’

‘Safeties Taylor Rapp (knee) and Cole Bishop (quad) had both been out since the team was at St. John Fisher University for training camp over a week ago. Both players participated in individual position work on Tuesday, but appeared to be full participants throughout Wednesday’s session, including playing 11-on-11 against the offense.’