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‘With a chance to get back into the contest early in the fourth quarter, the Bills drove down the field and advanced as far as the Cincinnati 11-yard line. However, on a pass over the middle to Kincaid deep in Bengals territory, the rookie tight end was sent end-over-end, which then led to Cincinnati punching the ball out of his hands.’

‘”[We’ve got to] continue to coach and continue to play and play hard. It starts up front on both sides of the ball [and] stops on the line of scrimmage. I don’t think we did enough of that tonight.”‘

‘”We come out on the opening drive and had some success moving the ball, obviously we hit a lull there and didn’t score really until late in the fourth. We had our opportunities, we didn’t score before half, didn’t get six on the first drive of the second half and that’s not complimentary football. You know, you’ve got to double dip and get the points there and give yourself a chance.”‘

‘Wide receiver Gabe Davis had no catches in the game. He was targeted only twice.’

‘Burrow was in a zone and a rhythm, which makes the Bengals very tough to beat when that happens. The Bills’ challenge is to disrupt Burrow and his timing, and don’t let him get into the same kind of rhythm.’

‘Now it’s a new forced narrative coming from the Bengals. Ja’Marr Chase and Tyler Boyd are now claiming the Bills are saying their playoff loss to the Bengals was because of the weather. What they’re referencing is former Bills wide receiver Isaiah McKenzie saying on a podcast the Bills’ offense had to do some different things because of the weather.’

‘Everyone else on the active roster is healthy and available for the game, including cornerback Christian Benford, who was a limited participant at Friday’s practice dealing with a hamstring issue.’

‘”Our veteran players, Rasul and also Linval – in this case – experienced players, us getting a feel for them, how much do they know? Can they pick up the system? I think they’ll be good additions for us. I think what remains is what level of impact are able to make for us,” said McDermott with Sal Capaccio and Joe DiBiase.’

‘NFL Network reporter Mike Garafolo says his contract with the team is a one-year deal worth $3.72 million.’

‘”I have no idea,” Douglas told reporters after practice on Thursday. “They haven’t told me, like, I’m playing, I’m not. I don’t know when they would tell me. But I’m going to prepare and practice like I’m out there starting.’

‘”We have a lot of checks and balances in place with our support staff. Everybody needs different things. What you may need, I may need some different, but we’ve got a great support staff with Mark Carrier, ‘Dr. Des’ [Desaree Festa], Len Vanden Bos, Kelsey [Harkins], all our trainers and all that crew. Everybody needs a little something different, but we’ve got all these little things in place,” said Beane on Thursday during an appearance on the “Extra Point Show” on WGR. “Some guys, yeah, maybe some individual 1-on-1 time, maybe some small groups. But I think everyone’s aware of what week it is, and we’ll try and have them ready to roll so they can compartmentalize it the best, and go out there and play fast.”‘

‘Allen did speak to reporters after practice and said he and trainers want to make sure they “stay ahead” of the injury so it doesn’t impact him long-term. “Every day it gets so much better,” Allen said. “If I had to practice today, absolutely would have. If the game was today, I’m playing in the game.”‘

‘”When he went to Green Bay, the light came on for him. He started turning over some big plays, and he’s very instinctive,” said Beane during his press conference with the assembled media on Wednesday. “We talk about instincts all the time, and really defining instincts is more the coach can show you everything, but sometimes the team’s showing you something else that the coach hasn’t shown you, and do you react right away? You just instinctively know what to do, because you understand how it all fits together.”‘

‘In addition to being considered a very good zone defender and tackler, two traits that fit very well in Sean McDermott’s defense, Douglas is also known to be a vocal leader in the locker room.’

‘To make room for Fournette, the team has released defensive tackle Kendal Vickers.’