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‘The 24-year-old has emerged as a top weapon in this offense. All of his attributes were on display like his patience, vision, ability to make defenders miss, cut-back runs, and speed to the edge. Cook also doesn’t get enough credit as a physical runner, a guy who can break tackles and get yards after initial contact.’

‘The Buffalo Bills running game led by James Cook dominates the Dallas Cowboys defense on Sunday afternoon taking down the Cowboys 31-10 at Highmark Stadium.’

‘The Bills were able to gain over 351 total yards on Monday night, 221 of which were locked in by running back James Cook. In the first three quarters, the Bills ran the ball 69% of the time. Despite the lack of throwing plays, McDermott was quick to praise his wide receivers and believes they carried their own weight whenever the ball came their way.’

‘”I think that’s kind of what we’re built for games like this.” Allen said postgame. “And finding ways in our defense went out there and against a fantastic offense and did their thing.”‘

‘The Bills dropped at least four passes. Tight end Dalton Kincaid had just two targets and dropped both of them. Very uncharacteristic of the rookie, but two balls he should have caught. Stefon Diggs dropped a third down pass. James Cook dropped what would have been a touchdown.’

‘The Cowboys love to jump on teams early. They’re out-scoring their opponents by a whopping 258-125 in the first half. They want to score early, create a lead, and make their opponent one-dimensional, having to throw the ball to get back in the game. That will allow their pass rush to get going. The Bills can’t let Dallas get off to an early start on the scoreboard against them.’

‘Going into Week 15 Sunday, Allen has the fifth best MVP odds at +1400, only trailing Dak Prescott, Brock Purdy, Lamar Jackson, and Jalen Hurts. None of which have minus odds.’

‘Bills head coach Sean McDermott said Friday that Injured Reserve is a possibility for both players, but more likely for Hyde. The team will still gather information before making that determination.’

‘”Credit to coach [Mike] McCarthy and Brian Schottenheimer, their offensive coordinator. It looks like [Prescott’s] playing with just more clarity. Maybe they’re keeping it simpler for them, I don’t really know,” said McDermott during his weekly appearance on the “Extra Point Show” on WGR. “He just seems like he’s more comfortable in the system or comfortable in the pocket, knowing where he wants to go with the ball. Then on top of that, he uses his legs well when he needs to – third downs and red zone, two-minute, in particular.”‘

‘The Thursday injury report had both edge rusher A.J. Epenesa (ribs) and safety Micah Hyde (stinger) as not practicing for the second-straight day.’

‘Defensive end A.J. Epenesa, who suffered a rib injury in last Sunday’s 20-17 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs, along with safety Micah Hyde, who suffered another neck/stinger injury in the contest, were unable to practice.’

‘It took three weeks and a very stout Kansas City defense to see some of the inconsistencies of the Bills offense appear again.’

‘”It meant a lot to me. It really did,” said McDermott on Monday during his Zoom call with the media. “First-and-foremost, it meant a lot the way that the players and staff came together and played and coached, and just kept it about the game. I think that in the midst of everything that was going on last week for us, as a team, was impressive to watch and to see. And the support that I’ve gotten, like I’ve said, from in-house, from outside across the NFL community has been just super gratifying, and much appreciated on our part.”‘

‘Epenesa made a huge play early in the game when he batted a ball into the air and ultimately intercepted Patrick Mahomes. He was injured on the play and came out of the game for a brief time. Although he re-entered the game, he then exited again and didn’t return.’

‘Recent history is why I had no faith in that unit. Four times this season, the defense could not hold on to a fourth quarter lead, with three of those contests inside the final two minutes of regulation. All four games resulted in losses to the New York Jets, New England Patriots, Denver Broncos and Philadelphia Eagles.’