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‘”I thought we did a better job in the second half in some situations, but everything starts with gap integrity in the run game, and doing your job and then tackling,” said McDermott following the win with the media. “We could have tackled better than we did. We’ll go back and look at that as well, and evaluate and try and grow from it.”‘

‘”They came out, they had a really good game playing offense and defensively,” said Allen on Sunday following the win. “They’re a team that’s establishing the culture with their head coach. It seems like they’re doing things the right way over there. They came ready to play.”‘

‘The Bills continued to give up too many yards and big plays against the run. The Saints ran 34 times times for 189 yards, averaging 5.6 yards per-carry.’

‘The defense continues to have a number of issues that need fixing, but came up with a couple of critical stops to do its part in the Bills’ 14th-straight regular season home win.’

‘The Saints have allowed 7.08 yards per pass attempt this season, tha’t 9th-highest in the NFL. The Bills should have chances to push the ball downfield, and need to capitalize when that happens.’

‘Defensive tackle Ed Oliver (ankle), linebacker Matt Milano (pectoral), and right tackle Spencer Brown (calf) all sat out for a second straight day as the team continued to prepare for their game Sunday at Highmark Stadium against the New Orleans Saints.’

‘The Saints have a new head coach in former NFL quarterback Kellen Moore, who had been the offensive coordinator for the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles. At 36 years of age, Moore is the youngest head coach in the league.’

‘Hairston, who sprained his LCL during a training camp practice on July 29, wore a large brace on his right knee as he went through exercises.’

‘It’s another 3-0 start to the season for the Bills, as Buffalo earned a gutsy prime-time victory on “Thursday Night Football” over the Miami Dolphins, 31-21, at Highmark Stadium.’

‘”I thought the grit, the mental toughness of our football team was on display throughout the game, in particular in the fourth quarter,” said McDermott.’

‘”There’s a threshold where you’re close enough and sacks don’t really matter. Moving it back puts our special teams in a tougher situation and that’s on me,” said Allen.’

‘Once again, third down defense popped up as an issue for the Bills.’

‘”Well, it’s a little bit different. You want to be able to go through the game the right way after any game. In this case, you know, we watched the film on the plane ride home, about an hour plane ride give or take, from New York. So you’re able only able to get in so much of film during that time span but you’re trying to catch the big things, if that makes sense, to make sure that we can get those addressed and move forward in a better way.”‘

‘Miami is traveling to Buffalo on a short week with a banged-up offensive line. The Bills are favored by almost two touchdowns. The last thing Buffalo wants to do is give their division rivals a reason to believe they can pull the massive upset on national television. The Bills need to take control early and keep it.’

‘Grier has been the GM since 2016 and McDaniel is his third head coach. McDaniel’s record is 28-26(28-24 in the regular season and 0-2 in the playoffs with losses at the Bills and Kansas City). McDaniel was brought in for his offensive ingenuity and creativity. The thought was he could develop Tua Tagovailoa into a top level NFL quarterback. While the offensive stats for the Dolphins have been good under McDaniel, they are deceiving.’