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‘As NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport laid out on Wednesday, the initial MRI and other images done on Miller’s knee did not adequately show a torn ACL. The original plan for surgery was to reposition the lateral meniscus that had moved into another channel, while also cleaning up cartilage damage to the injured knee.’

‘Buffalo will host the New York Jets this coming Sunday afternoon, while Miami is in Los Angeles to take on the Chargers on “Sunday Night Football”.’

‘Come Sunday evening, the Bills got all they needed to re-take the lead in the AFC, and then some.’

‘The final score might suggest the Bills-Patriots game was a close contest but it was not. When the Bills took a 17-7 lead with five and a half minutes left in the second quarter, it felt over. When the Bills capped off a 15 play, 94 yard, nearly nine minute drive with a touchdown to extend the lead to 24-7 early in the fourth quarter, you could have changed the standings and given the Bills their ninth victory.’

‘The Bills offense got rumbling on the ground game on their next drive where rookie running back James Cook led the way with 31 rushing yards. The Bills were able to get down into the red zone right before the end of the first quarter thanks to a short run by Allen. On the first play of the second quarter, Allen found wide receiver Stefon Diggs with an eight-yard pass for a touchdown.’

‘The Bills played a very well-rounded game with only one turnover on the offensive side of the ball and a great presence in the run game. The defense had good numbers as well, holding the Patriots’ offense to only 10 points.’

‘”I thought we played really well tonight, obviously only 24 points but our defense played fantastic ball where we didn’t feel like we have to press and make any mistakes. Obviously there’s a few plays that we’d like to have back. But again these are good wins, in division, away, it’s hard to win in this league so we’ll learn from this one and move on.”‘

‘“We’ve been assessing Von this week and seeing how he is, and we don’t want to rush him back,” Beane said via a pool report. “This gives us a chance to go ahead and count tonight’s game and three more on Injured Reserve, and hopefully we can get him back for the stretch run.”‘

‘Tight end Quinin Morris, who was a full participant at Wednesday’s final practice of the week, is listed as questionable to play due to an illness that caused him to miss the first two days of the practice week.’

‘The Patriots are having an even tougher time in the red zone, converting at only a 38.71% rate. The only team worse than that in th NFL is the Denver Broncos (37.50%). The Bills obviously have to be better than what they have been and get touchdowns when knocking on the door. But they also need to make sure the Patriots don’t suddenly start turning around their own struggles inside the 20.’

‘Oliver finished the Thanksgiving Day win with six total tackles, a sack that resulted in a safety, and a quarterback hit. In addition, one of Oliver’s best plays of the day came when he forced a fumble on Lions running back Jamaal Williams and also ended up wih the recovery.’

‘According to the source, the move will save the Bills $2.5 million on the salary cap to allow for room if the team makes any elevation from the practice squad, or potentially adds anyone else in free agency.’

‘The overall Tuesday injury report for the Buffalo Bills looks much better than it did on Monday, but starting left tackle Dion Dawkins was still missing and has yet to practice this week.’

‘This will be the first time this season the Bills are going up against the Patriots since they matched up in the AFC Wild Card Round last season in Orchard Park. That game was all Buffalo in a memorable game in the bitter cold that saw the Bills dominate New England from start-to-finish, 47-17.’