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‘The Bills need to maintain something close to their normal average on offense, but do a much better job defending on third down than they have been overall, especially against a New England offense that’s been good in that situation.’

‘”The combination of Josh and ‘Stef’ was high level,” said McDermott during his weekly appearance on the “Extra Point Show” on WGR. “When you when you bring in a player like that, they really raise the standard, in terms of the level that you compete at practice, and the level that you play at on game day.”‘

‘Life after Tom Brady has not been fun, but the Bills’ AFC East rival might be emerging from the darkness.’

‘Bills cornerback Dorian Strong did not practice on Thursday due to a neck injury, while defensive tackle T.J. Sanders was also added to the injury report as a limited participant due to a knee injury.’

‘Cook has had an impressive start to the 2025 season through the first four games, rushing for 401 yards on 75 carries, averaging 5.35 yards per-attempt. He’s also caught 12 balls for 89 yards, combining for 490 total yards from scrimmage.’

‘Rookie tight end Jackson Hawes joined them on the limited list, with linebacker Dorian Williams the only player who did not participate.’

‘A former fourth-round pick out of the University of Utah in 2019, Wishnowsky had spent the first six years of his NFL career with the San Francisco 49ers. In his 92 career games, Wishnowsky averaged 45.6 yards per-punt and pinned opponents inside their 20-yard line 138 times.’

‘For the first time since 2020, the Buffalo Bills are off to a 4-0 start in the regular season thanks to a 31-19 win over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday at Highmark Stadium.’

‘”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.’