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‘The Cardinals have nowhere near the offensive firepower the Bills will face Thursday night, yet Arizona found a way to take control early and put Buffalo into a deep hole from which Josh Allen’s extreme heroics were needed for his team to escape. The Bills need to show that, beyond Allen, they can step up their performance against an opponent that’s their greatest threat to win another AFC East title.’

‘I’m going back to the well for the biggest x-factor I think for this entire Bills defense. In the 1st half against Arizona Sunday, there was very little if any pressure put on Kyler Murray when he dropped back to pass. 2nd half, different story and the overall performance of the D vastly improved. Greg Rousseau was the catalyst, registering a career-high 3 sacks en route to earning AFC Defensive Player of the Week honors. It’s obvious Rousseau won’t be bringing the QB down that much week in and week out, but if he can continue to ascend into a pass rusher envisioned as a 1st round pick, the entire dynamic of the defensive front and defense as a whole shifts. Heck, even Von Miller got his first sack since suffering a torn ACL on Thanksgiving 2022.’

‘Bills edge rusher Greg Rousseau claimed the award after a standout performance in the 34-28 win over the Arizona Cardinals. Rousseau had an AFC-leading three sacks along with a forced fumble and six tackles.’

‘Last week it was Pepsi, this week it is Gatorade.’

‘McDermott didn’t have a timetable on how long Johnson will miss a day after he hurt his right forearm seven snaps into Arizona’s opening drive in Buffalo’s 34-28 win over the Cardinals. The coach said the team is still conducting what he called “further research” on Johnson’s injury.’

‘”We’re making sure that we’re tracking every single community member every single identifying objective and making sure they align with the various objectives we have both as an organization and as a community benefits agreement… we want to make sure that it’s concise and that it’s painting the picture of just how our community benefits investment is impacting the community,” he said.’

‘Penalties and turnovers just part of the equation that put them in a 17-3 hole with 2 minutes, 40 seconds to go in the second quarter against the Cardinals. Then came the double-dip that flipped things around for the home team.’

‘Buffalo overcame a 14-point, first-half deficit thanks to some timely stops and big games from Josh Allen (four total touchdowns) and Greg Rousseau (three sacks) to get past Arizona 34-28 in the season opener.’

‘This win was all about Allen. Not only because of his two touchdown throws. Not only because of his two TD runs, the second of which had him going airborne into the end zone and injuring his left hand in the process. Not only because he converted two fourth downs with his legs. It was about Allen’s sheer will to win, his ability to overcome a slow and ragged start by the entire team and lead the Bills back from a 17-3 deficit with three unanswered touchdowns.’

‘”It’s fine,” Allen said before adding that he would “probably” get some X-rays done following the Bills’ 34-28 season-opening victory against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday at Highmark Stadium.’

‘A home opener called for a sea of red, white, and blue. Fans flooded into Highmark stadium dressed in their Sunday best.’

‘The turnover at wide receiver has been profound, with only Khalil Shakir someone who has caught a pass in a game from Josh Allen. There is no one any one player is going to fill the void left by the traded Stefon Diggs. That’s where the “Everybody Eats” mantra has risen to the forefront of the conversation. Can this new-look WR group collectively be as effective or even better than the old one anchored by a premier WR1?’

‘If you’re headed to the game, the Erie County Sheriff’s Office is alerting fans of the traffic pattern around the the stadium before and after the game.’

‘A third round pick out of Northern Iowa in 2021, Brown is coming off his best season as a Bill. In 2023, he started all 17 games at right tackle on an offensive line that stood out as a unit, allowing the fewest amount of sacks in the NFL (24).’

‘”I’m not the most vocal,” Rapp said earlier this week. “I’m more the leader by example. Let my play do the talking.”’