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‘”I understand everyone’s frustration. I absolutely do,” McDermott said. “We’re working extremely hard to make the adjustments we have to make, and Ken is doing the same. I remain confident in Ken and our offensive staff, and we continue to work hard at improving and getting the results we’re all working for.”‘

‘I think there’s good reason to believe Miller could take a big leap this week. He did look noticeably better against Tampa Bay. There were multiple reps where you saw some burst and some strength.’

‘”That’s honestly what it comes down to — our guys and myself just getting in the right position to make the plays,” Allen said. “Sometimes it’s not so much about the X’s and O’s, but the ‘Jimmys and Joes,’ and going out there and playing together. And like I said earlier, playing complimentary football and not putting our defense in bad situations.”‘

‘But the biggest part has been the fact that Cincinnati’s star quarterback, Joe Burrow, finally seems healthy after injuring his calf earlier this year.’

‘The Bengals come into the Week 9 matchup off three straight wins. Their star quarterback, Joe Burrow, has gotten healthy, and the Cincinnati offense has taken off. Yet, they’re only 4-3 on the season, and remain winless in the AFC.’

‘”I don’t think it’s going to linger too much,” Allen said. ” If I had to practice today, I absolutely would have. If the game was today, I’m playing in the game. But (I’m) just trying to make sure it’s not super sore and we’re just trying to stay on top of it and get ahead of it while we can.”‘

‘Buffalo acquired the 28-year-old corner and a 2024 fifth-round pick from the Green Bay Packers in exchange for a 2024 third-round pick. He’s been a durable player, missing just nine total games since coming into the league in 2018. He also intercepted Josh Allen during the Packers’ loss to the Bills last season.’

‘Fournette, 28, was reportedly set to visit Buffalo earlier this month, but it was cancelled when the Bills realized they would be able to keep running back Ty Johnson.’

‘But what made it different for the Bills offense on this night was the fact Gabe Davis also had nine catches, Khalil Shakir led the team in receiving yards, Dalton Kincaid had five catches and his first touchdown. They spread it around, and it worked.’

‘But make no mistake about it — Buffalo played well against Tampa Bay, especially on offense.’

‘”We’re here to cheer in a team that we have faith in, and I just ‘Bill-ieve.’ Like my flag over there says — ‘Bill-ieve,'” he said. “It’s who we are. There’s no concern. We all go through tough times. They’re trying to find themselves out there. You know Josh Allen is a god. We’ll be OK.”‘

‘”When you look at the things that are fun, I think fun is scoring touchdowns,” the star wide receiver said. “We haven’t had too many touchdowns. When I say getting back to being us though, I really mean that by just scoring touchdowns, that’s the fun part. If we haven’t been doing that, it’ll kind of seem like we’re not having that much fun, I guess. You want (us) to get excited, we can go to the local ice cream shop.”‘

‘”I don’t have any pride. All I want to do is win,” Miller said. “I want to win. I want to see my teammates play well. Obviously I want to play well too, but the bottom line is I want to win and I’m willing to do whatever it takes to win.”‘

‘The game is set to kick off at 8:15 p.m. and will only be available to watch on Amazon Prime Video, except in the Buffalo market.’

‘”Every week is a crossroads in the NFL,” McDermott said. “We’ve shown that we know how to win and we know how to figure things out and we know how to develop players and find the answer and the solutions. That’s what we’re here for.”‘