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‘”There’s times that I’ve felt like I lost us the game,” wide receiver Gabe Davis said. “But it’s never one player, so I’m not blaming Josh. No one on this team is blaming Josh. We have our moments and have our times. We’re behind him 100 percent.”‘

‘”It’s an amazing feeling to represent the Buffalo Bills here in Rochester, and actually have a bar for all of the Bills Mafia fans to come to and watch the games,” said Kaitlyn Morse, the manager of Bar-Bill.’

‘”We’ve got a new opportunity, brand new season, a spankin’ new season to put some good things on tape and show what we can do as an offense and as a team,” Diggs said. “For me, that’s the big picture, but see the forest through the trees and it starts with game one. I know everybody’s extremely excited.”‘

‘”What kind of team you got?” Diggs said. “Figuring out your identity and all the stuff that you’ve been putting on tape. Consistently working, kind of getting that, to actually put it to use. I feel like that’s the challenge more so than anything — not necessarily the opponent because you’ve been watching those guys, they’ve been watching you, and you kind of get to figure out ‘Has what I’ve been studying, has what I’ve been seeing consistently, is that what I’m going to get?’ because you don’t know that. You never know.”‘

‘They had cornhole, wings and maybe some libations, but they said there’s been so much hype entering this season and there’s no place they’d rather be Monday night.’

‘”It’s a track meet, especially that front seven,” Morse said. “For us, like I said before, it’ll just be matching that competitive spirit that they have and for us not riding. They’re going to make their plays, first and foremost, they’re going to do that. But for us, we’ll just be trying to mitigate those to as minimal as possible and try to take advantage of the opportunities that are given to us.”‘

‘”I’m just super excited to get back out there and give it a go,” he said. “I missed a lot of games last year, and went through training camp pretty healthy, so to wake up and feel a little soreness the other day was not ideal. But I did a little more today and I’m going to be ready for Monday night.”‘

‘You see him all the time, but the guy he’s going up against has been a name in the league since Allen was a kid.’

‘”Gabe is very valuable to our team”, Beane said. “(He’s been) a pro from day one when he got here. Gabe has matured beyond his years, and you see that in his work ethic. I’ve talked about his work habits, and, if anything, you have to tell Gabe to unplug, take a break. He’s in a good spot. I’m looking forward to see how this season unfolds for him.”‘

‘”She’s been working at Walmart for about — she’s going to kill me if I don’t get this right — but it has to have been at least 15 years for sure,” Sherfield said.’

‘”When it comes to defenses, the biggest thing when playing [for a new team] is the terminology,” Kirksey said. “I think that’s the toughest part when it comes to learning new defenses, but at the end of the day, defense is defense. You have to adjust to some of the [differences], but you always got to do a lot on the defense, and it’s all about the communication part. So, for me, I’m a quick learner, I’ll get on board real fast.”‘

‘The Monday Night Football game is part of the ABC Network coverage for the season. The game will also be seen on ESPN around the country, though viewers with Spectrum cable are currently blacked out because of a dispute between the company and Disney/ABC.’

‘While linebacker Christian Kirksey might be the newest face in Buffalo, he goes way back with his friend Bills safety Micah Hyde. “(One of) my best friends. Our families are entwined,” Hyde said. “Just seeing him walk in this building — I walked in this morning, and he was in the training room — it’s just pure excitement.”‘

‘”We sit in the team room and they show pictures on the screen and everybody screams whenever they show them,” Davis explained. “I was the last pictures, and everybody was like ‘Woah!” and I started clapping, too, and waved to everybody. It was just kind of funny to know that I’m going to have a C on my chest, because everybody knows that I’m a goofball and I play around a lot, but I’m glad those guys look at me as a guy who can lead the team.”‘

‘”I was looking at my phone all day yesterday and the day before, just looking at it and praying,” said defensive end Kinglsey Jonathan, who went undrafted out of Syracuse in 2022.’