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Game Preview: 12/13/18 vs. Arizona GAME-DAY RESOURCES Game Notes NHL Stats Press Clips LAST GAME Tuesday, December 11 Los Angeles 3 at Buffalo 4 (OT) Goals: Girgensons, Eichel, Larsson, Skinner Goalie: Ullmark (26 saves/29 shots) PP: 2/8; PK: 4/4; Shots: Buffalo 47 – Los Angeles 29 CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 119) Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missed Matt Hunwick (neck, Oct. 4; injured reserve) – 31 games Scott Wilson (ankle, Oct. 4; injured reserve) – 31 games Marco Scandella (upper body, Nov. 27; injured reserve) – 7 games Jake McCabe (upper body, Nov. 29; injured reserve) – 5 games Casey Nelson (upper body, Dec. 8; injured reserve) – 2 games Patrik Berglund (illness, Dec. 11) – 1 game TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS 12/7: Recalled D Matt Tennyson and G Scott Wedgewood from Rochester (AHL); Placed D Casey Nelson on IR 12/12: Assigned D Matt Hunwick to Rochester (AHL) on a conditioning loan UPCOMING GAMES Saturday, Dec. 15: Buffalo at Washington, 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16: Buffalo at Boston, 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18: Florida at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21: Buffalo at Washington, 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 22: Anaheim at Buffalo, 7 p.m. TONIGHT’S GAME COYOTES at SABRES This is the second of two meetings between the Sabres and Coyotes this season. Last meeting: Buffalo defeated Arizona 3-0 in Arizona on Oct. 13 The Sabres are 7-2-1 in their last 10 games vs. the Coyotes; 5-3-2 at home. This is the 80th game all-time between Buffalo and Arizona/Winnipeg; Buffalo has a 47-23-9 series record. The Sabres are 25-8-7 at home against the Coyotes/Jets all-time.

Committee approach according to Frazier.

Another start for rookie QB Josh Allen, another loss in the books for the Bills. While the results weren’t in their favor, every game that Allen gets under his belt, the better the future looks. Allen finished the Week 14 matchup 18-for-36 for 206 yards, one rushing touchdown, and two interceptions, but he seemed to have a good grasp of how the Jets were defending him. As I wrote in my weekly breakdown for The Athletic Buffalo, the Jets’ defense played a chippy game. Any time they were near Allen, they attempted to send him to the New Era Field turf. But in true Allen fashion, he led by example. He competed. That’s been the theme since his return to the lineup. He has taken an offense that is pretty much devoid of top-tier talent and put it on his back. So it is no surprise that they have fought with him and have taken on his scrappy style of play. Join us in the film room to dive into his tape on some of his good and bad plays.

A sorely needed investment in the OL that's priority 1. Good call on Paradis too.

Bills Today: Keith Ford - This is Only the Beginning Brian Daboll and Matt Patricia: Old Friends Prepare to Match Wits Again on Sunday The resume’ practically glowed in the pile of prospective candidates for the entry level offensive assistant position with the New England Patriots. Patriots wide receivers coach Brian Daboll was tasked with weeding through the voluminous pool of candidates for the job opening back in 2004. He couldn’t help but notice the bright orange resume’. “His resume’ was this big orange Syracuse paper,” said Daboll. “It was ridiculous, but effective.” “He’s absolutely right,” said Lions head coach Matt Patricia. “I totally did that on purpose. I knew it would be different than everybody else’s. I was coaching at Syracuse University, so I’m glad that it did (stand out). It was bound and had different examples of reports in there and drawings, diagrams. I remember it exactly. We joke about it and laugh about it all the time.” Daboll would call Patricia, who came in for an interview and ultimately landed the position. It began a 15-year coaching bond that still exists between the two ex-Pats today. O’HARA’S SCOUTING REPORT: Buffalo Bills Mike OHara - COLUMNIST It doesn’t lessen the pain for the Buffalo Bills and their legion of loyal fans that the step they’ve taken backward this year was predictable after last season’s leap forward. Retooling can throw a wrench into expectations, and that’s happening to the Bills after a magical 2017 season under first-year head coach Sean McDermott. They ended a 17-year postseason drought by making the AFC playoffs as a wild card with a 9-7 won-loss record. They’re 4-9 and out of playoff contention going into Sunday’s home game against the Detroit Lions, who’ve also taken a step back after a 9-7 record that was not good enough to make the NFC playoffs. A roster overhaul was planned under McDermott and general manager Brandon Beane regardless of last year’s record that revived the fan base. “It was just amazing to see how it brought a lot of energy to our city and fan base,” McDermott said of the 2017 season in a conference-call interview with the Detroit media. “That was probably a once-in-a-lifetime basis, in terms of breaking a streak.”

Good call. He has a reduced role as it is with Foster, Zay, and Mckenzie all playing more prominent roles in the emerging youth movement.

Herbert might stay in school and Grier is likely not worth that high of a pick. IMO, they should have bypassed Barkley and taken a QB in the '18 draft at #2.

Let's see how many of those ten years Chucky is around after the move to Vegas.

That's right they have the worst collection of talent in the NFL that starts with their OL that has none of their starters from the beginning of the season. Not one.

David Johnson is averaging 3.7 YPC because the OL is terrible. Fitz is still good and you want to mention how old Shady is with him being even older. Kirk is on IR. Meanwhile the Bills have Foster emerging as a deep threat and McKenzie making plays in both the run and pass game. Both have added an element of speed that has opened things nup.

No one with any objectivity would say that. Name all of this purported talent he's surrounded by.

It's hardly the place for in-depth analysis so I wouldn't even worry about it. Like I posted earlier, it's a show designed for yucks and frivolity by a well known provocateur in Jones. No sweat. We know the growth Allen has demonstrated on the field as fans of the team, so what an ESPN host says matters not one bit in the grand scheme of things.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WBEN/AP-John Wawrow) — Don’t count out LeSean McCoy just yet. Though the Bills running back missed practice Wednesday to nurse a sore left hamstring, McCoy told The Associated Press there’s a chance he’ll play in Buffalo’s home game against the Detroit Lions on Sunday. “I want to try to get in a couple of good games before it’s over,” McCoy said, before leaving the locker room. McCoy winked as he said that in a clear reference acknowledging he’s running out of time to make any semblance of an impact in what could become the worst season in his 10-year career. He’s topped 100 yards rushing just once, scored twice and managed just 479 yards rushing. That’s 258 yards shy of his career low in 2009, when he had just four starts in 16 games during his rookie season in Philadelphia. McCoy’s playing status against the Lions is cloudy for various reasons. For one, he’s injured. McCoy had just 1 yard on two carries and also dropped a pass in playing nine snaps before being sidelined in a 27-23 loss to the New York Jets on Sunday. With Buffalo (4-9) out of playoff contention, the Bills are also focused on evaluating their youth over their final three games.