‘The Steelers replaced Slay by signing cornerback Asante Samuel Jr. to their 53-man roster from the practice squad. Slay was a healthy scratch this past week in Pittsburgh’s 26-7 loss to the Bills.’
BillsBeat - December 4, 2025
Bills re-sign Andre Jones Jr. to practice squad
‘Re-signing Jones Jr., may be an indication that the team is preparing to be without him when they host the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday at Highmark Stadium, providing more depth and possibly needing to elevate someone to the active roster for the game.’
Christian Benford named AFC Defensive Player of the Week
‘One of the main pieces to Buffalo’s defensive success on Sunday was cornerback Christian Benford, who registered two tackles, a tackle for loss, an interception and a fumble recovery for a touchdown on the first play of the third quarter.’
Buffalo Bills CB Christian Benford has taken his game to the next level, but his next test is the toughest yet
‘The recognition is a long time coming for one of the NFL’s most underrated players and caps off a really impressive month for the 25-year-old cornerback.’
Buffalo Bills claim veteran cornerback Darius Slay off waivers
‘In a corresponding move, the Bills released cornerback Ja’Marcus Ingram.’
Bills secondary faces tough test against Bengals’ Joe Burrow
‘“He’s a hard guy to fool in terms of back-end disguises,” McDermott said. “He’s a heck of a competitor, with incredible arm talent, and he can extend plays. He’s one of the top quarterbacks in the league for good reason.”’
Bills claim Darius Slay, veteran cornerback waived by Steelers
‘Buffalo has received inconsistent play from veteran Tre’Davious White and rookie Maxwell Hairston starting at cornerback opposite Christian Benford, who is the AFC defensive player of the week for his performance against the Steelers.’
Christian Benford: AFC Defensive Player of the Week
‘“I’m proud of him,” said Hairston. “He keeps us going. He’s gotten me deeper in my faith. He’s just a good dude to be around, someone you can really learn from.”’
Allen, Bills host Burrow, Bengals in AFC clash to kick off pressure-filled December
‘Burrow is back in the mix though for the Bengals, making the Cincinnati offense a much tougher challenge now. “Different team, different offense, he’s one of the top quarterbacks in the league for good reason,” said Bills head coach Sean McDermott.’
Christian Benford named AFC Defensive Player of the week
‘Benford recorded an interception and a fumble recovery, which he ran in for the first touchdown of his career. He is the third Bills player to record a fumble return for a touchdown and an interception in the same game.’
Bills secondary succeeding despite revolving door of players
‘“The type of guys that are brought in here, just the type of, not players they are, but men they are,” Jordan Poyer said. “There’s probably been a lot of plays everybody can say maybe hasn’t gone their way, but their ability to reset, refocus and come back in the next work week, or the next day, ready to continue and prepare.”’
Bills CB Christian Benford earns Week 13 AFC Defensive Player of the Week award
‘In the Bills’s 26-7, Benford recovered a fumble and returned it 17 yards for his first career TD, added an interception, two tackles (one solo), one TFL and one pass defensed.’
BillsBeat - December 3, 2025
Stopping the pass has become a strength of the Bills' defense. Can they keep it up?
‘“You saw some really good, as we call or refer to as, rush and coverage working together,” said Bills coach Sean McDermott, whose team is 8-4 and seventh in the AFC. “When you can cover ’em up and execute that way, it’s effective for any defense. And that’s signs of growth for our defense this year, is being able to execute that at that level to help our rush at times.”’
Bills Mailbag: With Tyler Bass shelved for the season, does kicking job belong to Matt Prater?
‘or the season, he’s 17 of 19 on field goals and 34 of 37 on extra points. He hasn’t had a lot of what I would call pressure-packed kicks. My expectation is the Bills will ride out the season with Prater, because the likelihood of finding a kicker off the street who they have more trust in feels remote.’
Alan Pergament: 'Bills Love Story' is a ratings winner locally and – somewhat – nationally
‘The premiere on Nov. 22 had a 9.8 rating and 28.3 share locally. A rating point in Western New York is worth 6,370 households. Since it is rare for any program in prime time to get a double-digit rating these days except for NFL games, the 9.8 rating might make it the highest-rated entertainment program locally in November.’