‘“You never can relax,” he said. “It’s the NFL so we have to bring our A game every week … no game is going to be easy. You can’t look at anybody’s record … bring it every week and come ready to work.”’
BillsBeat - October 22, 2019
John Brown looking every bit like a No. 1 receiver for Bills
‘After making five catches for 83 yards during Sunday’s 31-21 win over the Miami Dolphins at New Era Field, Brown has 473 receiving yards in the Bills’ 5-1 start. That puts him on pace for 1,261 yards this season. If he gets there, he’d be the first Bills receiver to top 1,200 yards in a season since Lee Evans had 1,292 yards in 2006.’
Bills' pass protectors took a step forward against Miami pressure tactics
‘The Bills faced the heaviest blitz package they have seen this season and handled it well. That at least should give a little bit of pause to upcoming defensive coordinators.’
A 5-1 start 'feels good,' but Sean McDermott knows Bills are 'not where we need to be'
‘“We’ve got a lot of work to do this week,” McDermott said. “A lot of things as you saw in the game that we’ve got to get cleaned up this week as we move forward and look to try and play better football against a good opponent this week in Philadelphia.”’
Lorenzo Alexander had biggest workload in 3 years for Bills' defense
‘Alexander played 70 of 73 defensive snaps in Sunday’s 31-21 victory over the Miami Dolphins. He had been averaging 31 snaps over the first five games, and it was his highest total since a game against Cincinnati in the middle of the 2016 season.’
Dolphins' Bobby McCain says he regrets incidents with Bills fans
‘Dylan Wentland, 28, of West Seneca said he heard the boy shout, “You’re irrelevant!” as the Miami players walked through the tunnel to the field for warmups. That’s when McCain, 26, turned around and threatened to spit in the boy’s face, Wentland said.’
Josh Allen's poise in not making bad decisions for Bills continues to grow
‘Allen took another developmental step forward Sunday. He was calm and decisive, making solid decisions and careful, accurate throws. It would have been easy for an immature quarterback to begin to press as the Bills headed into the fourth quarter trailing the Dolphins 14-9. Allen could have thrown the ball up into the middle of the field when he was being sacked, but he didn’t. He could have forced the football down the field and into coverage, but instead threw it away on a crucial third-and-10, which resulted in a successful field goal.’
Catalon impresses, Lofton expresses weird but entertaining takes in Bills' broadcast
‘Just as Miami quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick played like the Fitzpatrick that Bills fans came to know and love in his four years here, Lofton was Lofton as an analyst.’
Questions remain, but Bills quarterback Josh Allen played his best when it mattered most
‘That drive showed the promise that Allen possesses in that right arm of his. After four runs and a short completion to Brown moved the Bills away from their own goal line, Allen went to work, completing three straight passes as the third quarter came to a close.’
Dolphins’ Bobby McCain speaks on spitting incident with Buffalo Bills fan
‘“I regret the incident that happened with me and the fan yesterday after the game.,” McCain said. “I wish I would’ve handled myself better. I spoke with Coach Flores today. We’re on the same page. We’re looking forward to Pittsburgh and going through preparation,”’
First NFL sack leaves Oliver unsatisfied; Bills’ rookie defensive tackle still looking for ‘killer’ sack
‘“I know he’s not the type of guy who cares about the stats and he wants to do his job,” said Allen. “You know ‘D’ tackles aren’t usually the ones to get the sacks but it’s usually the guys who are getting rough on the ends so he’s a young guy who is still learning, he’s got a lot of juice, a lot of energy. He’s going to be really good in this league for a long time and I appreciate how hard he works and I know everyone on the team loves having him here.”’
Flores says Miami disciplining Bobby McCain for allegedly threatening to spit on 13-year-old
‘“He and I have a pretty open dialogue,” Flores said. “I heard his side of the story and it’s unfortunate. I feel like he needed to handle that situation better. We’re going to discipline Bobby for that. We’ll handle that discipline internally, but situations like this — we’ve got to handle those situations and I would say, before I say that, we take those very seriously. There’s a standard that we’re trying to set here of professionalism, of the way we go about things. We need to live up to that standard and we’re going to, so I talked to Bobby and, again, I heard his side of the story, but we need to handle situations better really on the field.”’
Bobby McCain expresses regret for incident with Bills fans; will be disciplined by Dolphins
‘Other fans apparently saw McCain spit in Wentland’s face and gave statements to deputies. McCain didn’t deny the incident took place on Monday.’
Miami Dolphins: Bobby McCain facing internal discipline after run-in with Buffalo Bills fan
‘“Situations like this … we take those very seriously,” Flores said. “There’s a standard that we’re trying to set here and professionalism of (the) way we go about things and we need to live up to that standard. We’re going to.”’
Buffalo Bills Face Questions Despite 5-1 Start
‘Four of the Bills’ five victories have been decided with the team tied or trailing in the fourth quarter.’
Dolphins Safety McCain Apologizes For Confronting Bills Fans
‘”I wish I could have handled myself better,” McCain said Monday, without going into detail of what happened. McCain added he has spoken with coach Brian Flores, but declined to say whether he will miss any playing time in Miami’s next game at Pittsburgh on Oct. 28.’
Buffalo Bills Barely Survived Miami, So How Will They Do Against A Wounded Eagles Team?
‘There were still too many “buts” in this win. The Bills won, but. … Allen was effective, but….’.
Dolphins to discipline Bobby McCain after he reportedly spat on a Bills fan
‘According to bystanders, the boy called McCain “irrelevant” before the game, when the 26-year-old turned around and threatened to spit the boy’s face. McCain reportedly made good on his threat after the game, when he spit in the face of another fan while leaving the field. According to David Wilson of the Miami Herald, McCain issued a statement on Monday concerning the incident…’.
Micah Hyde on boos: "You don't want to hear that"
‘”As a player, it’s kind of difficult to hear. We love Bills Mafia, we know what they can do for us. At home games getting loud, away games traveling, making it a home game. You don’t want to hear that, you want them to be by your side, but I get the frustration at that moment. We would like them to be by our side.”‘
Buffalo Bills 5-1, then & now
‘Head coach Dick Jauron led the Bills, Trent Edwards was quarterback and running back Marshawn Lynch was in trouble with the law.’
The Buffalo Bills are expanding the brand north, and it can get you a cheaper ticket
‘Canada Day will be on December 8th against the Baltimore Ravens. The special ticket offer has 100-level seats available for just $45. The Bills will be giving out a limited amount of free scarves with the Bills logo and Canadian flag.’
Dolphins player disciplined for confrontation with 13-year-old boy
‘Coach Brian Flores said he discussed the incident with McCain on Monday, the day after it occurred as players took the field before the Dolphins’ 31-21 loss at Buffalo. Flores wouldn’t say whether McCain will miss playing time as part of the disciplinary action.’
Red Zone Blues
‘There are very few things the Bills defense have struggled to do this season but the red zone has been an issue. Opposing offenses have only been inside the 20-yard line 14 times this season, third-fewest in the NFL, but when they crack red zone the Bills have struggled to keep teams out of the endzone.’
4 Notable Quotes: Brian Daboll
‘The Dolphins did a good job on the one where we had the free runner through the middle, and I thought Josh did a nice job of throwing the football away to keep us in an opportunity to score three points there. Third and 11 we threw a little slip screen to Isaiah [McKenzie], that they did a nice job of defending. That’s the game right there, you have to try to skip those third downs, keep it to third and manageable. Third down and long, regardless of where you are on the field, is tough, so it’s something we’ll just keep working on.’
Bills fan claims Dolphins Bobby McCain spit on him after Sunday’s game
‘“Professional athletes are pretty good at understanding if they’re in the opposing stadium they’re going to get a little rough treatment going on. Usually, it’s just verbal and they understand it and move on but for a physical interaction to occur it’s rare not only at the Bills stadium but throughout the NFL. So we have to look at this, we have to take it seriously,” Zylka said.’
Quick Hits: Sean McDermott credits Josh Allen for a clean game
‘“He made a really good play on the ball on the pass that got batted up in the first quarter,” said McDermott. “That could’ve been a game-changing kind of play. Just a smart play by Josh. I thought the line did a good job of protecting him and giving him time. He made plays with his arm and went through his reads. If and when necessary he used his feet, which was good to see. I thought he was smart with the football.”’
Eric Wood | 5 observations on the 5-1 Buffalo Bills
‘I think there’s always a constant balance of doing what you’re good at and constantly evolving as well so you’re not showing defenses the same thing each week. They have done a spectacular job of doing just that. Each week presents you different mismatches and weaknesses in different spots, you obviously want to attack those. It would be easy to say that in the last game the Dolphins secondary was the weakness and probably the same for the Eagles this week, so there will be a lot of emphasis on the passing game this week.’
Bills Today: Why DC Leslie Frazier remains stoic in face of adversity
‘“You can lose yourself if you’re angry and are so mad about what just happened that you get out of sorts,” Frazier said. “We tell our guys so much to just play the next play that’s all that really matters. Our guys have been really good about that and we’ve had some adverse moments over the course of these six weeks and we’re going to have more.”’
BillsBeat - October 21, 2019
Josh Allen found 'a lot of things to learn' from Bills' surprisingly tough win vs. Dolphins
‘In the end, Josh Allen did more right than wrong.’
Bills stack ugly victories to improve to 5-1, but how good are they?
‘“It just shows what type of guys we’ve got in the locker room, how resilient we are,” White said in the Bills’ celebratory locker room Sunday. “When our backs are against the wall, we continue to fight. We don’t point fingers. We just lift each other up, so that’s the biggest thing we’re going to take away from this game, is just how resilient we are and how we respond to adversity.”’
Tre'Davious White saves the day in Bills' win
‘“Played it like basketball, not letting my guy get away from me,” White said. “I did a great job of just reading the receiver and he broke back out. I was able to pretty much recover and make a big-time play.”’
Big second half helps Bills survive FitzMagic
‘The Bills got three fourth-quarter TDs and now are outscoring opponents, 57-24, in the final period.’
Bills' John Brown, Cole Beasley beat patchwork Miami defense for TDs
‘The Buffalo Bills finally were able to exploit the Miami Dolphins’ patchwork cornerback corps Sunday.’
Bills define doing just enough in win over Dolphins
‘The Bills generally looked like they were asleep in the first half. That falls squarely on coach Sean McDermott.’
Bills' Micah Hyde surprised Dolphins didn't tackle him on onside kick return
‘“I literally caught the ball and I was like, ‘Yo, there’s nobody here.’ And the end zone was just like, ‘Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhh,’ ” Hyde said, making a noise one might expect if the clouds had parted and golden beams of light had shone down from the heavens. “And I just went.”’
Bills sure weren't inspiring, but they found a way to beat the woeful Dolphins
‘Make no mistake, the Dolphins are one of the worst NFL teams anyone has ever seen, but for nearly three quarters, they were outplaying the Bills up and down the sun-drenched turf.’
Maiorana: Bills prove they're a good team by struggling to beat lowly Dolphins
‘The Dolphins made it quite clear that this wasn’t gonna be a walk in the park, and it certainly wasn’t. And for much of this glorious autumn day, a sun-bathing sellout crowd feared the absolute worst: That these winless Dolphins, who are redefining what professional football ineptitude looks like, were going to throw some serious shade on Buffalo’s alleged entrance into the upper tier of the NFL’s hierarchy.’
Roth: Fitzpatrick had Bills' on ropes but Phillips, White had a counter punch
‘“I knew what play was coming and I was fortunate enough to get off the ball quickly,’’ he said. “We needed to make a play and I was just happy to do it. We finally got our juices going after that. The crowd really got into. It was a swing-the-momentum deal, you could tell the tide had turned.’’’
Bills report card: Josh Allen can't throw a deep ball but was almost perfect in comeback
‘I didn’t like Brian Daboll’s play-calling in the first half. I thought he was getting too cute on some of the plays against a weak opponent, especially the first drive third-and-1 pass play that failed and led to a field goal. He put too much of the game in Allen’s hands rather than pound away his running backs against a Miami defense that had been allowing 169 yards per game.’
Bills rally to avoid upset against Fitzpatrick, winless Dolphins
‘But that score obscures the fact that the Bills were just this close to losing a home game to the NFL’s worst team which merely outgained Buffalo in yardage (381-305) and plays run (66-51).’