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'The Chiefs are, as Ryan pointed out, “hot,” having won four games in a row. They’ve beaten the Bills in each of the last two seasons at Ralph Wilson Stadium. This time, they have the additional advantage of playing at Arrowhead Stadium, among the loudest venues in the NFL.'

'"We've got to find ways to get him the football," Ryan said, "because he is that talented and that’s a challenge to our staff. Even our quarterback. Let’s get Sammy Watkins involved more and regardless of what people play because he is such a talent. It’s almost like, if you don’t use LeSean McCoy, that’s a mistake."'

'“Look, I made a mistake tying into what was effective the year before, running similar defenses to what they had done the year before,” he said.'

'Taylor isn’t the answer. I know what the statistics say. He’s the sixth-rated passer in the NFL and hasn’t thrown an interception since the Giants game. But passer rating doesn’t tell the full story.'

'"Had some words for me, encouragement," McCoy said. "So it will be something special. He’s a good coach, man. But we have to win and going in there we’ll talk a little bit. But the main concern is beating the Chiefs."'

'Charcandrick West has stepped into a larger role with 98 carries for 373 yards and three touchdowns. And when West was hobbled with a hamstring last week, in came Spencer Ware. He ripped San Diego for 96 yards on 11 attempts with two scores in a 33-3 win.'

'Chiefs 23, Bills 20.'

'In a Facebook post, Cohen wrote that he stopped showing the games “in order to avoid potential litigation which would cost our small local business a substantial sum of money, in order to defend ourselves against an organization with an army of attorneys on retainer.”'

'This time of year also calls to mind the dozen Thanksgivings that Darryl and I spent in Buffalo, 10 of which were celebrated with Bruce and Carmen Smith. Cooking for Bruce was quite an event. As one might imagine, Bruce ate Thanksgiving dinner much in the same way as he ate quarterbacks and he anticipated the meal as much as he did the snap of the football.'

'Wednesday following the Bills' walk-through practice, during which he did no throwing, Taylor said he's fine, and he'll be good to go when the Bills play their most important game of the season Sunday in Kansas City against the red-hot Chiefs.'

'The Buffalo Bills own one of the least desirable streaks in all of sports, having missed the playoffs for 15 straight years. What needs to happen for that to end? Read on and we'll tell you.'

'In fact, Thigpen may come back to the Bills with an even bigger role than when he left. With Moore and Herron off the roster, Thigpen appears to be the best candidate to return kicks in addition to the punt return duties he had earlier this season.'

'"I'm not choosing nobody else but Rex Ryan," Lewis said on the pre-game broadcast. "If you're asking me Bill Belichick or Rex Ryan, I'm taking Rex Ryan all day because Rex relates to players as well as myself more like a father."'

'"I'm not saying there's some concerns on my part, it's more we've got to find ways to get him the football," Ryan said Wednesday. "And that's a challenge to our staff, even our quarterback. Like: 'Let's get Sammy Watkins involved more because he is such a talent.'"'