Archives for November 2015

'Overall, he's 24-3 against the Bills, resting in the second half of one of those losses, with 6,724 yards, 61 touchdowns, 19 picks and a 101.5 passer rating.'

'The Bills entered the day in fifth place in the AFC after beating the New York Jets on Thursday Night Football. A win by the Pittsburgh Steelers pushed the Bills into sixth place. The Jets are tied with the Bills but no longer have the tie breaker after the head-to-head loss. Meanwhile, the Raiders, Dolphins and Chiefs are all one game back in the race. The Houston Texans play on Monday Night Football and could move to within a game back if they beat the Bengals.'

'One thing that hasn’t changed in the past two moths? Rex likes to talk.'

'But to do it, even by Ryan’s own admission, it will take an almost perfect performance to accomplish. “You don’t have to be perfect. You almost….you got to be pretty darn close to perfect,” he told reporters the day after the win over the Jets. “And [Tom" target="_blank"> Brady may have to have an off day. Something has to give. You have to make it to where it is difficult for him and we got to have a great game.”'

'The Buffalo Bills are 5-4 and are currently sitting in a playoff spot as they head into next week's Monday Night Football game against the New England Patriots.'

Great win for the Bills – beating a second divisional opponent in a span of 5 days – that is not easy to do. For as much as Bills fans don’t want to give credit to the Jets, New York has a solid team this year – heck, they are the Bills of two years ago with a top defense and a few offensive weapons being led by Ryan Fitzpatrick.

'Billick sees the statistic as a tell-tale sign of how a team balances the risks and rewards of attempting and preventing big plays. He maintains that statistically teams that have a plus-two edge in turnover differential in a game have an 80 percent chance of winning. Likewise if a team has a plus-two edge in big plays they also have an 80 percent chance of winning. Billick claims if a team has both in the same game they have a 95 percent chance of winning.'

'A week after losing running back Dion Lewis for the season because of a torn ACL in his left knee, New England saw No. 1 receiver Julian Edelman suffer a significant injury Sunday against the New York Giants. Edelman broke his foot on the final play of the first quarter. He will reportedly have surgery Monday and it’s possible he could miss the rest of the season. Edelman has been a beast this season, with 61 receptions for 692 yards and a career-high seven touchdowns in just nine games. Expect Danny Amendola to assume a larger role in the offense with Edelman out.'

'“Especially against New England, you don’t have to be perfect. You almost … you got to be pretty darn close to perfect,” Ryan said. “And Brady may have to have an off day. Something has to give. You have to make it to where it’s difficult for him and we got to have a great game.”'

'However, it’s been this season that Whaley could make the strongest case for the quality of his job performance. And it was never more obvious than in Thursday night’s 22-17 victory over the Jets at the Meadowlands.'

'Here’s a closer look at how each member of the Bills’ 2015 draft class has fared to this point in their professional careers.'

'“It fits in nicely,” said Dahl. “It is a team that really captured a lot of attention and is remembered – except in this case – remembered for losing rather than winning. Ironically, it was a team that was even winning in the postseason to get to that point where they were losing the big game.'

'Nothing before has worked against Brady. McCoy, in rhythm, healthy, side-stepping tacklers as if playing himself on Madden gives the Bills legitimate hope in the AFC. And when’s the last time they had that?'

'“Pretty frustrating,” is how Rex Ryan described the continued problems, adding he didn’t know why they continue to happen. “If we knew the answer we wouldn’t have the problems. It’s just unbelievable, because we let the clock run out on us a few times. We had to take a bunch of timeouts based on that.”'

'The Bills’ 22-17 victory over the New York Jets featured no shortage of controversial fourth-down decisions by both teams.'