Archives for October 9, 2016

'Rex Ryan has shown he can coach when his back is against the wall. The Bills have responded to that miserable start with back-t0-back must-have wins, but they won't mean much if they lose to a Rams team that, on paper, has inferior talent.'

'T.J. McDonald told Farmer that he usually talks with his dad a few times per week, but this week there was no communication between the two.'

'Dareus was suspended for the first four games of the 2016 season for violating the league's substance abuse policy.'

'Bills 14, Rams 10.'

'McCoy had been listed as questionable; however, he said during an interview Friday with ESPN's SportsCenter that he "won't miss the game." McCoy said he jammed his hand but called the injury "something small" and said, "I'll be fine."'

'According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, Bills defensive tackle Marcell Dareus is unlikely to play on Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams.'

'What’s carried the Bills in the last two games, though, is a functional offense that has reduced the time the defense is on the field. For the ‘D’s’ part, it’s surrendered only two touchdowns and won the takeaway/giveaway margin 6-1 in the most recent victories.'

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'Here's the top 10 list of longest pro sports droughts, with total years and last season in the playoffs…'.

'Sunday at the Coliseum, the Buffalo Bills will play in America's second-largest market for the first time since January 1993 at the Rose Bowl, where they faced the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl XXVII. They Bills haven't played the Rams in Southern California since 1983.'

'The Bills haven’t won three straight since the start of the 2011 season. They went to 3-0 with a 34-31 victory over the Pats at the old Ralph. That was the day the late Van Miller shouted “Take that, New England” in the press box after Rian Lindell’s last-second field-goal attempt went through to snap a 15-game losing streak against the Pats.'

'Rex Ryan could have lost this team after the 0-2 start, but he kept it together and the Bills pulled off back-to-back upsets. His defensive plan against the Jets was disastrous, but in the other three games, the Bills defense has allowed just 31 points. On offense, Ryan fired Greg Roman and two weeks in, the switch to Anthony Lynn seems to be working. The offense has been more consistent, though Lynn still has some work to do in order to revive the passing game.'

'Can the Bills offense survive Rams DT Aaron Donald?'

'Through four games, Hughes has 16 total tackles, four sacks and one pass defensed. The four sacks is tied for fourth in the NFL with eight other players including teammate Lorenzo Alexander.'

'“He’s working his tail off to beat dad,” McDonald said. “If he comes out on the winning side of this thing, he’s going to be excited as heck. He’s not going to be thinking about Dad. But he knows Dad is serious about football, and he knows Dad is going to try to whup his tail.”'