Archives for November 21, 2016

'“I think that’s the way we’ve won every time this year … our preparation has been good and we’ve really taken it one game at a time.”'

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'Their entire team made yellow flags fly all day, three because of dumb unnecessary roughness penalties.'

'But for those who have said Gilmore cost himself money earlier in the season because of his struggles (guilty as charged), he likely earned back some of that bank Sunday.'

'Buffalo defeated a depleted, underperforming opponent. Buffalo showed heart, especially on defense and along the offensive line.'

'Yes, they're 5-5. Great. That makes three years in a row. They've been 5-5 or 4-6 in 12 of the last 15 years. Twelve out of 15 years! I'll torture you further by pointing out that Gregg Williams, Mike Mularkey, Dick Jauron, Chan Gailey and Doug Marrone all delivered 5-5 or 4-6 on one or more occasions.'

'Defensive tackle Marcell Dareus returned to the lineup, but the offense suffered two more significant losses when wide receiver Robert Woods and running back LeSean McCoy were lost for the game during a 16-12 victory at Paul Brown Stadium.'

'Unfortunately for the Bills, after losing Woods and McCoy to second-quarter knee and thumb injuries, respectively, there wouldn't be much more spark than that for their offense. And it was mainly up to their defense to allow them to hang on for dear life the rest of the way.'

'Give credit where it’s due. The Ryan brothers and Dennis Thurman lived up to their reputation for coaching up the Bills’ beleaguered defensive secondary and shutting down the Bengals’ passing attack.'

'LeSean McCoy looked like the MVP candidate of the first six weeks early, gaining 33 yards on five carries before getting hurt. The good news is the running game didn’t miss a beat with him out. No. 2 running back Mike Gillislee gained 72 yards on 14 carries, part of 183 yards on 34 team carries. The big problem for the run game was near the goal line. On three runs from inside the 5-yard line, the Bills were stopped, and a holding penalty on guard Richie Incognito negated a 3-yard touchdown run by Tyrod Taylor on another play.'

'The Bengals were on the verge of taking the lead late in the third quarter. Trailing, 13-12, they faced a second-and-5 situation at the Buffalo 39. One more first down and they’re in field-goal range. But Williams slashed into the backfield to stuff Jeremy Hill for a 5-yard loss. The Bengals had to punt, and the Bills’ lead was safe.'

'He ran straight to the locker room after the play before being officially ruled out during the third quarter. The Bills had previously lost wide receiver Robert Woods for the rest of the game because of a knee injury.'

'The injury leaves the Bills without their No. 1 receiver and comes as Woods was playing his best football of the season. Coming off a 10-catch, 162-yard performance against the Seattle Seahawks in Week Nine, Woods had three catches for 41 yards in the first quarter before getting hurt.'

'Green was injured after being tackled by Bills cornerback Stephon Gilmore, who broke up the pass. Green immediately grabbed for the back of his right leg.'

'Despite converting only three third downs and committing nine penalties for 75 yards, the Bills snapped a three-game losing skid and beat an AFC opponent for just the second time.'