Archives for September 2017

'The Broncos have won 14 of their last 17 road games that have started at 1 p.m. EST.'

'"I think he has done a tremendous job of first and foremost, protecting the football," Culley said. "The reason we were able to do what we did in that ballgame is simply because we didn't turn it over. He has a history of protecting the football. As long as he continues to do that, we have those kind of ball games and we have a possession at the end with a chance to win the game."'

'With Dareus out, Adolphus Washington, Cedric Thornton and Deandre Coleman will rotate in at defensive tackle. That steady rotation gives Sean McDermott some confidence in his defensive line despite Dareus' absence.'

'When McDermott was asked if he ever had any concussions in his career and met the question with a laugh. "I'm not sure," McDermott said with a laugh. "I can't remember."'

'"Absolutely," McDermott said. "I get it. Believe me, I get it. That's hard to watch from a fan's perspective and at times from a coach's perspective. Listen, I'm extremely confident in the guys that we have. You do things for a reason. I like Jordan Matthews, I like Zay Jones, Andre Holmes, Kaelin Clay and Brandon Tate. These are guys that are making plays, that are going to continue to make plays, that are going to continue to grow. We're confident in those guys."'

'Von Miller is a matchup nightmare for the Bills. Jordan Mills alone cannot stop Miller so what can the Bills do? The team would be wise to double-team Miller all game with extra blockers. Even with the extra blocker, Miller can still provide plenty of disruptions. Buffalo will need the perfect game plan to keep Miller in check on Sunday.'

'Tre White and EJ Gaines at the cornerback position will face the duo of Thomas and Sanders. But the defensive line of the Bills, whose pass rush and ability to defend the run will be leaned on, could be without a big name in Marcell Dareus.'

'Denver quarterback Trevor Siemian will officially enter his second season in the NFL on Sunday. In total, he’s played 16 games, a full season, to this point, between the start of this year and his 14 starts in 2016. In that time frame, Seimian has a touchdown-to-interception ratio of 24 to 12, 3,851 passing yards, 39 rushing yards, and a completion perfect of 60.07.In that same frame, Buffalo’s Tyrod Taylor had a TD to INT ratio of 23 to 7, 3,443 passing yards, 604 rushing yards, and a completion percent of 63.66. For his career, Taylor’s numbers are as follows: 39-15, 6,606 pass yards, 1,377 rush yards, 62.3 completion percent.'

'In today’s NFL, you need your quarterback to do more than “keep us in the game.” You need him to win the game. And I don’t see Taylor being that guy. Again, it’s unfair to put all this on him. He is hamstrung by a dearth of playmakers. The truth is, he and the offense played almost well enough these past two seasons to make the playoffs, but were done in by Ryan’s ruination of what had been one of the league’s better defenses and by the buffoon coach’s terrible game management, especially when the outcome was still in doubt.'

'The former Oregon State star is tied for the team lead in sacks with two, is third in tackles with 14 and has one of the team's two interceptions. Poyer six passes defended is second in the NFL and he posted 11 tackles (seven solo), one sack and three passes defensed in the 9-3 loss to the Carolina Panthers in Week 2.'

'Defensive tackle Jerel Worthy is out with a concussion. Defensive end Shaq Lawson is expected to play. He was injured against Carolina and has a nerve contusion in his foot.'

'"We decided that we would ramp up in preparation and we would rather be over prepared than under prepared," explained Thomas Maxian, AMR WNY's reigional director. "We expect to treat several people for some heat exhaustion and overheating. Hopefully none for heat stroke."'

'“We could care less about what anybody outside this locker room thinks. You’re not out on the field with us. We know what we’re capable of, we just have to execute.”'

''“It’s just not ready to go this week so I’m just going to keep attacking the rehab and doing it over and over again and see how it feels,” Glenn said.'

'It could be the hottest home game on record since 2002 when the temperature hit 89 degrees during a Bills home opener loss to the Jets.