‘Starting cornerback E.J. Gaines suffered a hamstring injury in Sunday’s 30-27 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and did not finish the game. Head coach Sean McDermott said Monday that Gaines is considered day-to-day.’
Archives for October 24, 2017
Wood: ‘I feel like our ceiling is higher than it was last year’
‘”It’s hard to describe, but I think we’re playing better this year,” Wood said. “Our defense is playing extremely well, we had a much better day on offense yesterday, but we have a lot of areas to grow. I feel like our ceiling is higher.”‘
McDermott: ‘It was a great win and a great afternoon in Western New York’
‘”I was impressed with the resiliency of our football team,” McDermott said. “We did get into scoring position rather quickly and a that point, because we were still down a touchdown, my thought was to score and make sure to secure the tie, knot it up and put the defense back on the field. I was confident in that group and Leslie Frazier’s defense, and they came away with a big takeaway.”‘
Flipping the script
‘Another home game with Oakland awaits next Sunday. I’m not going to blame you if you’re bracing for a letdown because that’s been almost all we’ve known for the past 17 seasons.’
Report: Buffalo Bills “quite open” to trading Dareus before deadline
‘According to Jason LaCanfora of CBSSports.com, the Bills are “quite open” to trading Dareus ahead of the October 31 deadline and that other teams in the NFL know that the player can be had. The report also indicates that the Bills were looking to move the former star defensive tackle ahead of the roster cutdown day in September, but was deemed “untradeable by other teams given his off-field woes and massive contract.”’
McDemott Monday
‘I mean biggest picture right now really is that we continue to grow, evolve and prepare ourselves for whatever may be down the road. Who knows what that is, exactly, because things seem to change week-to-week around this league.’
McDermott praises, criticizes Bills after victory against Tampa Bay
‘McDermott went on the praise the Bills, saying the greatest part about them is that they are unified by everything they do.’
5 Questions with Ryan Groy
‘Not sure I’d have a touchdown dance. I’d probably throw a ball up and shoot a few arrows through it. That’s probably as far as I’d go with it.”’
Bills awarded waiver claim for CB McRae; release WR Clay
‘McRae (5-10, 185) was just waived by the Baltimore Ravens where he appeared in the first five games of his NFL career this season, mainly on special teams.’
Quick Hits: Poyer and Gaines day to day
‘“Early signs are positive,” he said. “The important thing is anyone who is hurt that they maximize those treatment opportunities so they can come back as quickly as they can. Our players have been phenomenal with taking care of things off the field. That’s been one of the keys to our success.”’
Bills Today: Hauschka hit a pair of record-breaking field goals
‘His next field goal for the record books came in the fourth quarter. It was a 52-yard kick. Hauschka has proven lethal from long distance. He has now converted 12 straight field goals from 50-plus yards, tying an NFL record. The 10-year veteran joins Blair Walsh, Robbie Gould, Justin Tucker, and Matt Prater as the only kickers in league history to make 12 straight from that distance.’