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Bills reverse course in having Taylor start against Chiefs

‘”Really, when you focus on that, when you look in the rearview mirror too long in this league, you lose sight of what’s in front,” McDermott said. “We’ve got to focus on the Chiefs, and that’s for myself as well as our team.”‘

Bills return QB Taylor as starter against Chiefs

‘”When you go through the situation and where we are and where we’re going, I feel like it’s the right situation for our team. Just like a week ago, I felt like the right thing for the team was to start Nate. I feel like the right thing (now) for this team is to start Tyrod.”‘

Quick reversal: Taylor back at QB for Bills

‘”It’s been an interesting set of days, but it’s the NFL, you’ve got to be prepared for anything and you can’t let anything break your focus,” Taylor said. “Last week, this week, you’ve got to continue to prepare and that’s what I’m here to do now and do whatever it takes to get a win on Sunday against the Chiefs.”‘

QB Tyrod Taylor back as starter against Chiefs

‘”The relationship [with McDermott] is still there. Ultimately we’re here to win games. That’s really what cures a lot of things. We’re both working hard to do whatever it takes to find a win,” he said.’

Tyrod Taylor to start Sunday for Bills after disastrous Nate Peterman outing

‘Taylor’s contract has all sorts of weird language. He has an out after this season that would result in about $8.6 million of dead cap space. Given how things are going now, the Bills may want to move on from him, although La Canfora reports the Bills will try to trade him first before waiving him. However, given Peterman’s outing, it’s clear he isn’t ready to start. The Bills could go QB in the draft, but that’s a roll of the dice as well. Taylor certainly seems to have a lot of leverage, but it’s obviously up to the Bills to decide if they’re ready to move past him after this year.’

Taylor named starting quarterback against Chiefs

‘”You look around the league there’s a lot of teams in the hunt,” McDermott said. “We’re in the hunt. [It’s] Thanksgiving and close to the end of November and we’re in the hunt. When you sit around that table tomorrow you say, ‘we’re in the hunt.’ There are a lot of teams that wish they were in the hunt. Well, we’re in the hunt.”‘

Benjamin day-to-day with knee injury

‘McDermott said “we’ll see” when asked about Benjamin’s availability this Sunday when the team travels to Kansas City to face the Chiefs.’

Bills closing in on 2017’s worst-case result

‘The Bills, naturally, did neither thing, and they are a few weeks away from finalizing the season no one wanted for them and that they should have avoided at all costs: stuck in the middle, not good enough for the playoffs, not bad enough for the draft’s richest rewards.’

Tyrod Taylor to start as Bills quarterback in Week 12 vs. Chiefs

‘Taylor will regain his starting role after Nathan Peterman’s five interception performance against the Chargers on Sunday. Peterman, a rookie selected by the Bills in the fifth round of the 2017 NFL Draft, completed six of 14 passes in the first half. He was benched in favor of Tyrod Taylor at halftime.’