‘The fact that the Bills — or any team in the NFL — needs to bring a quarterback in from “off the street’’ shows you how few there are in the league.’
Archives for October 21, 2018
Bills rookie receiver McCloud ruled out against Colts
‘McCloud’s absence leaves the Bills with four active receivers. They include rookie Cam Phillips, who had just been promoted from the practice squad Thursday after Buffalo released Robert Foster.’
Bills at Colts: Sal’s keys, notes and stats
‘The Bills’ defense has been among the best in the league over the last four weeks. After a rough start to the season, they’ve done a complete 180-degree turn and have, for the most part, shut offenses down, or at least kept them in check enough to give their own offense a chance to win a low-scoring game. They are finally getting to the passer and creating turnovers the way they had hoped. But Sunday presents a much different challenge in Colts’ QB Andrew Luck, who is on pace to shatter the all-time record for pass attempts in a season. And it looks like he will have his No. 1 go-to wide receiver T.Y. Hilton available after Hilton missed time dealing with a hamstring injury.’
Joe B: 5 things to watch for in Buffalo Bills vs. Indianapolis Colts (10/21/18)
‘Most of the matchup sways into the Colts direction, and that’s even before you calculate the Derek Anderson factor into the equation.’
Jackpot Dreams: You could buy the Bills with Tuesday’s Mega Millions jackpot
‘You’d have to find a partner once taxes get involved, but if Andy Dalton was able to throw a miraculous 49-yard touchdown pass on fourth down with 44 seconds left in the game to send the Bills to the playoffs for the first time in 17 seasons, anything is possible.’
Bills Defense focused on holding off Andrew Luck, Colts passing game
‘”He kind of gets guys to show their disguise and get you in the defense,” added Hyde. “He knows what you’re in on every single play. One of those just intelligent quarterbacks, and that’s one thing we’ll have to deal with this week is just disguising and making sure he doesn’t know what we’re doing on the back end.”‘
Top 5 reasons the Bills will Circle the Wagons Week 7
‘The Bills have spent four of the past six weeks on the road and the team is eager to close out Week 7 with a win. A victory would mark their third of the 2018 season and would give the Bills momentum as they move into a two-game stretch at New Era Field – a place that they’ve gone 7-3 under head coach Sean McDermott.’
Around the NFL: Bills-Colts game predictions
‘This game has the potential to be sloppy between two teams that rank in the top six in turnovers lost and in the top nine in turnovers forced.’
Bills Today: Colts HC: Bills defense ‘the best we’ve played this season’
‘The Week 7 matchup will see an incredibly feared pass rush attempt to overpower a stout offensive line. Getting consistent pressure on the quarterback is something that Buffalo has excelled at over the past number of weeks. The team took Texans’ passer Deshaun Watson down seven times in Week 6.’