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Bills Coach Sean McDermott Marvels At Patriots’ ‘Unbelievable’ Defense

‘Bills quarterback Josh Allen will have his hands full in Week 4, especially since the Bills will be trying to keep pace with Tom Brady and the Patriots’ explosive offense. This isn’t lost on McDermott, who expressed respect for Patriots coach Bill Belichick ahead of the important divisional clash between two undefeated (3-0) teams.’

Patriots vs Bills: A rare matchup of 3-0 teams

‘According to Marcel Louis-Jacques of ESPN, this is the first time an undefeated Bills team will face off against a team with a record of 3-0 or better since 1992, where they lost to Dan Marino’s Dolphins.’

Bill Belichick has a theory for why Bills have such ‘intense’ crowds

‘”Some stadiums these days don’t have quite the intensity that Buffalo does (because of) club (seats) and other things going on during the game. At Buffalo you get 60 minutes. They’re there to watch the game. They’re there to cheer and be into the game. There’s no other agenda. It gets very loud.”‘

Game Preview: Patriots at Bills

‘The series between the AFC East rivals began in 1960. The Patriots 74 wins over the Bills are their highest victory total over any opponent, eight higher than their own total over the New York Jets.’

Buffalo Kids Play 60 With Bills

‘“The NFL does a great job along with the Bills as well as our partners, Independent Health, as far as emphasizing kids get out and play every single day,” Bills linebacker Lorenzo Alexander said. “Playing 60 minutes, eating right, all of those things so that we can take care of our minds, bodies, and spirits so that we can be very productive and serving our communities.”’

Kyle Peko called up to active roster

‘“It’s been a roller coaster of emotions throughout this whole camp and this preseason,” Peko said two weeks ago. “I feel like a whole weight has been lifted off my shoulders. Being away while she was going through this with the kids, it’s been super tough. Now that I know that it’s gone and she and my family are very relieved about this situation, it’s just awesome news.”’

What they’re saying: Undefeated Bills draw national attention

‘I’m bullish on the job Bills GM Brandon Beane and coach Sean McDermott have done team-building, and it really does show up in the young core on a week-to-week basis. This week, 2017 Defensive Rookie of the Year Tre’Davious White (two interceptions) and 2019 third-rounder Dawson Knox (first career TD, 49-yard catch on which he ran through two tacklers) were the ones illustrating it in the home opener against the Bengals. We’ll see who steps up next for 3-0 Buffalo, with the Patriots coming to town.’

Bills don’t feel they escaped with a victory

‘“I wouldn’t call it an escape,” he said of the Bills blowing a 14-0 lead. “We found a way to make more plays than they did and close the game out. In NFL games, teams go up by a couple of touchdowns. It’s not like we were blowing them out by 30. Two touchdowns in this league is not a big lead. What we didn’t do was continue to add on to that lead, and they made enough plays to get back (then) we finished it off.”’

Bills’ defense learns it needs to play four quarters, too

‘“It just goes to show you that in this league on any given Sunday, anybody can come out victorious, so you have to play four quarters,” Bills defensive end Jerry Hughes said. “You can’t play a half. You can’t play two or three quarters. It has to be four, because everyone tries to finish in this game and that’s what makes the pros so elite. … It’s a great lesson that we have to understand that coming into halftime up 14 doesn’t mean much. We still have to go out there (in the) second half, regain focus and go out there and execute.”’