‘“It’s one game and we’re not gonna freak out over it. We know what we need to get better at. I’ve been in this league for four years now and I’ve kind of learned one thing: It’s never as bad as you thought (in losses) and it’s never as good as you thought (in wins).”’
Archives for September 17, 2021
Bills’ Cole Beasley, Reid Ferguson buying unvaccinated fans tickets to road games
‘The players’ gestures have drawn a wide range of responses online, from applause to condemnation.’
PlayAction: Bills must contend with upgraded Miami WR corps
‘The big addition is the No. 6 overall pick in the draft, Jaylen Waddle, Tagovailoa’s former college teammate at Alabama.’
To keep up with Miami, Bills defense needs to force turnovers
‘No team has been blessed more often in that category than the Dolphins, who are riding an active streak of 23 games with a takeaway. The next longest active streak is eight, tied between three teams. The Miami defense forcing a late turnover led to the Week 1 win over the Patriots.’
How we see it: News predictions for Bills at Dolphins in Week 2
‘The Miami offense adds a layer this week with wide receiver Will Fuller set to make his Dolphins debut. Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is able to make some big plays against the Bills defense, but overall, the defense gets enough stops to leave Hard Rock Stadium with the win. Bills, 27-24.’
View from Vegas: Dolphins’ post-New England letdown trend could benefit Bills
‘Miami is also famous for post-Patriots letdowns, just 2-11 against the spread since 2013, including 0-5 against the spread when coming off a win against New England. A lot of trends converging in favor of the Bills, so we’ll fade the Fish.’
Voice of the Fan: Steelers steal the thunder against Bills
‘But the Bills squandered the opening salvo, the Steelers held, and three hours later had stolen all the thunder.’
Josh Allen has been unstoppable in his last five starts against Miami
‘Since that day, Allen has played five games against the Dolphins. The Bills have won them all, have averaged 39.4 points per game, and Allen has completed 64.4% of his passes for an average of 259 yards with 17 touchdowns and just four interceptions. He also has 340 yards rushing and three TDs.’
Bills’ Emmanuel Sanders not ‘losing sleep’ over missed deep ball from Josh Allen
‘“I could go out there with a quarterback I’d never caught a pass from and we could complete that 500 times, or we could miss it 500 times. To me, it’s just we didn’t connect,” Sanders said. “I don’t lose sleep at night over it. I’m looking forward to Miami. I’m looking forward to going out, making more plays and getting the W, and getting this bad taste out of our mouths.”’
Dolphins’ opportunistic defense seeks rare success against Josh Allen, Bills offense
‘“You’ve got to line up against five guys,” Howard responded. “They’ve got Emmanuel Sanders, Cole Beasley, Gabriel Davis, Isaiah McKenzie. You’ve got the quarterback [Josh Allen] also. There’s a lot that they have. It’s going to be a tough battle. You just have to be prepared for it. He can extend plays, run the ball, everything. There’s a lot of stuff that they do well.”’