‘The mistake that fans shouldn’t make in the analysis of this particular game is to judge Allen’s numbers against last season. Teams are doing everything in their power to limit Allen’s big plays. Ultimately, his job is to use his skills to manage the team to victory. He used his rifle arm, surprising ability to run and his decision making to manufacture success, particularly by protecting the football.’
Archives for September 2021
Erik Brady: Why Ron McDole belongs on the Bills Wall of Fame
‘Bruce Smith is the greatest defensive end in Bills history – no one argues otherwise – but it says here that McDole is the next best. Others might point to Aaron Schobel, who is No. 2 in career sacks for the Bills (behind Smith), or to Phil Hansen, who had the distinct advantage of playing on a line with Smith.’
Bills provide model for Washington’s rebuild
‘Coming off last season’s AFC championship game appearance, the Bills have a solid foundation with a franchise quarterback in Josh Allen and a talented supporting cast on both sides of the ball. These days, they’re largely seen as the model on how to rebuild on the fly — going from a team that barely limped into the playoffs in 2017 at 9-7 to a powerhouse that seems to consistently get better.’
Eagles snag Jack Anderson from Bills’ practice squad
‘Anderson was selected by the Bills with the 236th overall pick in the seventh round in this past April’s 2021 NFL Draft out of Texas Tech University. After seeing some game action in the preseason, he was then signed to the Bills’ practice squad. He joined a practice squad along with fellow draftee cornerback Rachad Wildgoose amongst others after the final round of cuts were made around the NFL this past offeseason.’
Bills 7th round pick Jack Anderson signed to Eagles 53-man roster
‘With so much depth at the Bills OL position, Anderson has been on the team’s practice squad since the start of the season.’
Sullivan: The Bills are playing to a higher standard now, and the defense is answering the call
‘They’ve held opponents scoreless in the first half in both games, the first time they’ve pitched a first-half shutout in consecutive games since 1999. When you’re drawing comparisons to the ’99 defense, it’s a good thing. That unit led the NFL in total defense and was statistically Buffalo’s best defense of the Super Bowl era.’
Bills player Emmanuel Sanders relaunches charitable foundation by motivating students at Harriet Ross Tubman School
‘“When I got to the NFL I said you know what, I’m going to start up a foundation to really give back to kids, and support kids. Whether it’s sports, mentally, physically, however I need to. I have to find a way to be able to give back because so many people gave back to me,” Sanders said.’
Bills player Greg Rousseau nominated for rookie of the week
‘During week two, Rousseau had five tackles, two sacks, and made two tackles behind the line of scrimmage.’
Bills peak in the top 5 of this week’s NFL power rankings
‘Here’s where the rankings started to get a little tricky for me, with a few teams I thought about putting No. 4. Let’s go with the Bills, who let the Steelers score 17 points in the fourth quarter of their Week 1 loss, but have allowed six points total in the other seven quarters they’ve played combined.’
Sean McDermott announces Star Lotulelei will not practice on Wednesday | Bills Today
‘Sean McDermott announced that defensive tackle Star Lotulelei will miss Wednesday’s practice with a groin injury. Lotulelei made his 2021 season debut last week in Miami. He missed the Week 1 game with a calf injury.’
This Bills win was product of the defense
‘It’s hard to complain about a shutout plus one touchdown and three field goals given up in the other over 120 minutes of football. That’s especially true when holding NFL teams to a mere 234 yards a game in two starts and surrendering under 190 yards passing in each.’
Upon Further Review: Greg Rousseau’s homecoming goes exactly according to plan in Bills vs. Dolphins
‘In addition to the two sacks, Rousseau split a key tackle for loss with cornerback Tre’Davious White in the first quarter. Rousseau finished with five tackles. Perhaps most significant: He played 49 of 74 defensive snaps. That was the most among defensive ends, by a fairly wide margin – Mario Addison was next with 35.’
What we learned from snap counts in Bills’ Week 2 win, game ball and more
‘”We have a lot of confidence in Dawson,” offensive coordinator Brian Daboll said. “He’s played a lot of plays for us. Yesterday, we had, I’d say, a variety of personnel groups, probably a little bit more than we’ve had in the past going into that game. And most of them involved the tight end for that game. He’s our tight end that we look to, so therefore he got a lot of reps.”‘
Analysis: Matt Milano was a pass-rushing weapon in Bills’ shutout of Miami
‘Milano was rushing the passer on three of the Bills’ four first-half sacks. His sack helped the Bills shut down a Miami scoring opportunity with the score 14-0 in the second quarter. Milano blitzed around the right tackle edge as part of a seven-man blitz and took down quarterback Jacoby Brissett for a 9-yard loss. Miami turned the ball over on downs two plays later.’
Position grades: A.J. Epenesa, Jon Feliciano, Taiwan Jones among Bills standouts
‘Defensive line (5.0): A.J. Epenesa had the best game of his Bills career. He had three hits on the quarterback – including the one that knocked Tua Tagovailoa out of the game – and three other pressures, according to The News’ count. He caused the last two sacks by beating tackle Austin Jackson. Justin Zimmer got the first of those two, beating guard Robert Hunt to clean up for Epenesa. Greg Rousseau got the latter.’