‘But only the most myopic Buffalo fan would have even suggested that the Bills would go into Arrowhead Stadium and eviscerate the defending conference champion before a national TV audience.’
Archives for October 12, 2021
Analysis: Leslie Frazier relies on Bills’ front four and no blitzes to corral Chiefs
‘The Bills did it without blitzing once, the first game in the Sean McDermott era in which the Bills didn’t rush five or more men on any snaps. The Bills didn’t even call one “zone dog,” with a linebacker or defensive back joining a four-man rush.’
Upon Further Review: Bills stick with ‘one game at a time’ mantra, but beating Chiefs is big
‘“I’ve been in the league a long time and I understand that type of stuff, head to head, late in the season is huge,” safety Micah Hyde said, “but it’s Week 5. We’re not throwing all our marbles into this game. We understand that it’s a good road win for us. Any win is a huge win and we’re thankful that we got that today.”‘
What we learned from snap counts in Bills’ Week 5 win, game ball and more
‘Zack Moss outsnapped Devin Singletary by a large amount. Moss played 42 offensive snaps – 74% of the offensive total – compared to just 15 for Singletary, making up the other 26%. Moss finished with 37 yards on 11 carries, while Singletary had 25 yards on six rushing attempts.’
First-round pick Greg Rousseau gets first interception as Bills keep getting takeaways
‘“Them boys been doing that. You see that in practice at least twice a week,” safety Jordan Poyer said. “A.J. (Epenesa) did that earlier this week in practice, damn near the same exact play. Tipped it up and caught it to himself. Those guys, the d-line they had such a good rush plan this week. And hands up was a huge thing throughout the week. And, Greg obviously his long (arms) – he’s big as hell. He was able to get his hands up and make a play, a huge play.”’
Jim Kubiak: Bucs provided template for beating Chiefs; Allen, Bills elevated to perfection
‘Allen’s talent and abilities showed through as his big plays to Dawson Knox, Emmanuel Sanders and Stefon Diggs were reads deep down the field, often after his initial progressions were completed. He protected the football and demonstrated uncanny awareness, poise and pinpoint accuracy, gouging the Chiefs beyond their intended defensive coverage. Allen was 5 of 6 on throws 20 yards or more beyond the line of scrimmage, including a 61-yard pass to Diggs, a 53-yard touchdown to Knox and a 35-yard touchdown to Sanders.’
Alan Pergament: Cris Collinsworth terrific as analyst, but as referee makes fans want to shout
‘Collinsworth the referee exasperated Bills fans by not seeing all the controversial penalties – including a questionable roughing the passer call against Kansas City’s Frank Clark and a questionable holding call against Bills center Mitch Morse – their way.’
When the Bills needed him most, Josh Allen delivered a dagger of a drive
‘To be a championship team, you need to do special things in a moment like that and Allen was masterful, surgical, and awe-inspiring as he marched the Bills 85 yards in 12 plays to his clinching eight-yard TD pass to Emmanuel Sanders with 5:51 remaining.’
Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel: Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen ‘looks like a running back with an elite arm’
‘“Looked like they were scoring at will, moving the ball,” Vrabel said Monday. “The quarterback looks like a running back with an elite arm. It’s wildcat that throws for 350 yards a game.”‘
Patriots’ dynasty dies, but Bills, not Dolphins, seize opportunity
Bills cleanse past in showing KC who’s chief in the AFC race
‘“Last year left a bad taste in my mouth, so we wanted to come back and play well today,” safety Jordan Poyer said. “We knew we were gonna take some punches. But at the end of the day, nobody blinked.”’
Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen teams up with fans to sell retro high school sweatshirts
‘All proceeds from the sale went toward supporting the high school, per Allen’s request. Thus far, hoodie sales have generated over $80,000 in donations for Firebaugh High School, ESPN confirmed. The hoodie is being sold for $40. Sweatshirts remain available for presale purchase until 5 p.m. ET Monday, per the high school.’
MAQB: The Bills Are Now the Class of the AFC
‘The Bills did more than beat the Chiefs at Arrowhead on Sunday night—they put together a dominant effort in hostile and inclement conditions that forcefully puts them at the front of the class in the AFC. And they did it with a pretty unique mix of players. One word that’s been raised to me by multiple people in the building in the aftermath of the rout of the Chiefs is unselfish, and there’s example after example of that quality popping up the last couple of days. In some cases, it’s established stars passing the spotlight on to teammates who may go unnoticed in a big week last the last one was in Buffalo.’
Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen nominated for FedEx Air NFL Player of the Week for second time in three games
‘In addition to Allen, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady and Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert have been nominated for the award.’
Buffalo Bills WR Cole Beasley apparently deactivates Twitter account after calling out ‘booing fans’
‘The wide receiver also said he would not be using Twitter during the NFL season which had not been the case until now.’
Buffalo Bills’ success producing results off field
‘Laux Sporting Goods store manager, Nick Colbe said, “Sales have been good. I mean, it’s picked up a lot. A lot of people are loving it. People who were around in the ’90s say that it’s very comparable to back then, like the hype around the team and you know how good they’re playing and stuff like that.”‘
Bills fans buzzing after their team ‘beat the best’ in Kansas City
‘“It’s the Chiefs, you know, we took them down,” said Patrick Vogel, who was buying Bills merchandise at the Bill Store in Orchard Park.” “To be the best you have to beat the best and even though it’s not a big game in the sense of its not the playoffs, yet you know it just proves we can do it and we can do it again if we need to.”’
Josh Allen nominated for FedEx Air NFL Player of the Week for 2nd week in a row
‘Allen completed 15 of 26 passes for 315 yards and three touchdowns Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs.’
Bills fans who’ve seen it all are super excited
‘Chris Greiner wanted to be at the airport, “gotta see the boys man, gotta welcome them back so for sure that’s why I’m here I don’t need any sleep.”‘
Bills shut down Mahomes, Chiefs with ferocious defensive line
‘“This was unusual, but for this opponent, it was the right thing to do,” Frazier added. The more we studied Kansas City and their offense and just watching Mahomes and how he operated versus pressure, it just created a lot of problems for defenses because of his ability to see things and identify them early and make you pay for bringing pressure.”’
Bills’ strong defensive line on display in Chiefs matchup
‘”I had actually written on my call sheet ‘Be patient’ just to remind myself to stay patient and they might a play here or there but stay with the plan, when our players play, they do a good job, both Tyreek Hill and [Chris] Kelsay, they really have a great outlet so, […] they did a terrific job and I laid out the plan for our defensive line,” Frazier said.’
Buffalo Bills share ‘excuse’ for missing work following late night win
‘The note, posted to Twitter reads “To whom it may concern: Please excuse (your name) from work today. They were up late due to a rain delay & an electric Bills win.”‘
‘This is just another win’ | Bills players maintain perspective after beating the defending AFC champions
‘”Throughout the week of preparation, we believed in ourselves, we believed in our teammates, and we believe in the way we go about things,” Poyer stated. “Obviously last year left a bad taste in my mouth so we wanted to come back and play well today. We had a great week of practice, and coach put us in position to make plays. Micah got a pick-six. Greg got a pick. Just some big plays in the game. Siran’s fumble on the kickoff. There were some big plays that we had today to keep us in the lead.”‘
The NFL’s best scoring offense and defense resides in Buffalo | Week 5
‘172 – Buffalo’s point total thus far this season, which established a new club record for most points scored in the first five games of a season. The previous record was 165 in 1964, their first AFL championship season.’