‘Linebacker Matt Milano (hamstring), defensive end A.J. Epenesa (foot), and running back/special teamer Taiwan Jones (hamstring) all practiced in a limited capacity on Friday, but are questionable to play in the game.’
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McDermott: Bills focused on Chiefs, not avenging loss in AFC Championship Game
‘”I think it goes back to respecting each week, respecting every opponent each week and just trying to grow as a football team,” McDermott said with Sal Capaccio and “Sneaky Joe” DiBiase. “We certainly acknowledge where we were last year with this team and at the end of the season how it ended our year. That’s the human part of it. The other side is we have to focus on one week at a time and get ourselves ready to go this week.”‘
Matt Milano among three players listed as questionable for Sunday’s Bills-Chiefs game
‘Defensive end A.J. Epenesa and running back Taiwan Jones are also listed as questionable.’
Chippewa Street welcomes back Bills fans for Sunday “Block Party”
‘Chippewa Street, between Delaware Avenue and Franklin Street, will close for the game so fans can sit, stand and eat in the street and watch the Bills play in Kansas City on 15 foot LED video walls.’
Matt Milano, A.J. Epenesa & Taiwan Jones are questionable for Bills at Chiefs
‘Jordan Poyer and Taron Johnson, who missed last week’s game against Houston, are set to return this week. Jon Feliciano cleared concussion protocol and will be available for Sunday also.’
7 things to watch for in Bills at Chiefs | Week 5
‘”Everyone is fired up,” said Bills LB and special teamer Tyler Matakevich in an appearance on ‘One Bills Live’ this week. “It’s hard for us to say it’s another game because everyone knows who we’re playing this weekend. Unfortunately we came up short two times last year and the last one stung. I know a lot of guys still have that feeling that they had when we played them last year in the AFC Championship. Guys are just hungry. You could feel that in practice this week, but it’s going to take everybody on this team to get a ‘W’ this weekend.”‘
Bills’ Spencer Brown ‘jumped off the tape.’ Now his tiny Iowa town gets to watch him in person
‘Brown played every offensive snap in Buffalo’s 40-0 victory against Houston on Sunday in Orchard Park. This Sunday, Brown will start against the Chiefs in a nationally televised rematch of last season’s AFC championship game in Kansas City, just a 2 1/2 hour drive down the road from Lenox. Half the town might show up.’
PlayAction: Josh Allen faces boom-or-bust opportunities vs. K.C.’s big blitzes
‘“They’re extremely versatile on defense,” Allen said. “They got safeties that will cover receivers, tight ends, running backs. They got corners that will cover everybody on the field, too. They’ll give you different looks, play man from different looks. So, they really, really switched it up on you. So just making sure we’re right on our reads and understanding for me pressure, getting the ball out and getting the ball out to the right guy, and giving ourselves a chance to catch and run. The defense presents a really, really tough challenge. And film review, pressure review, that’s going to be huge for us this week, making sure protections are good. And when we’re not protected, I got to make a good decision with the football.”’
How we see it: News predictions for Bills showdown against Chiefs
‘It’s a little clichéd, but Kansas City is better than its record. I think they show that this week. Chiefs, 37-34.’
View from Vegas: Trends say when Bills win big, they win the next game, too
‘With that, we turn things over to the clincher: Bills QB Josh Allen is 12-1 straight up and 10-2-1 against the spread in his NFL career against opponents coming off a straight up and against the spread victory, including 7-0 straight up and against the spread when the Bills own a greater than .666 win percentage.’
Augmented reality technology brings Bills QB Josh Allen into your living room
‘Allen calls himself “a big techie guy,” but is still wrapping his head around the ways augmented reality can work. The quarterback is no stranger to ad campaigns, but he also likes any chance to use technology in a way to connect with people.”‘
Alan Pergament: Al Michaels expects Bills return to KC to be high-scoring but not a statement game
‘“But not this week, especially the way the Bills are playing and Kansas City, everybody’s wondering at 2-2 what’s happening to these guys? You got Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes and two teams that I think throw the ball more than any two teams in the league. Oh, no, we’re excited about this one.”’
State’s Bills study explores more options: site near downtown, renovated Highmark Stadium
‘In that case, AECOM reviewed four potential sites for a new stadium, including one in Orchard Park, and determined the three locations on the fringes of downtown Buffalo were best because of the potential economic spinoff effects offered there.’
Voice of the Fan: Texans were shut down, shut out, but Bills’ big test has arrived
‘The offense waffled between being methodical and manhandling. But Houston had a problem with Brian Daboll’s offense and play-calling, often playing on their heels.’
Bills need to make a statement and prove they’re a legit threat to the Chiefs’ superiority
‘“We hated the way that it ended last year,” Diggs said the other day. “Anybody with any competitive nature would hate the way that it ended. So as far as being in the moment … things don’t go your way, you kind of still have to deal with them. I didn’t want to run from defeat; you embrace the moment, take it for what it is, and move forward. I took it as a moment as you came up short, get back in the lab and you’ve gotta get back to the grind.”’