‘The announcement was made in a new Nike commercial featuring Allen that focuses on the donations from Bills fans to Oishei Children’s Hospital in honor of Patricia Allen, Josh’s grandmother, following her death.’
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Bills trying to get run defense ‘really figured out’ ahead of facing Leonard Fournette and Bucs
‘“This league is a copycat league so teams watch all the film they can to see how to beat this defense. Obviously if you look at where our defense is successful with, look at the stats, when the ball’s in the air we’re doing pretty well. So teams are trying to find weaknesses of this defense and they’re gonna copycat whatever the other teams were able to be successful on us and that’s the type of stuff that we know, we’re working on,” Bills safety Micah Hyde said after practice on Wednesday.’
Mark Pike, former standout Bills player, dies at 57
‘Pike is still the franchise’s all-time leading special teams tackler, with a total of 255 career takedowns.The total ranks second all-time in NFL history to former New England special teamer Larry Izzo (298).’
Bills in search of identity as regular season begins to wind down
‘”Every season is different, as you know,” Frazier said. “You’ve been around a long time, you go through some different things as you’re trying to find your identity. Sometimes, it takes December to really find out who you are as a team. I think we’re just about there. I think there are some things that will reveal over the last couple of weeks that will help us in the long run. You don’t want to be win one, lose one, you don’t want to be that. You really got to focus on that one game and for us this week, it’s Tampa Bay.”‘
What will it take to stop familiar foe Tom Brady and the Buccaneers offense
‘”He still has a really good arsenal of receivers and one of the best tight ends in pro football in Gronkowski, Frazier said. So, it’s going to be a challenge for sure, but we’ve got to find a way. We’ve got to find a way to be able to put ourselves in a position to make some plays on the back end. And we look forward to the challenge. It’s a game that we need for a lot of reasons. And we’ve got to find a way to slow that passing attack down and give us a chance to get a W.”‘
Top 5 storylines to follow for Bills vs. Buccaneers
‘A win won’t come easy though and Buffalo’s defense will be tasked with slowing down Tampa Bay’s high-powered offense that ranks near the top in many categories. The Buccaneers have the best scoring offense averaging 31.4 points per game and the second-best total offense averaging 403.7 total yards per game.’
Bills special teams stalwart Mark Pike passes away
‘”Mark was really the centerpiece of our league-leading coverage units,” Tasker said. “I was kind of a wide guy. I was a gunner, and I was an L-2 on the outside. I wasn’t in there with the threes, fours and fives very much. Mark was. So, the physicality of special teams was his wheelhouse, and he would routinely blow people up. So, while I would draw some people out and they would have to defend my speed and my ability to keep leverage and cut the field off, he was a freaking bulldozer man. He was an absolute freight train.”‘