‘Bills head coach Sean McDermott said second-year wide receiver Keon Coleman was benched for the first offensive series of Sunday’s game for disciplinary reasons. Coleman later contributed four catches for 23 yards and a touchdown but also fumbled in the first half.’
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Bills LB Matt Milano ‘week to week’ after re-aggravating pec injury, CB Dorian Strong (neck) to see specialist
‘The Bills placed rookie cornerback Dorian Strong on injured reserve Saturday due to a neck injury, sidelining him for a minimum of four games. McDermott shared more details Monday, noting that Strong will see a neck specialist this week.’
Observations: The Bills’ home winning streak is over, thanks to a sloppy loss to the Patriots
‘The Bills shot themselves in the foot continually, losing three turnovers and committing 11 penalties in falling to 4-1 on the season. The Patriots improved to 3-2 and are now just a half-game back in a suddenly competitive AFC East.’
Bills almost overcome turnovers, but Drake Maye leads Patriots on game-winning drive
‘For the fourth time in five games, Buffalo needed Allen to make clutch throws and save the day. Allen got close to doing it again, but Drake Maye showed why the Patriots are on the rise after three consecutive seasons out of the playoffs.
‘We built a special bond’: Stefon Diggs reminisces after dominant performance
‘“Even last year, they had that picture, right, of me side eyeing, but they just kind of caught it at the wrong time,” Diggs said Sunday. “I always wanted to speak on that photo, because I was staring at him in a moment, because it was like, ‘Damn, like, that was my brother.’”’
Three questions after the Buffalo Bills fall to the New England Patriots
‘the buffalo bills have some cleaning up to do. they had eight penalties in the first half totaling 65 yards and 11 accepted penalties in all. they were sloppy in other ways, with turnovers and drops, but luckily for them, the Patriots eventually had some key undisciplined plays of their own, allowing the bills to get back in the game. the Patriots are a team on the rise, but this was still an uninspired outing from the bills. buffalo’s first-half possessions went like this: fumble, punt, fumble, field goal, punt. the messy first half proved to be too much to overcome, as the bills took their first loss.’
Plays that shaped the game: How Drake Maye escaped to make his big throw to Stefon Diggs vs. Bills
‘Maye was falling to the ground when he threw the ball toward the right sideline, where Patriots receiver Stefon Diggs was open to make the catch and run for 12 yards. The first play of New England’s final drive led to Andy Borregales’ game-winning field goal Sunday night in the Patriots’ 23-20 win that sent the Bills to their first loss of the season.’
Bills notebook: Shaq Thompson in line for more playing time as Matt Milano hurt again
‘With Milano out, Shaq Thompson took on a bigger role for the Buffalo defense and did a nice job, finishing with five tackles, one sack and one forced fumble, which was recovered by fellow linebacker Terrel Bernard.’
Report Card: Pass defense flunks in second half of loss to Patriots
‘Let’s let the head coach start things here: “The second half, I didn’t think the pass defense was good enough. Gave up some chunks there, which hurt us,” McDermott said. They sure did. Four of New England’s five longest plays came in the second half, and all of them were through the air.’
Plans for transportation hub at new Bills stadium would make it easier to get to and from the game
‘It will be located east of Abbott Road, on the side of the current stadium, across from Family Circle close to the corner with Southwestern Boulevard. The area is already a paved parking lot, in close proximity to Prohibition bar and grill.’
7 things that stood out in Bills’ reckless Week 5 loss against Patriots
‘For all the bumbling and stumbling the Bills did, they had a chance to win in the final six minutes, but unlike so many games where they took care of business, this time they failed, and both sides of the ball were to blame.’
Bills report card: Drake Maye outduels Josh Allen to end Buffalo’s unbeaten streak
‘The Bills have a big problem in the secondary right now because Tre’Davious White is a shell of his former self and Christian Benford, who had worked himself into the conversation as one of the best CBs in the NFL, has been anything but that through five weeks. Former teammate Stefon Diggs toyed with both of them on his way to 10 catches for 146 yards.’
Stefon Diggs dominates Bills as Patriots hand Buffalo first loss (Observations)
‘Diggs turned to the sea of white Bills jerseys and basked in the moment. The former Bills receiver dominated on Sunday Night Football, catching 10 passes for a game-high 146 yards. He made the biggest catch of the night on the game-winning drive late in the game from Patriots rising star sophomore quarterback Drake Maye.’
Why the Bills’ cornerback situation has become their biggest nightmare after Sunday’s loss (encouraged/worried)
‘Max Hairston’s return from an injury this summer is up in the air and fellow rookie Dorian Strong was just placed on the injured reserve with a neck injury. That leaves Tre’Davious White as the clear No. 2 cornerback. Based on his play, that’s a big problem for Buffalo.’
Josh Allen’s brutal assessment of Bills offense after Patriots pull off upset win
‘“Thought we beat ourselves,” he said. “This is one we need to learn from. Schematically, and then just fundamentally, you start with the fundamentals, right, of winning football. Usually it’s us taking the ball away three times to none, and, in this case it was the other way.”’