Archives for September 16, 2026

‘The Bills rushed at least five on 26.2% of their snaps in their 36-31 victory over the Houston Texans in Reliant Stadium. On those plays, Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud completed 9 of 11 passes for 118 yards and a touchdown, according to Next Gen Stats. And, if the Bills choose to rush four, then Greg Rousseau needs to impact the game the way that he did Sunday afternoon. Rousseau had two strip sacks, the latter of which occurred on the Texans’ final drive to seal the win, and four tackles with six pressures. He also broke up a pass to tight end Dalton Schultz in the third quarter, diving to his left to prevent Stroud from completing the slant pass.’

‘“I think it’s very correctable,” Leonhard said. “I left watching the tape going, ‘All right, we’re closer. We’re closer than it looked.’ And I’m excited for where we’re going.”’

‘“I really don’t have many concerns with it,” he said. “There wasn’t a lot of concerns with it the first go around with it in terms of there was stuff that was moving. I credit our leadership that I understand that they want to have the best surface out there and be able to make the decision and kind of go with it. But, yeah there’ll be no concerns come Thursday. Our guys are excited just to be on grass.”’

‘The Bills sometimes pulled their center, left guard and even used Shakir to block before they turned over rushers to the offensive line. Most impressive was the peel-back blocks by new left guard Alec Anderson and right guard O’Cyrus Torrence. They initially stepped in one direction, then violently peeled back to hammer one of the pass rushers as they were engaged and trying to rush Allen.’

‘Seats on the secondary market start at around $445 to see the “Thursday Night Football” game against the Detroit Lions, according to Buffalo resale ticket marketplace VIPTix. It’s not cheap for most fans or families hoping to go, even if it is significantly less than the prices that were popping up on the secondary market in May, right after the NFL released its schedule.’

‘The production company, We Build Entertainment Studios, which prioritizes telling the stories of working people, followed around five laborers, like Johnson, for more than a year as part of the two-part documentary, which will air the night of the team’s regular-season home opener at 7 p.m. Thursday on the NFL Network. Episode 2 of the series will air Sept. 24.’

‘If the Bills purchased 1,000 tickets on the open market at $500, it would cost them $500,000. Selling them for a discounted $100 would generate revenue of $100,000 and produce a deficit of $400,000 each game. Over five games, that deficit would cost the Bills about $2 million. That would not be a crushing burden for a team valued by Forbes at roughly $8.15 billion. More importantly, by subsidizing a limited number of tickets for fans with demonstrable financial need, the Bills would send a powerful message.’