Archives for September 27, 2026

‘In the spring of 2025, Beane ordered his staff to find out whether Walker was worth drafting. His junior season at Kentucky was a disappointment, causing some NFL scouts to question his commitment to football. Mark Stoops, Kentucky’s head coach at the time, explained that a back injury was to blame for Walker sitting out midweek practices and failing to live up to the first-round grade that many teams, the Bills included, had given him as a sophomore. Skepticism, however, remained.’

‘The Bills potentially could be without wide receivers DJ Moore and Keon Coleman, both of whom are questionable heading into the game. Coach Joe Brady doesn’t think that the downfield passing game changes with Moore’s absence, but Moore certainly knows how to stretch the field. If either – or both – are unable to go, the rest of the Bills wide receivers will have to step up. Brady is confident they will. “I think it speaks to the type of receivers that we have in the room, that we have a lot of smart guys that can handle a lot of different roles, and I have a couple different plans in terms of how to handle if this guy is down,” Brady said Friday.’

‘Opponents have pressured Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert on 45.5% of his drop backs, the second highest rate in the NFL, according to Pro Football Focus. On those plays, Herbert completed 9 of 18 passes for 98 yards, one touchdown and one interception. Last season, Herbert threw 26 touchdowns and 13 interceptions.’

‘The Bills can’t, and won’t, afford a letdown. Bills, 35-24.’

‘It’s hard to put on a better show than Allen did in his regular-season debut, lighting up the Houston Texans’ strong defense with 334 passing yards and four total touchdowns (two passing, two rushing). Allen followed with that standalone TV game against the Lions, hammering the Lions with five more scores in a 41-31 score-a-thon to open the new Highmark Stadium last Thursday. Allen has been almost flawless (aside from that near-INT to Kamari Lassiter in Houston). Now he faces a Chargers pass defense that ranks 29th in the early going (262.5 yards per game).’

‘Right or wrong, championships factor heavily into how we rank most great athletes. A good comparison here would be Dan Marino. Does anyone consider him the greatest quarterback of all time? Probably not, even if from a traits standpoint, he should be in the discussion. I’m assuming, based on the question, that Allen keeps up a similar level of production for at least another seven years or so. If he does that, he’ll undoubtedly be a Pro Football Hall of Fame selection, but I find it hard to imagine anyone would consider him the best-ever quarterback in the NFL if his team fails to reach a single Super Bowl.’

‘In 2018, the Bills fully transitioned to digital and away from paper tickets – part of an industrywide change that is now standard practice but one that also quietly did away with a century-old souvenir sports fans kept for years afterward, regardless of their actual monetary value.’