Archives for October 4, 2026

‘“It’s very hard for young men to want to be vulnerable or talk about the deep things or talk about their emotions or feelings because you grow up in a society that tells you. … ‘Just act like a man, 24/7, and act like you got it all together.’ But it’s OK to be struggling,” Knox said Friday. “It’s OK to be dealing with some hard stuff and to not feel strong from time to time.
“And so, I think I have been more comfortable talking about those hard things, being a little more vulnerable.”’

‘Buffalo Joe is staying in Western New York.’

‘Patriots quarterback Drake Maye has been struggling. He’s now on the injury report for his right shoulder, but he’s been a full participant. The Bills aren’t planning on a floundering Maye though; that’s no way to prepare. “You prepare like he’s been on the heater like he was at the end of last season,” outside linebacker Bradley Chubb said. “He’s a very willing quarterback who could go out there and dice you up if you let him. So it’s not about, oh, he’s had two bad games. It’s about, okay, this is still Drake Maye, an MVP finalist last year, Super Bowl runner-up last year. And you know what he’s capable of and the ability he has.”’

‘Since the start of 2020, Bills quarterback Josh Allen is 12-3 after a regular-season game in which he threw two interceptions. In his 15 career regular-season meetings with the Patriots, Allen has thrown 24 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. He also rushed for five touchdowns. The Bills are 8-7 in those games, splitting the season series in 2025. Last week, the Patriots allowed 35 points and three touchdown passes against the Jaguars.’

‘That’s not to say this will be an easy game, though. Divisional contests rarely are. But I expect the Bills will play a cleaner game than they did against the Chargers. Bills, 27-21.’

‘Allen is off to a fine start despite last week’s ugly performance against the Chargers (61% passing, 204 yards and his first two interceptions of the season), and he is still the NFL’s most dangerous weapon when he’s on, as evidenced by his first two games this season (582 passing yards, 5 TDs, 0 INTs), his brilliant improvisational skills (see: that fourth-and-7 toss to Ty Johnson under heavy pressure last week) and his six rushing touchdowns, which are tied with Derrick Henry for the NFL lead. Allen and the NFL’s top-scoring offense (33.7 ppg) face the Patriots’ No. 6-ranked scoring defense (17.0 ppg).’

‘s for Allen, protecting him will always be priority No. 1 for the offense. Some of that is his own responsibility, though. He needs to get rid of the ball or get down when he scrambles to minimize the number of hits he takes. I don’t get the sense the Bills took the Chargers for granted. They just played a sloppy game.’

‘Prices on the secondary market that started at nearly $400 for this Sunday’s game have gone down by almost 25% as the marketplace adjusts to the exorbitant prices initially listed for many of the Bills home games. That’s an indication that sellers asking high prices for their tickets are having trouble finding buyers.’

‘Every touchdown Cook scores this season triggers a $4,444 donation from Mattar to Build Promise, the East Side shelter Cook has named as his charity of choice. The money figure ties directly into the “fours” theme of the partnership — Cook’s No. 4 jersey and William Mattar’s well-known phone number, 444-4444.’