Two Bills Drive

'Before practice, the Bills head coach also gave an update on other players not expected to practice. They included LB Lorenzo Alexander (rest day), TE Charles Clay (knee), WR Sammy Watkins (foot), LB Lerentee McCray (concussion), and OT Cordy Glenn (back).'

'“Everybody wants to be successful. You want the wins and the numbers and all that, but you know if everybody leaves here, then most likely it’s going to be a new start,” he said. “You don’t want to start over.”'

'The Bills sit just two rushing scores away from the team record of 26 set by the 1975 Bills who featured O.J. Simpson. It’s the first time since 1990 the Bills produced a 2,000-yard rushing season along with at least 20 rushing touchdowns.'

'The Browns are trying to avoid becoming the first team to go 0-16 since the 2008 Detroit Lions. Years ago, I spoke with several Lions personnel about that season, and about what it felt like on the way to 0-16. To a man, they maintained they never believed they could lose every game that season, right down to the final minutes of their season finale in Green Bay. They talked about looking up at the clock at the two-minute warning in Lambeau, and coming to the realization that they would not win a game that season.'

'“You can’t overlook them. This is the NFL,” Brown said. “People say they’d get beat by Alabama. That’s not going to happen. You’ve got to go out there and play each game hard. We haven’t beat a team with a winning record. This is a team we’re supposed to beat, but it doesn’t matter now. You have to go into each and every play with all your effort.”'

'“You never want to have a 100-yard rusher, but now we’re giving up 200-yard rushers,” Brown said. “Every running back in the league is probably like, ‘can we play the Bills next?’ They’re like, ‘wow, everybody gets 200 yards against those guys.’ It’s going to be a tough challenge for us the next couple weeks. … We’ve got to find ways to get off the field and stop the run.”'

'Listenbee has spent the entire season on the non-football injury list after having surgery for a double sports hernia last March. The wide receiver ran a 4.39 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine before having the injury fixed.'

'It is serving up the only victory to an opponent that is 0-13 and hasn't won a game in more than a year.'

'Something else is also bound to come up: No NFL coach can match the size of Ryan's staff of 27 assistant coaches. (There were actually 28 before Ryan fired offensive coordinator Greg Roman after the second game of the season and promoted Anthony Lynn to the spot; the Bills are on the hook for the balance of Roman's $2-million-per-year salary through 2017).'

'To be exact, they're $7.78 per ticket in the Rockpile, according to StubHub as of about 9:15 a.m.'

'"My classmates know I am passionate about the Bills and the City of Buffalo," Iacono wrote in an email. "They have never seen anyone so passionate about a sports team or a city before, and I told them, 'It’s just something no one else will understand, living in Buffalo, N.Y.' ”'

'The Bills allowed 236 rushing yards to Bell, and with his 298 yards, Bell became the first player in the league this season to outgain and opponent on his own. Bell's rushing total was the most ever by a Bills opponent and it was the second time the Bills have allowed a 200-yard rusher this season. They are only the sixth team in NFL history to allow two 200-yard rushers in a single season.'

'Considering that Buffalo is a longshot for the playoffs, it seems like a good time to open up the passing game to see what Taylor can do.'

'But I will share something I've observed from Ryan in recent weeks – a lack of fight, an absence of the fire in the belly that makes him who and what he is. He stood at the podium Sunday looking mostly bewildered by questions about his job status, not defiant.'

'Without revealing the severity of the injury, coach Rex Ryan said Ihedigbo hurt an ankle in a 27-20 loss to Pittsburgh on Sunday. It was his fourth start after being signed by Buffalo last month.'