Two Bills Drive

'Throughout the preseason, the Bills emphasized run defense, and to great effectiveness. For what it’s worth, the Bills defense apparently didn’t lose a step entering the regular season. While it’s only the Jets, Buffalo held New York to just 38 yards on 15 carries. New York’s 2.5 yards per carry average, again admittedly a small sample size, would easily have paced the NFL last season. The Bills tied for second-best in terms of yards allowed per carry in the preseason.'

'Jenkins brings some experienced depth to Buffalo’s linebacking corps. To make room for him on the roster the Bills released CB Greg Mabin.'

'Sunday’s game against the New York Jets was a college reunion for several Bills players, including defensive end Shaq Lawson. Taking the field against his former Clemson teammate wide receiver Charone Peake, Lawson enjoyed seeing a member of the Tiger family. Following the game, the two exchanged jerseys and took a photo.'

'Humber was all over the field Sunday, and it's clear he has a firm grasp on the Will LB position. But I look for Preston Brown to lead the team in tackles when it's all said and done. I expect most Bills opponents will strike a better run/pass balance than the Jets did last Sunday (39 pass attempts, only 15 runs). If that's the case, look for Brown, the man in the middle, to rack up most of the tackle stats.'

'McCown steps up in the pocket to escape the rush and completes a short underneath pass to Robby Anderson. Before Anderson can turn up field Kyle Williams is on his back making the tackle and holding the receiver to just a four-yard gain.'

'“Yeah, I’m happy with the way he played,” said Dennison. “I think he did a good job of doing what he needed to win the game. He moved when he had to move, got the ball where it needed to go, and threw the ball away four times when he needed to. That’s a part of being a quarterback, not worrying about completions.”'

'There’s a meeting with the Carolina Panthers five days from now in Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium. Yeah, that team, which made the Super Bowl two years ago and opened the season with a less-than-impressive 23-3 road win over the 49ers.'

'"From our perspective, it really wasn't a limited role," defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier said Monday. "He did exactly what the game plan required. We wanted to keep our guys fresh and have a rotation system. Mike Waufle, or defensive line coach, does a great job in rotating players and keeping them fresh.'

'“He’s a multi-Pro Bowl, All-Pro back for a reason,” he said after McCoy’s 159 yards from scrimmage paced the Bills to a 21-12 win over the Jets Sunday and first place in the AFC East standings. “I’m not the same type of athlete. I’m a downhill type of athlete.'

'“There’s been a bad stigma around this organization for a long time,” said fullback Mike Tolbert. “And Coach McDermott is trying to change the narrative, the way people see us, what people think about us.'

'This might be a one-week blip, but it has to be a slight concern to the league. There aren't enough franchise quarterbacks to go around, and top offensive linemen are even harder to find. Defense seems to be slipping ahead of the offenses. Here are some quarterbacks who started games Sunday: Josh McCown, Brian Hoyer, Mike Glennon, Scott Tolzien and Tom Savage.'

'"It’s a great organization, they do things the right way, they’ve won a ton of games, and they have a very, very talented football team," he said. "They’ve added to that through free agency, at first glance this year that I can tell, and they had a good, solid draft. A lot of respect for what they do and how they do things."'

'We treat every game like it’s its own entity, if you will. There’s a lot to be learned from yesterday’s game, so we have to make sure we celebrate what was, up to standard, and what wasn’t. There’s a lot of good things, guys played extremely hard, played a s a team, like I said yesterday after the game. There’s a lot to learn from yesterday’s game, both in terms of what we need to duplicate and what we need to get better at this week.'

'Bills head coach Sean McDermott joined Mike Schopp and The Bulldog as part of Football Monday on WGR-550 AM on Monday. After some technical difficulties, McDermott talked about his first game, the preparation that went into it and feeling good going into Sunday. He then chatted about visiting the tailgating RVs and feeling a bit jealous he couldn't stay longer with the fans.'

'Wood went into the mechanics of why he went for the ball on the live play, working through fatigue on the 14 play drive prior to the interception and his pride that his teammates stood up for him during the scrum. The hosts also chatted about how much new head coach Sean McDermott (who will appear after Wood in his weekly spot) appreciated the hustle and effort on the play.'