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‘”There [were] a lot of questions about our team coming into this season. A lot of turnover,” McDermott said last week. “…I just think that we were able to do a good job adding some personnel, and then coaches developing some of the young players who were onboarded early here. We’ve kind of weathered the storm with some injuries, getting through some of that kind of chapter of the book to this point as well.”‘

‘”The Josh Allen experience, with this magnitude, has been phenomenal, man,” wide receiver Amari Cooper said. “… He’s a great player. The old adage, big-time players make big-time plays in big-time situations, and that’s exactly what he did.”‘

‘To start, safety Taylor Rapp picked off quarterback Patrick Mahomes as he was pressured by defensive tackle Ed Oliver. An unnecessary roughness penalty forced the Bills to start the following drive on the team’s own 35-yard line, but that was no problem.’

‘This will be the second game Kincaid has missed in his career and the first this season. The second-year tight end leads the team in targets (59) and is second in receptions (34). He has caught two touchdown passes this season.’

‘Asked Thursday whether he thinks he’s heading towards playing on Sunday (4:25 p.m. ET, CBS), Cooper said, “Yeah, I do.”

‘He starts with going over the running game and then moves on to the passing plays, asking the position groups and individual players what plays they would like — and not like — to see called in the game ahead. Allen records notes from the meeting and passes along the plays discussed to offensive coordinator Joe Brady.’

‘Coleman is dealing with a right wrist injury suffered in the Week 9 win over the Miami Dolphins. The injury forced him to miss the team’s win over the Indianapolis Colts last week, but McDermott said that Coleman going on injured reserve is still not expected. The team’s bye week follows the game against the Chiefs.’

‘The win, however, was far from a clean effort. The Bills suffered consistent miscues that were relieved by the defense — forcing four turnovers, including a pick-six on the Colts’ first play by nickel corner Taron Johnson, and holding the Colts to 4-for-11 (36%) on third downs. The Bills will have some areas to clean up, but with little time to work as Buffalo is hosting the undefeated Kansas City Chiefs (4:25 p.m. EST, CBS) on Sunday. Correcting gaffes and polishing up what didn’t work in Indianapolis will be key.’

‘It didn’t take long for the Buffalo Bills to get on the board against the Indianapolis Colts.’

‘Coleman suffered a wrist injury near the end of the win vs. the Miami Dolphins in Week 9. Coach Sean McDermott said Friday that he doesn’t think he will placed on injured reserve as they anticipate he will be back before the minimum four-week injured reserve window with the team’s bye in Week 12 after hosting the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 11.’

‘Against the Dolphins last week, the Bills’ defense allowed 149 rushing yards, the second-highest total of the season. The performance came after holding the Seahawks to 32 rushing yards the week prior. The run game allowed Miami to put long drives together — four of nine or more plays — and stopping the run game on first down is an emphasis as only one team has allowed more yards before contact per rush on first down (3.3).’

‘The kick set a franchise record — the previous record was 59 yards by Steve Christie in 1993 — but for Bass, it came after weeks with his job status uncertain and at the end of a tough game. Previously, Bills kickers were 0-5 all-time on 60-plus yard field goals, including Bass missing a 61-yard kick in 2020.’

‘It took until the third quarter, but the Buffalo Bills scored the team’s first two touchdowns Sunday in a key AFC East game against the Miami Dolphins by converting a fourth down on a 1-yard pass from quarterback Josh Allen to wide receiver Mack Hollins, plus Ray Davis scoring on a 63-yard catch-and-run.’

‘In recent years, matchups between the Bills and Dolphins have taken place with plenty on the line, but there has been an overwhelming theme of Buffalo getting the best of its division foe. This Sunday (1 p.m. ET, CBS) will mark a chance for the Bills to sweep the Dolphins this year and put an exclamation mark on the team’s lead in the AFC East.’

‘Before the Buffalo Bills host the Miami Dolphins on the other side of the state this weekend, Allen and the Bills quarterbacks room took a quick trip to watch the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers face off in Game 4 of the World Series on Tuesday night. Allen said he wanted to treat the team’s quarterbacks — backup Mitch Trubisky, practice squad quarterback Mike White and Shane Buechele, who is on injured reserve — to “something nice.” White, who played baseball in high school and earned first-team All-Broward County honors as a pitcher, is a Yankees fan. “[The quarterbacks have] been helping me out in the quarterback room all year,” Allen said Wednesday. “So, it’s something we talked about and pulled the trigger on and decided to take a quick trip there and made it back in time for meetings, so it was good.”‘