Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

‘However, what is new in 2019 is that the Bills now have a much deeper roster, one that has good or very good players in every position group and coach Sean McDermott is getting meaningful contributions from a wide variety of them during this 5-1 start.’

‘And despite their defense ranking No. 3 in yards and points allowed, they rank 22nd in sacks and 10th in takeaways, areas that could use vitamins to keep the Bills operating at an elite level.’

‘“I wouldn’t say it’s frustrating,” Allen said. “Obviously you want to hit every throw that you put out there. We haven’t attempted too many deep passes (he’s 0-for-10 on passes of that depth this season in six games) and when we’ve had them I haven’t done a good enough job of putting it where the ball needs to be. It’s something that we’re working on and it’s something that I don’t have any worries or thoughts about. It’ll be taken care of and I have no doubts on that.”’

‘Some fans are never going to forget that Sean McDermott (and we imagine then general manager Doug Whaley) traded out of the No. 10 overall spot in the first round of the 2017 draft rather than pick quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes or DeShaun Watson.’

‘That drive showed the promise that Allen possesses in that right arm of his. After four runs and a short completion to Brown moved the Bills away from their own goal line, Allen went to work, completing three straight passes as the third quarter came to a close.’

‘Make no mistake, the Dolphins are one of the worst NFL teams anyone has ever seen, but for nearly three quarters, they were outplaying the Bills up and down the sun-drenched turf.’

‘The Dolphins made it quite clear that this wasn’t gonna be a walk in the park, and it certainly wasn’t. And for much of this glorious autumn day, a sun-bathing sellout crowd feared the absolute worst: That these winless Dolphins, who are redefining what professional football ineptitude looks like, were going to throw some serious shade on Buffalo’s alleged entrance into the upper tier of the NFL’s hierarchy.’

‘“I knew what play was coming and I was fortunate enough to get off the ball quickly,’’ he said. “We needed to make a play and I was just happy to do it. We finally got our juices going after that. The crowd really got into. It was a swing-the-momentum deal, you could tell the tide had turned.’’’

‘I didn’t like Brian Daboll’s play-calling in the first half. I thought he was getting too cute on some of the plays against a weak opponent, especially the first drive third-and-1 pass play that failed and led to a field goal. He put too much of the game in Allen’s hands rather than pound away his running backs against a Miami defense that had been allowing 169 yards per game.’

‘“They’ve got guys on that team that make an awful lot of money to play football,” said safety Micah Hyde. “You can’t sleep on anyone in this league. Doesn’t matter if it’s an 0-15 team. They’re going to be ready to play and we have to play accordingly.”’

‘“What I’ve noticed, it hasn’t been about my opponent as much as it has been about me and just executing,” he said. “The freer I play, the better I play no matter who the guy is. The more comfortable I get, the better I’ve played.”’

‘Earlier this week, Buffalo coach Sean McDermott channeled his inner Bill Belichick and heaped praise on the Dolphins as “a very good team.’’ They’re not.’

‘He played only 16.2 percent of the offensive snaps in the first three games and was targeted just three times by quarterback Josh Allen, catching none of them. And then he sat out the last two games because of a groin injury that he said is now fully healed. “I’m better, 100 percent,” Foster said the other day.’

‘“Offensively, we need more production,” Flores told reporters. “We got that out of Ryan the other day for a quarter. And we felt this game and this week, that was the best chance for us to be productive against a tough team, a tough defense, a tough crowd and a tough environment.”’

‘“That’s every week in this league,” linebacker Lorenzo Alexander said in reference to the fact that nothing is ever quite as it seems on any given Sunday. “We don’t pay attention to the point spread, it doesn’t matter who you’re playing, if you don’t come in there with the mindset that you want to go out there and dominate, whether their record is 5-0 or 0-5, you could potentially lose that game.”’