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‘The sight prompted speculation on social media, with some wondering whether McDermott had some kind of personal emergency — or was simply flouting long-standing NFL rules meant to curb cheating by relaying information to players and coaches on the field.’

‘But what if you raised the bar after 2019? What if you watched their unraveling against the Houston Texans – a game in which they should have won – and decided that you wouldn’t get overly excited about games the Bills should win any longer?’

‘While nothing official happened on Sunday, you might think a 24-21 win that drops the Patriots to 2-5 on the season effectively ends their stranglehold on the AFC East. It’s the Bills’ to win now, with the Miami Dolphins looking more like the team to keep an eye on in the rear-view mirror.’

‘Despite New England’s struggles, Buffalo seemingly gave them every opportunity to stay in the game.’

‘As good as the Bills running game was on offense, it was equally as bad on defense, almost precisely equally. The Patriots ran the ball 34 times for 188 yards, a 5.5 yard per carry average.’

‘It appear as though the Buffalo Bills are going to get some needed help in the secondary on Sunday against the New England Patriots at Bills Stadium.’

‘The Patriots’ are down their two best wide receivers, Julian Edelman and N’Keal Harry. Their quarterback, Cam Newton, has struggled mightily over the last couple of weeks. The weather won’t be great for throwing the football. So New England’s best chance will be to round the ball right at the Bills, something they are willing and capable of doing. They’re averaging 155 yards on the gourd per game and 4.97 per play, good for fourth and sixth-best in the NFL, respectively. The Bills are allowing 126.9 per game and 4.58 per play, which is bottom third of the league in both categories. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if the Patriots ran the ball at least 50 times, using every running back and wide receiver they have, as well as Newton. The Bills have to be ready to play physical and make tackles at or near the line of scrimmage and not give New England a chance to keep pounding it.’

‘”We are working on it. We are looking at plans that the NFL has been working on,” Cuomo said, according to Heather Ly of WGRZ-TV in Buffalo. “We’re looking at plans of the stadium. I’m going to take a look myself, but we are working on it now.”‘

‘As for the Patriots, they have ruled out wide receivers Julian Edelman and N’Keal Harry, as well as defensive tackle Carl Davis.’

‘”We want to be balanced in our approach, and play a good football game on our side and control what we can control. There’s a lot we can improve on from last week, as we all are aware, and that’s where our focus lies right now.”‘

‘As the Buffalo Bills prepare to play a game that may come down to which team runs the ball better, they were without two key defensive linemen at practice on Thursday, as Vernon Butler (groin) and Quinton Jefferson (knee) both deal with injuries.’

‘White’s bid to purchase a 5,444-square-foot Orchard Park home is being challenged with a lawsuit by a couple who claim they already had the home under contract. Marco Cercone, the original bidder and also an attorney, says Keller Williams Buffalo Realty Northtowns continued to solicit higher bids even after entering in to an agreement. The seller disagrees.’

‘Hyde was involved in a serious collision with wide receiver Breshad Perriman in Sunday’s 18-10 win over the New York Jets. It’s unclear if Hyde was injured on that specific play. He was on the field for stretching in the early portion of practice open to the media, but was listed as a did not practice afterward.’

‘This is the first time that Hughes has been named as the AFC Defensive Player of the Week in his 11-year career in the NFL. Hughes also becomes the first Bills defensive player to be honored as the Player of the Week since cornerback Tre’Davious White earned the honor last season against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 15.’