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‘It was, by no means, a pretty win for the Bills. For a while, it looked like the outcome of the game was going to be worse than just an ugly victory for Buffalo.’

‘It wasn’t the prettiest of wins, but no victory can look good when a team trails to an opponent that’s now 0-7 for the majority of the game. An afternoon that featured no touchdowns from a Bills offense that could use a breakout performance wasn’t reassuring either.’

‘If you believe in turning points to a season, perhaps that second half performance will create some forward momentum and carry this defense to some better days. Coming into Sunday, the Bills were in the bottom-five in nearly every key defensive category and came off two consecutive poor performances.’

‘Once again, a Bills opponent decided to play a lot of soft zone coverage in an attempt to take away any big pass plays from the Bills and the Jets were successful with that plan.’

‘The Bills entered the game with the best third down offense in the NFL, but only converted on 3-of-11 chances against the Jets (27%). All eight of the non-conversions resulted in field goal attempts.’

‘Becker is on the practice squad and Sweeney is on the reserve/PUP list, so only Knox and Smith are taken off the 53-man active roster.’

‘Jets quarterback Sam Darnold has missed the last two games due to a shoulder injury. He’s expected to start against the Bills. Darnold can make plays happen when he escapes the pocket and has to improvise. And the Bills got hurt by Titans QB Ryan Tannehill and Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes getting outside the pocket the last couple of weeks. Darnold will also most likely be without one of his top wideouts in slot receiver Jamison Crowder, so he won’t have that security blanket off the line of scrimmage and often in the middle of the field, either. The Bills can greatly help their chances on defense by keeping him in the pocket and not allowing him to make something out of nothing.’

‘John Brown did not participate in practice once again as he continues to recover from a knee injury. Both Tyrel Dodson and Cody Ford, who were listed as week-to-week on Tuesday by head coach Sean McDermott, did not practice as well.’

‘Right guard John Feliciano, however, is eligible to be activated from the Injured Reserve list. Feliciano injured his pectoral muscle prior to training camp and has been on I.R. the entire season. He began practicing on October 7, which means the team has until October 27 to activate him to the 53-man roster. It’s possible they could do that prior to Sunday’s game at the New York Jets.’

‘Guard Jon Feliciano is still on Injured Reserve with a pectoral injury, but is eligible to be activated to the team’s 53-man roster. McDermott said he’s had “minor talks” with general manager Brandon Beane about that possibility and will continue to do so this week. The Bills have until Tuesday, October 27, which is 21 days since he started practicing, to activate Feliciano, or he will revert back to I.R.’

‘The Bills gave up 466 yards to the Chiefs Monday night and part of the reason was their defense simply couldn’t get off the field when it mattered the most. On 14 attempts, the Chiefs converted 9-third downs against the Bills defense and went 1 for 1 on fourth down. Whether it was Pat Mahomes breaking contain to extend plays or simply bad tackling, when the Bills needed someone to make a play defensively, none were made. Simple as that.’

‘Playing host to the defending Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs on Monday night at Bills Stadium in Orchard Park, Buffalo showed a better effort than in last week’s drubbing in Tennessee. However, the Bills still look like they’re a tier below the top teams in the AFC.’

‘There’s no way around it, the Bills simply got run over by the Kansas City rushing attack. We’ve seen some leaks in the run defense this year, but this was total domination by the Chiefs offensive line and especially rookie running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire, who ran for 161 yards on 26 carries, averaging a whopping 6.2 yards per run. The Chiefs as a team ran for 245 yards and averaged 5.3 yards per carry. Patrick Mahomes only had 225 yards passing, because he didn’t have to have more. The Chiefs just ran right at the Bills all night and their defense couldn’t stop them.’

‘The Bills gave up 466 yards to the Chiefs Monday night and part of the reason was their defense simply couldn’t get off the field when it mattered the most. On 14 attempts, the Chiefs converted 9-third downs against the Bills defense and went 1 for 1 on fourth down. Whether it was Pat Mahomes breaking contain to extend plays or simply bad tackling, when the Bills needed someone to make a play defensively, none were made. Simple as that.’

‘The Raiders pulled the upset of the Chiefs last week by getting to Patrick Mahomes with their front four on defense, allowing their secondary to blanket the field. They sacked him three times overall, but Mahomes often had to scramble and make plays outside the pocket. He’s good at that, but doing that also takes away some of the field he wants to read. The Bills haven’t been able to generate much of a pass rush this season (they’re 21st in the league in sacks per pass attempt), so if they want to follow this blueprint they’ll have to be find a way to be better at it than they’ve been.’