WGR

‘The defense took the ball away three times, marking the fourth straight game Leslie Frazier’s crew has forced at least three turnovers. Buffalo now has 17 takeaways on the season, and just three giveaways, giving them an eye popping plus-14 differential in that category.’

‘If you’ve never been fortunate to be part of a team where a culture has helped make a team better, I can see why you wouldn’t know what it’s all about.’

‘Taylor was his usual efficient-self, connecting on 20 of 27 passes (74%) for 165 yards and one touchdown. He didn’t turn the ball over, either, which is a Taylor staple. The Bills’ quarterback extended plays all afternoon, giving his receivers chances to get open or him to run. Several of the more important completions came after he scrambled and looked downfield. He also wasn’t sacked at all.’

‘LB Preston Brown has 10+ tackles in 3 of past 4 games.’

‘There are many ways to see the move as a surprise. From the timing, the return in the trade or that the Bills found a trade partner for Dareus’ contract that pays out $5.7 million for the remainder of 2017, $10.175 million in 2018, $11.585 million in 2019 and $14 million in 2020 and 2021.’

‘”Obviously, we wouldn’t have done it if we didnt feel that we had depth at the ‘d-tackle’ position. We kept 5 [defensive tackles), they all have experience. They played the Denver game, Marcell was injured. We feel good about those guys going forward this year… that’s why we felt compelled to go through with the move.”‘

‘Could he have regained their trust and confidence? Perhaps. But given his history, one already riddled with team and league suspensions, on top of questions about his commitment to the team and his own body, that would have taken two monumental leaps. The first from Dareus himself, to get to a place both physically and mentally he hadn’t been and still appeared unwilling to go. The other a leap of faith in him by McDermott and Beane.’

‘”It feels good to have a winning record. 4-2 is a good record right now, but we have got to keep improving,” Brown said with Howard Simon on WGR Friday morning. “We have to keep finding ways to win games, we have to get better on defense. It seems like every week now they’re scoring more and more points, so we’ve got to get back to what we were doing well with earlier in the season by limiting points. Hopefully we can continue to push out these wins.”‘

‘For the Bills, cornerback EJ Gaines (hamstring) and safety Jordan Poyer (knee) both missed practice for a second straight day. Head coach Sean McDermott once again declared them both day-to-day and said their status for Sunday hasn’t been determined yet. Bills guard Richie Incognito also missed his second practice in a row with an ankle injury, but McDermott indicated it was more precautionary and that it was part of the plan for the week after Incognito suffered the injury during last week’s 30-27 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.’

‘It’s unknown what type of compensation the Bills would be asking for in return for Boldin.’

‘CB E.J. Gaines, G Richie Incognito, and S Jordan Poyer all sat out of practice with various ailments. Gaines injured his hamstring Sunday and could not finish the game. Incognito got his ankle rolled up on and had to miss several plays before returning to the field. Poyer was hit in the knee on the very last play as the Buccaneers continued to lateral the ball. He was tended to on the field after time expired.’

‘Starting cornerback E.J. Gaines suffered a hamstring injury in Sunday’s 30-27 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and did not finish the game. Head coach Sean McDermott said Monday that Gaines is considered day-to-day.’

‘”It’s hard to describe, but I think we’re playing better this year,” Wood said. “Our defense is playing extremely well, we had a much better day on offense yesterday, but we have a lot of areas to grow. I feel like our ceiling is higher.”‘

‘”I was impressed with the resiliency of our football team,” McDermott said. “We did get into scoring position rather quickly and a that point, because we were still down a touchdown, my thought was to score and make sure to secure the tie, knot it up and put the defense back on the field. I was confident in that group and Leslie Frazier’s defense, and they came away with a big takeaway.”‘

‘Another home game with Oakland awaits next Sunday. I’m not going to blame you if you’re bracing for a letdown because that’s been almost all we’ve known for the past 17 seasons.’