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‘The first drive was nearly flawless, only an early drop by tight end Dalton Kincaid. That was it.’

‘Meanwhile, said “we’ll see” when asked about injuries to safety Micah Hyde (stinger) and cornerback Christian Benford (hamstring). As for cornerback Dane Jackson, McDermott says he is fine.’

‘The story continues to read the same way for the Bills, as it has for the last month. The offense doesn’t look right, and it has to be great, because the undermanned defense can’t be counted on to win games on its own, or even close out a game the Bills are leading.’

‘5-4 is the record, and that’s currently good for ninth in the AFC. All four of the Bills’ losses have come in the conference, which could prove problematic if they’re duking it out for a Wild Card spot.’

‘With a chance to get back into the contest early in the fourth quarter, the Bills drove down the field and advanced as far as the Cincinnati 11-yard line. However, on a pass over the middle to Kincaid deep in Bengals territory, the rookie tight end was sent end-over-end, which then led to Cincinnati punching the ball out of his hands.’

‘”[We’ve got to] continue to coach and continue to play and play hard. It starts up front on both sides of the ball [and] stops on the line of scrimmage. I don’t think we did enough of that tonight.”‘

‘”We come out on the opening drive and had some success moving the ball, obviously we hit a lull there and didn’t score really until late in the fourth. We had our opportunities, we didn’t score before half, didn’t get six on the first drive of the second half and that’s not complimentary football. You know, you’ve got to double dip and get the points there and give yourself a chance.”‘

‘Wide receiver Gabe Davis had no catches in the game. He was targeted only twice.’

‘Burrow was in a zone and a rhythm, which makes the Bengals very tough to beat when that happens. The Bills’ challenge is to disrupt Burrow and his timing, and don’t let him get into the same kind of rhythm.’

‘Now it’s a new forced narrative coming from the Bengals. Ja’Marr Chase and Tyler Boyd are now claiming the Bills are saying their playoff loss to the Bengals was because of the weather. What they’re referencing is former Bills wide receiver Isaiah McKenzie saying on a podcast the Bills’ offense had to do some different things because of the weather.’

‘Everyone else on the active roster is healthy and available for the game, including cornerback Christian Benford, who was a limited participant at Friday’s practice dealing with a hamstring issue.’

‘”Our veteran players, Rasul and also Linval – in this case – experienced players, us getting a feel for them, how much do they know? Can they pick up the system? I think they’ll be good additions for us. I think what remains is what level of impact are able to make for us,” said McDermott with Sal Capaccio and Joe DiBiase.’

‘NFL Network reporter Mike Garafolo says his contract with the team is a one-year deal worth $3.72 million.’

‘”I have no idea,” Douglas told reporters after practice on Thursday. “They haven’t told me, like, I’m playing, I’m not. I don’t know when they would tell me. But I’m going to prepare and practice like I’m out there starting.’

‘”We have a lot of checks and balances in place with our support staff. Everybody needs different things. What you may need, I may need some different, but we’ve got a great support staff with Mark Carrier, ‘Dr. Des’ [Desaree Festa], Len Vanden Bos, Kelsey [Harkins], all our trainers and all that crew. Everybody needs a little something different, but we’ve got all these little things in place,” said Beane on Thursday during an appearance on the “Extra Point Show” on WGR. “Some guys, yeah, maybe some individual 1-on-1 time, maybe some small groups. But I think everyone’s aware of what week it is, and we’ll try and have them ready to roll so they can compartmentalize it the best, and go out there and play fast.”‘