‘The Bills love to be creative, but how do trick plays come to life for Buffalo?’
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Bills A.J. Klein named AFC Defensive Player of the Week
‘Klein had a career high 14 tackles and another 1 and a half sacks (career high 5 on the year) 3 tackles for loss and a pass defended to help the Bills beat the Chargers and move to 8-3 on the year. This week Matt Milano returns from injury which could impact the amount of time Klein is on the field against the 49ers. But the versatile veteran could also spend time paired with Milano and take snaps away from Tremaine Edmunds.’
McDermott complements the rookies on their development
‘”That’s a credit to them and credit to the coaches,” said McDermott. “It takes time to get comfortable with what we’re doing and the game of the NFL.”‘
McDermott ‘encouraged’ by Milano’s progress but unclear about Monday
‘McDermott added that he was encouraged by Milano’s rehab but would have to see how his pec would respond after practicing this week.’
Josh Allen and Bills have ‘raised the floor’ of offensive expectations
‘”We feel if we go out and execute like we’re supposed to and take care of the ball like we’re supposed to good things tend to happen,” said Josh Allen.’
Smiling is key to Diggs success with Bills
‘”Being in the right place mentally. Being around the right people,” said Diggs. “Limiting the distractions and part of that is being happy.”‘
Bills defense prepares for banged up 49ers
‘”Kyle Shanahan is one of the best coaches in the NFL,” Poyer continued, “just the window dressing, all the stuff behind the scenes makes it really hard for defenses.”‘
McDermott and Bills now must ‘find a way’ from home
‘The Bills head coach says it’s similar to what the team faced early this season during the COVID shutdown but joked, ‘the stakes are a little higher now.”
AJ Klein changes his narrative in Buffalo
‘Under Sean McDermott’s defense in Carolina, Klein was a middle linebacker, now in Buffalo he’s on the outside. It might seem like a subtle move but it’s anything but.’
McDermott on the Bills heading back to Arizona
‘”I doesn’t matter,” said Sean McDermott on Monday. “Wherever they tell us to play, that’s where we’re going to play. We can’t control that.”‘
Daboll on the art of the trick play
‘”We do our best to do our due diligence on plays that might have a chance that particular week,” said Daboll.’
Frazier says the Bills defense is starting to peak
‘”Our guys are improving, we’ve got a lot to work on but we’re heading in the right direction.”‘
10 Bills Red Hot Takeaways from win over Chargers
‘There is an old saying in golf that the card is small , so there is room for a score not a story. But this isn’t golf. We can tell a story from this game. The offense made a lot of mistakes including turnovers, penalties and the inability to block Joey Bosa. That 4th quarter ended up being comical but it did not seem funny when they kept giving the Chargers the ball back.’
Bills beat Bolts… but it wasn’t pretty.
‘Buffalo turned the ball over THREE TIMES (two fumbles one interception) on their first SEVEN plays of the fourth quarter.’
Bills defense steps up for offense’s turnovers
‘The Chargers managed just three points off those turnovers.’