‘The Bills were 0-11 when the Dallas Cowboys came to town. But, on the first play from scrimmage, the rookie running back took a handoff from quarterback Joe Ferguson and busted it 85 yards for a touchdown. Monday it will be 35 years ago to the day since that dream of a run.’
BillsBeat - November 13, 2019
Can Buffalo Bills stop suddenly confident Miami Dolphins? 6 things to know about Buffalo’s Week 11 opponent
‘So much for tanking. The Miami Dolphins are suddenly red hot with back-to-back wins over the New York Jets and Indianapolis Colts. With two wins under their belt, Miami will have plenty of confidence when they host Buffalo.’
Bills and Patriots Week 16 game finally gets date/time as part of NFL triple-header
‘The NFL announced on Tuesday that the Bills and Patriots would be part of a Saturday triple-header on December 21 with the game kicking off at 4:30 p.m. Buffalo’s matchup with New England will be broadcast on the NFL Network and locally on WKBW-TV in Buffalo. Before the Bills and Patriots face-off, the Houston Texans and Tampa Bay Buccaneers will meet at 1 p.m. while the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers will conclude the triple-header at 8:15 p.m. Up until Tuesday, the game had been listed as “TBD.”’
Dolphins matchup may no longer be a "gimme game"
‘The offense can’t sleepwalk through four quarters for a second straight game.’
The Bills will play at New England on Saturday December 21st
‘This is the first time the Bills will play on a Saturday, that isn’t Christmas Eve, since falling to the Broncos on December 17th, 2005. Since then, the Bills have played three times on on Christmas Eve Saturday, most recently in 2016 against Miami.’
Bills' week 16 match-up with Patriots to air Dec. 21st on 7ABC
‘The Bills are currently 6-3 on the season. Back in week four, the Bills dropped a 16-10 decision to the Patriots that gave them their first loss. The Bills haven’t won in Foxboro since week four of the 2016 season.’
Bills thank veterans at Erie Co. SPCA
‘“They do such a great job protecting our country. They allow us to have the freedoms that we have today. And I think often times we take those things for granted,” said the Bills linebacker.’
Bills-Pats flexed to Saturday
‘The Buffalo-New England game was one of five slated for a possible week 16 Saturday date. The Bills’ quick start and the lackluster appeal of most other games on the list made this move seem likely weeks ago.’
8 noteworthy numbers on the Bills from Week 10
‘“We’re working on that,” Daboll said. “Consistency is a big thing. It comes down to giving the guys good calls, executing the calls. Usually it’s situational awareness, execution, fundamentals, techniques, proper calls. We’ll keep at it.”’
NFL sets Bills-Pats Week 16 game date
‘Buffalo’s Week 16 game at New England has been set for Saturday, December 21, at 4:30 PM ET on NFL Network and WKBW in Buffalo.’
Bills Today | One Bill made Bleacher Report's Pro Bowl watch list
‘Through nine games, White currently leads the team with three interceptions and has one sack, nine passes defended and 37 total tackles, 31 of which are solo.’
BillsBeat - November 12, 2019
This Bills’ loss cautionary tale in home stretch
‘To date, they’ve scored 20 touchdowns — 10 each rushing and receiving — or barely two a game.’
One thing lacking from Bills' defensive resume: Takeaways
‘For all the good the Bills’ defense has been able to accomplish this season, there is one key area that it has been deficient. Buffalo has just 11 takeaways this season, a total that ranks tied for 20th in the NFL.’
Sean McDermott's clock management comes under fire after loss to Browns
‘“You always want to have a chance to win the game, right? If you go for it on fourth down and you make it, great, you give yourself a chance to win the game at the end of the day,” the coach said. “If you don’t convert, you never really give yourself a chance to win the game, so you want to give your players a chance to win the game. I thought we did that. At that moment, I felt like it was the right thing for our team.”’
Bills got blitz heavy vs. Browns: Why it points to a bigger problem
‘Fourth-quarter pass rush is critical to closing out games. The Bills don’t get enough from their left defensive end combination of Trent Murphy and Shaq Lawson. Those two have combined for three sacks this season. Lawson has two, Murphy one.’
Browns talented two-back formation was a handful for Bills
‘With Chubb and Hunt on the field at the same time, the Browns ran 11 times for 123 yards, an average of 11.2 yards a carry. All but two of those plays were against the nickel defense. Because of Hunt’s receiving ability, a defense has to respect the pass with both of them on the field and can’t afford to play its base defensive front.’
Josh Allen's poor decisions on third and fourth downs in second half hurt Bills
‘The Bills converted 5 of 13 third-down opportunities and were 0 of 2 on fourth down. The most significant part of that stat is the Bills converted only 1 of 7 combined third and fourth downs in the second half.’
CBS' Catalon makes dog of a game exciting for Bills fans who call him a jinx
‘The power of Catalon’s voice and his excitement level are exceptional. He made what was a difficult game to watch more entertaining than it deserved to be.’
Like Black Friday mayhem, the Bills having a lousy offense is a yearly guarantee
‘I offer this advice because I made the mistake Monday morning of watching the highlight shows. And let me tell you, it was maddening to see so many great plays being made in stadiums across America while knowing full well the Bills just can’t perform such feats because they remain so lacking in top-end talent, most glaringly at quarterback.’
‘Fire Brian Daboll!’ Bills’ Sean McDermott responds to some fans wanting change at OC
‘McDermott and Daboll had plenty of confidence in Allen through most of the four quarters on Sunday. They asked the second-year passer to throw the ball 41 times despite him hovering around the 50-percent completion mark throughout the game. Rookie running back Devin Singletary only carried the ball eight times after a breakout performance the week before against Washington (20 carries for 95 yards and a touchdown).’
Bills offense showing signs of regressing
‘And even those so-called “chunk” plays have begun drying up. After completing eight passes of 25 yards or longer in its first four games, Buffalo’s managed just seven in its past five.’
McDermott: "Plans weren't really to huddle" before 3rd down
‘“We were in a two-minute play, we wanted to get it to our best ‘gotta have it’ type of play that we have,” Daboll said of huddling. “We ran it earlier in the game. We threw it to Dawson [Knox] on a little under route, where he picked it up on third-and-two. And you know, on this play, they played blitz zero and failed to connect.”’
Hyde: We have faith in whatever (McDermott's) decisions are
‘Much of the conversation surrounding the game was the Bills mismanagement of the clock on the final drive. Bills safety Micah Hyde didn’t back away from questions about the sequence. Here’s what Hyde had to say on the last drive.’
Bills playoff picture: Margin for error gone
‘It’s hard to think any game is a likely win after Sunday’s loss in Cleveland, but the Bills schedule still sets up favorably to reach 10-6. The Browns loss is Buffalo simply using up its margin for error. Handle the three win or less teams left on the schedule and that leaves the Pittsburgh game as the only obstacle, assuming the Bills can’t steal one from Dallas.’
Quick Hits | Offense must find a way to improve execution
‘“We’ve got to score more points,” he said. “I said it after the game and after watching the tape I still feel the same way. We’ve got to score to enable ourselves to win games and be a threat down the stretch. That’s what we’ve got to do.”’
Eric Wood | 5 observations on the Bills heading into Week 11
‘At other times, it seemed like some throws were just off the mark. Often times when throws are just off the mark, it’s hard to say if the route was run exactly how it was supposed to or was the throw off target. That’s something only Allen, Brian Daboll and the players involved could give an accurate assessment on.’
Bills Today | Bills are asking Tremaine Edmunds to do a lot
‘“We ask a lot of Tremaine,” Frazier said. “He’s the quarterback of our defense, making the calls, getting guys lined up, communicating different changes that are occurring based on information, but we also try to put him in position at times to make some plays and he’s been able to do that for us.”’
BillsBeat - November 11, 2019
Bills' scoring troubles go from bad to worse in loss to Browns
‘The fact they haven’t hit the 20-point threshold in more than half their games is beyond disturbing.’
Bills' epic goal-line stand overshadowed by loss to Browns
‘The Bills’ defense stopped the Browns on six consecutive plays and eight snaps, including two penalties, from the 2-yard line or closer. Seven of those snaps were from the 1. In doing so, Cleveland became the first NFL team in 26 years to run six plays from an opponent’s 2-yard line or closer on a possession without scoring, according to ESPN, which cited the Elias Sports Bureau.’
Bills' flawed blueprint: Defense carries too heavy of a burden
‘“We would have loved to have been able to pretty much seal the game there,” linebacker Lorenzo Alexander said, “but it’s not like it was like, ‘Uh oh.’ We felt like we still had a great opportunity. It was third-and-7 and we’re supposed to win those downs, and so we didn’t and they made some big plays, had some good schematic stuff that they were able to do, especially with Jarvis on that big play.”’
Stephen Hauschka's two missed field goals prove costly in Bills' loss
‘“I just didn’t start it right enough,” Hauschka said of that miss. “Overall, it wasn’t a great kick. … I’ve got to do better in those situations.”’
Josh Allen's final misread capped frustrating day for Bills' offense
‘The Bills crossed midfield seven times but managed only two scores. Quarterback Josh Allen and the receiving corps could not make enough plays against man-to-man coverage and did not do enough to discourage the Browns from blitzing.’
Bills run out of fourth-quarter magic vs. Browns
‘The Bills have outscored foes, 71-38, in the fourth quarter, but they could not get points on their final drive, after Hauschka missed a 53-yard field-goal try.’
Poor execution, questionable play-calling produce ugly grades in Bills' loss
‘At this point, the Bills seemingly will just have to live with their quarterback fumbling, on average, more than once a game.’
A mostly disgraceful day of offense ends with the Bills losing 19-16 to the Browns
‘The Bills are now 6-3, and while I hate to be the bearer of bad news, do they look like a playoff team?’
Maiorana: Do we really believe the Buffalo Bills and Josh Allen are playoff-caliber?
‘Well, it’s becoming clearer by the week for me, because in the wake of this mostly lame performance, I think we can all inch toward agreeing that the Bills are nowhere near ready to make a decibel of noise in the playoffs, even if they somehow find their way to January.’
Roth: Stephen Hauschka can rest easy, there's a lot of blame to go around for Bills
‘The Bills have been winning with a combination of clutch playmaking and great breaks. This time, their high-wire act saw them slip and fall into the net. The good fortune they experienced in winning close games against the New York Jets and Tennessee Titans when their field goal kickers went haywire went to the opponent this time.’
Bills keep saying they have to get better, but can they? It's getting tough to believe it
‘On offense, it’s getting tougher to defend Brian Daboll. Again, the lack of use for Singletary didn’t make much sense, and he does not seem to have a good plan for the third-and-short passing situations that arise. Some of that is also on Allen, who doesn’t always make the right decision with where he goes.’
Offensive woes sink Bills in 19-16 loss to Browns
‘“We didn’t score enough points today,” coach Sean McDermott said. “There were some good things, but overall there were too many opportunities we didn’t capitalize on. We have to be a threat to score more points.’
Bills will regret Cleveland win that got away
‘We knew this game was coming … we just didn’t know when.’