‘Allen threw for four touchdowns while completing 23 of 30 passes for 263 yards with no interceptions. Allen also led the Bills with 44 rushing yards on six carries, an average of 7.3 yards per run. His longest covered 13 yards.’
BillsBeat - September 26, 2024
Bills enjoy their Monday night moment, embrace 'Mr. Brightside'
‘”You feel the love in the locker room, but you feel it on the field as well,” Allen said Wednesday. “I know there’s all those clips of us singing ‘Mr. Brightside’ going around right now, but that’s the vibe of this locker room right now.’
Erie County receives over $200M in Bills bonds orders; comptroller 'disappointed' with local sales
‘So, did Erie County reach its goal of raising $125 million for the construction of the new Bills stadium? Yes, but the vast majority of orders came from institutions instead of retail buyers. Retail sales were disappointing, according to Erie Co. Comptroller Kevin Hardwick.’
Khalil Shakir proving himself as Josh Allen’s top receiver
‘Khalil Shakir leads Buffalo’s offense with 14 targets and 14 receptions, almost double that of James Cook with the second most at eight. Shakir has totaled 168 receiving yards and two touchdowns so far this year.’
'He's a special player' | Bills prepare to face Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens
‘”He’s the reigning MVP in the NFL for a reason, so that I think is a one liner that says it all,” head coach Sean McDermott said of Jackson. “They were the No. 1 seed, had the best record in football last year, and it’s driven by him. He’s just an incredible athlete, incredible player, probably in a lot of ways changed some of the things around the NFL, by the way he plays. And so just the utmost respect for him and his game.”‘
Bills QB Josh Allen named AFC Offensive Player of the Week | Week 3 | 2024
‘Allen completed 23 of his 30 pass attempts, throwing for 263 yards, and four touchdowns. He also led the rushing attack added 44 yards on the ground in the 47-10 victory. His 4 passing touchdowns and 142.1 passer rating was the most among all AFC passers.’
BillsBeat - September 25, 2024
Upon Further Review: Joe Brady's got the Bills' offense believing in his vision
‘“I think Joe has done a really good job. He understands the players that he has and their strengths and that’s a big piece of it week to week,” head coach Sean McDermott said following Monday’s 47-10 victory over the Jaguars at Highmark Stadium. “He’s shown, which I think is important, that he’s willing to do whatever it takes, run, pass, throw a deep, throw it short, in order to win. I think that’s a strength as well.”‘
Bills were able to empty the bench in blowout win over Jaguars
‘Valdes-Scantling was the beneficiary of the Bills benching rookie receiver Keon Coleman for the first quarter because he was late. Valdes-Scantling ended up playing 49 offensive snaps, which was 77% of the offensive total and led all wide receivers. He finished with one catch for 7 yards on 2 targets. Coleman, meanwhile, ended up playing just 20 offensive snaps – 31% of the team total.’
Joe Brady watch: Bills loved the secondary matchups and let Josh Allen cook vs. Jaguars
‘We watched a run-first Bills offense the first two weeks. Not Monday night. In the first half, the Bills had 29 called pass plays and 10 called runs. On first down in the first half, it was 18 passes and four runs. The Bills were confident they could skewer the Jaguars’ man coverage, so they ran three-receiver sets (11 personnel) or four-receiver sets (01 personnel) on 30 of 39 first-half plays. Josh Allen is completing 71.2% of his passes out of 11 personnel this season, according to News charting. Last year, his rate was 65.1%.’
Bills' position grades: Spencer Brown, Dion Dawkins win matchup with Jaguars' star edge rushers
‘Good pass protection helped Josh Allen kill the blitz. On 11 blitz plays (rushes of five or more men), the Bills averaged 11.2 yards a play. Against the blitz, Allen was 6 of 9 for 106 yards with two TD passes, plus two scrambles for 17 yards. On a third-and-11 blitz, the Jaguars left the middle of the field wide open with no spy and Allen ran straight ahead for 11 yards. The pass-offs on stunts by the interior of the line were excellent.’
Bills fans place $2.7 million in orders for Erie County 'Bills bonds'
‘Barely 100 individuals took advantage of the Bills bonds offer. But those who did invested pretty deep. The county raised $2.71 million in orders from people as part of the retail sale on Monday.’
Bills face 2023 NFL MVP in third straight primetime game: What to know about Week 4
‘Forget Baltimore’s 1-2 record; this is one of the best teams in the league, even though it somehow found a way to blow a 23-13 fourth-quarter lead and lose to the Raiders in Week 2.’
‘A blessing’: Buffalo basks in Hamlin’s first NFL interception
‘Inside the locker room, as the Bills reflected on a perfect night to bring the season to 3-0, the excitement for Hamlin was still evident.’
Buffalo Bills rookie posts elite grade in NFL debut (PFF grades Week 3)
‘Buffalo’s rookie pass-rusher made his NFL debut on Monday night after dealing with an oblique injury that kept him inactive the first two weeks of the season. In his first action of his career, Solomon played 14 total snaps including 10 pass rush snaps. One of his pass-rush snaps resulted in his first career sack and a forced fumble. That and his overall play getting after the quarterback led to PFF giving Solomon an elite 93.1 pass-rush grade and a 93.3 overall grade.’
Celebrity makeup artist Allison Kaye gives behind-the-scenes look at Bills WAGs’ pregame festivities before dominant win
‘Hillary Trubisky, the wife of Bills backup quarterback Mitch Trubuisky, was among the significant others of Buffalo players who rode on a party bus to Highmark Stadium, where the AFC powerhouse notched its third win of the season with a statement 47-10 victory over the Jaguars.’