‘The pick: Bills by 13.’
BillsBeat - December 16, 2023
Buffalo Bills will be without 2 key defenders vs. Cowboys on Sunday
‘With Epenesa unavailable, the Bills may be forced to play Von Miller more snaps this week. The 34-year-old has played in nine games this season after returning from a torn ACL on Thanksgiving last year. He hasn’t played more than 27 snaps in a game and Epenesa has been averaging around 41 snaps per game over his last four games.’
Cowboys' top-ranked offense provides Bills defense toughest challenge of the season
‘The Cowboys have scored 40.5 points over the last five games, and Prescott leads the league with 28 touchdown passes, tossing 15 scores and one interception in their five-game winning streak. Although the Bills have surrendered 30 points once this year — 37 to Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles — the Cowboys have scored fewer than 30 just four times this season.’
MVP, playoff implications at stake as Bills get set for date with Dallas
‘Prescott and San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy — who has 304 passing yards per game to go along with 13 touchdown passes and two interceptions in his last five games — are currently the two frontrunners for MVP.’
Former Elmirans team up for book chronicling history of the Buffalo Bills
‘”I’d like to think that it’s the old story of being a combination of a memory book for those who lived through the events once and want to be reminded of it and a history book that can tell people who weren’t around what it was like at the time,” said Bailey, a retired sports writer who lives in Buffalo with his wife, Jody.’
Saturday's Dallas Coverage
5 final thoughts about Cowboys-Bills: Dallas preparing for rainy, windy game in Buffalo (Dallas Morning News)
How does Cowboys’ Stephon Gilmore shut down No. 1 WRs at age 33? By treating his body like a ‘Lamborghini’ (CBS Sports)
How Cowboys’ Dak Prescott knew Brandon Aubrey was special before kicker’s historic start to NFL career (CBS Sports)
Micah Parsons Expects Cowboys to Make Dak Prescott Incredibly Rich (SI)
Joe Trahan’s The Playbook: Another week, another marquee matchup for the Dallas Cowboys (WFAA-TV)
Dallas Cowboys clinch playoff spot with win over Buffalo Bills (KDFW-TV)
Mike McCarthy on Dak Prescott’s success in new-look offense: ‘Everyone’s on the same page’ (KRLD-FM)
Big Facts: CeeDee Lamb on pace to break Irvin’s record (DallasCowboys.com)
Updates: Hankins out, six questionable vs. Bills (DallasCowboys.com)
Spagnola: Defensive warriors must eat in Buffalo (DallasCowboys.com)
Mailbag: Next step a road win vs. quality team? (DallasCowboys.com)
Bills defenders Micah Hyde, AJ Epenesa out against Cowboys
‘Epenesa suffered the rib injury in the Bills’ win over the Chiefs last week, leaving the game after tipping a pass and then catching it for an interception on Kansas City’s first drive of the game. Hyde missed almost all of last season following neck surgery, and issues with his neck have been reoccurring this season.’
Stefon Diggs seeks big game vs. Cowboys, even with brother sidelined
‘But one area where the Bills have struggled to get going is with Diggs. The team’s clear No. 1 receiver has not had a 100-yard receiving performance since Week 6 against the Giants. Through his first six games, Diggs caught 49 of 66 targets for 620 yards (103.3 per game), five touchdowns and two drops, numbers that were on pace for career highs. In his past seven games, Diggs has caught 38 of 66 targets for 373 yards for three touchdowns with five drops.’
Cowboys' Micah Parsons likens Josh Allen's play style to a 'crazy frat guy,' expects Bills QB's very best
‘”Obviously, Josh, you have to put him in a different space because he was a cover of Madden,” Parsons said Thursday. “He’s up there with the greats. So I never told Josh this, but I’m a little jealous because he was on the cover of Madden. I think growing up I think that’s everyone’s dream.”‘
Bills defense to be without Micah Hyde, A.J. Epenesa in Week 15 vs. Cowboys, per Sean McDermott
‘Hyde previously missed one game this season — Buffalo’s 24-22 loss to the Broncos back in Week 10. He had otherwise played 80% of the team’s snaps or more in every game before getting injured this past weekend against Kansas City. He is an extremely important piece on the back end of Buffalo’s defense, and an especially important one in the wake of all the injuries the Bills have dealt with this season on the second and third levels.’
Bills without A.J. Epenesa, Micah Hyde on Sunday against Cowboys
‘Bills head coach Sean McDermott said Friday that Injured Reserve is a possibility for both players, but more likely for Hyde. The team will still gather information before making that determination.’
McDermott: Prescott, Cowboys offense playing with clarity
‘”Credit to coach [Mike] McCarthy and Brian Schottenheimer, their offensive coordinator. It looks like [Prescott’s] playing with just more clarity. Maybe they’re keeping it simpler for them, I don’t really know,” said McDermott during his weekly appearance on the “Extra Point Show” on WGR. “He just seems like he’s more comfortable in the system or comfortable in the pocket, knowing where he wants to go with the ball. Then on top of that, he uses his legs well when he needs to – third downs and red zone, two-minute, in particular.”‘
Micah Parsons compares Josh Allen to 'that one crazy guy at the frat' ahead of Bills-Cowboys showdown
‘”Josh reminds me a lot of that one crazy guy at the frat. I probably would have hated to meet Josh in college. He’s the one that makes his friends get all the way drunk and you just be like ‘Ah, I ain’t going out with this guy,'” Parsons joked. “He just does anything. He’s that wild dude on the field. He wants to dip his shoulder, he’s going to talk trash, and he’s going to get rowdy. You shoot the beer pong and he ace the cup and it’s on and popping. I would love to have a bar and grill out with Josh, for sure. Just not this week.”‘
Buffalo Bills to be without two defensive starters vs. Cowboys
‘Hyde, who has been dealing with a neck stinger for a few weeks, re-injured it against the Chiefs. He didn’t practice all week.’
Buffalo Bills injury report for Week 15 vs. Dallas Cowboys
‘On the positive side, TE Dalton Kincaid (shoulder) and CB Taron Johnson (Ankle) were both limited on Wednesday and Thursday this week.’