‘“This town has been overrun by Bills fans. We haven’t seen a Jacksonville jersey yet, and we’ve been here four days,” says Alan.’
BillsBeat - October 8, 2023
Bills activate Von Miller from the Reserve/PUP list
‘CB Ja’Marcus Ingram and DT Kendal Vickers have been elevated from the practice squad for Sunday’s game vs Jacksonville.’
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‘The offense has been playing at a high level against tough defenses too, and they’ll see another one on Sunday in the Jags. They’re allowing just 20.5 points per game (12th in the NFL) and have nine takeaways (4th) through four games. They also allow a low success rate in the red zone – letting teams score just 42.9% of the time (8th). One of their biggest playmakers in linebacker Josh Allen ties for the league lead in sacks with six.’
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‘”I’ve never been to London, in terms of flight time, and stuff like that,” said Josh Allen. “It’s going to be weird being an East Coast team, not flying back in time. So, in terms of like body clock, just making sure that we’re staying on top of that and trusting what our sports science people are telling us here, trusting what our trainers are telling us, being hydrated as much as possible and trying to get as much sleep as possible. I think that’s one thing that keeps coming up is just sleep cycle. So, making sure we’re getting our rest and doing everything we can do to be prepared on Sunday.”‘
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‘This is Buffalo’s home game, but the Jaguars will have been in London for over a week by the time this kicks off. That’s an edge. Buffalo was dominant last week against Miami, and Josh Allen is playing at a high level. The Jaguars looked better last week, but they won’t be able to slow Allen. It will be high scoring. Bills win it.’
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‘TV: NFL Network. Local channel (Buffalo market ONLY): FOX WUTV.’
BillsBeat - October 7, 2023
UK trip brings new challenge to Bills, McDermott
‘But this year’s London trip finds the Bills in a much different position than the 2015 team that also took on Jacksonville. The Bills are — to borrow an English soccer, erm, football term — top of the table in the AFC East and the conference overall, one of four AFC teams to start 3-1, along with the Dolphins, Ravens and Chiefs.’
Von Miller and Brandon McManus are godfathers to each other's children and their fathers are friends... but in London, they are rivals as Bills face Jaguars on Sunday
‘‘Just over time, you know, seven-eight years in Denver, you just grow really, really close,’ Miller said. ‘Even to this day. Like he’s with the Jags, I’m with the Bills. And we talk, you know, maybe two or three times a week. So that’s one of my guys.’’
Buffalo Bills are all smiles after touching down in London
‘Other than being a bit sleep deprived, spirits were high as the Bills held meetings and a walk-through practice here at The Grove, a five-star hotel in the English countryside northwest of London that is serving as team headquarters for the next few days. Sunny skies and temperatures in the high 60s made for perfect conditions, which further enhanced the good vibes around a team riding a three-game winning streak.’
Buffalo Bills' Von Miller optimistic and oddly specific about making return Sunday
‘Speaking before Miller, Bills coach Sean McDermott didn’t tip his hand, saying only the team would continue to take it “one day at a time,” with Miller, who is in the final stages of his recovery from knee surgery to repair a torn ACL that he suffered last year on Thanksgiving against the Detroit Lions.’
Ryan O'Halloran: Decade after beginning London experiment, Jaguars again test case
‘London is one of Jaguars owner Shad Khan’s base of operations and he also owns Fulham of the English Premier League; its home games are played 10 miles south of Wembley along the Thames River. After buying the team in 2012, he announced a deal to play one home game per year at Wembley to create a consistent income stream (the London game counts toward a team’s local revenue total), increase their fan base and develop a business relationship that could benefit Jacksonville.’
Erik Brady: When the Bills come to London, a Buffalonian living there has no choice but to go to them
‘Curtin, 65, has been living in London for 33 years – and Sunday he’ll be at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium when the Buffalo Bills play the Jacksonville Jaguars. Of course he will. He began going to Bills games at War Memorial Stadium when he was a child growing up in Hamburg, and then Orchard Park. “Jack Kemp was our neighbor on Edgewood Drive (in Hamburg) when I was maybe 5 or so,” Curtin says. “They lived two doors away from us, and Jeff Kemp and I were childhood friends.”’
Greg Rousseau ruled out from Bills vs. Jaguars game; Von Miller may be ready to return
‘Rousseau apparently hurt his foot in the victory over the Dolphins last week and he was unable to practice in the Bills’ two workouts back in Orchard Park and then Friday’s walk-through at The Grove, the facility where the Bills are staying outside of London.’
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‘“When you look at it as a whole, yeah, you’re basically stunned like, ‘OK, this is an undertaking,’” Rowe said Wednesday, one day before the Bills made their way to London, where they will play “host” to the Jacksonville Jaguars Sunday. “But from our standpoint we’ve had a good core group of people. There’s been a lot of people involved; it’s not just Matt and I.”’
Buffalo Bills pass rusher ruled out for game in London vs. Jaguars
‘Rousseau missed practice on Wednesday and Thursday before the team flew to London overnight on Thursday. Bills coach Sean McDermott met with the media on Friday afternoon before the team’s final walk-through and declared Rousseau out for the game.’