Recent Team Stories
NFL Note - Buffalo Bills Williams, Kyle
DT Kyle Williams finished with a tackle for a loss in his final game and contributed to Buffalo forcing four turnovers, including three by Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill. Before exiting for the final time, Williams got a chance to contribute to Buffalo's offense. ...
NFL Note - Buffalo Bills Allen, Josh
QB Josh Allen threw for three touchdown passes and rushed for two more scores Sunday in teh Bills rout of the Dolphins. Allen was 17-for-26 for 224 passing yards and added 95 yards rushing, including TD runs of one and 30 yards, respectively. He finished the season ...
STRATEGY AND PERSONNEL
<h2><title>NFL Team Report - Buffalo Bills</h2>PLAYER NOTES --WR Robert Foster has topped 50 yards receiving in three straight games, the first Bills rookie receiver to do that since Lee Evans in 2004. --G Ike Boettger played a career-high 28 snaps last week ...
NOTES, QUOTES
<h2><title>NFL Team Report - Buffalo Bills</h2>--Tight end Charles Clay may have played his last game for the Bills. The veteran, Buffalo's starter for four years after he signed a bloated free-agent contract in 2015, was a healthy inactive for the first time in ...
INSIDE SLANT
<h2><title>NFL Team Report - Buffalo Bills</h2>Sunday could be finale for Bills RB McCoy To the surprise of no one, Buffalo Bills coach Sean McDermott said Wednesday that he certainly is looking forward to having LeSean McCoy back in 2019 and seeing him bounce ...
NFL Note - Buffalo Bills Stanford, Julian
LB Julian Stanford suffered an ankle injury last week and he did not practice Wednesday.
NFL Note - Buffalo Bills Lewis, Ryan
CB Ryan Lewis remains in the concussion protocol and his season is probably over.
NFL Note - Buffalo Bills Ivory, Chris
RB Chris Ivory (shoulder) is expected to do more in practice this week and after being held out last week, seems like a good bet to be active.
NFL Note - Buffalo Bills Thompson, Deonte
WR Deonte Thompson suffered a toe injury at New England and did not practice Wednesday.
NFL Note - Buffalo Bills McKenzie, Isaiah
WR Isaiah McKenzie was targeted eight times in the New England game and made only one catch for eight yards. A couple balls were uncatchable, but he also had a couple of drops.
NFL Note - Buffalo Bills Edmunds, Tremaine
MLB Tremaine Edmunds leads all members of the Bills' front seven with 90.8 percent of the defensive snaps played this season.
The only players who have played a higher percentage of snaps are CB Tre'Davious White and FS Jordan Poyer.
NFL Note - Buffalo Bills Yarbrough, Eddie
DE Eddie Yarbrough seems to have fallen out of favor in the second half of the season. He has played just seven snaps in each of the last two games as he has lost time to Mike Love.
NFL Note - Buffalo Bills Foster, Robert
WR Robert Foster has topped 50 yards receiving in three straight games, the first Bills rookie receiver to do that since Lee Evans in 2004.
NFL Note - Buffalo Bills Boettger, Ike
G Ike Boettger played a career-high 28 snaps last week against New England as he split time in a rotation with guards John Miller and Wyatt Teller.
Dolphins, Bills close out disappointing seasons
When the Miami Dolphins visit the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, a spot in the playoffs won't be at stake.
The Dolphins (7-8) and Bills (5-10) have already been eliminated even though they started the season with legitimate optimism.
Buffalo was coming off its first ...
NFL Note - Buffalo Bills Stanford, Julian
LB Julian Stanford suffered an ankle injury in the first quarter and never returned.
NFL Note - Buffalo Bills Thompson, Deonte
WR Deonte Thompson had just one catch for 11 yards before leaving with a toe injury in the third quarter.
NFL Note - Buffalo Bills Ford, Keith
RB Keith Ford was the only other active RB besides LeSean McCoy and he led the Bills with 33 yards on seven carries.
NFL Note - Buffalo Bills Alexander, Lorenzo
LB Lorenzo Alexander had a big game with 14 tackles and an interception.
NFL Note - Buffalo Bills Bolden Jr., Victor
WR Victor Bolden, signed off the 49ers practice squad last week, made his Bills debut and had three kickoff returns for 72 yards.
NFL Note - Buffalo Bills Darr, Matt
P Matt Darr had a lousy game with a net average of just 32.2 yards per punt and none downed inside the 20.
NFL Note - Buffalo Bills Jones, Zay
WR Zay Jones had no catches through three quarters, then made five for 67 yards which ended up leading the Bills in both categories, but it was all in the proverbial garbage time.
NFL Note - Buffalo Bills McCoy, LeSean
RB LeSean McCoy was benched for the first play of the game due to a disciplinary decision by coach Sean McDermott. He then had yet another terrible game with nine yards on six carries.
NFL Note - Buffalo Bills Allen, Josh
QB Josh Allen struggled through a tough day as he completed just 20 of 41 passes for 217 yards with one TD and two picks. Allen ran five times for 30 yards.
Patriots in familiar territory on top of AFC East
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Sunday's matchup between the Buffalo Bills and New England Patriots will not be the most memorable in Pats history. It will also not be considered the most pretty particularly if you like the passing game.
The Pats, though, are AFC East Champions ...
Lots of veteran quarterback choices will be available for new-look Falcons
WATCH: A rematch is coming between Mahomes and Allen. Columnist Chad Finn and reporter Christopher Price run through the games and predict the winners.Bill Belichick completed a second interview with the Atlanta Falcons this weekend about their head coaching job, ...
Don’t upset Cowboys' Stephon Gilmore. A.J. Brown learned the hard way
4-5 minutes 12/11/2023ARLINGTON—Stephon Gilmore is a mild-mannered person. He speaks quietly and mentors people who request it. Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons said the veteran cornerback is one of the best additions to this defense. He mentions how Gilmore helps ...
Aaron Rodgers says he’s ‘completely heartbroken’ after suffering season-ending Achilles injury
Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers said in a social media post Wednesday he’s “completely heartbroken” that his season came to an end after just four snaps in a Monday Night Football game against the Buffalo Bills.The Instagram post is Rodgers’ first public statement ...
Chicago Bears Q&A: Where to start the blame game after Week 1 clunker? Are there any signs Justin Fields is improving?
After the Chicago Bears laid an egg in their season opener against the Green Bay Packers, boy, do readers have questions. As he does every week, the Tribune’s Brad Biggs opens the mailbag and takes a crack at answering them.I think Ryan Poles along with Luke Getsy ...
NFL’s most intriguing players: 23 to watch for the 2023 season
At last, the NFL’s regular season is upon us. And after one of the most fascinating offseasons in recent history, with all kinds of comings and goings and highly anticipated acquisitions, we’re about to see how it all unfolds.Whether it’s familiar faces in new ...
These 3 Chiefs could have bigger roles if Travis Kelce is out vs. Detroit Lions
5-6 minutes 9/5/2023The Kansas City Chiefs could be without tight end Travis Kelce for Thursday’s season opener against the Detroit Lions.Coach Andy Reid announced Tuesday that Kelce hyperextended his knee in practice, though he said the severity of the injury ...
Sam Howell, breakout candidates and more Commanders thoughts entering 2023 season
Mike Petro News Business ReporterEndorsement deals keep coming for Josh Allen.The Buffalo Bills quarterback has signed a multiyear partnership with PepsiCo, supporting brands across the national portfolio.That deal and partnerships with several other corporate ...
Justin Jefferson selected top wide receiver by panel of AP Pro Football Writers
Justin Jefferson has been setting records and terrifying defenses since the Minnesota Vikings selected him in the first round of the 2020 NFL draft.The All-Pro wide receiver already broke four franchise records, including surpassing Hall of Famers Cris Carter and ...
Chargers’ Joey Bosa says he wants to win more than ever
COSTA MESA — Joey Bosa delivered a straightforward message Thursday afternoon. He stood behind a silver podium outside the Chargers’ locker room, dwarfing it, in fact. His muscular arms were all the more impressive as he gripped it tightly. His hair was trimmed ...
Alan Pergament: Stefon Diggs and Damar Hamlin continue to live in national media spotlight – for very different reasons
To borrow a famous quote from Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman,” “attention must be paid” to Buffalo Bills players Stefon Diggs and Damar Hamlin entering the regular season for very different reasons.Diggs is supposedly unhappy while Hamlin is happy to be alive.This ...
Colts GM Chris Ballard believes relationship with Jonathan Taylor can be fixed. How is unclear
INDIANAPOLIS — From the outside looking into the standoff between the Colts franchise and star running back Jonathan Taylor, there appears to be little possibility of a reconciliation, and whatever chance this is shrinks with every move each side makes.Indianapolis ...
AFC East is a tough division for Jets, but 'they've all got to play us, too'
August 30, 2023 1:00 pmThe Jets last won the AFC East in 2002, a stinging fact of which coach Robert Saleh and the players are well aware.But they really don’t care.“These guys don’t care about what happened 20 years ago,” Saleh said on Wednesday. “They’re focused ...
Can Dolphins win highly competitive AFC East? Do they have a path to the Super Bowl in 2023?
The AFC East is as competitive from top to bottom as it has likely ever been.In a year where the Miami Dolphins have hopes of winning a playoff game for the first time since the 2000 season and maybe making a deep postseason run — possibly to the Super Bowl — they’ll ...
Bills GM Brandon Beane dives into Boogie Basham trade, decision to wait on Von Miller
Brandon Beane ultimately thinks the move to trade defensive end Boogie Basham to the New York Giants was necessary, but that didn’t make it easy for the Buffalo Bills general manager.“We try to make the roster as competitive as we could,” Beane said on Wednesday. ...
From rookies to veterans, meet the 19 new players on the 2023 Green Bay Packers 53-man roster
GREEN BAY − The Green Bay Packers set their initial 53-man roster Tuesday, and the youth movement continues for a second year along both sides of the ball.After drafting the biggest class in club history with 13 players, the Packers brought 11 on to their active ...
Bills trade of Boogie Basham, Von Miller to PUP highlight roster cutdown day
Rochester Democrat and ChronicleOf all the moves the Buffalo Bills made Tuesday to get their roster down to the NFL-mandated 53 players, the most interesting - and some would say disappointing - was the trading of edge rusher Boogie Basham.Giving up on a 2021 second-round ...
Buffalo Bills' 53-man roster includes Damar Hamlin and former undrafted free agents
Rochester Democrat and ChronicleThe Buffalo Bills’ initial 53-man roster has been released, but by no means is that the final iteration.But after Tuesday's cuts, a few notable players remained on the roster including Damar Hamlin, continuing his comeback after ...