Buffalo News 5 hours ago
Bills need road victory to help build foundation
TAMPA, Fla. — One month ago, the Buccaneers and Jaguars were both 0-8, two floundering Florida franchises expected to vie for the first overall pick in the NFL draft. If the Bills lose to the Bucs here this afternoon, they’ll be tied with both of them at 4-9. That’s not what I would characterize as progress.Here we are again, searching for hope and perspective as the Bills enter the last quarter of a disappointing season. Bills fans must feel a numbing sense of familiarity, as if they’ve wandered around in a blizzard and arrived back at the same spot.This is the 13th year in a row...
Buffalo News 6 hours ago
Five-star scouting report by Jay Skurski: Glennon has the receivers to frustrate Bills’ defenders
1. Look out against the deep ball. The Buffalo Bills’ secondary has been hurt by the big play this season. The Bills have given up 13 passing plays of 40-plus yards this year, which is third most in the NFL. The Buccaneers have a pair of deep threats in receivers Vincent...
Patriots Gab 11 hours ago
NFL Week 14 Predictions
Bills vs Buccaneers: Buccaneers 24 – 21 Browns vs Patriots: Patriots 28 – 17 Lions vs Eagles: Lions 42 – 41 Chiefs vs Redskins: Chiefs 24 – 10 Raiders vs Jets: Raider 27 – 14 Vikings vs Ravens: Ravens 20 – 17 Colts vs Bengals: Bengals 24 – 21 Falcons vs Packers: Falcons 27 – […]
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Buffalo News 5 hours ago
Bills make defensive strides but cracks remain
For almost a decade now, the Buffalo Bills haven’t been able to figure it out. ¶ Four coordinators, each with a different scheme, have tried in the past five years alone. The first three failed. The latest hasn’t been successful yet. ¶ After all the time and effort, the Bills still cannot stop the run. The Bills’ average NFL ranking against the run has been 28th over the last nine seasons. Many of the club’s worst run defenses have been fielded in that stretch. ¶ Despite the excitement of this year’s defense and a league-leading sack total under new coordinator Mike...
Buffalo News 5 hours ago
Toronto games become no-win situation for Bills
Just 10 minutes into last Sunday’s game in Toronto, the Buffalo Bills had a 14-0 lead on the Atlanta Falcons.There is no way the 2-9 Falcons hang tough and win that game if it’s played in Orchard Park, in the cold and wind, with the home crowd in a frenzy. No way. Everybody in the Bills’ organization knows it. That’s why Russ Brandon’s comments this week about giving the Toronto series a “grand review” after the season have to be viewed as more than just a bone being thrown to the players and the fans. Upon further consideration, there is a good chance the Bills are going to...
Buffalo News 5 hours ago
NFL Power Ranking for Dec. 8
(Last week in parentheses)1. Seattle Seahawks. No. 1 vs. pass. (1).2. New Orleans Saints. Giving NO a mulligan for MNF loss. (2)3. New England Patriots. Tom Brady greater than Frank Gehry’s Bilbao museum. (3). 4. Denver Broncos. Peyton on pace for 54 TDs. (4).5. Carolina Panthers. About time for win streak to end. (5)6. San Francisco 49ers. Playoff berth may be in jeopardy. (6).7. Philadelphia Eagles. Foles 19 TDs, 0 INTs. (14)8. Cincinnati Bengals. Dalton has .609 road win percentage. (9).9. Kansas City Chiefs. Alex Smith was good vs. Broncos. (8)10. Detroit Lions. LB DeAndre Levy leads...
Buffalo News 6 hours ago
Sunday Playbook: Division leaders can solidify postseason possibilities
Four weeks to go in the NFL regular season and it’s down to the real nitty-gritty.Five games on the Week 13 schedule find first-place teams playing important games.The schedule is headed by the first-place battle in the NFC South between the Carolina Panthers and Saints in New Orleans. Almost as huge, the Seattle Seahawks put the league’s best record (11-1) on the line against the 49ers in San Francisco. Seattle already has clinched a spot in the playoffs and now is looking to wrap up the NFC West and home field throughout the playoffs.Two games — Cincinnati at Indianapolis and Detroit...
Inside the Bills | Buffalobills.com 12 hours ago
Blitz passing favors Manuel
EJ Manuel and Bucs QB Mike Glennon have each gone through their share of struggles in their rookie seasons. Some of their production numbers are strikingly similar, but there is one particular area where Manuel has a leg up. When facing the blitz Manuel has been very proficient. He’s a large reason why the Bills […]
Inside the Bills | Buffalobills.com 14 hours ago
EJ, Glennon not bad with picks
Both EJ Manuel and Bucs QB Mike Glennon have had some growing pains in their rookie seasons, but if there’s one thing they’ve succeeded at it’s keeping turnovers to a minimum. Glennon has just five interceptions on 290 attempts, while Manuel has four interceptions on 249 attempts. That’s good for an interception percentage of less […]
Inside the Bills | Buffalobills.com 16 hours ago
Moorman spreads holiday cheer
Brian Moorman spread holiday cheer in more ways than one last night as he read the Polar Express to some lucky kids and kicked off the Barnes & Noble holiday book drive. The Barnes & Noble in Clarence, NY (4401 Transit Road) will be collecting new books from now until Christmas for Moorman’s P.U.N.T. Foundation […]
Inside the Bills | Buffalobills.com 17 hours ago
Marrone & Schiano have squared off before
The Big East football conference is now defunct, but it’s where both Doug Marrone and Greg Schiano cut their teeth as head coaches. Marrone at Syracuse and Schiano at Rutgers squared off against each other three times between 2009 and 2011. In 2009, Marrone’s first season coaching the Orange, his team upset Schiano’s No. 25 […]
Inside the Bills | Buffalobills.com 19 hours ago
Stevie goes undercover
If you’re watching ESPN’s NFL Countdown Sunday, be sure to look for Bills wide receiver Stevie Johnson. Stevie went undercover at Tim Hortons as an employee named Drew! Watch Sunday 12/8 from 10-1:00PM ET.
Inside the Bills | Buffalobills.com 19 hours ago
Bucs O-line wary of Bills pass rush
Their 43 sacks lead the league and their game tape is turning a lot of heads too. Suffice to say that Buffalo’s pass rush has the attention of Tampa Bay’s offensive line. One player they’re particularly concerned about is Jerry Hughes. He has eight sacks on the season, but six of those have come in […]
Buffalo News Dec 7, 2013
Bills see Manuel on target as a rookie
EJ Manuel is doing a good job of protecting the football.Like any rookie quarterback, he’s also leaving plays out on the field by missing some open receivers.The Buffalo Bills want him to keep doing the former, and they expect he gradually will do less of the latter. Manuel has thrown just four interceptions in 249 pass attempts. That rate ranks seventh best in the NFL this season. Only one rookie quarterback in the last 10 years (Robert Griffin III) has finished a season with a lower INT rate.“I think it’s just having the mind-set of not wanting to turn the ball over, not wanting to...
Buffalo News Dec 7, 2013
Bills notebook: Bucs’ McCoy follows in footsteps of Sapp
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had one of the greatest 3-technique defensive tackles in NFL history in Hall of Famer Warren Sapp. Now they have a worthy heir to his spot in fourth-year defensive tackle Gerald McCoy. Like Sapp, McCoy plays the 3-technique in the four-man line. He lines up opposite the outside shoulder of a guard and tries to penetrate into the backfield on each play. McCoy, the third overall pick in 2010 out of the University of Oklahoma, made the Pro Bowl for the first time last year. This year he already has six sacks, one more than last year. He has been a consistent terror to...
Inside the Bills | Buffalobills.com Dec 6, 2013
Falcons LB fined for hit on Manuel
The hit on EJ Manuel last Sunday that knocked him out of the game against the Falcons for one play has cost LB Sean Weatherspoon a good chunk of change. Weatherspoon was fined $15,750 for the hit because he led with his helmets, which he drove into Manuel’s chest on the play.
Inside the Bills | Buffalobills.com Dec 6, 2013
C.J. on NFL Rush Zone TV series
Bills running back C.J. Spiller will appear on season three of the Emmy Award-nominated series, Guardians Unleashed, as it returns to Nicktoons, Wednesdays at 8:30 P.M. (ET). The popular 20-episode series, co-produced by Nickelodeon and the NFL, is based on NFL RUSH ZONE, the NFL’s online world for kids. Featuring an assortment of NFL players […]
