Tennessee Titans wide receiver Nick Westbrook-Ikhine gets tackled by Bills cornerback Christian Benford during the second quarter Monday at Highmark Stadium.
If Derrick Henry is thunder, then what the Miami Dolphins bring to the table can certainly be described as lightning.
The Buffalo Bills have to shift focus to stopping the speed of the Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle this week. On Monday, the team proved it could stand tall and tough against Henry, one of the game's elite, physical rushers.
The Bills held him to his lowest rushing total in 58 games, dating back to 2019. The defensive line and linebacker units were just about perfect. So were the defensive backs, albeit against a lackluster pass-catching group.
Mark Gaughan rewatched the Monday night game, and here is his position-by-position review of the Bills-Titans matchup.
PlayAction podcast: How concerned should the Buffalo Bills be about an inexperienced secondary going up against a resurgent Tua Tagovailoa and his favorite targets, Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle? Katherine Fitzgerald and Mark Gaughan also discuss who has exceeded expectations for the Bills so far, plus they examine a couple areas the Bills will be looking to improve upon. Listen here
Buffalove is coming from everywhere: Why wouldn't it? "The Bills are winning big – and half the fun is that half the country likes them," Erik Brady writes. "We won’t call them America’s Team ... we should think of the Bills as North America’s Team." Read more
Bills prep for Dolphins with injuries across defense: It is very likely the Bills will head into their matchup against Miami's speedy wide receivers with two rookies starting at cornerback. A slew of players are day to day, including safety Micah Hyde. There's a lot of uncertainty heading into Sunday. "You can't let it freeze you," defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier said. Read more
Former Bills nominated for Pro Football Hall of Fame: Nine-time Pro Bowler Ruben Brown is among five players who spent time with the Buffalo Bills among a large group of 129 modern-era players nominated for consideration for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Read more
Ken Dorsey is taking the torch and running: In case you missed it yesterday, Mark Gaughan analyzed how the new offensive coordinator is doing a lot of what Brian Daboll used to do, and "perhaps kicking up the versatility knob a notch." Read more
Allen-Diggs connection keeps getting more marvelous: "In all my years of rooting for and following the Bills, there is only one other game I remember in which the Bills fulfilled the promise of their greatness to the extent they did Monday," Jim Kubiak wrote. Here's Kubiak's weekly breakdown and film review of Josh Allen and the offense. Read more
Gilliam's touchdown makes big winner out of Amherst family: One man's appreciation for fullbacks resulted in convincing his dad to put $10 on a prop bet that Reggie Gilliam would score the first touchdown of Monday night’s game against Tennessee. It paid $710. Read more
Carolina-Buffalo pipeline continues: The Panthers signed running back Raheem Blackshear off the Buffalo Bills' practice squad to their 53-man roster. Read more
From the other side: Sun-Sentinel columnist Dave Hyde says there's no need to oversell how big this next Dolphins game is. "Win this one and the landscape changes. Losing doesn’t mean either team is out of anything. Buffalo is a great team already. The Dolphins, with a win, will prove they can be in that conversation, too." Read more
Buffalo Sabres: Sabres sign GM Kevyn Adams to multiyear contract extension Read more
Prospects' readiness, goalie battle among questions facing Sabres in camp Read more
High schools: Western New York high school football schedule for Week 4 Read more
CSAT promotes Marques Johnson to boys varsity basketball coach Read more
UB football: Coach Maurice Linguist: 'We know we're better than what our record is' Read more
Today in sports history: Sept. 22
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The power of Levy's famous line is, in part, what prompted the Bills to bring him back as a surprise Monday night.
Police described the homicide as "an isolated incident" and said there was "no hazard to the public."
The victim was identified in multiple media reports from Florida and Western New York as Carson Senfield, 19, a University of Tampa student.
"If I wanted to split the screen, I would have done it myself," says Pergament, who comments on more highs and lows of the telecast.
Marv Levy first uttered the words nearly 70 years ago:
“Where else would you rather be than right here, right now?”
Hyde has sought more expert opinion on his injury out of town, a league source told The News.
“Dane has full movement in his extremities, which is good, and I mean you go from the real part of it here; you go from being a coach to just being a human when I'm out there watching him getting loaded into the ambulance,” McDermott said.
The newsroom, administrative offices, Amplified Buffalo and audience staff will relocate to the Larkin at Exchange Building, where The News will lease and occupy about 20,000 square feet.
The newsroom, administrative offices, Amplified Buffalo and audience staff will relocate to the Larkin at Exchange Building, where The News will lease and occupy about 20,000 square feet.
Josh Allen hasn’t done anything through the first two weeks of the season to quiet any of the MVP talk surrounding him, Jay Skurski says.
Tonawanda Police Chief James P. Stauffiger defended the officers and supervisors who responded to the incident.
Tennessee Titans wide receiver Nick Westbrook-Ikhine gets tackled by Bills cornerback Christian Benford during the second quarter Monday at Highmark Stadium.
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