Veterans Mecole Hardman and Morgan Fox were waiting for an opportunity. They were added to the #Bills' practice squad this week, hoping to make an impact. www.niagara-gazette.com/sports/veter...

T.J. Sanders had never had surgery before. He had never missed a football game due to injury. He spent the last five weeks dealing with both. Now the #Bills rookie is eager to return from injured reserve this week. www.niagara-gazette.com/sports/bills...

Joey Bosa was out of his club and in an air cast-type brace. Khalil Shakir was in a red non-contact jersey. #Bills

"I feel like I have more to do and more work to do." John Murphy was inducted into the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame Tuesday, but he'd rather be working. Nearly three years removed from a stroke, the former voice of the #Bills found a new calling. www.niagara-gazette.com/sports/john-...

Maxwell Hairston has shown through three games that he has the chops to be a quality NFL cornerback. The #Bills first-round pick made some good plays and learned firsthand about consistency in his first start. www.niagara-gazette.com/sports/tale-...

The #Bills could use a top-end receiver, but blaming the receivers for the passing game struggles might not be the answer. #Buffalo has five players who surpassed 600 yards in a season, often with worse quarterbacks. www.niagara-gazette.com/sports/placi...

Sean McDermott is committed to Joe Brady and Brian Daboll joining the staff isn't a consideration right now. #Bills

Before the #Bills: - Curtis Samuel: 45.3 rec/483 yds - Elijah Moore: 50 rec/540.5 yds - Joshua Palmer: 45.5 rec/571.8 yds - Keon Coleman: 19 y/r and 15.2 ADOT last year. Bills could use a top-end option. But their WRs have all proven they can play, some of them with lousy QBs.

Sports discourse after a loss is fascinating. Everyone thinks a singular bullet was the cause. Josh Allen didn't play. Fair. But why didn't he play well? Receivers didn't get open consistently. But why? #Bills

Coleman is mentally inconsistent as a player. But he's pretty interactive in the locker room when we are allowed in there, so I haven't seen that.

The #Bills have little room for error in the race for the AFC East. A ripe 2-7 Dolphins team thumped #Buffalo in one of the biggest clunkers of the Sean McDermott-Josh Allen era. www.niagara-gazette.com/sports/sabat...

Josh Allen pausing before saying "Caught one today, so yeah," in regards to a question about Keon Coleman making enough plays with opportunities presented wasn't tremendous. #Bills

This one is up there with 2021 Jacksonville and 2023 New England among Sean McDermott's worst losses. At least they didn't get run out of the building in those ones. #Bills

That's correct.

He offered a first-round pick for Jaylen Waddle and was turned down.

Maxwell Hairston's eyes got stuck in the backfield. His first NFL lesson and it's one the #Bills coaching staff won't care for.

James Cook started the day 28 yards behind Jonathan Taylor for the NFL rushing lead. Taylor went for 244 and three touchdowns today. He should be the MVP frontrunner. #Bills

#Bills inactives: WR Joshua Palmer, NCB Taron Johnson, KR Brandon Codrington, LB Shaq Thompson, CB Christian Benford, DE A.J. Epenesa, OL Chase Lundt.

Everyone knows Big Phil, but defensive tackle Phidarian Mathis also goes by Phil. A 2022 second-round pick, injuries derailed Mathis' career in Washington. Now he's relishing his second chance with the #Bills. www.niagara-gazette.com/sports/forme...

Javon Solomon has been a key special teams player for the #Bills during his first two seasons, but not a consistent edge rusher. Following Michael Hoecht's injury, Solomon may have a role in #Buffalo's Joker package. www.niagara-gazette.com/sports/javon...

- #Bills didn't make a trade and why it's not a big deal. - Secondary has new life. - Why the passing game still doesn't feel right despite a near-perfect game from Allen. - #Sabres picking up points but not wins. - @billhoppe.bsky.social gloats about picks. share.fireside.fm/episode/sMvb...

Not seen: Christian Benford, A.J. Epenesa, Shaq Thompson. Back: DaQuan Jones, James Cook, Taron Johnson, Gabriel Davis and Joey Bosa. Bosa's left hand is clubbed. Cook's left foot is heavily taped. Trainers later taped the left. #Bills

Dalton Kincaid has not only been the #Bills' best receiving option this year, but he's been the most efficient tight end in the NFL. So why is he only playing 44% of the team's offensive snaps? www.niagara-gazette.com/sports/dalto...

“My job is to not be reckless with this role.” Brandon Beane pushed for some trades and none came through. But the #Bills still feel like they have a championship roster despite injuries. www.niagara-gazette.com/sports/bills...

Brandon Beane: A couple teams in our division were trading and we couldn't get a lot of interest. #Bills

DE Joey Bosa, RB James Cook (ankle), DE A.J. Epenesa, DT DaQuan Jones (calf), NCB Taron Johnson (groin) will not practice. WR Joshua Palmer (ankle/knee) and LB Terrel Bernard will be limited. No veteran rest days. #Bills

DaQuan Jones should be back soon. I would imagine they feel Sanders is coming back too. Beane doesn't like rentals so the two positions they needed more stability at were receiver and safety.

Nobody should complain they didn't trade for a No. 4 defensive end.

LB Jimmy Ciarlo and WR Kristian Wilkerson were released from the #Bills practice squad. CB Te'Cory Couch, DEs Kingsley Jonathan, Casey Toohill and Garrett Nelson had tryouts, per the NFL transaction report.

With holes to patch on the roster, the trade deadline passed without the #Bills making a deal. www.niagara-gazette.com/sports/the-t...

Cole Bishop, Maxwell Hairston and Jordan Hancock made a few mistakes, but they inject life into the #Bills secondary. And it allowed them to be a little more creative. Tale of the tape: www.niagara-gazette.com/tale-of-the-...

The #Bills passing game took a step forward, with Josh Allen completing a career-high 88.5% of his passes. But there are still holes as the trade deadline looms. www.niagara-gazette.com/sports/josh-...

McDermott says reports are not good and not going in the direction they want it to for CB Dorian Strong's neck injury. #Bills

Gabe Davis (knee), DaQuan Jones (calf), Joshua Palmer (ankle/knee) and Shaq Thompson (hamstring) are in "we'll see" mode, according to Sean McDermott. He expects the final three to practice in some capacity this week. #Bills

Josh Allen on throws that have traveled 10-19 yards beyond the line of scrimmage. #Bills

Clever call on the Maxwell Hairston interception. Chiefs likely think they're getting a five-man pressure based on the personnel. Dorian Williams is the dime linebacker here and he didn't drop into coverage all night. Javon Solomon is playing the Joker. Impressive range. #Bills

It's no coincidence Patrick Mahomes had the lowest completion rate of his career on a day he was hit the most times in his career. The #Bills put together a unique plan, and for the first time a while, showed a championship-caliber pass rush. www.niagara-gazette.com/sports/sabat...

Michael Hoecht left the locker room on crutches. No pressure on his right foot. #Bills

The #Bills hit Patrick Mahomes 14 times. That's the most he's been hit in a game in his career.

Patrick Mahomes finished 15 of 34. It's the first game in his career he's failed to complete 50% of his passes. #Bills

The #Bills are the first team to gain 400 yards on the Chiefs this season.

Michael Hoecht was ruled out for the game (Achilles). #Bills

Looks like an Achilles for Michael Hoecht. That's tough. #Bills

Travis Kelce walked slowly to the locker room with trainers. Cole Bishop jogged with a trainer to the tunnel. #Bills

You take the last three defensive plays, but the first three were about as terrible as you could imagine. #Bills

So, about those Cole Bishop concerns. He's got some instincts. #Bills

Maybe, just maybe, Dalton Kincaid should be featured a whole lot more. He's their best receiving option and I'm not sure it's close. #Bills.

Maxwell Hairston is in for Tre'Davious White to start the second series. #Bills

Unique wrinkle on third down. Michael Hoecht and Dorian Williams lined up in two-point stances on the interior of the defensive line. And Williams wasn't a spy. #Bills

Tre'Davious White starting opposite Christian Benford. #Bills