Players have the right to make a voluntary decision about their health

Last Sunday, with 6:02 left in the fourth quarter of the Buffalo Bills’ loss to the Houston Texans in Week 5, Bills Mafia had its collective breath taken away. Superstar quarterback and pretty-much-consensus terrific human being Josh Allen was taken to the ground, with his head visibly slamming against the turf. Allen was briefly evaluated in the blue medical tent and returned to the game after missing just one play — allowing for a collective sigh of relief.

Regardless, many of us are still worried about that situation,...

Does it feel like the team is doomed unless Josh Allen has a perfect game?

The Buffalo Bills are 3-2 and in first place in the AFC East, but you may not realize that given the way they’ve been sent reeling following a pair of losses to Super Bowl-hopeful AFC teams.

Buffalo was shoved off the field against the Baltimore Ravens after falling behind 21-3 — a first-half hole that proved to be too much to climb out of in time. The Bills followed up their Week 4 blowout loss with a completely frustrating afternoon against the Houston Texans. In...

James Cook and Curtis Samuel sit out; Taylor Rapp returns to the field; plenty of red jerseys at Wednesday’s practice

It’s New York Jets week, and as the Buffalo Bills begin preparations to face the Jets in New Jersey for Monday Night Football, it’s the offense that now takes up the bulk of space on the weekly injury report.

To open practices for Week 6, Bills wide receivers Curtis Samuel and Mack Hollins presented with injuries as did running back James Cook. Before practice even started, head coach Sean McDermott said that Samuel and Cook would be sit out today...

It wasn’t that bad, was it?

The Buffalo Bills lost a (somehow) close game to the Houston Texans in large part thanks to a bad day from quarterback Josh Allen and the passing game. Not just a bad day mind you, but a bad day worthy of the record books.

Naturally we’d all like to know just what the heck happened. I’ll start my work with credit to B.J. Monacelli and Bruce Nolan who both discussed Houston’s usage of single-high safety looks and man coverage. B.J. brought up blitz usage and let’s just say that my film review basically turned...

But it was still a mixed bag of a week for Bills’ rookie class

The Buffalo Bills almost slogged their way to a win against the Houston Texans, but the overall offensive struggles weren’t enough to earn a victory as they fell in the final moments 23-20. Quarterback Josh Allen played one of the worst games of his career with a mixture of his own bad play, offensive line struggles, and some inability to free up receivers in the Texans’ secondary as Houston lined up in man coverage with zero answers from the Bills in those situations.

The Bills’ rookie...

Scary news for us penalty nerds

At the risk of sounding melodramatic, it may be time to start announcing that the sky is falling. No, I’m not talking about the second loss in a row when the Buffalo Bills fell to the Houston Texans. The Bills are still building chemistry and seem to be getting the ol’ Patriots-esque easy division to work toward the playoffs.

No, I mean a real tragedy. Historically a high-penalty team under head coach Sean McDermott, through five games the Bills are tied for the second-lowest number of flags thrown per game in the league. Perhaps...

A crazy weekend of college football

One of the most chaotic upset weekends of recent years happened this past Saturday in college football. There was shock and lore that will be talked about for years to come from last weekend.

The most shocking news from the weekend, of course, came in historic fashion with No. 1 Alabama losing outright as a three-score favorite at Vanderbilt. The Commodores thoroughly played with Alabama wire to wire and were able to come out on top with a win that included a pick-six to generate initial momentum. The Vandy field goal posts ended up...

Plus, where do the Bills find themselves on the latest NFL power rankings?

The Buffalo Bills had many of their shortcomings exposed Sunday afternoon during a 23-20 loss to the Houston Texans, including an inability for the defense to get off the field on third down, quarterback Josh Allen reverting back to some of his old tendencies to force the ball into tight windows, the offensive line getting pushed around, and the wide receivers’ collectively failing to create any separation when they ran their routes.

Today’s edition of Buffalo Rumblinks examines what went wrong in Houston.

Upon further review: What...

A pair of franchises with plenty of questions and a fair bit of turmoil. Will the Bills or Jets come out on top in Week 6?

The Buffalo Bills enter Week 6 in the midst of a slump, having lost their last two games to Super Bowl-hopeful AFC teams. At 3-2 and looking for answers to turn thing around, the Bills will finish up their three-week road stand against the New York Jets for on Monday Night Football.

Despite losing the last two games on the road, FanDuel Sportsbook sees the Buffalo Bills open as 2.5-point favorites (-2.5) at the...

A bad stretch has cooled some early season optimism

The Buffalo Bills lost for the second straight week, dropping a 23-20 game against the Houston Texans on Sunday. The game looked like it was going to be a runaway in Houston’s favor, as the Texans jumped out to a 20-3 lead after their first third-quarter possession. However, a rejuvenated Bills defense combined with an opportunistic, if inefficient, Buffalo offense helped the them close the gap.

Alas, it was all for naught, as Ka’imi Fairbairn drilled a 59-yard field goal as time expired to thwart the Bills’ hopes of overtime. Heading...

After starting 3-0, the Bills have fallen to 3-2 and look like a shell of their former selves

Another week for the Buffalo Bills. Another loss to an AFC contender. Another aftermath where coaching becomes the main narrative. Another one of these reactions articles.

The Bills fell to 3-2 on the season with a 23-20 defeat at the hands of the Houston Texans in Week 5. With any loss comes the assignment of blame, and while no loss is ever 100% on any unit or person in a team sport as complex as American tackle football, Buffalo’s coaching staff once...

Will the Jets have added incentive to play well on Monday?

Following the New York Jets’ 23-17 loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, head coach Robert Saleh was relieved of his coaching duties. The Jets (currently 2-3) announced Saleh’s firing on Tuesday morning, just days before the Buffalo Bills come to town for a Week 6 primetime game.

Saleh took over as the Jets’ head coach in January of 2021 and put together a very unimpressive 20-36 record in his three-plus seasons in New York. Regardless of the fact that Saleh was under contract through the 2025 season, the...