The Commanders are 2-0 — looking for a statement win as they welcome the Bills to FedEx Field this Sunday

The Buffalo Bills are back on the road this week, heading a bit south to take on the Washington Commanders in a Week 3 interconference matchup. The Bills are currently 6.5-point favorites with DraftKings Sportsbook heading into their 1 p.m. EDT matchup next Sunday at FedEx Field.

• Spread: Bills -6.5 (-112)
• Over/Under: 44.5 (-110) / 44.5 (-110)
• Moneyline: Bills -285, Commanders (+230)

Interestingly, this will be the third time in four years for the Bills and Washington...

Is quarterback Josh Allen on the way to his best season yet?

Yes, you read the subheading correctly. Keep reading to find out if I think this is indeed the start of the best season yet for Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen.

Statistically Speaking

Here are Josh Allen’s passing charts from the first two weeks.

Week 1

Week 2

When I look at the charts, I see a whole lot of green dots in the short passing game. Josh Allen through two weeks is 49/54 on passes that travel 10 yards and under. I’d say that’s...

Allen’s poised play earns him accolades early in 2023 NFL season

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen has been named NFL AFC Offensive Player of the Week, following a masterfully efficient performance during the Bills’ win over the Las Vegas Raiders.

Allen was near perfect in leading Buffalo to its first victory — in front of a sold out crowd at Highmark Stadium for the team’s home opener of the 2023 NFL season. As a follow-up to a frustrating season-opening loss against the New York Jets, Allen went 31-of-37 (83.8%) for 274 yards with three touchdowns and zero interceptions. Allen finished...

The Bills went from nice, clean reports to having four non-participants and one player limited on today’s list

After two weeks of (mostly) clean injury reports, it was inevitable that the Buffalo Bills would have more than a few bumps and bruises sooner or later. And now we know that it’s sooner.

Before Wednesday’s practice, head coach Sean McDermott spoke with members of the media and stated that the Bills would be missing a few players in the first practice before their game with the Washington Commanders. That list features a number of notable players:

• Micah Hyde (hamstring) -...

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Offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey is of course the grand wizard behind the Buffalo Bills’ offensive philosophy. While he’s borrowed from former OC Brian Daboll, it’s now clear that Dorsey is orchestrating the evolution of the Bills’ offense. Dorsey has had to endure painful bumps to begin the 2023...

Through two weeks of the 2023 NFL regular season, the Buffalo Bills’ defense has played very well. They’re fifth in the NFL in pressure percentage per Pro Football Reference (29.4%), have given up only 302 yards (sixth in the NFL), and have a passer rating against their defense of 73.2 (fifth in the league).

But one of the key words of the offseason when it came to head coach Sean McDermott taking over the defensive play calling from longtime defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier was “aggressive.” Former players under McDermott’s play calling said it. Analysts said it. Fans believed it. The...

What was the magic formula?

The Buffalo Bills dominated the Las Vegas Raiders in the home opener at Highmark Stadium, much to the delight of fans. One key aspect that stood out to many was the futility of the Raiders’ run game. After giving up big plays on the ground to the New York Jets in Week 1, the Bills clamped down. Now all plays count, but the last drive for the Raiders saw quite a few Buffalo starters watching from the sideline. Against the starting defense of the Bills, the Raiders carried the ball 12 times for 33 net...

Poker enabled one of the AFC East quarterbacks to rebound

As the famous song goes: “You gotta know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em.” Such a reference can relate to the mindset of many members of Bills Mafia when it came to Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen after his Week 1 performance against the New York Jets.

Allen was seen forcing a lot of passes that resulted in three interceptions, instead of living to fight another down. After his sub-standard performance, Allen said he deleted X and Instagram to get away from social media and instead spent...

While Week 1 was full of the ugly, Week 2 was a thing of beauty

The Buffalo Bills didn’t practice on Monday, but that didn’t stop head coach Sean McDermott from talking about the players who stood out in Sunday’s win over the Las Vegas Raiders.

First up were players from the linebacker room: Terrell Bernard and Matt Milano.

“Through two games I think he’s done a nice job,” McDermott said about Bernard, who won the starting middle linebacker position despite not playing in a single preseason game. “He’s extremely smart. An instinctive player. I think he’s handled it well.”...

A blowout win will have that effect

The Buffalo Bills rose in the eyes of most power rankers this week, which makes sense after a 38-10 thrashing of the visiting Las Vegas Raiders. The fickle nature of power rankings dictate that we overreact to weekly changes. Being just two weeks into a season, it’s much easier to amplify those overreactions.

After Buffalo managed to blow a 13-3 lead against a New York Jets squad missing its starting quarterback, Aaron Rodgers, in a 22-16 overtime loss in Week 1, the Bills needed a bounce-back in a big way. After allowing an...

To a Buffalonian, the choice is always Bleu Cheese

The City of Buffalo loves their bleu cheese. Because of that, I’m beginning a series of articles where I’ll recap the Buffalo Bills’ games with two categories:

• Bleu Cheese (The good)
• Ranch (The not so good)

The Bills earned a 38-10 bounce-back win over the Las Vegas Raiders in their home opener on Sunday. Bills head coach Sean McDermott moved to 5-2 for his coaching career in home openers.

Let’s take a look at the good from Sunday — and there’s a lot of it.

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Micah Hyde and Leonard Floyd both went down late in Sunday’s game.

On Monday, Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott gave a very brief, very vague update on the two defensive starters injured in Sunday’s win over the Las Vegas Raiders.

“They’re day-to-day,” McDermott responded after being asked about Micah Hyde and Leonard Floyd who both left Sunday’s game in the fourth quarter.

But did we really expect anything different from McDermott? I mean, we hoped — we hoped to hear “they’ll be fine it” or “it was just a tweak” or even descriptions and diagnoses of the duo’s injuries...