Even though they dropped a spot in a few rankings, Buffalo is still ranked among the league’s elite

The Buffalo Bills are still ranked near the top of the Week 11 NFL power rankings. This makes sense given their 30-20 victory over the Indianapolis Colts last weekend, their first road win against the Colts since the 1998 season. While Buffalo wasn’t perfect in the win, they did enough to dominate for much of the game.

Still, a few power rankers saw fit to drop the Bills a spot this week, as they went from third to fourth in a few...

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

The Buffalo Bills (8-2) will welcome the Kansas City Chiefs (9-0) Sunday afternoon at Highmark Stadium in arguably the most anticipated regular-season matchup of the 2024 NFL season, and in today’s edition of Buffalo Rumblinks, we lead off by discussing some early thoughts on the matchup vs. the reigning Super Bowl champions.

Early thoughts on the Chiefs matchup

The Kansas City Chiefs will enter this matchup riding high as the NFL’s lone undefeated team after 10 weeks, while the Buffalo Bills are also riding high thanks...

They have four games against good teams plus a bye

The Buffalo Bills have a good run defense. Or they have a bad run defense. Or their run defense is just okay. I suppose it depends on who you ask.

The Buffalo Bills are off to their best start through 10 games since the 1990s. They’re sitting at 8-2 after a 30-20 victory over the Indianapolis Colts on the road, and have a commanding lead in the AFC East. They’ve won five straight games after losing back-to-back contests against the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans earlier this season.

It’s those...

It wasn’t perfect, but it was another conference win on the road for Buffalo

The Buffalo Bills beat the Indianapolis Colts in Indianapolis on Sunday for the first time since 1998, winning 30-20 in a game that had plenty of back-and-forth to it. Well, the first half was hotly contested, anyway, as Buffalo jumped out to a 10-0 lead, trailed 13-10, and then ultimately ran out to a 30-13 lead before allowing a garbage-time touchdown.

While that late touchdown didn’t do much for anyone — unless you bet the over — it did make the final margin of victory look...

After a back-and-forth first half, the Bills dispatched the Colts

The Indianapolis Colts entered play against the Buffalo Bills just a game away from the last Wild Card spot in the AFC. After losing 30-20 on Sunday, the Colts are still eighth in the conference, and they’re still just one game behind the Denver Broncos thanks to their 16-14 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.

The Bills, meanwhile, sit at 8-2 and well in control of their playoff destiny thanks to a weak AFC East. The rest of the AFC East has a total of nine wins, and Buffalo looks...

We have some punching and other wackiness to discuss

The Buffalo Bills got off to a hot start against the Indianapolis Colts, let them back into the game, then took back control in what was ultimately a convincing win. Along the way, there were plenty of flags, including a couple fun things for us to discuss.

Yes, I’ll talk about Josh Allen getting punched. Ready? Here we go!

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The roller coaster season for the Bills continues. They had been doing great staying under the league average, then decided to blow that...

Coleman is out, but Amari Cooper is improving

Just 24 hours after the Buffalo Bills won their fifth-straight game to bring their record to 8-2 for the first time since 1993, head coach Sean McDermott announced that they’ll face the Kansas City Chiefs without rookie wide receiver Keon Coleman.

On Monday, McDermott ruled Coleman out for the much-anticipated Week 11 showdown with the Chiefs at Highmark Stadium.

Coleman, who was injured in the final minutes as the Bills beat the Miami Dolphins in Week 9, missed his first game on Sunday. Last week, McDermott said that he anticipated the rookie...

Plus, the Bills have opened All-Pro LB Matt Milano’s 21-day practice window

The Buffalo Bills (8-2) picked up a resilient win over the pesky Indianapolis Colts on Sunday afternoon to extend their winning streak to five games. Today’s edition of Buffalo Rumblinks leads off with some final thoughts from the victory on a day when Buffalo’s offense was sloppy but the defense stepped up to save the day by forcing four turnovers.

Upon further review: Final thoughts on win over Colts

Read how DE Greg Rousseau put on a dominant performance in manhandling the Colts’ offensive line; how a...

Three defensive prospects upping their game at the right time

Some of the mightiest teams in the college football universe this year fell during Week 11. Among them was No. 3 Georgia getting obliterated on the road in Oxford as No. 16 Ole Miss cruised to victory in due part to an excellent outing from their defense — namely their defensive line.

Fourth-ranked Miami was upset on the road at Georgia Tech. Heisman candidate Cam Ward looked human for the first time this season and the ‘Canes defense had no answers for the Yellow Jackets’ horizontal rushing attack while the...

The Miami Dolphins are in California this evening, ready to take on the Los Angeles Rams in Week 10 for Monday Night Football. To say this season has been a bit of a letdown for the Dolphins is an understatement. At one point, Miami was discussed among the front-runners to win the AFC East and make a push for the Super Bowl.

The Buffalo Bills squished those dreams in Week 9 when they completed the season sweep of the Dolphins. Buffalo gained a five-game lead on their nearest foes, and a six-game lead and almost every tiebreaker available over now...

Could Tyrel Dodson make his way back to the Buffalo Bills?

The Seattle Seahawks are releasing linebacker Tyrel Dodson, who had just signed with the team in free agency this past March. Dodson began his NFL career by signing with the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2019, and he spent four seasons with Buffalo before hitting free agency.

With Dodson no longer wearing the green dot and calling in the plays and protections as part of Seattle’s plans, could he find his way back to One Bills Drive? It’s anything but a guarantee, but there may be...

When will we see Matt Milano back on the field with the Bills’ defense?

Buffalo Bills fans were excited to see the combination of Matt Milano and Terrel Bernard starting at linebacker this season. Bernard had a breakout season last year as he took over at the middle linebacker position, and there was a lot of anticipation about seeing the pair reunited after Milano missed the final 12 games of the season with a leg injury he suffered in Week 5. But it wasn’t to be. At least not in September. Or October.

Matt Milano suffers biceps tear in August...