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Your daily hit of Buffalo Bills news, trade rumors, game reactions, and sharp takes on everything happening with your team, all in five minutes or less. Done before your coffee is. New hits drop throughout the day, every day, all year long. Your Team. Every Day.

  1. 6h ago

    Sean McDermott Just Made a HUGE Buffalo Bills Prediction

    Sean McDermott is no longer the head coach of the Buffalo Bills. But apparently, he STILL believes this team is going to the Super Bowl. McDermott joined The Rich Eisen Show and was asked for his Super Bowl prediction. His answer? Bills-Rams. Think about the irony of that for a second. McDermott spent nine seasons trying to get Buffalo over that final playoff hurdle. He went 98-50. He helped end a 17-year playoff drought. He completely changed the expectations surrounding this franchise. Eventually, those expectations became the reason Buffalo moved on. Making the playoffs wasn't enough anymore. Winning the division wasn't enough. The question became whether Sean McDermott could win the Buffalo Bills a Super Bowl. Terry Pegula eventually decided somebody else needed an opportunity to answer that question. Now Joe Brady takes over — and McDermott himself is predicting Buffalo finally gets there. And I'll give McDermott a lot of credit. He could've been bitter. Instead, he praised what Brandon Beane has done with the roster, expressed confidence in Joe Brady and made it clear he's still rooting for Buffalo. McDermott also pointed out something important. Joe Brady isn't inheriting the organization McDermott inherited. McDermott walked into a franchise that hadn't made the playoffs in 17 years. Brady is taking over a team McDermott believes is already standing at the doorstep of the Super Bowl. Then there's McDermott's own future. He's taking 2026 off. But he absolutely wants to coach again. McDermott says he still has the burning desire to win a championship and wants another opportunity as an NFL head coach. And I think he'll eventually get one. You can criticize how the McDermott era ended without pretending his entire tenure in Buffalo was a failure. Now imagine the future storyline. Joe Brady succeeds in Buffalo. McDermott gets another AFC head coaching job. And one day, Sean McDermott has to go THROUGH the Buffalo Bills to win the championship he never won here. Give me that playoff game. #BuffaloBills #BillsMafia #SeanMcDermott #JoeBrady #Bills #NFL Photo Credit: Mark Konezny Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! KALSHI For a limited time, Download the Kalshi app and use code [LOCKEDON] to get up to $500 in bonus credits when you trade $25. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    Sean McDermott Just Made a HUGE Buffalo Bills Prediction

  2. 1d ago

    Bills Mafia Has a HUGE Decision to Make About New Highmark Stadium

    Bills Mafia has been given one of the first BIG decisions at New Highmark Stadium. Please don't screw this up. The Buffalo Bills are letting fans vote on the end-zone color for the first regular-season game inside their new stadium when Buffalo hosts the Detroit Lions on Thursday Night Football. And there is only one acceptable answer. RED. Bring back the old-school red end zones. Buffalo used them during the '90s, and now the Bills have an opportunity to carry a piece of that history into an entirely new era. Just imagine it. New stadium. Primetime. Bills Mafia going insane. Josh Allen scores the first Bills touchdown inside the building and runs into a bright red end zone. That's what I want. And apparently Bills Mafia agrees. When I last checked the voting, red had already jumped out to a commanding early lead. Good. This isn't a vote. It's a test. Then we're talking about one of the strangest home-field advantage stories I've heard in a LONG time. Because what were the New England Patriots doing with the video board at Gillette Stadium? Ryan Paganetti reviewed a decade of film and found examples of the stadium video board displaying a reverse view behind the goalposts during opposing field-goal attempts, potentially creating the appearance of another offset set of yellow uprights. And here's where it gets REALLY interesting. He reviewed 52 Patriots field-goal attempts and said the illusion appeared during New England's kicks exactly ZERO times. So what do we call that? Cheating? Gamesmanship? Or just an incredibly diabolical home-field advantage? I haven't seen evidence that it was actually illegal. But I definitely want to know what Bills Mafia thinks. And when it comes to New Highmark Stadium? RED END ZONES. There's only one answer. #BuffaloBills #BillsMafia #Bills #JoshAllen #HighmarkStadium #NFL Photo Credit: Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! KALSHI For a limited time, Download the Kalshi app and use code [LOCKEDON] to get up to $500 in bonus credits when you trade $25. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    Bills Mafia Has a HUGE Decision to Make About New Highmark Stadium

  3. 2d ago

    Buffalo Bills May Have Just SOLVED Their Punt Return Problem

    The Buffalo Bills might have just found their punt returner. And I'm starting to wonder why they would continue experimenting with Ray Davis in the first place. Buffalo entered roster cuts with a legitimate question on special teams after Davis muffed a punt against Pittsburgh and Mecole Hardman was eventually released. Then Greg Dortch arrived. Dortch is officially on the Bills practice squad, but this doesn't feel like a normal depth signing. Brandon Beane specifically mentioned Dortch when discussing Buffalo's options in the return game alongside Khalil Shakir, Dee Alford and Ray Davis. And the more you look at Dortch's experience, the more obvious this feels. Dortch averaged 11.6 yards per punt return last season, finishing inside the NFL's top 10. More importantly? He takes care of the football. That's ALL I need. The Bills don't need Devin Hester returning punts. They need someone who can make the right decision, secure the football and give Josh Allen possession. Dortch has 99 career punt returns and has openly talked about how that specific skill has helped keep him in the NFL for eight years. Meanwhile, Davis hadn't returned punts since high school before Buffalo started developing him there. Why force it? Let Davis focus on being James Cook's backup and contributing elsewhere on special teams. If Buffalo likes him on kick returns, fine. But on punts? Give me the guy who's been doing it for years. Elevating Dortch on game day could potentially solve two problems at once. Buffalo gets an experienced punt returner AND a sixth receiver available behind its five-man active receiver room. Maybe Brandon Beane ultimately goes in another direction. But entering Week 1, Greg Dortch feels like the most obvious answer Buffalo has. Put the football in his hands. #BuffaloBills #BillsMafia #Bills #GregDortch #RayDavis #JoshAllen #NFL Photo Credit: Paul Barnick IMAGN Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! KALSHI For a limited time, Download the Kalshi app and use code [LOCKEDON] to get up to $500 in bonus credits when you trade $25. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    Buffalo Bills May Have Just SOLVED Their Punt Return Problem

  4. 2d ago

    Brandon Beane Just Changed How We Should Look at the Bills Roster

    The Buffalo Bills only kept three true outside corners, four inside linebackers and five wide receivers on their initial 53-man roster. That sounds risky. But Brandon Beane just explained why Buffalo might not be nearly as thin as those numbers suggest. The Bills aren't really looking at this as a 53-man roster. With 16 practice squad spots, an international exemption and the ability to elevate two players on game day, Buffalo is essentially managing a pool of nearly 70 players throughout the season. And Joe Brady took that idea even further. There could be certain matchups where a player on the practice squad is actually ahead of someone on the active roster because Buffalo believes that player gives them something they need that week. That completely changes how we should look at some of the Bills' biggest roster questions. Especially at cornerback and linebacker. Buffalo already has potential answers sitting on the practice squad, including veteran linebacker Shaq Thompson and another boundary corner option in Connie Walker. Then there's Greg Dortch. Buffalo still hasn't completely settled its punt returner situation, and Dortch has years of experience doing exactly that. More importantly, he emphasized making the right decisions and protecting the football — something that matters even more after Ray Davis' costly preseason muff. Could Dortch actually be elevated as early as Week 1 against Houston? That's why this doesn't feel like a normal practice squad. Brandon Beane and Joe Brady are building a roster where the final 53 isn't really the final 53. And some of these players could matter much sooner than we think. #BuffaloBills #BillsMafia #Bills #NFL #BrandonBeane #JoshAllen Photo Credit: Shawn Dowd IMAGN Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! KALSHI For a limited time, Download the Kalshi app and use code [LOCKEDON] to get up to $500 in bonus credits when you trade $25. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    Brandon Beane Just Changed How We Should Look at the Bills Roster

  5. 4d ago

    Bills Just REVEALED What Their Offense Will Look Like

    The Buffalo Bills kept FOUR tight ends and ZERO fullbacks on their initial 53-man roster. That might tell us a lot about what Joe Brady wants this offense to become. Buffalo kept Dalton Kincaid, Dawson Knox, Jackson Hawes and Kaliki Latu while moving on from its traditional fullbacks. But I don't think that means the Bills are abandoning everything a fullback brought to this offense. They may just be changing WHO does it. Hawes and Latu potentially give Buffalo players who can motion across the formation, operate as H-backs, lead block and handle some of the dirty work in the running game. And that could have a major impact on Dalton Kincaid. Instead of consistently asking Kincaid to handle traditional tight end responsibilities, Buffalo could move him around the formation and create mismatches as a receiver. Four tight ends doesn't necessarily mean four players doing the same job. It could give Brady four completely different pieces to work with. Then there's seventh-round rookie Ar'maj Reed-Adams. Reed-Adams played well enough throughout the preseason that Buffalo ultimately decided it couldn't risk exposing him to waivers. The Bills kept 10 offensive linemen despite Reed-Adams currently offering limited positional versatility. That tells me something. Buffalo believes there's something worth developing. Maybe Reed-Adams spends 2026 learning behind veterans like Alec Anderson and Austin Corbett. And maybe, when we're talking about Buffalo's offensive line next offseason, the Bills already have another legitimate option sitting on their roster. For a seventh-round pick? That's exactly the kind of developmental win you're looking for. #BuffaloBills #BillsMafia #DaltonKincaid #JoeBrady #Bills #NFL #BillsNews Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    Bills Just REVEALED What Their Offense Will Look Like

  6. 4d ago

    Bills Made TWO Defensive Decisions I Did NOT See Coming

    The Buffalo Bills have their initial 53-man roster. And there are TWO defensive decisions I did not see coming. First, Buffalo is entering the week with only three true outside cornerbacks: Christian Benford, Maxwell Hairston and Davison Igbinosun. That's surprisingly light for a team that has spent so much time talking about improving its cornerback depth. So why would Brandon Beane be comfortable doing it? Jordan Hancock might be the answer. Hancock's emergence in the slot potentially gives Buffalo some flexibility with Taron Johnson, who has experience playing outside if the Bills need another option. But I'm still not convinced this cornerback room is finished. Then there's the EDGE room. Buffalo kept SIX outside linebackers, including Mike Danna. Danna had a good camp and brings NFL experience and positional versatility, but I didn't expect Buffalo to go this heavy at the position. And I have a theory about why they couldn't risk cutting him. What happens if Buffalo releases Danna and Kansas City immediately calls? Danna spent the first six years of his NFL career with the Chiefs. Kansas City knows exactly what he provides, and Buffalo knows it could potentially be handing a useful veteran right back to one of its biggest AFC competitors. Was that actually part of Brandon Beane's thinking? Maybe. Either way, six outside linebackers and only three true outside corners might be the most fascinating defensive decision on Buffalo's initial 53. #BuffaloBills #BillsMafia #Bills #BrandonBeane #MikeDanna #NFL #BillsNews   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    Bills Made TWO Defensive Decisions I Did NOT See Coming

  7. 6d ago

    Bills May Have Quietly Made a HUGE Roster Decision

    The Buffalo Bills might have given us a major clue about their starting linebacker competition Thursday night. Dorian Williams didn't play. Kaleb Elarms-Orr did. After spending training camp hearing about a legitimate competition between Williams and KEO, that's difficult to completely ignore. It doesn't guarantee Williams starts every snap against Houston. Buffalo could still rotate its linebackers. But when other players the Bills appear to view as starters were also held out of the preseason finale, Williams joining them on the sideline certainly feels significant. And after waiting since 2023 for this opportunity, Williams might finally have his starting job. But Buffalo's other linebacker battle just became much more complicated. If the Bills keep only four inside linebackers, Terrel Bernard, Williams and Elarms-Orr appear to occupy three spots. That could leave Joe Andreessen vs. Keonta Jenkins for the final one. Andreessen couldn't make his final argument against Pittsburgh because of an apparent injury. Jenkins did. He recorded a sack on Pittsburgh's first offensive play, made another big third-down tackle and showed the speed, coverage ability and versatility that could fit extremely well in Jim Leonhard's defense. Buffalo Joe might be the better traditional linebacker. But Jenkins might have the skill set that's harder for Buffalo to replace. And that could make this one of the toughest decisions on the entire 53-man roster. #BuffaloBills #BillsMafia #DorianWilliams #JoeAndreessen #KeontaJenkins #KalebElarmsOrr #BillsNews #NFL Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    Bills May Have Quietly Made a HUGE Roster Decision

  8. Aug 29

    Bills Have a Problem That Could Cost Them a Game

    The Buffalo Bills preseason is over, but there's still one problem I don't think they've solved. Who do you actually trust to return punts? I'm not asking Buffalo to find the next Devin Hester. Just catch the football and give Josh Allen another possession. That's why what happened against Pittsburgh concerns me. Ray Davis has been getting opportunities at punt returner throughout the preseason, but after muffing what appeared to be a routine punt against Pittsburgh, the Steelers quickly turned the mistake into a touchdown. Imagine that happening in Week 1. Buffalo's defense gets a huge stop. Josh Allen is waiting on the sideline for another possession. And he never gets it. That's the problem. But this could also impact Buffalo's final 53-man roster. Mecole Hardman gives the Bills an experienced return option, but keeping him could complicate the WR6 decision with Trent Sherfield. And I really like what Sherfield gives Buffalo. He had four catches for 54 yards against Cleveland, contributes as a gunner and has received praise from Joe Brady for his receiving, special teams ability and leadership. So what does Buffalo do? Trust Davis? Keep Hardman? Use Khalil Shakir or Keon Coleman? Find somebody outside the organization? Brandon Beane said roughly 50 roster spots were already locked in entering the preseason finale. This seemingly boring punt-return question could help determine one of the final three. #BuffaloBills #BillsMafia #JoshAllen #RayDavis #MecoleHardman #TrentSherfield #BillsNews #NFL     Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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