Plus, which Bills need to step up and which injured players will make Buffalo even better down the stretch?
The Buffalo Bills (9-2) return to action following their bye week when they welcome the reigning NFC champion San Francisco 49ers (5-6) for a Sunday Night Football clash at Highmark Stadium.
In today’s edition of Buffalo Rumblinks, we lead off with the state of the Bills coming off their bye week, including exploring how far Buffalo can go during a season where quarterback Josh Allen and company continue to exceed expectations.
Assessing the Buffalo Bills after their bye
Hear from Bills beat writers to see what their expectations are for the rest of the season, including offering up predictions for the rest of the season, examining whether this is the best Buffalo team of Josh Allen’s tenure, and identifying both the biggest surprises of the season and one area where the Bills need to improve if they want to make it back to the Super Bowl for the first time since the 1993 season.
Plus, how the Bills have assembled one of the NFL’s highest-scoring offenses, how Buffalo’s defense has been a pleasant surprise thus far, and three players who need to step up their game down the stretch and five injured players who will help make the Bills even better coming out of the bye week.
- Buffalo Bills roundtable: How far can they go? Our writers weigh in as this magical season resumes – Buffalo News (subscription required)
- SIMON: Bills at the bye – WGR 550
- Simon: A pleasant surprise – WGR 550
- Bills Mailbag: Where’s the love for McDermott? Who gets credit for overachieving? – Buffalo News (subscription required)
- 3 players who Bills need to step up after the bye week – Sports Illustrated Buffalo Bills
- Five injured players who will make Bills even better after bye week – Sports Illustrated Buffalo Bills
- Voice of the fan: It’s Fan Appreciation day, but in reverse – let’s appreciate these Buffalo Bills – Buffalo News (subscription required)
Even more Bills news
Read how Khalil Shakir is on pace for the greatest season by a Bills slot wide receiver, learn the approach Tyler Bass is taking as he prepares for his next big field goal attempt, find out how veteran Kareem Jackson is ready to contribute if the Bills have a need at safety, and more!
- Khalil Shakir racks up more YAC, heads toward Bills’ best-ever slot WR season – Buffalo News (subscription required)
- How Bills’ Tyler Bass is getting ready for his next big kick: ‘You’re going to go through storms’ – The Athletic (subscription required)
- Ryan O’Halloran: What if the Bills need a safety? Kareem Jackson, 36, stays ready on practice squad – Buffalo News (subscription required)
- Take a trip down memory lane: Bills most memorable regular season games – Democrat & Chronicle
- Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs fined from Bills game | wgrz.com
- NFL star Patrick Mahomes fined more than $14,000 for ‘violent gesture’ during Buffalo Bills game – NBC News
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