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Linval Joseph wants same ‘dream’ with Bills that he had with Eagles

Linval Joseph want same ‘dream’ with #Bills that he had with #Eagles:

Linval Joseph has been around the block in the NFL.

So much so, his current situation isn’t new to him.

Joseph, 35, was drafted by the New York Giants in 2010. Most recently, he played for the Philadelphia Eagles last season.

In doing so, his circumstances were very similar to the one he enters with the Buffalo Bills. He signed with the Eagles midway through the year. Now he’s done the same with the Bills.

And for those who forgot, Philadelphia made it all the way to the Super Bowl.

Joseph hasn’t forgotten that happened and he’s hoping for a repeat in Buffalo.

“That’s the goal, that’s the dream,” Joseph said.

Joseph could be a useful piece to make that happen. The Bills (5-3) have had a bit of a hole on their defensive line since DaQuan Jones went down with a pectoral injury. Joseph and Jones have similar playing styles as a space-eating player on the D-line.

“Veteran, experienced player,” Bills coach Sean McDermott said via video conference. “He’s played a lot of football. Certainly a big man–Line of scrimmage is important.”

For more from Joseph on signing with the Bills, see the attached Bills Live clip below:

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3 takeaways from Chargers’ 19-16 victory over Broncos

Chargers Wire’s Gavino Borquez recaps Los Angeles’ Week 16 victory over Denver.

The Chargers defeated the Broncos on Sunday, capturing their third-straight victory.

Here are my takeaways from Los Angeles’ Week 16 win:

Absolute greatness

Quarterback Justin Herbert is having one of the best rookie seasons in NFL history. Herbert is now the holder of the most touchdown passes in a rookie season (28) after passing Baker Mayfield on Sunday.

Herbert also became only the fourth rookie quarterback in league history to throw for 4,000 yards in a single season. He is only the second quarterback to throw for at least 4,000 yards in his first 14 starts. Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes is the other.

Herbert needs one more against Kansas City this weekend to claim the most notable record — the rookie passing yards record. He needs 340 yards to tie Andrew Luck at 4,374 yards. Facing a secondary that’ll likely be resting their starters, it’s doable.

Herbert’s production and growth as a player has been eye-popping but the thing that stands out is that he is closing out games, as he has led game-winning drives in the fourth quarter or overtime in three consecutive weeks.

That, itself just goes to show that he is going to be in the league for a long time.

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Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes talks challenge of facing Chargers defense

The Chargers have held their own against the Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes in the past two meetings.

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has dominated defenses across the NFL, but the one team that he has struggled to find a groove against in recent play is the Chargers.

In both matchups last season, Los Angeles held Mahomes under 200 passing yards, plus a combined two touchdowns and two interceptions.

Now, Mahomes is preparing to face a physical and heady Chargers defense that has faces that he’s seen before, but also a few that he has yet to see in the blue and gold, including Linval Joseph, Kenneth Murray and Chris Harris Jr.

“Yeah, they do a great job in their scheme and they have a lot of great players that make plays. They played us really well last year, that defense, holding us to some low numbers, stuff that we had been trending on getting better numbers, better scores, and all of that different type of stuff,” Mahomes said.

For Los Angeles, it all starts up front with the stout defensive line that was a force to be reckoned with in the season opener against the Bengals.

“I think when you see those pass rushers first off, they have a lot of pass rushers all across that D-Line. They added (Linval) Joseph and the young (Jerry) Tillery, that kid is really playing well.”

Last Sunday, the guys up front delivered in a big way, amassing 22 pressures, four quarterback hits, 15 hurries and three sacks. In order to minimize Mahomes’ time with the ball in his hands, they must carry that momentum into this weekend.

As for the rest of the back seven, Mahomes recognized the playmakers that the units have, even without safety Derwin James and linebacker Drue Tranquill.

“Then you get to the linebackers and there’s a lot of young talent there. With the DBs, a couple of Pro Bowlers and All-Pro guys. They have a really good defense and a really good scheme. We have to do our best job of being within ourselves and finding a way to put points on the board.”

The Chargers defense must keep the Chiefs offense off the scoreboard and the field as much as possible while managing to create turnovers if they want to pull off the upset.