Report card: Bills pounce Panthers, 31-14

Report card: #Bills pounce #Panthers, 31-14 (via @NateMendolson):

All good ties between the Buffalo Bills and Carolina Panthers came to a halt for four hours on Sunday. The Bills, with a lineup full of former Panthers, defeated the current iteration of the Carolina team, 31-14.

The Bills (8-6) are back in the win column after consecutive losses.

Here’s how Bills Wire graded their performance against the Panthers (5-9):

Bills vs. Panthers: 3 key matchups in Week 15

#Bills vs. #Panthers: 3 key matchups in Week 15:

The Buffalo Bills will face the Carolina Panthers in their latest matchup in 2021 during Sunday’s Week 15 meeting.

Regardless of the higher stakes due to the playoff race, the games, within the game, will still make all the difference.

With that, here are three key matchups to watch between the Bills (7-6) and Panthers (5-8):

Stock up, stock down following the Bills’ loss to the Buccaneers

Stock up, stock down following the #Bills’ loss to the #Buccaneers:

Following the Buffalo Bills’ 33-27 overtime loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 14, here’s how things shook out in Bills Wire’s latest stock report:

Report card: Bills lose 33-27 to Buccaneers in overtime

Report card: #Bills lose 33-27 to #Buccaneers in overtime:

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So close.

The Buffalo Bills were a few penalty calls away from handing Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady his fourth-career loss to Buffalo in his career.

Bills QB Josh Allen did everything he could but the Bills (7-6) couldn’t fully overcome a 21-point deficit.

Here’s how Bills Wire graded Buffalo’s Week 14 performance:

Brian Baldinger displays Patriots’ trench warfare against the Bills (watch)

Brian Baldinger displays #Patriots’ trench warfare against the #Bills (watch):

NFL Network analyst Brian Baldinger is back showing how the Patriots dominated the line of scrimmage against the Bills.

With a little more nuance than Bills bad and Patriots good, Baldinger shows how the Patriots defended against a Buffalo run game.

The Patriots displayed a toughness that the Bills couldn’t match and maybe some of it comes down to coaching. On one play, the Bills offensive line had awful pad level, and Dont’a Hightower destroyed a double team by Bills tight ends Dawson Knox and Tommy Sweeney.

The Bills will have to improve.

Here’s Blady’s breakdown from this past week:

 

 

Bills vs. Patriots: 3 key matchups in Week 13

#Bills vs. #Patriots: 3 key matchups in Week 13:

The Buffalo Bills will face the New England Patriots in their upcoming Week 13 game.

While the stakes will be very high regarding the AFC East, it will still be the games, within the game, that will make all the difference.

With that, here are three key matchups to watch between the Bills (7-4) and Patriots (8-4):

Bills get Star Lotulelei, Jon Feliciano, Spencer Brown back at practice

#Bills get Star Lotulelei, Jon Feliciano, Spencer Brown back at practice:

A trio of starting players for the Buffalo Bills returned to practice on Tuesday just in time to potentially face the New England Patriots in Week 13.

The Bills (7-4) see the full returns of two players from their Reserve/ COVID-19 list.

That pair is defensive tackle Star Lotulelei and rookie offensive tackle Spencer Brown, who were activated from the designation.

Because of the nature of the list, both Lotulelei and Brown are cleared to start on Monday against the Patriots (8-4). Lotulelei has been on the COVID list since Nov. 14 while Brown’s spell there began on Nov. 18.

While that’s good news, the Bills (7-4) are not fully in the clear with offensive lineman Jon Feliciano.

Buffalo designated Feliciano to return from injured reserve on Tuesday as well. He landed on IR on Nov. 6 thanks to a calf injury.

Changing Feliciano’s status simply means he can now practice with the team. It does not mean he will play vs. the Pats.

Buffalo has 21 days to activate him full to their 53-man roster or else Feliciano returns to IR. So the Bills could just be getting him in playing shape to return in two games… time will tell.

If that window closes and Feliciano goes back and is not activated from IR, he goes back to the injured reserve list for good and his season is over.

The Bills will certainly hope that Feliciano will be available and good to go against New England.

For what it’s worth, prior to facing the New Orleans Saints in Week 12, Buffalo designated wide receiver Marquez Stevenson for return as well. He immediately got into the lineup.

Returning Lotulelei, Brown and Feliciano would be positive additions to Buffalo’s play in the trenches on both sides of the ball.

Buffalo also placed rookie offensive lineman Tommy Doyle on the COVID-19 list after activating Brown and Lotulelei from it on Tuesday. Cornerback Tre’Davious White was also placed on injured reserve with his season-ending ACL injury.

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Bills at Saints: 7 things to watch for during Week 12’s game

#Bills at #Saints: 7 things to watch for during Week 12’s game:

The Buffalo Bills will look to bounce back in their Week 12 game. The Bills (6-4) visit the New Orleans Saints (5-5) after losing to the Indianapolis Colts, 41-15.

Once this Thanksgiving battle gets going, there will a few particular things to keep in mind throughout it.

With that, here are seven things to watch for during Week 12’s Bills-Saints matchup:

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Bills at Saints: 7 storylines to follow in Week 12

#Bills at #Saints: 7 storylines to follow in Week 12:

It’s Wednesday (well, Tuesday, but it’s the start of new game week), so the Buffalo Bills are now turning their attention to their next opponent. This week, it’s a holiday contest once again.

After being smacked by the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, the Bills (6-4) get right back after it on Thanksgiving Day. Their opponent is the Saints (5-5) in New Orleans.

With that, here are seven storylines to follow as Week 12 approaches: