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Bills’ Stefon Diggs post-three TD outing: ‘A lot left on the bone, really’

#Bills’ Stefon Diggs post-three TD outing: ‘A lot left on the bone, really’

The Buffalo Bills have kicked off the2022 NFL season by turning heads in their first two contests of the season, besting the defending Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams in Week 1 and the team that had the top seed in the AFC last season, the Tennessee Titans.

Despite missing and losing some starters before and during the game to injuries, the team notched a 41-7 victory this week in their home opener.

QB Josh Allen’s top target? That’d be WR1 Stefon Diggs, who went 11 of 12 on catches for 148 yards with three touchdowns.

“I feel like it was a lot left on the bone, really,” Diggs said to the press following the game. “I’ve been with Josh (Allen) for a couple years now. It’s just trying to fine-tune and get better in all areas. At this point, that’s two wins. Try and go get the next one.”

The Bills WR1’s three TDs tied his career best in a game, and his 12 catches were his most in a contest since arriving in Buffalo.  His 20 catches that went for 270 yards with four touchdowns in the first two games of this season, make him the first wide receiver since Steve Smith (2007) to have at least four touchdowns and 250 yards that soon.

 QB Josh Allen, who completed 70% of his throws for 317 yards with four touchdowns, found Diggs for three of those scoring tosses, making him the WR with the most touchdowns in the NFL after two weeks.

That included a 46-yard rocket for Diggs second TD catch of the day.

“He did a great job of getting open, making plays, making some great catches,” Allen said to the media. “That long one was a great catch. So he is what he is. It’s Stefon Diggs. We know he is one of the greatest, if not the greatest, receiver in the game right now, and I trust him implicitly. I love that guy. He works his tail off.”

Diggs made a significant impact in helping the Bills win, as they were shorthanded at the receiver position with WR2 Gabriel Davis missing the game due to an ankle injury.

“That’s part of my job as a leader on this team, as a captain,” Diggs added. “Get us started, get us going, keep us going. Good body language. At times, I want it so bad, but keeping that good body language when things don’t go right.”

Even head coach Sean McDermott was impressed with Diggs big game.

“Yeah, that last throw that Josh made to Stef and I’m just saying, ‘Go get it man, go get it’ and he he got it,” McDermott said during his own media session. “It was fun to watch. I mean, that was awesome.”

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NFL picks Week 2: Bills are heavy favorites over Titans say the ‘experts’

The ‘experts’ are taking the #Bills:

The Titans have had their way with the Bills the past few seasons. Despite the successes Buffalo has had, Tennessee have just been a problem.

The so-called “experts” think that will come to an end.

According to NFL Pick Watch, a large amount of writers, analysts, and talking heads on television have picked the Bills to beat the Titans in Week 2. In total, 95 percent of those polled went with Buffalo.

In this case, these folks are going with the oddsmakers as well. The Bills enter Monday around a 10-point favorite in most sportsbooks, including Tipico.

In Week 1, 64 percent of “experts” picked Buffalo to upset the Los Angeles Rams in Week 1.

Even so, we still find a couple that think the Titans could pull off the upset.

For those curious who might want to take note of those thinking the Bills could lose, a few of those taking the Titans include: Mark Kaboly (The Athletic), Adam Rank (NFL.com), and Seth Wickersham (ESPN).

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Schools near Bills stadium to have half days on Monday

Schools near #Bills stadium to have half days on Monday ahead of the #Titans coming to town:

Congratulations to students at Orchard Park and Frontier High Schools.

You’re getting out of class early on Monday.

In Week 2, the Buffalo Bills host the Tennessee Titans in their home opener. The NFL also decided to double down.

That contest will be a Monday Night Football feature. But it’s the first of two kickoffs scheduled.

Typically prime-time football will begin after 8 p.m. Kickoff for Bills-Titans will be closer to 7 p.m.

That hour-ish makes all the difference with traffic and tailgaters. Because of that, it’s a half day for nearby schools.

The local school board might be upset.

Students probably won’t be and even Bills quarterback Josh Allen knows it will only help his team with kids.

Check out his thoughts on the school day change below:

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Top throws by rookie quarterbacks in the 2022 NFL preseason

Touchdown Wire’s Laurie Fitzpatrick highlights the top throws made by the NFL’s rookie quarterbacks in their first preseasons.

Some are saying that the rookie quarterback class is outperforming their expectations so far this preseason. Although this may be true, the bar was set pretty low, as there was only one quarterback selected in the first round of this years’ draft — Pitt’s Kenny Pickett, selected with the 20th overall pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers. .

Most rookie quarterbacks, no matter their draft position, are more than capable of making at least one ‘wow’ throw when given a chance. It’s maintaining that success which makes the position tough.

Although none of these rookie quarterbacks are starters, they are still making it difficult for coaches to keep them on the sidelines. So, let’s jump right into it and highlight the best throws made by rookie quarterbacks throughout the NFL preseason!

Former MSU cornerback Shakur Brown waived by Tennessee Titans following injury

Shakur Brown waived by Tennessee Titans following injury

Shakur Brown has had a rough go of it since leaving Michigan State. The former Spartan cornerback has been unable to find a long-term home in the NFL since going undrafted in 2021.

Recently, he was making progress towards a roster spot with the Tennessee Titans, but it appears that a recent injury derailed that opportunity, and it was announced on Monday that Brown is no longer with the team.

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NFL Schedule: 3 late season game the Eagles could have flexed to Sunday night

NFL Schedule: 3 late season games the Philadelphia Eagles could have flexed to Sunday night

The 2022 NFL schedule has been released and the Eagles landed five prime-time matchups amid a short-term rebuild that sees the organization returning to prominence after returning to the playoffs in 2021.

One reward that comes with playing good football and being relevant late in the season is the opportunity to have a less important matchup switched out in place of a matchup with significant meaning and postseason implications.

The formula was created by the NFL to prevent fans from having to sit through meaningless football late in the season.

During the 2022 season, flexible scheduling for Sunday night may be used twice between Weeks 5–10, Weeks 11–15, and Week 17. In those select flex scheduling weeks, the games listed for the Sunday night window are tentative and subject to change.

In Week 18, two Sat. p.m. and Sun. p.m. games will be announced no later than Jan. 3.

With the Eagles facing five NFC teams in their final five and three within the division, here are the games that could be flexed to prime time.

Titans planning to release WR Julio Jones, per report

ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Dianna Russini are reporting that the Titans are expected to release former Falcons WR Julio Jones.

One year after the Atlanta Falcons shipped All-Pro wide receiver Julio Jones off to the Tennessee Titans, it appears the Falcons have officially won the Julio Jones trade.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Dianna Russini are reporting that the Titans are expected to release Jones, the player they gave up a second-round pick to acquire last offseason.

Tennessee is expected to release Jones with a post-June 1 designation, saving the team roughly $9.5 million in cap space.

Jones, who is still the Falcons’ all-time leader in receiving yards, would be a great candidate to return to Atlanta in 2022 since the team just lost both Russell Gage and Calvin Ridley.

During his ten seasons with the Falcons, Jones racked up 848 catches, 12,896 receiving yard and 60 touchdowns.

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Titans’ tremendous radio call on 4th-and-1 stop: ‘Yes … Not yes … Not yes … Hell yes’

A tremendous radio call by the Tennessee Titans’ announcers

The Tennessee Titans pulled off a goal-line stand, stopping Josh Allen on fourth-and-1 to hold on for a 34-31 victory over the Buffalo Bills on Monday Night Football.

The game saw seven league changes, the same amount that happened on a Monday night in 2008 when the Philadelphia Eagles lost to the Dallas Cowboys.

The Titans’ radio booth was pumped by the victory, to say the least.

Give a listen to Mike Keith –“The Voice of the Titans” — and analyst Dave McGinnis.

That would be “He did not make that. He did not make that.

“We got it. They got it. They did it. They did it.

“Yes. Not yes. Not yes. Hell yes.”