The Buffalo Bills won their first preseason game on Saturday against the Indianapolis Colts 27-24 at Highmark Stadium in grand fashion. Are we going to be in for cardiac distress needing field goals to win games as time expires all season? Most of us oldies know better than to get too stressed out about a … Read more
The time for speculation is over. We’re about to saddle up and get ready for one giant rodeo with the Buffalo Bills. Preseason means we get a peek at the depth on this team. Many reports from training camp seem to support my belief this could be the deepest bench in Bills’ franchise history. It’s … Read more
Saturday, August 13, 2022 at 4 p.m. ET Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, N.Y. Weather: Sunny and 77 degrees TV: NFL Network, Ch. 4 Buffalo, Ch. 8 Rochester Welcome back, Bills Mafia! The most anticipated preseason in franchise history is upon us. Here’s a safe forecast: All attendance and ratings records for the Bills preseason will … Read more
Practice notes Thursday Brewer and Blackshear are the first out of the practice facility again. They’ve been in the first five every day. Each stops to sign about five autographs, and before stepping onto the field, Brewer points heavenward and kisses his finger. I’m just praying the clouds stay overcast; I got sunburned yesterday. Benford … Read more
Practice Notes Wednesday The dog days are over and the temperature is down to 68°, so 88° on the shiny aluminum bleachers. The usual trackwalkers are out for their morning stroll, and the Gatorade bottles are being wheeled into place. DJ Milk is all set up too, and it’s 9:04. A couple of folks who … Read more
Today is the last practice I will be collating tweets. Life got in the way. Hope you are all enjoying the last bit of training camp as we get ready for a highly anticipated season for the Bills. Let’s roll. Editor’s babble: Well, that’s it for today. I won’t be available to cover practice tomorrow, … Read more
Extensive tension in wondering how many snaps our beloved starters will take in quasi-football beats needing to see them play. Wanting them to watch like us is much preferable to demanding apparent first-stringers play into the first preseason game’s second half. I remember 2010 no matter how much I wish to forget. Needing something upon … Read more
“Partly cloudy. High 91F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph. Humidity 56%. UV Index: 8 out of 10”. All of that’s accurate if you’re an anemometer at the Frederick Douglass – Greater Rochester International Airport, but on aluminum bleachers at St. John Fisher University, you’re a damp sponge in a microwave for a mid-day … Read more
The “Summer of Love” for Bills Mafia is flying by. The Return of the Blue and Red has become my favorite event of the preseason. Years of Disney experience (and the determination of my wife, who had access to only one Fisher practice) got us from the gate to 12 rows up on the 50 … Read more