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Buffalo Bills Face an Uphill Battle Against Division Foes

June 19th, 2013 at 1:16 PM
By Mike Matisz

It's no secret that the Buffalo Bills have had their problems when playing against the AFC East. Wins against the Patriots are few, the Jets are able to win more than lose lately and the Dolphins give the Bills problems as well. 

The NFL hasn't made it any easier for the Bills this season, allowing opponents to get extra rest before playing Buffalo, including both Jets games and one Dolphins game. 

Having half of their games against rested opponents in division may be tougher for the Bills, especially when the teams have extra time to prepare for the new offensive and defensive schemes. 

For the Jets games, the Bills will face New York after they play a Thursday night game and then once after their bye week.

For Miami, one of their games allows them extra time to prepare as they will face the Buffalo Bills after their bye week. 

The Bills are used to having a game or two against rested foes, but this season allows for half of their division games to give the opponent extra time to prepare.

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Buffalo Bills Tickets for Toronto Game Vs. Atlanta Falcons on Sale

June 18th, 2013 at 9:00 AM
By Paul Lane Sabres 101
Tickets for the Buffalo Bills' Toronto "home" game are now on sale, and they're available at the same discounted rates as last season.
 
'Alrededores y camino al Rogers Centre' photo (c) 2009, Roberto Robles - license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
 
The Bills will play the Atlanta Falcons Dec. 1 at the Rogers Centre. Tickets start at $48. Nearly 88 percent of tickets cost less than $150 each.
 
That's a stark contrast from when the Bills in Toronto Series began in 2008. Tickets then averaged $160 each. Now at an average $99 per ticket, the series still has never sold out. Even with discounted tickets last season, the game still drew a series-low 40,770, 10,000 fewer than the previous series low.
 
The Bills renewed the series for another five years this past winter. Visit here for more information on tickets.
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Buffalo Bills, NFL to Ban Most Bags from Football Games

June 17th, 2013 at 9:00 AM
By Paul Lane Sabres 101

Purses, backpacks and most other bags will be banned by the Buffalo Bills and all NFL teams from stadiums starting this season.

'Outside the ground 15 mins before kickoff' photo (c) 2010, mark.watmough - license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

The NFL revised its policy last week on what kinds of bags are allowed in. Fans are encouraged to not bring any bags, but allowed in will be:

  • Clear plastic, vinyl or PVC bags that are no larger than 12 inches by 6 inches by 12 inches.
  • Gallon clear freezer bags
  • Small clutch bags no larger than the size of a person's hand.

Banned are coolers, briefcases, fanny packs and any bags not on the above list.

"Our number one goal on game days at Ralph Wilson Stadium continues to be providing our fans with the best game day experience possible and this policy addresses both public safety and stadium entry efficiency for all Bills fans," said Andy Major, the team's vice president for event operations.

League officials hope the policy will streamline the entry process and get people to their seats more quickly. More thorough security checks that incorporate pat-downs and metal detectors caused backups exceeding an hour, in some cases, at Ralph Wilson Stadium last season.

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Buffalo Bills Know They Have Plenty to Work on During Break

June 16th, 2013 at 10:42 PM
By Samuel Gerould

With the Buffalo Bills’ mandatory minicamp ended, players have six weeks to themselves before they have to report to training camp.

However, the players know they still have work hard during their time off.

"This is not vacation time," Mario Williams recently told The Buffalo News. "You can take a trip or whatever. That's fine. But this six weeks that everybody has is not just go home and eat Doritos."

Bills’ head coach Doug Marrone met with the team before players left and told players to enjoy their time off. But, he also told them to make sure they were ready to go when they come back in July.

"A lot of the times," Marrone told the News, "you get up there and say, 'Make sure you do this. Make sure you do that.' But if you've been preaching all along, which we have, for our players to be professionals, you want to make sure they take this time because it is really a long period of time now, and enjoy themselves and relax.

“The reason why is because we're accountable to each other. Don't think that the last part of what I just said is a contradiction to the first part. I mean that. Come back here ready to go."

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Stevie Johnson not Going to Let Injuries Slow Him Down

June 15th, 2013 at 11:22 PM
By Samuel Gerould

Buffalo Bills' wide receiver Stevie Johnson is suffering from a slight vertebrae fracture.

Johnson, while speaking with The Buffalo News, said he suffered the injury in March. He was filming a workout session for the Bills’ website.

"It got to the point where, 'It's got to be something more than a strain or something' because every time I sit down it's hurting," Johnson told the newspaper. "Every time I stand up it's hurting. I lay down, it's hurting. I went through rehab and it wasn't helping. "

“So I got the MRI, and it was a slight fracture.”

The injury problems continued for Johnson during the team’s voluntary workouts in April. He twisted his ankle after stepping on a cone.

“The back wasn’t cleared up yet. I was just dealing with it,” Johnson said. “Then I came back to see if I could get out there and wiggle with my back and ended up stepping on a cone.”

Despite the injuries, Johnson is aiming to help the Bills win this coming season.

“I try not to miss a game,” Johnson said. “You never know how long you’ll be here. But I love being out there, trying to make a difference.”

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