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Buffalo Bills double down on 2025 roster at NFL trade deadline

For the Buffalo Bills in 2025, it’s season of an NFL trade deadline that wasn’t. The more one dives into Why it’s okay Buffalo stayed put Going into the season many fans were upset at the lack of additional resources poured into Buffalo’s wide receiver core, and through eight games those fans seem justified. The […]

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6 Buffalo Bills not practicing ahead of Week 10 vs. Miami Dolphins

The Buffalo Bills won an important Week 9 game. They had a very decisive victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, but it came at a cost. As Week 10’s practices opened on Wednesday, the Bills’ injury report had an awful lot of DNPs on it. That’s not good news as they need another division win over […]

about 1 month ago | 1 read

Buffalo Bills almost traded for Calvin Ridley of Tennessee Titans

The Buffalo Bills were rumored to be close in finalizing a trade deal for wide receiver Calvin Ridley, but it’s assumed negotiations with the Tennessee Titans fell through at the 2025 NFL trade deadline. It’s an interesting development, if true. It would also have been an exceedingly difficult financial situation for general manager Brandon Beane […]

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Patrick Mahomes’ boom-or-bust day vs. Bills in Week 9

When stat scouring the Buffalo Bills’ Week 9 win over the Kansas City Chiefs, there was a lot of clamor regarding quarterback Patrick Mahomes having his first sub-50% completion rate of his career (44%). Mahomes completed a scant 15 passes on 34 attempts. Josh Allen on the other hand set a Bills franchise record for […]

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Buffalo Bills shuffle practice squad after quiet trade deadline

The Buffalo Bills may not have made any moves at the 2025 NFL trade deadline, but they did make some transactions relating to their practice squad on Tuesday. The Bills announced that they released two players from the practice squad: linebacker Jimmy Ciarlo and wide receiver Kristian Wilkerson. Ciarlo, 24, has appeared in one game […]

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Buffalo Bills make no moves at 2025 NFL trade deadline

When all was said and done, the Buffalo Bills were window shoppers from the sideline as the 2025 NFL trade deadline passed. That doesn’t mean general manager Brandon Beane and One Bills Drive sat idle. Reports and rumors leading up to the 4 p.m. EST deadline on November 4 had Buffalo in talks with the […]

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Buffalo Bills trade deadline rumor tracker: Brandon Beane day

Buffalo Bills general manager has pulled off plenty of moves at the NFL trade deadline in the past. We will see if he makes another move today. Here we will collect all the Bills-related rumors and information as we approach the 4 p.m. Eastern deadline and beyond. Stay tuned! Buffalo Bills ultimately make no trades […]

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Buffalo Bills survive “iffy” calls to beat Kansas City Chiefs

The Buffalo Bills hosted the Kansas City Chiefs and hung on for a hard-fought win this past Sunday. Along the way they had to work through a couple of iffy calls from referee Carl Cheffers and his crew. Now don’t get wrong as I tend to choose my words carefully. Cheffers didn’t straight up blow […]

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Revisiting five Buffalo Bills to watch vs. Kansas City Chiefs

The Buffalo Bills defeated the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, winning 28-21 in their latest regular-season win over their perennial playoff tormentors. Buffalo improved to 5-1 against Kansas City in the regular season since 2020, but they remain 0-4 against those same Chiefs in the postseason during that same span. For 60 minutes on Sunday, […]

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Buffalo Rumblinks, 11/4: Final thoughts on Bills’ win vs. Chiefs

Entering Sunday’s Week 9 tilt between the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs, there were many NFL observers who thought Kansas City’s high-octane offense would overwhelm Buffalo’s banged up defense, and that the Chiefs were the better team than the Bills. In the words of legendary sportscaster and former college football coach Lee Corso: not […]

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Cardinals at Cowboys, Week 9 Monday night snoozer

Honestly, this game? It’s not a great showcase for the NFL. Here at Buffalo Rumblings, we care so much about our readers that even with a subpar primetime matchup, it only feels right to give you your proper space to discuss the action. We passed on a thread for last night’s primetime “clash” between the […]

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Buffalo Bills restructure contract for CB Taron Johnson

The Buffalo Bills have created an extra $1.75 million in 2025 salary cap space by restructuring the contract for nickel cornerback Taron Johnson on Monday, November 3. The Bills reportedly converted Johnson’s 2025 base salary into a signing bonus, which allowed for that extra cap savings. It’s a move by general manager Brandon Beane and […]

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Bills at Dolphins, Week 10 opening odds

What a difference two games make. The Buffalo Bills are 6-2, having just taken down the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 9. It was a game where Buffalo entered as home underdogs despite a better record and defense-shredding rushing attack. As they did against the Carolina Panthers, the Bills took it to the Chiefs behind […]

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The Jordan Poyer Effect: A veteran’s return sparking a defensive resurgence

When the Buffalo Bills signed Jordan Poyer to the team’s practice squad at the end of August, Bills Mafia was divided.  Many assumed the 34-year-old safety was brought back merely as a depth piece and mentor for second-year safety Cole Bishop and rookie defensive back Jordan Hancock. But I kept saying it was a great […]

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Bills vs. Chiefs Week 9 snap count analysis

Happy Victory Monday! The Buffalo Bills improved to 6-2 on the season after defeating the Kansas City Chiefs 28-21 on Sunday afternoon at Highmark Stadium. This marks Buffalo’s fifth straight regular-season win over Kansas City. The Bills suddenly find themselves 2.5 games ahead of the Chiefs in the AFC playoff seeding race, although their Week […]

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Buffalo Bills DE Michael Hoecht suffers Achilles tear in Week 9

It’s as if Buffalo Bills defensive end Michael Hoecht was making up for lost time, playing like a man possessed in the two games since his return from a league-mandated six-game suspension following a banned substance test. Hoecht, a native of Oakville, Ontario, Canada, mentioned that he stayed in Orchard Park, NY throughout the duration […]

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Buffalo Bills knock Kansas City Chiefs outside playoffs

The Buffalo Bills played a masterful, physical brand of football chess against the suddenly hot Kansas City Chiefs, winning 28-21 and improving to 6-2. Buffalo’s win at least temporarily sends Kansas City reeling backwards to “in the hunt” and out of the playoffs if the season ended today. Despite the obvious hype entering this game, […]

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Bills lose Michael Hoecht to Achilles injury

The Buffalo Bills’ pass rush showed up in a big way against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. With Ed Oliver out for the season, the return of Michael Hoecht and the emergence of Joey Bosa was just on time. The Bills sacked Mahomes three times in the first three quarters of the game.   But, as a Mahomes pass fell incomplete to […]

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Bills vs. Chiefs, Week 9 second-half open thread

The Buffalo Bills lead the Kansas City Chiefs 21-13 at halftime in a game that’s felt completely one-sided despite the one-score difference. The Bills marched down the field with a methodical seven-minute touchdown on the opening possession. Back in the day, no team would have dared give Josh Allen the chance to take an early […]

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Buffalo Bills vs. Kansas City Chiefs: first half open thread

Today, the Buffalo Bills and the Kansas City Chiefs are slated to meet for the tenth time this decade. Buffalo has won four of those contests, with all four of those victories coming in the regular season. Kansas City has been victorious in five of the nine games, with four of those five victories coming […]

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All our coverage of Bills vs. Chiefs, Week 9

The Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs clash in Week 9, with a lot at stake. The winner will sees their playoff fortunes improve, while the loser will at least temporarily be left on the outside looking up at the seven playoff-bound teams ahead of them. There’s still half a regular season to play, but […]

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Buffalo Bills Week Nine inactives vs. the Kansas City Chiefs

The Buffalo Bills and the Kansas City Chiefs are nearly 90 minutes away from kickoff, so each team has finalized its list of inactive players for this Sunday’s clash. Buffalo had already declared three players out for this one, and the Chiefs were down two, but we now know the full extent of each team’s […]

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