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Bills Mafia events will take over Miami in Week 10

It’s that time of year again, Bills fans are packing their flip-flops, folding tables, and Zubaz shorts for one of the most anticipated weekends on the schedule: Buffalo Bills versus Miami Dolphins in South Beach. Whether you’re flying in early or not there’s no shortage of events lined up for the Mafia to take over […]

4 months ago | 2 reads

Bills news: latest updates ahead of Week 10 rematch with Dolphins

The Buffalo Bills (6-2) travel to South Beach to take on the Miami Dolphins (2-7) Sunday afternoon in Week 10, and the Bills appear to be getting a little healthier heading into this AFC East showdown. Today’s edition of Buffalo Rumblinks leads off by examining which key players returned to the practice field on Thursday, […]

4 months ago | 5 reads

Bills injuries: Will CB Christian Benford play in Week 10 vs. Dolphins?

The Buffalo Bills’ training room must have a revolving door. Once again, the second day of practice for the week saw some players improve on their roads to recovery while others moved in the opposite direction. The Bills will play the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, but there are still so many questions as to who, besides quarterback Josh Allen, […]

4 months ago | 2 reads

Buffalo Bills Week 10 rooting interests in AFC playoff race

Well that was a fun one. Week 9 went (mostly) the Buffalo Bills’ way on the out-of-town scoreboard. The Bills got the big win over the Kansas City Chiefs to both stay in the playoff picture and pick up the tiebreaker over the AFC’s perennial champions. Elsewhere, The AFC’s one seed, the Indianapolis Colts, now […]

4 months ago | 4 reads

Is the Buffalo Bills’ roster playoff ready in 2025?

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Bills fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The Buffalo Bills hit the road for Week 10, headed to often-sunny South Beach for an […]

4 months ago | 5 reads

Buffalo Bills rookie EDGE Landon Jackson could play Week 10

The Buffalo Bills’ defensive line had their most productive game of the season against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 8. But that effort came at a cost. Injuries continue to mount across the Buffalo’s defensive line, potentially leaving the group a bit thin on Sunday against the Miami Dolphins. The biggest blow to the […]

4 months ago | 4 reads

Buffalo Bills’ updated playoff odds & Week 10 NFL power rankings

The Buffalo Bills’ Week 9 win over the Kansas City Chiefs was a big deal, despite what Chiefs Kingdom and smarmy talking heads will say to the contrary. Sure, the Bills have yet to win a postseason game against Kansas City, but what unfolded last Sunday may have major implications for the 2025 NFL playoffs. […]

4 months ago | 4 reads

Buffalo Bills sign DT Phidarian Mathis to 53-man roster

The Buffalo Bills signed defensive tackle Phidarian Mathis to their 53-man roster on Wednesday, November 5. The team had placed defensive end Michael Hoecht on Injured Reserve (IR) due to a torn Achilles tendon, thereby opening a roster spot for Mathis. Mathis, 27, was a second-round pick of the Washington Commanders in the 2022 NFL […]

4 months ago | 5 reads

Buffalo Bills S Cole Bishop becomes ultimate eraser vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Throughout the 2025 NFL season, SB Nation’s Doug Farrar will write about the game’s Secret Superstars — those players whose performances might slip under the radar for whatever reasons. In this installment, we focus on Cole Bishop, the Bills’ second-year safety who had the best game of his NFL career against Buffalo’s bete noire — Patrick Mahomes and […]

4 months ago | 11 reads

Bills news: Brandon Beane betting roster talented enough to win it all

The NFL trade deadline came and went without the Buffalo Bills adding any reinforcements for the stretch run of a season centered around Super Bowl aspirations. While general manager Brandon Beane has built a reputation as a wheeler and dealer, Tuesday marked the first NFL trade deadline since 2021 that Big Baller Beane didn’t go […]

4 months ago | 4 reads

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 […]

4 months ago | 3 reads

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 […]

4 months ago | 4 reads

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 […]

4 months ago | 5 reads

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 […]

4 months ago | 5 reads

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 […]

4 months ago | 5 reads

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 […]

4 months ago | 4 reads

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 […]

4 months ago | 5 reads

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, […]

4 months ago | 4 reads

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 […]

4 months ago | 5 reads

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 […]

4 months ago | 4 reads

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 […]

4 months ago | 4 reads

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 […]

4 months ago | 5 reads

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 […]

4 months ago | 4 reads