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Buffalo Bills Sunday Preview: Skyler Bell's Debut, Final Injury Report & Sunday Watchlist | The Morning Charge · The Morning Charge

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  Speaker 1: Good morning, Mafia! It's Sunday, October 11th, and this is
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  Speaker 1: The Morning Charge, your daily 10-minute or less Buffalo Bills
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  Speaker 1: news hit. I'm Aaron Quinn, here with Colin Ritchie, bringing
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  Speaker 1: you everything you need to know before you start your day.
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  Speaker 1: Let's get right into it.
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  Speaker 2: Injury Update Two players have officially been ruled out for
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  Speaker 2: the Bills on Monday night, defensive tackle Ed Oliver and
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  Speaker 2: wide receiver Joshua Palmer. Oliver was a DNP all week
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  Speaker 2: in practice, while Palmer was limited on Friday but downgraded
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  Speaker 2: to a DNP on Saturday with his shoulder injury that
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  Speaker 2: popped up in practice this week. Three bills are questionable,
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  Speaker 2: wide receiver D.J. Moore, cornerback D. Alford, and defensive lineman
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  Speaker 2: Landon Jackson. Moore did not participate in Thursday or Friday's practice,
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  Speaker 2: but was limited on Saturday. Alford followed the same track,
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  Speaker 2: logging a limited practice on Saturday after sitting out on
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  Speaker 2: Thursday and Friday. Jackson was limited on Thursday, but a
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  Speaker 2: full participant on both Friday and Saturday, putting him on
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  Speaker 2: a good track to play on Monday. On the Rams' side,
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  Speaker 2: they only have one player with an injury designation. Starting
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  Speaker 2: safety Quentin Lake is questionable after practicing in a limited
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  Speaker 2: fashion on Saturday, his first practice of the week. Head
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  Speaker 2: coach Sean McVay said Lake is trending in the right
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  Speaker 2: direction to play on Monday night. Joe Brady spoke to
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  Speaker 2: the media yesterday, and the biggest headline was about a
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  Speaker 2: rookie wide receiver. Skyler Bellhive, your time has come. Brady
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  Speaker 2: confirmed the rookie wide receiver out of UConn will see
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  Speaker 2: his first NFL action on Monday night, saying, quote, Skyler's
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  Speaker 2: going to be up. It was good because early in
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  Speaker 2: the week, he's taking DJ's plays in practice just as
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  Speaker 2: we kind of go through it. So like I've been
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  Speaker 2: saying all along, it's not like he hasn't been getting
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  Speaker 2: work with Josh. It's an opportunity for him. He's made
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  Speaker 2: the most of these opportunities. And now just knowing that
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  Speaker 2: he's going to be up and just going through, hey,
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  Speaker 2: these are going to be your plays now with Josh
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  Speaker 2: Palmer down, that type of thing. So I've got all
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  Speaker 2: the confidence in Skyler and I'm excited for his opportunity.
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  Speaker 2: Brady shed some light on Joshua Palmer appearing on the
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  Speaker 2: injury report midweek with a shoulder injury. Quote, he's got
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  Speaker 2: kind of twisted up yesterday in practice, Brady said. So
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  Speaker 2: we're still kind of going through some of the testing
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  Speaker 2: and whatnot. I'll probably have a better answer as we
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  Speaker 2: go through and get some of these images back and
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  Speaker 2: go from there. DJ Moore is questionable after logging a
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  Speaker 2: limited practice on Saturday and Brady explained that Moore has
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  Speaker 2: already shown that he can go out there and play
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  Speaker 2: in a game and have success without the reps in practice.
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  Speaker 2: Regarding both Moore and Alford, Brady said he feels confident
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  Speaker 2: that the veterans will be able to adequately communicate how
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  Speaker 2: they feel over the next two days to help determine
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  Speaker 2: if they'll be active against the Rams. While practice squad
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  Speaker 2: players don't get injury designations, Brady was asked about DB
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  Speaker 2: Takori Couch, who injured his hamstring against New England and
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  Speaker 2: was ruled doubtful to return last Sunday. Brady said that
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  Speaker 2: Couch is still a possibility to play against the Rams.
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  Speaker 2: The rookie wide receiver, Bell, spoke to the media after
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  Speaker 2: the announcement that he'll be making his debut on Monday
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  Speaker 2: Night Football. Bell disclosed that he found out a few
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  Speaker 2: days ago that he'd be playing. He said he's really
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  Speaker 2: excited and just ready to go. And there's several reasons
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  Speaker 2: he feels really confident. First, his preparation for this moment,
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  Speaker 2: but also the guys in the locker room helping him
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  Speaker 2: whenever he needs it, his receiver coach doing a great
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  Speaker 2: job of preparing him, and Coach Brady putting him in
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  Speaker 2: a position to be successful. He was asked what type
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  Speaker 2: of receiver he is and what sort of skill set
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  Speaker 2: he'd bring to this Buffalo offense. And he described himself
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  Speaker 2: as explosive, dynamic, and someone with speed that tries to
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  Speaker 2: make every play that comes his way. Stat of the day.
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  Speaker 2: Since the start of last season, the Bills and Rams
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  Speaker 2: rank as the NFL's top two scoring offenses. The Bills
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  Speaker 2: have averaged 29 points per game, while the Rams are
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  Speaker 2: right behind them, averaging 28.7 points per game.
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  Speaker 1: Bills fans will get to enjoy stress-free football on Sunday
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  Speaker 1: afternoon while kicking back to watch a full slate of games.
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  Speaker 1: Here are some to keep an eye on. Wake up
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  Speaker 1: with the Philadelphia Eagles versus the Jacksonville Jaguars at 9.30 Eastern.
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  Speaker 1: The 3-1 Jaguars take on the 2-2 Eagles in London,
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  Speaker 1: where the Jags look to solidify themselves as one of
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  Speaker 1: the top contenders in the AFC and make some space
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  Speaker 1: in the AFC South lead. Then, some good games in
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  Speaker 1: the 1 o'clock window. The Las Vegas Raiders at New
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  Speaker 1: England Patriots on CBS. This will be broadcast in the
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  Speaker 1: Buffalo Market. The Patriots come off a week 4 win
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  Speaker 1: over the Bills, sitting at 2-2. They host the 3-1 Raiders,
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  Speaker 1: who have been an early surprise team in this young season.
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  Speaker 1: Patriots' loss would help the Bills get back some of
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  Speaker 1: the cushion they gave up when they lost last week.
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  Speaker 1: Indianapolis Colts at Pittsburgh Steelers on CBS. Both teams sit
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  Speaker 1: at 2-2, bunched up in the middle ground of the AFC.
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  Speaker 1: With conference records and head-to-head tiebreakers coming into play late
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  Speaker 1: in the season, keep an eye on this one with
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  Speaker 1: two potential wildcard teams as they try to build some momentum.
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  Speaker 1: Cleveland Browns vs. New York Jets on CBS. The Jets
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  Speaker 1: sit at 1-3, while the Browns come in as another
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  Speaker 1: surprise team coming into New Jersey boasting a 3-1 record.
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  Speaker 1: A loss would keep the Jets buried in the AFC East,
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  Speaker 1: but a win would put the Browns in the company
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  Speaker 1: with other AFC frontrunners. Cincinnati Bengals at Miami Dolphins on
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  Speaker 1: Fox Miami is trudging along the bottom of the AFC,
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  Speaker 1: likely to remain there all year. Meanwhile, the Bengals are
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  Speaker 1: middling at 2-2 and trying to bounce back, trying to
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  Speaker 1: stay in the thick of the logjam in the middle
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  Speaker 1: of the AFC. Then, in the 4 o'clock window, Denver
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  Speaker 1: Broncos at Los Angeles Chargers on CBS. This game will
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  Speaker 1: not be broadcast in the Buffalo area, as CBS doesn't
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  Speaker 1: have a second national game that day. A divisional battle
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  Speaker 1: in the West, the Chargers have struggled out of the
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  Speaker 1: gate this season at 0-4, while Denver sits at 2-2.
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  Speaker 1: A Broncos win keeps them in the thick of the
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  Speaker 1: wildcard logjam in the AFC, and a Chargers loss pushes
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  Speaker 1: them up the draft board this spring. The night caps
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  Speaker 1: off with the Baltimore Ravens at the Atlanta Falcons at
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  Speaker 1: 820 on NBC and streaming on Peacock. Baltimore comes in
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  Speaker 1: at 3-1 and looks to beat top contenders in the
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  Speaker 1: AFC North and the AFC.
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  Speaker 2: As a whole.
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  Speaker 1: Let's close out today's show with a quick trip down
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  Speaker 1: memory lane with another On This Day in Bills history
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  Speaker 1: for October 11th, featuring two famous games in the stadium
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  Speaker 1: that couldn't possibly be more different. First, we go back
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  Speaker 1: to 1993. In a highly anticipated Monday Night Football rematch
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  Speaker 1: just nine months after the comeback wildcard game, the Bills
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  Speaker 1: dismantled Warren Moon and the Houston Oilers 35-7 in front
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  Speaker 1: of almost 80,000 fans in Orchard Park. Jim Kelly threw
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  Speaker 1: three touchdowns, including an 85-yard bomb to Andre Reid. Thurman
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  Speaker 1: Thomas gashed the Oilers' defense for 127 rushing yards and
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  Speaker 1: a touchdown. To top it off, the Bills' defense absolutely dominated,
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  Speaker 1: forcing seven turnovers, including three interceptions on Warren Moon and
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  Speaker 1: two Bruce Smith sacks. Then, on the complete opposite end
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  Speaker 1: of the spectrum, we go to 2009. The Bills lost
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  Speaker 1: 6-3 to the Cleveland Browns in what was widely remembered
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  Speaker 1: as one of the ugliest, most unwatchable games in modern
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  Speaker 1: NFL history. Browns quarterback Derek Anderson completed just two passes
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  Speaker 1: all afternoon for 23 yards, while both punters combined for
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  Speaker 1: a staggering 16 punts on the day. That's going to
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  Speaker 1: with a fellow Bills fan. For Colin Ritchie, I'm Aaron Quinn.
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  Speaker 1: Enjoy your weekend and go Bills.