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TMC - Wednesday, September 23rd 2026 · The Morning Charge

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  Speaker 1: Good morning, Mafia. It's Wednesday, September 23rd. This is the
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  Speaker 1: Morning Charge, your daily 10-minute or less Buffalo Bills news hit.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Aaron Quinn, here with Colin Ritchie, bringing you everything
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  Speaker 1: you need to know before you start your day. Let's
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  Speaker 1: get right into it. As we turn our attention to
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  Speaker 1: the Bills' Week 3 matchup against the LA Chargers, here
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  Speaker 1: are some things that you need to know. Broadcast info
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  Speaker 1: for the week. Sunday is game day as the Buffalo
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  Speaker 1: Bills host the Los Angeles Chargers in a Week 3
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  Speaker 1: matchup at Highmark Stadium. Both teams are coming off vastly
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  Speaker 1: different starts to the season. Buffalo is looking to improve
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  Speaker 1: to 3-0 under Joe Brady, while the Chargers come into
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  Speaker 1: Orchard Park desperate for a win at 0-2. If you
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  Speaker 1: aren't making it to Highmark Stadium on Sunday, here's where
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  Speaker 1: you can catch all the action. National Television. The game
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  Speaker 1: kicks off at 1 Eastern on Fox, featuring the No.
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  Speaker 1: 1 crew with Kevin Burkhardt and Tom Brady in the booth.
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  Speaker 1: accompanied by Aaron Andrews and Tom Rinaldi reporting from the sidelines.
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  Speaker 1: On your local radio, you can turn into 97 Rock
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  Speaker 1: and hear our local guys Chris Brown, Eric Wood, and
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  Speaker 1: Steve Tasker bringing you the home radio call. On national radio,
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  Speaker 1: you can turn into Sports USA on the national radio
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  Speaker 1: broadcast with Larry Kahn and Marvin Lewis on the call.
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  Speaker 1: Off the field, the Bills made it official yesterday. Week
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  Speaker 1: three against the Los Angeles Chargers will mark the official
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  Speaker 1: debut of the new Nickel City Alternative uniforms. When the
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  Speaker 1: franchise first revealed the all-gray set with the royal blue
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  Speaker 1: helmet back in July, fan reaction across social media was mixed,
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  Speaker 1: with many waiting to see how this look translates in
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  Speaker 1: a live game action. The organization designed the monochrome steel
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  Speaker 1: gray color scheme to pay tribute to Western New York's
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  Speaker 1: industrial roots and hardworking history, pairing it with the charging helmet,
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  Speaker 1: which features a royal blue base and a red streak
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  Speaker 1: as the primary logo. Whether fans love or hate the look,
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  Speaker 1: Sunday afternoon at Highmark will mark the first time the
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  Speaker 1: Bills take the field in the new alternative kit. This
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  Speaker 1: week's officiating crew. Cleet Blakeman's crew will be officiating this
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  Speaker 1: Sunday's matchup. Blakeman has served as the head official for
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  Speaker 1: 18 Bills games over his career. In the Josh Allen era,
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  Speaker 1: the Bills hold a 6-2 straight-up record, 4-4 against the spread,
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  Speaker 1: with Blakeman on the field. Known as one of the
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  Speaker 1: most flag-heavy referees in the NFL, Blakeman's crew led the
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  Speaker 1: entire league in total flags assessed, averaging over 15-16 penalties
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  Speaker 1: and 133 penalties. When Cleet Blakeman refs expect a high
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  Speaker 1: volume of laundry, his crew consistently ranks near the top
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  Speaker 1: of the league in pre-snap violations, offensive holding, and defensive
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  Speaker 1: holding penalties. Historically, Blakeman is famously tough on home teams.
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  Speaker 1: In recent full-season tracking, home teams went just 5-11 straight
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  Speaker 1: up under his watch. and home teams cover at just
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  Speaker 1: a 46.5% rate against the spread long-term under his crew,
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  Speaker 1: defying the typical home field advantage whistle. While home favorites
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  Speaker 1: often struggle to cover the line under Blakeman due to
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  Speaker 1: his high flag volume, the Bills have remained effective at
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  Speaker 1: outright winning games with his crew in the building. Wire
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  Speaker 1: Report The Bills hosted four edge rushers for tryouts on Tuesday.
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  Speaker 1: The most notable name is Julian Aquara. who's played 51
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  Speaker 1: games for the Lions and Cardinals since he entered the
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  Speaker 1: league in 2020 as a third-round draft pick by Detroit.
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  Speaker 1: Acquara has 10 career sacks and 72 total tackles. William
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  Speaker 1: Bradley King was taken in the seventh round by Washington
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  Speaker 1: back in 2021 and hasn't appeared in a game since 2022.
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  Speaker 1: He's spent time with New England, Miami, and San Francisco
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  Speaker 1: since then. Elliott Brown played in the Canadian Football League
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  Speaker 1: in 2023 and 2024 and spent 2025 on the practice
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  Speaker 1: squad of the Arizona Cardinals. Jafari Harvey spent 2025 on
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  Speaker 1: the Raiders practice squad, appearing in two games as a
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  Speaker 1: call-up for game day. These four edge rushers visited a
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  Speaker 1: day after defensive end Andre Jones Jr. was claimed off
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  Speaker 1: the practice squad by the Miami Dolphins. NFL NEWS Adam
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  Speaker 1: Schefter reports that further testing on Giants quarterback Jackson Dart's
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  Speaker 1: knee revealed an injury that was worse than initially thought,
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  Speaker 1: meaning there's a chance the second-year quarterback will need season-ending
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  Speaker 1: knee surgery. The Patriots officially placed starting offensive guard Mike
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  Speaker 1: Unwenu on injured reserve for an ankle injury, with head
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  Speaker 1: coach Mike Rabel telling the media he won't be available, quote,
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  Speaker 1: in the short term. Since the Bills play New England
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  Speaker 1: in two weeks, this means the Patriots won't have their
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  Speaker 1: starting right guard for that AFC East matchup. The 49ers
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  Speaker 1: are reportedly signing veteran wide receiver Brandon Cooks. The former
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  Speaker 1: Bills wide receiver will start on San Francisco's practice squad
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  Speaker 1: to get up to speed for games, according to Adam Schefter.
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  Speaker 1: Now that week two in the NFL has officially concluded,
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  Speaker 1: let's take a look at some standings.
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  Speaker 2: AFC East. The Buffalo Bills are the only 2-0 team
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  Speaker 2: in their division. Currently, the New England Patriots and New
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  Speaker 2: York Jets are both 1-1, while the Miami Dolphins sit
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  Speaker 2: at 0-2. AFC Check-In. There are three other AFC teams
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  Speaker 2: matching Buffalo's 2-0 start. The Kansas City Chiefs and Cincinnati
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  Speaker 2: Bengals shouldn't surprise many, but the Las Vegas Raiders are
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  Speaker 2: also undefeated to start their season. Notable 1-1 teams include
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  Speaker 2: the Jacksonville Jaguars, Baltimore Ravens, and Denver Broncos, while the
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  Speaker 2: LA Chargers and Houston Texans are still searching for their
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  Speaker 2: first win of the season.
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  Speaker 1: Before we get out of here, September 23rd is low-key
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  Speaker 1: one of the most electric dates on the calendar of
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  Speaker 1: the Buffalo Bills history. First, going back to September 23, 1960,
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  Speaker 1: the Buffalo Bills recorded their very first regular season victory
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  Speaker 1: in franchise history, shutting out the Boston Patriots 13-0 on
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  Speaker 1: the road in Nickerson Field. Nineteen years later, September 23, 1979,
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  Speaker 1: Rich Stadium witnessed an absolute shootout as the Bills rallied
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  Speaker 1: down from 24-12 to beat the rival Jets 46-31. Rookie
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  Speaker 1: wide receiver Jerry Butler exploded for a legendary 250 yards
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  Speaker 1: receiving and four touchdowns from Joe Ferguson, a single game
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  Speaker 1: franchise receiving yards record that still stands to this day.
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  Speaker 1: And fast forward to September 23rd, 2018, a rookie Josh
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  Speaker 1: Allen stepped into US Bank Stadium as massive 16.5 underdogs
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  Speaker 1: against the Minnesota Vikings. Allen went 15 for 22 for
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  Speaker 1: 196 yards and accounted for three total touchdowns in a
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  Speaker 1: 27-6 blowout, highlighted by the iconic launch off the turf
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  Speaker 1: and cleanly hurdled the 6'5 Anthony Barr on the 3rd
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  Speaker 1: and 10, creating the iconic Ayer-Allen moment. September 23rd has
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  Speaker 1: been nothing short of historic in Buffalo. Tonight, join Greg
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  Speaker 1: Thompson and Aaron Quinn on the Cover 1 Buffalo podcast
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  Speaker 1: as they preview Buffalo's Week 3 matchup against the LA Chargers.
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  Speaker 1: Join Greg and Aaron with special guests Stephen Haglund and
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  Speaker 1: Tyler Schoon from the Guilty as Charged podcast. Tune in
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  Speaker 1: live on YouTube at 9 p.m. Eastern Time. That's going
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  Speaker 1: to do it for today's edition of The Morning Charge.
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  Speaker 1: Make sure you hit that subscribe button, leave a five-star review,
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  Speaker 1: share the show with a fellow Bills fan. For Colin Ritchie,
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  Speaker 1: I'm Aaron Quinn. Have a great day, and go Bills!