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TMC - Tuesday September 15th 2026 · The Morning Charge

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  Speaker 1: Good morning, Mafia! It's Tuesday, September 15th, 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. Yesterday, head coach Joe Brady,
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  Speaker 1: defensive coordinator Jim Leonard, and offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael all
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  Speaker 1: met with the media for the Monday afternoon press conferences.
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  Speaker 1: Some key takeaways from Joe Brady's presser. Brady broke down
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  Speaker 1: why they ran so much 13 personnel, especially on the
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  Speaker 1: final game-winning drive. Houston played heavy nickel, so running 13
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  Speaker 1: personnel allowed Buffalo to dictate that matchup, force small DBs
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  Speaker 1: into the box, and open up some play-action passing down
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  Speaker 1: the stretch. On the game-winning touchdown to Josh Palmer, Brady
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  Speaker 1: explained that Houston's safeties were leaning outside toward wide receiver
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  Speaker 1: DJ Moore and bracketing Dalton Kincaid. In Brady's own words,
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  Speaker 1: Kincaid and Moore, quote, made the play without making the
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  Speaker 1: play because of their gravity. Now, some of the key
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  Speaker 1: takeaways from Jim Leonard's press conference. On the defensive tackle
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  Speaker 1: snap counts, due to TJ Sanders popping up on the
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  Speaker 1: injury report last week, Ed Oliver and Deion Walker played
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  Speaker 1: roughly 80% of snaps. Leonard praised their ability to finish,
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  Speaker 1: but stated plainly, quote, big picture, that's too many snaps.
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  Speaker 1: Throughout the course of the season, we need more from
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  Speaker 1: the next wave of guys. Talking about his own self-critique
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  Speaker 1: in the two-minute drill at the end of the half,
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  Speaker 1: Leonard took personal accountability for Houston's late first half drive, saying, quote,
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  Speaker 1: I did not like the way that I called that
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  Speaker 1: two-minute at the end of the half and kind of
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  Speaker 1: put us in some panicky situations. On why he's on
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  Speaker 1: the sideline and not in the press box, Leonard confirmed
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  Speaker 1: that he prefers calling plays from the sideline so he
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  Speaker 1: can look the players in the eyes when adversity hits
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  Speaker 1: rather than communicating through a middleman down in the booth.
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  Speaker 1: On the short week ahead against the Detroit Lions, Leonard
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  Speaker 1: highlighted that Detroit runs through Jameer Gibbs, who had 34
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  Speaker 1: touches on Sunday, Amon Ross St. Brown, Sam Laporta, and
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  Speaker 1: Jamison Williams. On a short prep week, his priority is
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  Speaker 1: eliminating processing lag and penalty extending drives that they saw
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  Speaker 1: last Sunday. And finally, from Pete Carmichael, when asked about
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  Speaker 1: the pass protection plan, Carmichael gave huge credit to assistant
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  Speaker 1: offensive line coach Austin Gunn, calling the pass protection plan
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  Speaker 1: against Houston's elite edge rushers, quote, Austin's baby every week.
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  Speaker 1: On the short week schedule this week, Carmichael outlined the
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  Speaker 1: coaching schedule of a short week. Tuesday is effectively a
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  Speaker 1: Wednesday-Thursday hybrid, and Wednesday is treated like a Friday-Saturday. Since
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  Speaker 1: players can't get a full physical practice reps in three days,
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  Speaker 1: the entire game plan relies on doubling down on their
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  Speaker 1: mental walkthroughs this week. Now over to Colin Ritchie for
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  Speaker 1: some stats and facts.
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  Speaker 2: Thanks, Aaron. More advanced metrics have been released following Buffalo's
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  Speaker 2: win over Houston, and they highlight two stars along the
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  Speaker 2: Bills' defensive line. Greg Rousseau was credited with seven pressures
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  Speaker 2: on C.J.
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  Speaker 1: Stroud.
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  Speaker 2: He was one of just six players in the league
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  Speaker 2: to reach that mark in Week 1. Deion Walker tied
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  Speaker 2: for the fifth-highest pass rush win rate in Week 1,
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  Speaker 2: with a 24% win percentage. Now how about some love
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  Speaker 2: for the special teams? Tyler Bass went 3-for-3 on his
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  Speaker 2: field goal attempts, increasing his career total to 134 field
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  Speaker 2: goals made. This moves him to third most in franchise history,
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  Speaker 2: surpassing Scott Norwood and trailing only Ryan Lindell and Steve Christie.
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  Speaker 2: Rookie punter Tommy Doman Jr. saw his first action as
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  Speaker 2: a pro, averaging 54.5 yards per punt on his two kicks.
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  Speaker 2: Doman ranked number one among all punters with an almost 0.8
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  Speaker 2: EPA per punt, a strong start for the seventh rounder.
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  Speaker 1: As always, here at Cover One, we've got you covered.
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  Speaker 1: all week long, reviewing the game last week and getting
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  Speaker 1: you ready for Thursday night football this week. Here's some
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  Speaker 1: of what you can expect from the guys at Cover One.
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  Speaker 1: Starting with Anthony Prohaska. Deion Walker was an absolute game
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  Speaker 1: changer against Houston. ProAnt breaks down the game tape to
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  Speaker 1: show how Walker's block recognition, pad level, and late game
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  Speaker 1: sack helped seal the week one win. Check out his
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  Speaker 1: latest disguise coverage film spotlight on the Cover One YouTube
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  Speaker 1: channel now. Additionally, Eric was at it again in the
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  Speaker 1: film room. Six plays of 20-plus yards against one of
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  Speaker 1: the league's top defenses? Watch Eric break down Joe Brady's
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  Speaker 1: masterclass game plan as Josh Allen's clutch throws in his
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  Speaker 1: latest Cover 1 Film Room feature. Don't miss out on
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  Speaker 1: Disguise coverage Tuesday night, 9 p.m., as Anthony breaks down
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  Speaker 1: the Detroit Lions matchup. And then, as always, the Cover
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  Speaker 1: 1 Buffalo Preview Show with myself and Greg Thompson will
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  Speaker 1: be live Wednesday night, 9 p.m. Eastern Time. Tune in,
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  Speaker 2: Some contract news was announced related to edge rusher Michael Hoyt.
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  Speaker 2: According to SpotTrack, the Bills converted $ 4. 825 million of Hoyt's
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  Speaker 2: salary into a signing bonus. This creates $ 3. 6 million of
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  Speaker 2: available cap. Hoyt is set to earn $ 6. 65 million this season,
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  Speaker 2: with another $ 1 million available from incentives. The Bills announced
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  Speaker 2: a practice squad transaction on Monday, signing fullback Brock Lampe
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  Speaker 2: and releasing offensive lineman Nick Broker. Lampe is now the
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  Speaker 2: only fullback on the roster. He spent the 2025 season
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  Speaker 2: on injured reserve with the New England Patriots after initially
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  Speaker 2: signing as an undrafted free agent. The 6'1, 249-pound fullback
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  Speaker 2: spent his four years of college at Northern Illinois. His 6.63
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  Speaker 2: relative athletic score in the pre-draft process included a grade
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  Speaker 2: of good in the categories of size and explosion and
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  Speaker 2: okay in the category of agility. During his time with
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  Speaker 2: the Huskies, he was utilized on the line of scrimmage
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  Speaker 2: as a blocking tight end, in the backfield as a
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  Speaker 2: traditional fullback, and as a contributor on special teams.
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  Speaker 1: Now on to the injury report. Because it's a short
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  Speaker 1: week with Thursday Night Football on deck, Monday's injury report
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  Speaker 1: is just an estimation since the team did not hold
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  Speaker 1: a full practice. The big takeaway here is good news.
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  Speaker 1: DJ Moore, who had a brief scare late Sunday, isn't
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  Speaker 1: listed at all. On the flip side, Terrell Bernard popping
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  Speaker 1: up with a calf injury as a limited participant is
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  Speaker 1: the main thing to monitor as the week goes on. Otherwise,
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  Speaker 1: Jordan Hancock, Colt Bishop, Bradley Chubb are a full go,
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  Speaker 1: and TJ Sanders remains limited as he works through his
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  Speaker 1: knee issue.
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  Speaker 2: After the Chiefs defeated the Broncos on Monday Night Football,
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  Speaker 2: Week 1 has officially concluded in the NFL. Let's take
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  Speaker 2: a look at the AFC East standings. The Bills and
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  Speaker 2: the Jets currently lead the AFC East, each starting the
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  Speaker 2: year 1-0. Now, to look at the conference, six other
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  Speaker 2: AFC teams picked up a win in week one, including
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  Speaker 2: the Chiefs, the Jaguars, the Ravens, the Steelers, the Bengals,
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  Speaker 2: and the Raiders.
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  Speaker 1: That's going to do it for today's edition of the
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  Speaker 1: fellow Bills fan. For Colin Ritchie, I'm Aaron Quinn. Have
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  Speaker 1: a great day, and go Bills!