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TMS - Friday, September 25th, 2026 · The Morning Charge

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  Speaker 1: Good morning, Mafia! It's Buffalo Bills Football Friday, September 25th.
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  Speaker 1: This is the Morning Charge, your daily 10-minute or less
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  Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills news hit. I'm Aaron Quinn, here with Colin Ritchie,
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  Speaker 1: bringing you everything you need to know to start your day.
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  Speaker 1: Let's get right into it. The Bills returned at the
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  Speaker 1: practice field on Thursday and released an updated injury report.
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  Speaker 1: The headliner is DJ Moore, and the trend isn't what
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  Speaker 1: you want to see. After being limited on Wednesday with
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  Speaker 1: a shoulder injury, Moore was downgraded as a fold did
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  Speaker 1: not participate on Thursday. To make matters worse in the
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  Speaker 1: receiving room, Keon Coleman set out for the second straight
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  Speaker 1: practice with an ankle issue. The good news for Buffalo
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  Speaker 1: comes on the defensive side of the ball. Ed Oliver
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  Speaker 1: was back out on the field as a limited participant
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  Speaker 1: after sitting out Wednesday with that hip flexor issue. Getting
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  Speaker 1: Oliver back in any capacity is huge for this side.
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  Speaker 1: Thursday brought some much-needed relief for Jim Harbaugh's offensive line,
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  Speaker 1: while starting guard Kayudi Ashikawa Several players spoke to the
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  Speaker 1: media yesterday as well, including left tackle Deion Dawkins. He
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  Speaker 1: commented on the development of Josh Allen as the QB
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  Speaker 1: enters his ninth season. He noted that Josh is playing
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  Speaker 1: at his most comfortable and free state because he no
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  Speaker 1: longer feels like he has to carry the burden of
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  Speaker 1: being the guy outside of the guys. Instead of Josh
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  Speaker 1: Allen and the team, it's just a player living inside
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  Speaker 1: the group. He even corroborated the rumor that Josh played
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  Speaker 1: last week's game sick as a dog with flu-like symptoms.
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  Speaker 1: On matching up against former UB Bull Khalil Mack, Dawkins
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  Speaker 1: emphasized his immense respect for the fellow Buffalo guy who
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  Speaker 1: hasn't lost a step. When asked about the Chargers coming
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  Speaker 1: in 0-2, Dawkins pushed back on the idea that records
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  Speaker 1: matter in Week 3, saying everyone in the NFL is
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  Speaker 1: still figuring out who they are and that every defender
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  Speaker 1: comes to Orchard Park looking for their career highlight tape
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  Speaker 1: against Josh Allen. He also mentioned his strong chemistry with
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  Speaker 1: new left guard Alec Anderson, calling him a punk rock
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  Speaker 1: star on the field. He added that center Connor McGovern
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  Speaker 1: and the entire offensive line are communicating seamlessly because they
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  Speaker 1: keep their blocking calls simple and speak their own language
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  Speaker 1: without overthinking. Dawkins also gave huge praise to the other
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  Speaker 1: Deion on the team, rookie defensive lineman Deion Walker, comparing
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  Speaker 1: his physical frame and length to Calais Campbell while matching
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  Speaker 1: his raw athletic ceiling to a prime Chris Jones. Khalil
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  Speaker 1: Shakir also spoke yesterday. And with DJ Moore and Keon
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  Speaker 1: Coleman dealing with injuries, Shakir emphasized the room's mindset of
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  Speaker 1: staying seamless regardless of who is lining up. He noted
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  Speaker 1: that his approach is the same to every play, regardless
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  Speaker 1: of whether he's lining up in the slot or out wide.
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  Speaker 1: His focus is on keeping the standard high and maintaining
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  Speaker 1: timing with Allen. Shakir broke down how Joe Brady's usage
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  Speaker 1: of 13 personnel creates distinct opportunities for the wideouts to
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  Speaker 1: take advantage of. When defenses stack the box to respect
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  Speaker 1: the heavy personnel, it forces DBs into single coverage or
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  Speaker 1: brings them into run support, opening up dirty work blocking
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  Speaker 1: and quick separation routes on the perimeter. Speaking of those
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  Speaker 1: wide receiver injuries, a player who could take advantage of
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  Speaker 1: that situation is rookie Skyler Bell. The UConn product acknowledged
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  Speaker 1: his rep count with the first team offense took a
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  Speaker 1: noticeable step up on Thursday. He mentioned connecting with Josh
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  Speaker 1: Allen multiple times during the practice and noted that their
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  Speaker 1: timing and rhythm are steadily building. Allen has been vocal
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  Speaker 1: with him about precise route depth and landmark expectations. When
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  Speaker 1: the rookie was asked about his mindset towards potentially making
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  Speaker 1: his NFL debut on Sunday against the Chargers, Bell pointed
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  Speaker 1: directly to Joe Brady's core philosophy, which is be you
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  Speaker 1: with us. He emphasized that he just needs to make
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  Speaker 1: the routine plays routinely. rely on veterans like DJ Moore
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  Speaker 1: and Khalil Shakir for guidance, and let the big plays
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  Speaker 1: come naturally. Bell also highlighted how his ability to create
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  Speaker 1: separation on base routes will naturally translate to Josh Allen's
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  Speaker 1: backyard-style scramble drills when plays break down. On a personal note,
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  Speaker 1: if he finds out he's active Sunday morning, his very
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  Speaker 1: first phone call will be to his older brother to
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  Speaker 1: tell him to turn the TV on, followed by his parents.
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  Speaker 1: Bill's fans on the big screen. A documentary covering Bill's Mafia,
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  Speaker 1: titled Just One Before I Die, has been announced to
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  Speaker 1: be releasing on the free streaming service Tubi on October 21st.
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  Speaker 1: The five-episode series includes interviews with Bill's legends such as
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  Speaker 1: Jim Kelly, Andre Reid, Ryan Fitzpatrick, and Dion Dawkins, along
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  Speaker 1: with celebrity Bill's fan Chad Michael Murray. Reports indicate plenty
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  Speaker 1: of other familiar faces will be interviewed in this docuseries.
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  Speaker 1: On this day in Bill's history... On September 25, 2011,
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  Speaker 1: the Bills gave us one of the brightest spots of
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  Speaker 1: the entire drought era, erasing a 21-0 deficit to shock
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  Speaker 1: Tom Brady and the Patriots 34-31. Ryan Fitzpatrick went toe-to-toe
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  Speaker 1: with Brady, throwing for 369 yards with touchdowns to Stevie
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  Speaker 1: Johnson and Scott Chandler. Fred Jackson put up 74 yards
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  Speaker 1: and a score on the ground, and Drayton Florence provided
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  Speaker 1: a massive turning point with a go-ahead pick six in
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  Speaker 1: the fourth quarter. Buffalo picked off Brady four times that afternoon.
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  Speaker 1: making it one of the only two times the Bills
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  Speaker 1: ever got a win over Brady in a game that
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  Speaker 1: he finished. The finish was pure drama. Van Miller actually
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  Speaker 1: broke press conference etiquette, stepping out from retirement for a
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  Speaker 1: moment to narrate Ryan Lindell's game-winning field goal as time expired.
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  Speaker 1: The Bills' win snapped a 15-game losing streak to New England,
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  Speaker 1: landed the Bills on the cover of Sports Illustrated, and
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  Speaker 1: had stadium workers rushing to lower the goalposts before fans
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  Speaker 1: could take them down. Just an absolute classic that every
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  Speaker 1: Bills fan who lived through it still remembers. 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 and leave a
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  Speaker 1: For Colin Ritchie, I'm Aaron Quinn. Have a great day,
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  Speaker 1: and go Bills!