Latest / The Morning Charge / TMC - Wednesday, September 30th, 2026

Transcript

TMC - Wednesday, September 30th, 2026 · The Morning Charge

• 0:06
  Speaker 1: Good morning, Mafia! It's Wednesday, September 30th. This is the
• 0:10
  Speaker 1: Morning Charge, your daily 10-minute or less Buffalo Bills news hit.
• 0:14
  Speaker 1: I'm Aaron Quinn, here with Colin Ritchie, bringing you everything
• 0:17
  Speaker 1: you know before you start your day. Let's get right
• 0:20
  Speaker 1: into it. The Bills enter Week 4 sitting at 3-0
• 0:23
  Speaker 1: under Joe Brady, looking to remain undefeated at home with
• 0:26
  Speaker 1: the struggling New England Patriots team at 1-2 heading to
• 0:29
  Speaker 1: Orchard Park this Sunday. If you aren't making it to
• 0:31
  Speaker 1: Highmark Stadium on Sunday, here's where you can catch all
• 0:34
  Speaker 1: the action. National Television. The game kicks off at 1 p.m.
• 0:38
  Speaker 1: Eastern on CBS with Ian Eagle and Ross Tucker in
• 0:41
  Speaker 1: the booth and Evan Washburn reporting from the sidelines. You
• 0:44
  Speaker 1: can tune in locally to 97 Rock to hear our
• 0:46
  Speaker 1: guys Chris Brown, Eric Wood, and Steve Tasker bringing you
• 0:49
  Speaker 1: the home radio call. On national radio, if you're on
• 0:52
  Speaker 1: the road, ESPN Radio has the national broadcast with Steve Levy,
• 0:56
  Speaker 1: Max Starks, and Dan Grazano on the call. Now, if
• 1:00
  Speaker 1: you live in Buffalo, you know it's too early to
• 1:02
  Speaker 1: forecast the weather just four days out from the game,
• 1:05
  Speaker 1: but I'm going to give it to you anyway. Taking
• 1:07
  Speaker 1: a quick look at the forecast, right now the early
• 1:09
  Speaker 1: projections for Orchard Park are looking pretty ideal in October
• 1:12
  Speaker 1: for football. We're looking at sunny skies around kickoff with
• 1:15
  Speaker 1: temperatures topping out around the mid to upper 60s, winds
• 1:18
  Speaker 1: expected to be fairly mild out of the southeast, and
• 1:21
  Speaker 1: as of today, rain shouldn't be an issue during the game.
• 1:26
  Speaker 1: Taking a look at officiating for Sunday, we've got veteran
• 1:28
  Speaker 1: head referee Bill Vinovich's group. If you're familiar with Vinovich,
• 1:31
  Speaker 1: you know he's widely considered one of the most let-them-play
• 1:34
  Speaker 1: officials in the NFL. His crew consistently ranks near the
• 1:37
  Speaker 1: very bottom of the league in total flags thrown per game.
• 1:40
  Speaker 1: They won't ticky-tack you with downfield, weak, defensive pass interference,
• 1:44
  Speaker 1: and holding calls. They let the guys on the field
• 1:46
  Speaker 1: decide the action. That said, when flags do come out,
• 1:49
  Speaker 1: expect most of it to happen in the trenches with
• 1:51
  Speaker 1: pre-snap penalties and offensive holding. One interesting note on Vinovich,
• 1:55
  Speaker 1: his crew historically carries the lowest home team and cover
• 1:59
  Speaker 1: rates among active NFL head referees. Home teams actually cover
• 2:02
  Speaker 1: the spread under 45% of the time while he's officiating.
• 2:06
  Speaker 1: Now for Buffalo specifically, this crew's been pretty favorable over
• 2:10
  Speaker 1: the years. The Bills are 6-5 with Vinovich officiating games
• 2:13
  Speaker 1: in the Josh Allen era. Some memorable games that he's officiated.
• 2:17
  Speaker 1: In 2025, he was official of the wildcard game where
• 2:20
  Speaker 1: the Bills won 31-7 against the Broncos. In 2022, the
• 2:21
  Speaker 1: Bills beat the Dolphins 32-29 and he gave the snowball
• 2:23
  Speaker 1: warning where he threatened a 15-yard penalty if fans continued
• 2:30
  Speaker 1: to throw snowballs. In 2021, he was the head official
• 2:34
  Speaker 1: of the crazy wind 40-mile-an-hour game against the New England Patriots,
• 2:38
  Speaker 1: where the Patriots won 14-10.
• 2:41
  Speaker 2: Bill's transaction. Defensive tackle Fedarian Mathis was officially added back
• 2:46
  Speaker 2: to the roster following his three-game suspension. The Bills had
• 2:50
  Speaker 2: until Thursday before needing to make a corresponding roster move
• 2:53
  Speaker 2: to stay at 53 players. Ultimately, the team decided to
• 2:57
  Speaker 2: release Mathis. Since he's a vested veteran, meaning he's played
• 3:00
  Speaker 2: more than four years in the NFL, he is not
• 3:03
  Speaker 2: subject to waivers. According to multiple reports, the expectation is
• 3:07
  Speaker 2: to sign him back to the team's practice squad. The
• 3:10
  Speaker 2: team has a spot on the practice squad after officially
• 3:12
  Speaker 2: signing Greg Dortch to the 53-man roster last week. Through
• 3:16
  Speaker 2: three games, the Bills have run plays in 13 personnel,
• 3:20
  Speaker 2: that's one running back and three tight ends on the field, 32.07%
• 3:22
  Speaker 2: of the time, the second highest rate in the league.
• 3:28
  Speaker 2: trailing only the LA Rams at 42.4%. Around the NFL.
• 3:34
  Speaker 2: Some notable transactions have occurred to start the week in
• 3:36
  Speaker 2: the NFL, including the trade of former first-round pick J.J.
• 3:39
  Speaker 2: McCarthy from the Minnesota Vikings to the New York Giants.
• 3:43
  Speaker 2: The Vikings received a fifth-round pick back for the quarterback
• 3:46
  Speaker 2: they took 10th overall just two years ago, back in 2024.
• 3:50
  Speaker 2: In a corresponding move, the Giants released wide receiver Odell
• 3:53
  Speaker 2: Beckham Jr., bringing his return to the Big Apple to
• 3:55
  Speaker 2: an end. Bills legend Case Keenum shined on Monday Night Football,
• 4:00
  Speaker 2: leading the Bears to a 27-7 win over the Eagles.
• 4:04
  Speaker 2: Keenum has now won a game as a starting quarterback
• 4:06
  Speaker 2: for seven different teams. Now, this does not include the
• 4:10
  Speaker 2: Bills since he never recorded a start in Buffalo. However,
• 4:13
  Speaker 2: the only other player to win with seven different franchises
• 4:17
  Speaker 2: is another Bills legend, Ryan Fitzpatrick. The Baltimore Ravens let
• 4:21
  Speaker 2: Pro Bowl center Tyler Linderbaum walk in free agency and
• 4:24
  Speaker 2: are having trouble finding a replacement. Ethan Pochek and Javon Gwynn,
• 4:28
  Speaker 2: the team's two options at center, both suffered long-term injuries
• 4:32
  Speaker 2: while playing in Brazil, according to head coach Jesse Minter.
• 4:35
  Speaker 2: The team will now turn to rookie first-round pick Vanga Yuane,
• 4:38
  Speaker 2: who played guard at Penn State, to fill in at
• 4:40
  Speaker 2: center long-term. Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles announced that quarterback
• 4:45
  Speaker 2: Baker Mayfield will be out three weeks with a thumb injury,
• 4:48
  Speaker 2: meaning it's undrafted rookie Jalen Daniels out of Kansas who
• 4:52
  Speaker 2: will be the team's starting quarterback for the foreseeable future.
• 4:56
  Speaker 2: It was confirmed that Dolphins running back Devon Achan did
• 4:59
  Speaker 2: tear his ACL, meaning he's out for the season. Look
• 5:02
  Speaker 2: for Ollie Gordon and Jalen Wright to take the lead
• 5:04
  Speaker 2: in the backfield there. Giants pass rusher Brian Burns also
• 5:09
  Speaker 2: tore his ACL, meaning his season is also over.
• 5:14
  Speaker 1: On this day in Bills history, we're throwing it back
• 5:17
  Speaker 1: to September 30th, 1973, for one of the most significant
• 5:20
  Speaker 1: milestones in franchise history, the grand opening of Rich Stadium.
• 5:24
  Speaker 1: In front of a packed house of over 77,000 fans
• 5:26
  Speaker 1: in Orchard Park, the Bills played their first-ever regular season
• 5:29
  Speaker 1: game at the new facility, grinding out a 9-7 division
• 5:32
  Speaker 1: win over the New York Jets. OJ Simpson spearheaded the offense,
• 5:36
  Speaker 1: powering his way to 123 yards on 24 carries. Meanwhile,
• 5:40
  Speaker 1: the Bills' defense put on an absolute clinic, led by
• 5:43
  Speaker 1: lineman Earl Edwards, who racked up three sacks on the day.
• 5:46
  Speaker 1: They suffocated the Jets' offensive line for almost the entire afternoon,
• 5:50
  Speaker 1: holding them scoreless until a late touchdown with two seconds
• 5:52
  Speaker 1: left on the clock.
• 5:56
  Speaker 2: Tonight, tune into the Cover One Buffalo podcast as Greg
• 5:59
  Speaker 2: Thompson and Aaron Quinn preview the Bills matchup against New
• 6:02
  Speaker 2: England with Patriots reporter Evan Lazar. Tune in live at
• 6:06
  Speaker 2: 9 o'clock on YouTube. That's going to do it for
• 6:09
  Speaker 2: us today on The Morning Charge. Do us a quick
• 6:11
  Speaker 2: favor and hit that subscribe button, leave a five-star review,
• 6:14
  Speaker 2: and if you're enjoying the show, please share it with
• 6:16
  Speaker 2: a fellow Bills fan. For Colin Ritchie, I'm Aaron Quinn.
• 6:20
  Speaker 2: Thanks for listening, and go Bills.