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Avant-match 49ers c. Bills
As nice as it was for Sean McDermott to spend time with family and relax during his team’s bye last week, the head coach of the The Buffalo Bills weren’t unhappy getting back to some routine and familiar attire on Wednesday; a gray t-shirt and sweatpants.
“When I’m not wearing them, I go to my closet and I don’t know what to put. It’s like I’m not myself,” he said before lifting up his hooded tracksuit to show off the gray sweater he was wearing underneath.
“This morning I said to a few of the guys ‘it’s good to be back’. »
Even though there are still challenges to overcome, the Bills are experiencing a good time.
The Bills (9-2) are off to their best start since 1992. They remained in contention for first place in the American Association entering their break after a 30-21 victory against the Kansas City Chiefs (10-1) .
Also, the Bills are in position to win their fifth consecutive Eastern section title on Sunday.
To get there, it will first take a loss for the Miami Dolphins against the Green Bay Packers on Thursday night. Then, the Bills will have to defeat the San Francisco 49ers (5-6) Sunday night.
Since two straight losses at Baltimore and Houston, the Bills have won six straight games and scored at least 30 points in each of their last five outings.
As invigorated as McDermott was — evident in his body language and tone of voice — he wasted no time returning to his usual credo of the importance of attacking. matches one at a time.
“Our main focus is on our level of play this week against a good football team,” he said when asked what was at stake this weekend.
McDermott gave little information on the status of the long list of injured players on his team.
There is no timetable yet for Matt Milano’s activation from the injured list, although the linebacker took part in a full practice for the first time since tearing his left bicep in from training camp in mid-August.
In fact, Milano has been sidelined for almost 14 months, since injuring his right leg in Week 5 of 2023 that ended his season.
Milano didn’t reveal much during a brief post-practice interview.
“I feel good. I’m taking the collar back with the team,” Milano said, who no longer wore a red sweater – a signal that the player cannot receive contact – in training.
Elsewhere, rookie wide receiver Keon Coleman, who missed two games with a right wrist injury, and starting right tackle Spencer Brown, who missed one game with an ankle injury, were held out. limited training.
Tight end Dalton Kincaid (knee) is the only Bills player who has not practiced.
