Potential late injury news on CB Christian Benford
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Jordan Phillips stayed down on the field after a 9-yard run by TreVeyon Henderson in the second quarter on Sunday. Phillips was able to get to his feet and walk off under his own power. He went into the blue medical tent and the locker room for further evaluation and did not return.
Bills' head coach Sean McDermott had high praise for cornerback Christian Benford after he won AFC Defensive Player of the Week.
3rd down defense: Stops were hard to come by for Buffalo’s defense on third down. Cincinnati had no trouble converting third downs in the first half and were very successful overall. The Bengals finished the game converting 10-of-12 third down plays against Buffalo.
Ready or not, Maxwell Hairston may be nearing his close-up. With Christian Benford’s status for the Buffalo Bills' Week 15 matchup with the New England Patriots
Stefon Diggs has been critical to the development of Drake Maye this season, just as he was for Josh Allen in Buffalo back in 2020.
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Bills’ defense gets bad news as red-hot cornerback suffers injury days before facing Patriots
Benford and the Bills’ defensive backs have their hands full with New England’s collection of weapons in the passing game. Former Buffalo receiver Stefon Diggs caught 10 passes for 146 yards in the first game these two teams played back in October.
CB, better known as top Bills cornerback Christian Benford, was sent on a first-and-10 blitz, unblocked, and he had Burrow in his sights for a takedown. Rather than trying to scramble or take the sack, Burrow’s reaction was to loft the ball toward Ja’Marr Chase.
A celebration broke out in the second quarter as snow dropped and the Patriots built a 21-0 lead, but the hosts forgot they were playing reigning MVP Josh Allen.