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Lions @ Packers
Final: DET - 37 GB - 41

Colts @ Texans
Final: IND - 14 HOU - 21

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Spoiler

FINAL: GB - 24 HOU - 13

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Part 1

Around The League News:

-In a not so shocking move, the Buffalo Bills have fired head coach Chan Gailey after a 3-12-1 season. Syracuse coach Doug Marrone will be named the new head coach.

-Randy Moss, Charles Woodson, and Rey Lewis all have decided to hang up their cleats. All 3 are sure fire hall of famers.

-QB Kurt Warner shocks the football world and has decided to come out of retirement.

-Pats place TE Aaron Hernandez on trade block.

-Bills have ended contract with all their free agents effective immediately.

Rumors:

-Steelers say they will not offer WR Mike Wallace a contract.

-Giants and WR Victor Cruz "far apart" on new deal.

-Cleveland and Kansas City are interested in Kurt Warner?

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Part 2: Free Agency

-The Bills went into free agency looking to rebuild their horrible offensive line who gave up 57 sack last season. They offered/signed the following players to a contract. TJ Lang, Ramon Foster, Brad Linkenbach, Ryan Durand, and Brad Maynard.

-The Bengals signed prized WR Mike Wallace.

-Victor Cruz leaves New York and joins Larry Fitzgearld in Arizona.

-The Browns added another old QB to their roster by signing Kurt Warner.

-Ty Warren resigns with the Broncos.

-Colts add veteran Shaun Ellis.

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Buffalo Bills 2013 Draft Recap
Pick	Player	College	Pos	Ht	Wt
1	Konnor Shepard	Alabama	QB	6'4	225
2	Najee Amiri	Texas A&M	CB	6'1	204
3	Isaic Ryland	Baylor	WR	6'3	214
4	Isaac Taylor	Fresno	WR	6'3	207
5	Malachi Mata	Southern Miss	LE	6'4	267
6	LaDarius Clark	California	FB	6'1	259
7	Brice Brown	Ohio State	RE	6'4	276

-The Bills selected highly touted QB Konnor Shepard with the 1st overall pick in the 2013 Draft. Where does this pick leave current QB Ryan Fitzpatrick? Will there be a QB battle in Buffalo?

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Preseason Week 1 Matchup Preview
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Buffalo Bills (0-0, 0-0 Away)		Kansas City Chiefs (0-0, 0-0 Home)
Injury Report None None Game Notes The Buffalo Bills kick off the preseason against the Kansas City Chiefs

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Bills Put Up 41 Points In Preseason Opener


Shepard celebrates after after throwing his first touchdown

Kansas City -- Head Coach Doug Marrone offense looked in mid-season form as the Buffalo Bills defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 41-34 in both team preseason opener.

Incumbent quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick played the entire 1st quarter and went 7-10 for 78 yards a 1 td. "Ryan played well in his limited time on the field, said Coach Marrone. "He could have had a few more touchdowns if it wasn't for C.J finishing off some of those drives."

C.J Spiller found the endzone three times as he finished with 84 yards on13 carries. "It felt great to actually get out there and play man, said Spiller. Last year i rarely got to run the ball. But this year Coach Marrone has given me a chance and I'm not gonna waste it."

Number one overall pick Konnor Shepard didn't disappoint in his debut going 14-20 for 182 yards, 1 TD, and 1 INT.

Post game Coach Marrone announced that Shepard will start the second preseason game against the Miami Dolphins and Fitzpatrick will be the backup. Below is the Bills full stats from their preseason win.

Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs
Jan 1,	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Buffalo Bills (1.0)	14	14	13	0	41
Kansas City Chiefs (0-1)	7	10	3	14	34

Team Stats Comparison
	BUF	KAN
Total Offense	467	434
Rushing Yards	201	49
Passing Yards	266	385
First Downs	25	10
Punt Return Yards	15	6
Kick Return Yards	54	192
Total Yards	536	632
Turnovers	1	1
3rd Down Converstion	10	4
4th Down Conversion	2	1
2-Point Conversion	0	0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	5/0	1/1
Penalties	20	28
Posession Time	44:42	7:18

Buffalo Bills PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Ryan Fitzpatrick 7/10 78 1 0 Konnor Shepard 14/20 182 1 1 Tyler Thigpen 2/2 12 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD C.J Spiller 13 84 6.5 3 Johnny White 17 70 4.1 0 Fred Jackson 10 28 2.8 1 Ryan Fitzpatrick 1 9 9.0 0 Konnor Shepard 1 5 5.0 0 LaDarius Clark 4 4 1.0 Brad Smith 1 1 1.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Isaac Taylor 5 43 8.6 0 Stevie Johnson 4 61 15.3 0 Isaic Ryland 4 80 20.0 0 Lee Smith 3 19 6.3 1 T.J. Graham 3 60 20.0 1 Scott Chandler 1 2 2.0 0 Johnny White 1 4 4.0 0 C.J. Spiller 1 3 3.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Eric Wood 3 0 Chris Hariston 0 0 Cordy Glenn 1 0 T.J. Lang 2 0 Ramon Foster 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Mario Williams 6 1 0 0 Mark Anderson 6 2 0 0 Nick Barnett 6 0 0 0 Najee Amiri 6 0 0 0 Kirk Morrison 4 0 0 0 Tank Carder 4 0 0 0 Da'Norris Searcy 3 0 0 0 Kyle Williams 1 1 0 0 Jarius Byrd 0 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Ryan Lindell 0/1 5/6 5 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Brad Maynard 2 84 42.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD C.J. Spiller 1 27 27.0 0 Brad Smith 1 27 27.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Brad Smith 2 15 7.5 0

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Post Game Notes:

-The Bills announced the signings of WR Danny Amendola and HB's Chris Polk and Daniel Addison. Amendola's deal is for 1 year and 1.45M. Polk's and Addison deals are each for 1 year and 450K.

-RB C.J. Spiller will be out for at least 1 week with a abdominal tear he suffered in the game against the Chiefs.

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Week 2

Preseason Week 2 Matchup Preview
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Miami Dolphins (0-1, 0-0 Away)		Buffalo Bills (1-0, 0-0 Home)
Injury Report Jake Long/Hamstring Tear 4 Weeks C.J. Spiller/Abdominal Tear 1 Week Brandon Gibson/Dislocated Hip 6 Weeks Game Notes Number 1 pick Konnor Sheppard makes his first NFL start.