Kevin Harlan Previews Bills at 49ers
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The Buffalo Bills head into Sunday's game against the 49ers as underdogs. Buffalo had a rough end to last year and has had an up-and-down start to this year. For a team that has had problems with turnovers and no real way to move the ball other then on the ground, the Bills will have quite a challenge to beat San Francisco.
Oakland is tied for last in the division at 1-3 with rival Kansas City. During the bye week, the focus shifts to the Broncos and Chargers who are atop the division standings.
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The Raiders have a lot of deficiencies and with a week off, they had a few practices to work out their problems. Oakland is 1-3 but has a bye week to evaluate why they're struggling on offense and defense.
The news this week around 49er camp is the naming of Patrick WIllis as NFC Defensive Player of the Week. However, he has had to share the headlines with Brandon Jacobs, who has announced that he is ready to get back on the field.
The 49ers will have to remain humble as they try to improve on the success that they had last year. To avoid a similar let down to the performance they had against Minnesota Vikings, the team will have to stay humble and motivated. To help in their motivation is their new weight room, so the Bills will face a team that certainly hit the weights in preparation for them.
The Raiders enter their bye week with a record of 1-3. They have deficiencies in many areas on offense and defense. This week provides rookie coach Dennis Allen with an opportunity to get things righted before the season is lost for the Raiders.
If someone asked you to name the top five quarterbacks of all-time, you'd get many different answers. If asked the top five NFL punters, you might get some confused looks. But despite not showing up in box scores, Shane Lechler has made a great case for being one of those elite men who can give his team an advantage when it comes to field position.
Colin Keapernick made his presence felt in last week's win over the New York Jets. He size and speed put him in the same conversation with Cam Newton and Tim Tebow, but he is still far from earning a starting role in this league. He is on the right team with the right coach and will have a chance to show what he is made of eventually.
After their 37-6 defeat to the Denver Broncos, the Oakland Raiders aren't receiving good grades for Week Four. Oakland trailed Denver on virtually every stat on the score sheet.
San Francisco responded after last weeks last with a 34-0 win over the New York Jets. The team did not play great, but dominated the Jets the whole day and showed that they are the team with a back up quarterback who can make a difference.
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