ESPN names Bills as team fit for Ravens All-Pro in surprise trade
The Buffalo Bills are looking to end their two-game losing streak. Coming off their bye week, they'll head to Carolina to face the 4-3 Panthers.
With the trade deadline looming, many have labeled the Bills as a team who needs to make multiple moves. Their wide receivers struggle to gain separation downfield, and their secondary has been torn up by No. 1 receivers in consecutive games. And while the Bills should pursue these positions, ESPN labeled them as a team that could pursue Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews.
"The three-time Pro Bowler is a tried-and-true Raven, and Baltimore is still holding out faith that it can make a playoff run despite the 1-5 start," Jeremy Fowler writes. "But shipping pass rusher Odafe Oweh to the Chargers surprised many around the league, and the franchise seems open to at least evaluating the future of key veterans. Andrews is making $11 million in the final year of his deal, and tight end Isaiah Likely is also set to hit free agency, probably forcing the Ravens to make some sort of action at the position eventually."
Andrews notoriously had two crucial drops in the 2025 divisional round playoff game between the two teams this past January. He fumbled when the Ravens were driving and looking like they would put points on the board. And, most infamously, Andrews dropped the two-point conversion after the Ravens scored with under two minutes left. The conversion would have tied the game and potentially sent it into overtime.
The Bills have had great production this season from Dalton Kincaid, so a tight end may not be on their radar.
Former Bruins star snaps and throws a temper tantrum in frustrating loss
During his career, former Boston Bruins star and captain Brad Marchand has had some questionable actions in games. I know, I'm not breaking any news there.
Now with the Florida Panthers after being traded at the trade deadline in March, Marchand re-signed there over the summer after winning the Stanley Cup in June. This season, he has three goals and six points for the Panthers, who are 3-4-0. They visit the TD Garden on Tuesday night in his first return to the ice since the deal.
On Saturday afternoon, the Panthers played the struggling Buffalo Sabres in Western New York. Buffalo picked up a 3-0 victory, but to say that Marchand had a meltdown in the second period would be a major understatement.
Former Bruins captain Brad Marchand has meltdown against Sabres
In the second period with the Sabres leading 1-0, Marchand was cross-checked in the back by Buffalo's Rasmus Dahlin. Marchand didn't take too well to it. He took Dahlin down to the ice, and when he fell to the ice, Marchand jumped on him and started punching him. A scrum ensued, but Marchand didn't stop there.
Marchand took Dahlin's helmet with him to the penalty box and he ripped all the snaps off of Dahlin's helmet. Marchand was hit with minors for cross-checking and roughing. Thirty-two seconds into the power play, Buffalo scored for a 2-0 lead.
Bruins fans are used to see this from Marchand, but he really cleaned up a lot of his antics the last couple of years. Given the injuries that the Panthers have right now, they can't afford to have Marchand pick up a suspension for a meltdown, especially with a trip to Boston next that a lot of fans are looking forward to. The passion he still plays with a 37 years old is certainly not slowing down.
