How Bills' Quintin Morris, Spencer Brown Embody 'Next Man Up'

The Bills were (and still are) struggling with a string of injuries. Head coach Sean McDermott made a call for a “next man up” mentality and, despite how messy things got, Buffalo came away victorious.

Perhaps the biggest offensive play of the day came from tight end Quintin Morris, who caught Allen’s patented “no, no, no, no, yes” out-of-structure throw for the go-ahead touchdown.

It was Morris’ first target of the season, and it came on a bum ankle.

“He was hobbling on that ankle,” McDermott said. “He was pushing through.”

Morris was clearly ailing, but with tight end Dalton Kincaid out, it fell upon him to take those snaps—he did so, successfully.

He wasn’t alone in battling through injuries on Sunday. Offensive tackle Spencer Brown was taken out of the game with a leg injury but managed to return.

“There were a few other players that did as well,” McDermott continued. “Spencer Brown went out … came back in. That shows to me a lot of maturity and growth on Spencer’s part and behalf as well.”

Every team deals with adversity over the marathon of an NFL season. Timely performances from veteran depth and important steps forward from young talents can help mitigate Buffalo’s misfortunes and keep them afloat as Super Bowl contenders.

“There’s growth happening with some of our young players,” McDermott said. “And that’s good to see.”

They’ll have the chance to showcase that development against the New England Patriots on Sunday at Gillette Stadium.