We typically try to stay away from discussing blog-specific news during the day time news cycle, instead choosing to focus on... well... the Buffalo Bills during peak visitation hours. The events of the past week, however, have prompted us to do this now, in a time otherwise devoted to Bills discussions, in order to reach the most eyeballs.

During the past week, SB Nation - including Buffalo Rumblings - has experienced two separate and unrelated, yet lengthy network outages that have rendered this site, and hundreds of others, inaccessible for long stretches of time. Though the outages occurred for entirely different reasons, the unfortunate circumstance of both happening in such a short time frame necessitates not only a review of the network's infrastructure - which the company's outstanding tech team is currently addressing - but an informational post on how you can keep track of what's happening during these outages.

If you ever can't access Buffalo Rumblings, there are four places that you should check for news on the outage and an anticipated restoration of service. Those four places:

No. 1: Buffalo Rumblings on Facebook. Our blog's profile page is right here. MRW runs it, and it's the first place you should go for outage news. (You can also "like" it if you're a Facebook user for our daily updates and discussion points.)

No. 2: Buffalo Rumblings on Twitter. Our blog's Twitter feed is @BuffRumblings. I (Brian) run it, and that, too, should be a go-to source for Rumblings stuff during network outages. Follow it, or just bookmark it if you need it in a pinch.

Nos. 3 and 4: Brian and Matt on Twitter. You can also bookmark (or follow) @BrianGalliford and @MattRichWarren for Bills news and updates during a network outage. You should follow Matt first, as he is a far more prolific tweeter than I.

We and SB Nation in general would like to apologize if the network outages of the past week inconvenienced you in any way. Rest assured that we are working diligently to not only prevent further issues in the future, but to make it easier for you to know what's going on during the occasional failure in reaching that goal.

Last night, I dropped by the live online radio show of our sister site, Music City Miracles, to talk about the Buffalo Bills and this weekend's game against the Tennessee Titans.

If you're so inclined, you can listen to the show right here. Jimmy and company talked a lot about the Titans and their divisional foes in the first segment of the show; the Bills talk picks up just after the 20-minute mark. We ran the gamut of topics on the team, and I also gave a game prediction and discussed our blog's hatred for their blog's title.

The question from Jimmy that I found most interesting concerned Scott Chandler. Titans fans, apparently, are terrified of any opposing tight end with a pulse and a good set of hands. I did a quick numbers crunch after the show, and it turns out that in 11 games this year, the Titans have yielded 55 receptions, 689 yards and six touchdowns to tight ends. Chandler - who Jimmy tells me has 32 receptions on 34 targets this year - could be in line for a big day.

The SB Nation iPhone app v1.1 is now available in the App Store! SB Nation listened to your feedback and suggestions and heard you loud and clear.

Now, in addition to helping you stay on top of all the latest news and commentary for Buffalo Rumblings and all 300+ SB Nation blogs, version 1.1 includes faster loading comments, a vastly improved comment experience - including the ability to jump to the next unread comment, mark comments as read and reply in-line - FanPosts, blog colors, an in-app browser, and compatibility with iOS 5.

Here's how to get it:

Go to the App Store on your iPhone and search for "SB Nation"

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Go here and click "Download Now"

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The SB Nation iPhone app is now available in the App Store! And it's free!

Now you can stay on top of all the latest news and commentary for Buffalo Rumblings and all 300+ SB Nation blogs from your iPhone. With the SB Nation iPhone app you can:

• Get the latest, breaking sports news as it happens
• Customize your news with your favorite teams, sports and blogs (including Buffalo Rumblings)
• Get notified of updates to the stories you choose to follow on SBNation.com, regional sites, Baseball Nation and MMA Nation
• Read and reply to comments

Here's how to get it:

Go to the App Store on your iPhone and search for "SB Nation"

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Go here and click "Download Now"

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We're in a bit of a holding pattern at the moment, awaiting definitive news on the NFL labor front. (Don't worry, we've still got plenty of Bills content coming your way; you'll just have to wait for the CBA story's latest major development.) In the meantime, I'd like to briefly mention SB Nation Newsletters.

This new feature at SB Nation was just launched officially today, and you can sign up here for newsletters regarding the Bills (of course), or any other NFL team you may be interested in. Each team will get one newsletter per week. There's also newsletters available for SBNation.com (general sports news, arrives three times per week) as well as MMA.

As an added bonus, you'd be doing me yet another great service, as I've been commissioned to author the weekly newsletters for not only the Bills, but the rest of the AFC East, as well. (Each division has one blogger pumping these out.) If you sign up, we'd appreciate feedback on this new initiative; you can provide it by emailing me.

Super Bowl XLV is this weekend, and I, for one, am more excited for this Steelers and Packers matchup than I have been for any matchup in in about four years, when New England was upset by the Giants in Super Bowl XLII.

If you haven't reached the point where the overwhelming nature of Super Bowl coverage has caused you to blow a gasket due to impatience, you'll definitely want to check out the coverage being provided by SBNation.com. We've got three people in Dallas this week, talking to players and taking in all the events in person.

Joel Thorman, who is SB Nation's NFL editor (but may be better-known here as one of the lead bloggers at Arrowhead Pride), is joined by Michael of Behind the Steel Curtain and Brandon of Acme Packing Company. Those three guys are already doing a great job, and with media day and coverage ramping up as the week closes, their work is going to come at a faster pace.

All of SB Nation's Super Bowl coverage will appear on our Super Bowl hub page, including live reports from Dallas, as well as all of the storylines and frivolities covered by SBNation.com editors. (You may even see my name peek in there once or twice.)