Buffalo Bills news, 11/2: Kansas City Chiefs coming to town

Lewis doubtful; starting QB still to be decided - BuffaloBills.com
"We’re trying to hold out to see if Thad will be ready. We feel that if he is, we have the option to play him if he’s healthy enough for us to win," he said. "When you’re dealing with muscle injuries, they kind of take it all the way up until game time. This one’s a pain tolerance situation to see what he can do."

Spiller almost all the way back - BuffaloBills.com
"I feel good," Spiller told Buffalobills.com. "I’m getting back to my old self. Everything is coming back just like we planned, so that’s why coach listed me as probably. We’ve had great discussions this whole week about seeing how it’s feeling and how it’s reacting. Everything has been on schedule so it’s definitely starting to come back to what I’m accustomed to."

Bills Focus: Doug Marrone Chiefs Preview - VIDEO - BuffaloBills.com
"The Bills head coach talks with Chris Brown about his quarterback decision, the Chiefs impressive defense, and C.J. Spiller coming back from his ankle injury."

Buffalo Bills linebacker Kiko Alonso continues to make plays - VIDEO - BuffaloBills.com
"Buffalo Bills linebacker Kiko Alonso has emerged as one of the most explosive defensive players in the NFL. He joins the "NFL AM" crew to discuss his recent success and how he is dealing with all the attention." But why does he always wear that hat?

Inside The Bills | No matter who is at QB, experience limited
"EJ Manuel began the season without any NFL starts and now has five. Matt Flynn, who just finished his third practice week with the Bills, has three career NFL starts. Thad Lewis, who is doubtful to play this week, has four career starts now, all but one with Buffalo. Jeff Tuel has no NFL starts."

Inside The Bills | Fan Friday 11-1
"The run defense problems, improving the pass protection, Nigel Bradham's lack of production, injuries at running back, and E.J. Manuel's progress."

Tuel is Bills’ likely starter against a menacing Chiefs defense - Sports - The Buffalo News
"It’s a unique situation, but you have to be ready to go with whoever’s out there," said Bills offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett. "That’s my goal. I’ve got to try to call a game to help whoever’s out there."

Bills notebook: Season’s third starting quarterback likely - Sports - The Buffalo News
"Presuming Tuel or Flynn starts, it will mark the first time in 45 years, since the 1969 season, that the Bills will have used three different starting quarterbacks over the first nine games of the season, not counting the strike season of 1987."

On the line from Vegas: Bills a trap game for Chiefs? Don't bet on it - Bills Blitz
"It seems a little strange to me that the Bills are only a three-point dog," Staniszewski said. "And that line hasn't really moved all week."

NFL fines from week 8 - ESPN
Mario Williams was fined $7,875 by the NFL on Friday for his facemask of Drew Brees. It bothers me that his fine was the same as a guy like David Nelson, who was hit for unnecessary roughness. Nelson is making league minimum and Williams has a $100 million contract. Doesn't seem right.

NFL Kickoff OT: Are Chiefs On Upset Alert? - ESPN Video - ESPN
"The NFL Kickoff OT crew looks at if the Bills can get the upset against the Chiefs."

W2W4: Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills - ESPN
Thaddeus Lewis is the biggest question but stopping the Chiefs defense and C.J. Spiller return highlight this game preview.

Is Bills game a 'trap game'? No, there's no such thing - FOX Sports KC
"When you're a coach you just kind of go toward each game," Chiefs coach Andy Reid told me. "You respect each opponent. That's the only way I know how to work. I don't really think much (about trap games)."

Andy Reid: Bills LBs 'extremely fast and athletic' - KCChiefs.com
Andy Reid's full press conference transcript from Friday.

Inside the Lines: Chiefs vs. Bills - KCChiefs.com
Quick facts about the Bills-Cheifs tilt.