The Wilson news sent a message to the locker room that there are no layups, even in the exhibition season, and for a team that struggled early each of the past two seasons, especially last year in a three-win campaign, forcing the issue in order to set a psychological and physical tone was significant, and the reality was rewarding.

The Bills second-team defense just got smoked by Giants rookie QB Jaxson Dart during a seven-play, 80-yard drive. The rookie first-round pick hit Lil'Jordan Humphrey with a 29-yard TD on a straight go route where he burned Bills cornerback Dane Jackson.