Von Miller says ‘no bad blood’ when facing Broncos; Josh Allen believes offense is ‘on the verge’ of breakthrough

News and notes after the Bills’ practice on Thursday:

As he enters the middle of his 12th season, Von Miller has pretty much done it all.

With 123.5 career sacks, Miller ranks 19th all-time among NFL defenders. With two Super Bowls under his belt, Miller is one of just 10 defensive players to be named MVP for the game. Playing alongside the likes of Peyton Manning and Demarcus Ware, Miller has been around some of the best athletes to ever pick up a football.

The one thing Miller has yet to check off his NFL bucket list? Facing the Denver Broncos, the team that drafted him and housed him for 10 seasons. Miller was traded to the Rams during the NFL trade deadline in 2021, won a Super Bowl with Los Angeles that season, then signed with Buffalo in March of 2022.

The Bills’ opening game of the 2022 season came against the Rams — a game in which Miller had two sacks in the 31-10 win. 

Now, Miller will take the field against another former squad when the Broncos (3-5) visit Highmark Stadium Monday night to take on the Bills (5-4). Miller admitted that the game will have a different atmosphere for him but emphasized the mutual love and respect between himself and the team.

“It’ll be different for sure. It’s not like a revenge game or anything like that. For me, I left on good terms, left and went to go win a Super Bowl. I had a great relationship with everybody in their facility, didn’t have any bad blood with anybody in there,” Miller said after practice Thursday.