‘The Buffalo-based concessions giant will offer teal-colored burger and hot dog buns, ice cream and beer at EverBank Field in Jacksonville. Teal is part of the Jaguars’ color scheme; food coloring was used to create the unusual-looking menu items.’
Archives for January 2018
No matter what Dareus does Sunday, Bills made right move in trading him
‘Dareus represents a portion of the Bills’ failure as a franchise during their 17-year playoff drought. He was the No. 3 overall pick in 2011, and in his six-plus years, he did not live up to his draft status. Dareus was a good player for Buffalo, and he was selected to two Pro Bowls, but he was never the difference-maker the Bills hoped he would be, and then he became a drain on the budget when former general manager Doug Whaley stupidly gave him a $96 million contract extension that included $60 million in guaranteed money.’
Roth: When son said ‘Go Bills,’ father knew The Drought was history
‘It was a New Year’s Eve to be remembered for the usual toast of champagne, noisemakers and a lover’s kiss, but mostly for the night Bills Nation exhaled. The Drought was over. The elephant in the room grabbed its peanuts and left the building, taking the 500-pound gorilla with him.’
Singing Bills fan gets a free ride to Jacksonville for playoff game
‘“One of the greatest things about this has been getting to know so many really great people,” he said, noting the dozens of comments and messages he has received throughout the season from people who said his videos raised their spirits in hard times.’
Buffalo Bills fan ready to pop treasured bottle of Super Bowl bubbly from 1991
‘The bottle will be on display in hopes that Heroux will pop it and serve it to his guests in a few short weeks. “Hopefully this is the year,” Heroux said. “You never know. Anything can happen.”’
Pollock: Remembering Bills’ 25 playoff games since ‘74
‘So, on the day before the Bills return to the postseason against the Jaguars in Jacksonville, here are some memories from my Buffalo playoff Rolodex…’.
Bills vs. Jaguars injury report: Updates on LeSean McCoy, Marqise Lee, Matt Milano
‘In addition to McCoy, linebacker Matt Milano (hamstring), offensive tackle Jordan Mills (ankle), wide receiver Deonte Thompson (shoulder) and quarterback Joe Webb (ankle) are all questionable for this game. Cornerback Shareece Wright has been ruled out with a concussion.’
What Sean McDermott, Buffalo Bills said about being big underdogs to Jaguars
‘”Well, you know what?,” McDermott said. “That’s why you play the game. They have a good team, strong team. I believe in our guys. I believe we have a good team. It should make for a good game.”‘
Tyrod Taylor ranked dead last among playoff QBs by CBS Sports’ Pete Prisco
‘The Bills enter the playoffs for the first time since 1999 with a quarterback they aren’t even sure they want.’
Has Marcell Dareus changed since Buffalo Bills traded him to Doug Marrone’s Jaguars?
‘Jaguars coaches say Dareus has had to learn the different techniques of how they play the defensive line. The scheme has probably been the biggest adjustment for him. When Marrone coached him before, he found himself constantly worrying about what Dareus was doing. Whether it’s a change in Marrone or Dareus, he hasn’t had that issue in Jacksonville.’
Jaguars LB Paul Posluszny never wanted to leave the Buffalo Bills
‘”I still didn’t want to [leave] because I was still young and naive enough that you say you’d like to stay with one team your entire career,” Posluszny said.’
Did the Jaguars provide Buffalo Bills RB Marcus Murphy bulletin board material?
‘”There’s not a lot on him obviously,” Wash said. “You see him a couple of plays in the Miami game. He’s very elusive and quick. You can see that show up in the limited amount of reps. In a situation where all of the plays that we have we definitely have them on tape. Any rep he’s taken in his career, we’ve seen. It’s important that we continue to study him.”‘
Buffalo Bills fans filling up airports en route to Jacksonville for playoff game
‘Damn near everyone and their mother is wearing a Bills jersey at the airport currently.’
Buffalo Bills’ playoff berth was ‘more about being lucky than good,’ says FiveThirtyEight
‘This year’s Bills team finished 9-7, but based on Football Outsiders’ estimated wins and Pythagorean wins metrics, it only earned 6.8 and 6.3 wins, respectively. Put another way, an NFL team that gets outscored by 57 points on the year (as the Bills did) mathematically ought to win about six or seven games.’
Buffalo Bills thank Cincinnati Bengals with over 1,000 chicken wings
‘The Bills received a shipment of Primanti Brothers sandwiches from Pittsburgh after defeating the New York Jets in the 2015 regular-season finale to put the Steelers in the playoffs.’