‘“I’m just grateful,” McDermott said. “Just grateful to be a part of it and the group of guys and gals who are in that locker room. They work extremely hard. Coming to Buffalo two and a half years ago, a lot of people said, ‘Why are you going there? You’re not going to be able to get it turned around.’ We got it turned around. With a lot of work yet to do. We haven’t arrived. We’ve got a lot of work to do, but I’m just humbled by it.”’
Archives for December 17, 2019
Bills defense dominates opponents in this category plus eight other noteworthy numbers from Week 15
‘Buffalo’s opponent passer rating of 76.7 ranks second in the NFL. Only New England has a better opponent passer rating with an anemic figure of 57.4. Baltimore is third at 78.5.’
Eric Wood | 5 observations on the Bills as they prepare for a playoff run
‘There isn’t enough you can say about the job that Sean McDermott and Brandon Beane have done. They are building this team and constructing it the right way. The two built through the draft rather than choosing short-term success and overpaying free agents or going out and making silly trades. The Bills have been diligent about their plan and they have stuck to it. They are being rewarded now by clinching a playoff berth in Week 15. Buffalo is sitting pretty as they look ahead to the upcoming draft and have $90 million in cap money to spend this offseason.’
Bills Today | Bills fans prove they are playoff caliber as well
‘“Great atmosphere last night, competitive game against a really good football team, really good defense, we knew there would be,” said Daboll. “Credit the players. They did a good job of playing for 60 minutes, which we knew it would be. Good plane ride home, and then you get off the plane, and to no surprise to me, coming up from here, you expect that from this place.”’