‘“There are certainly a lot of things to consider,” said McDermott, who will do just that along with General Manager Brandon Beane. “Some of it is the injuries, some of it is us improving as a football team. So we’re still working through that.”’
Archives for December 24, 2019
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‘It’s a nice gesture, but the game is available on YouTube so this is more about having a shared experience watching it on a broadcast station. The YouTube version doesn’t have commercials and is two hours.’
Jim Kelly not among NFL 100 All-Time Team finalists, and fans are upset
‘The response to Kelly’s exclusion on social media was swift. Here is a sampling…’.
Being a Bills fan is ‘A Wonderful Life’ this holiday season
‘But the league, national media, and fans everywhere are finally taking notice. I have friends that are, unfortunately, Jets fans, but who are now officially worried the Bills have that stud quarterback who will kill them for the next decade or two. They couldn’t stop praising Allen, which was mind-numbing, because as Jet fans, they hate everything.’
Antonio Cromartie: Buffalo Bills’ Tre’Davious White is my Defensive MVP over Stephon Gilmore
‘It’s a question that former NFL cornerback Antonio Cromartie asked on Twitter on Monday. Cromartie noted that both players have similar stats and went as far as to say that White is his defensive MVP.’
Buffalo Bills vs. Patriots was NFL Network’s most-watched exclusive game in 3 years
‘NFL Media shared on Sunday that the Bills’ Saturday afternoon matchup against the New England Patriots was the NFL Network’s most-watched exclusive game in three years.’
David Bruce: A holiday poem for Bills Nation
‘Now I know you Steelers and Browns fans don’t like this rhyme, But please keep in mind that it is now Buffalo’s time.’
Despite Loss, Bills In Good Shape Going Into Playoffs
‘For the seventh straight game, the Bills failed to score a touchdown in the first quarter. They scored points in the first quarter for the only time in their five losses — mainly because they ran back a fumble to the Patriots 31 on the game’s opening possession and settled for a field goal.’
Hyde: ‘It’s a great time to be a Bills fan, a Bills player and to be in this community’
‘”It’s a great time to be a Bills fan, a Bills player and to be in this community. Everybody is excited. We’re having fun. Getting here in 2017 and getting into the playoffs, looking back now it’s so hard to get to the playoffs, and seeing that that team was able to make it, what a huge accomplishment that was. Obviously the years in between of making the playoffs and how big that was. And then now just having a complete team. I feel like our quarterback situation is solved, we feel like we have a good defense, and we’re all happy and all having fun. It’s a blessing.”‘
Patriots receiver Julian Edelman admits he faked injury after collision with Bills’ Jordan Poyer
‘According to the New York Times, Edelman said he “was trying to sell it.” and, “hopefully, they didn’t see it.”’
Buffalo Bills’ Dion Dawkins drops off toy drive “shnow-nations” at Oishei Children’s Hospital
‘“I just wanted to gather as much stuff as possible,” Dawkins said. “I figured that there’s definitely people in need in the hospital- they’re already going through so much stuff that I have no idea about, and I just wanted to make people smile.”’
Watch 1991 AFC Championship game, Bills vs. Raiders on Christmas night
“We really thought that game was going to be a tussle,” said all-time Bills great Steve Tasker. “We thought we were in for a really tough game and they were talented and they had this confidence coming in and they had seen our no-huddle or at least had a hand on what they could see – and that game got out of hand so fast.”
8 noteworthy numbers you need to know about the Bills after Week 16
‘Brown and Beasley are neck-and-neck in total targets this season. Brown has 115 and Beasley has 106. Percentage-wise, Brown is seeing just over 24 percent of the passing attempts and Beasley is seeing just over 22 percent. Collectively their share of the pass attempts is close to half of the throws made by Josh Allen (456) and Matt Barkley this season (16).’
Bills Today | What the coaches say about sitting vs. playing in Week 17?
‘“There’s certainly a lot of things to consider, a lot of things for Brandon (Beane) and myself to weigh,” McDermott said. “Some of it’s the injuries, some of it’s us improving as a football team. We’re still working through that and the team’s not in today, they will be back tomorrow so we will continue to work through that as a team and go from there.”’