‘”I always joke with a lot of people that when the Bills win, the sun shines in Buffalo on Monday,” said White, who added that the fan reaction is inspiring to the whole team.’
Archives for December 2019
Harrison Phillips and his ‘Playmaker Pups’ donate dozens of toys
‘“The way I envisioned this working was we were going to get a Christmas list from the hospital and I was going to go out and buy all these Christmas gifts and buy shopping carts full of presents,” said Phillips.’
Pancho Billa’s son wakes up to the news that the Buffalo Bills made the playoffs
‘Even though the game happened on a school night, Gino’s sleepiness didn’t stop him from showing a smile.’
Bills players react to making the playoffs
‘The Bills players are feeling it too. Here’s what some of them said after their victory against the Pittsburgh Steelers:’
Near and far, Bills fans celebrate playoff berth
‘“We’re super excited, I went to school here in Buffalo,” Mara McGinnis said. We actually live in New York City, but I’m back here just for one night and we’re so excited that were are here for this night.”’
How Sean McDermott cultivated a culture that created a playoff caliber team
‘“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.”’
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.”’
Bills make more ‘billievers’ with a win at Pittsburgh
‘This team is for real.’
That’s the ticket: Bills leave nothing to chance in clinching playoff spot
‘”To be in the playoffs in two of the three years now that we’ve been here, (although) we still have a lot of work to do, I’m extremely grateful and humble just to be a part of it,” coach Sean McDermott said.’
Tre’Davious White again comes to the rescue for Bills’ defense in win
‘At this point, if White doesn’t make the Pro Bowl, there should be a congressional inquiry. The third-year cornerback now has a career-high six interceptions this season. Nobody else on the team has more than one.’
Bills back Devin Singletary bobbles ball, but reminds himself of value of resiliency
‘“That says volumes,” Singletary said, when asked what it meant that the coaches kept him in the game.’
Tyler Kroft picks great time to make first huge play for Bills
‘“It was awesome. I’m not going to lie,” Kroft said. “It’s been a marathon this year, getting hurt, ending my season last year and then getting hurt in OTA and working my way back. We preach having a mentally strong team here. I think we do. It was awesome.”’
Bills defy Steelers home magic with flurry of takeaways
‘It wasn’t over until Levi Wallace picked off a weak Devlin Hodges throw into the end zone with 6 seconds left.’