‘“It’s been a life long dream of ours,” Tremaine said. “Just being at this stage, playing on prime time in front of my brothers, what more could you ask for? What more could you ask for our family?”’
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Quick Hits | Breaking down the shared respect and history between Sean McDermott and Mike Tomlin
‘“I was the younger guy you know when I came on campus,” said McDermott. “And he was one of the captains on the team and a leader on the field, leader off the field. He’s a guy I learned a lot from just by watching. And then to see him have the success that he’s had in his coaching career. You know, just being able to watch and follow and then ask for advice, every now and again he’s been very willing to share. So, you know, really I consider a real strong relationship and I’ve got a lot of respect for him and what he’s done in Pittsburgh.”’
Injury report: Corey Liuget, Ty Nsekhe the only two injured non-participants
‘And while Nsekhe did not practice on Wednesday he had a teammate joining him on the sidelines. DT Corey Liuget was also a non-participant on Wednesday due to a knee injury.
Quote Sheet | The Bills are ready for a special Sunday night game
‘“I don’t know if we ever really thought about that at all and obviously, we’re playing well so the NFL wants to showcase premier teams and it’s cool to be in that position,” Lorenzo Alexander said. “But now we have to continue to earn the right to be put on TV and obviously it’s a big chance for us to showcase ourselves again and ultimately earn a playoff berth.”’
Top 7 storylines for Bills at Steelers | Week 15
‘“You never know,” Sean McDermott said this week. “It is a copycat league and we try and respect that as well, and make sure that we are dotting our “i’s” and crossing our “t’s” as relates to some of the challenges that we faced (Sunday), not just offensively but defensively and special teams as well.”’
Bills Today | This will be the offensive line’s focus heading into Sunday
‘“Worried isn’t the right word to use,” Morse said. “If you start thinking like that then you start panicking and we can’t let that happen. It’s a whole collective unit type of thing and offensive scheme but we talked to everyone and that’s something that can’t happen again.”’
Bills can expect Steelers to present another physical challenge
‘Running back James Conner, who has missed the last three games with a shoulder injury, is expected to return to practice this week, along with standout receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, who has been out with an injured knee. If Conner plays Sunday night, that likely will influence the Steelers to stick to the ground and minimize Hodges’ passing.’
Bills great Phil Hansen continues his love for Buffalo – and Bison
‘“It’s kind of funny how I got into the radio job,” Hansen says. “I was planning to ref a game on a Friday night and then go to a game at the University of Montana when I found out it was a 16-hour drive. So I called a friend and asked if I could get a ride on his plane. He said no. But he called back an hour later and asked, ‘Would you like to do color for the game?’ And I said, ‘What the heck is that?’ He said, ‘You just have to watch the game and talk about it.”‘
Moral victory aside, Bills face third consecutive ‘biggest game of the season’
‘Josh Allen was too amped early, and his passes often sailed too high, missing three deep balls to open receivers that were momentum, if not game-changers. He held the rock too long, bailed too early, and couldn’t elude pass rushers he’d dodged all season. It was a subpar effort and a turkey following his best day ever on Thanksgiving.’
Bills-Steelers: 8 things to know about Buffalo’s Week 15 opponent
‘Mike Tomlin and Sean McDermott know one another very well even if this is their first battle as NFL head coaches. Tomlin was McDermott’s teammate at William & Mary College.’
Former Buffalo Bills RB Fred Jackson using Cameo to raise money for Food Bank of WNY
‘Jackson shared a video on Twitter on Tuesday inviting fans to book him over the next two weeks on Cameo. The running back added that half of his fee will go toward the Food Bank of Western New York.’
3 Edmunds brothers make for historic reunion when Steelers, Bills play
”The visit by the Bills provides a chance for second-year linebacker Tremaine Edmunds to be reunited with his brothers on the Steelers: strong safety Terrell and running back Trey. According to Steelers research, the last known time three brothers played in the same NFL game was in 1927 when Joe, Cobb and Bill Rooney played for the Duluth Eskimos.’
William & Mary coach, teammates heap praise on Steelers’ Mike Tomlin, Bills’ Sean McDermott ahead of Sunday matchup
‘”Football meant a lot to him, it was very obvious,” said Laycock, who made McDermott a graduate assistant at W&M in 1998. A year later, he was a 25-year-old at the bottom of the professional rung on Andy Reid’s first Philadelphia Eagles staff. “There wasn’t any question in my mind that he had what it took to be a coach — the work ethic, the intelligence, the ability to get along with people, decision-making, all those things.”‘
Bills need a mistake free game vs Pittsburgh
‘Allen may not need to throw for 300 yards and four touchdowns against the Pittsburgh Steelers or New England Patriots who both have extremely limited offenses, but the second-year quarterback needs to come through in critical situations.’
Bills Rookies Host Holiday Extravaganza
‘“It’s been so much fun,” running back Devin Singletary said. “Just to be out here with all these kids and meet everyone and interact with everyone, it’s so fun. I met a lot of nice people today, I’ve been enjoying myself.”’