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Archives for December 19, 2020

Brasky: Job unfinished as Bills hunt for first East title, first playoff win since ‘95

‘Since the Bills’ current head coach Sean McDermott arrived, he has rekindled some of the magic that former Bills’ coach Marv Levy created during the team’s run through the late 80s and early 90s. McDermott’s Bills have broken the playoff drought, appeared in the postseason twice in the last three years and are set to make their third appearance in four years this season.’

Five takes: With win over Broncos, Bills can clinch AFC East for first time since ‘95, earn first home playoff game since ‘96

‘The Bills remain relatively healthy going into today’s game, with only one player listed as OUT, safety Jaquon Johnson (ankle), and just one other listed as questionable, tight end Lee Smith (knee). Another player that Buffalo will be without this week is WR John Brown, who will miss his fourth straight game despite being designated to return from injured reserve and practicing this week. One factor that may have led the Bills’ decision to hold Brown back was that the Buffalo wideout has the sickle cell trait, which makes playing in locations with high altitudes, such as Denver, potentially dangerous.’

Buffalo Bills’ patient approach with Josh Allen could be model for Broncos and Drew Lock

‘Think about how this would go over with Broncos fans: In 2017, the first year of the general manager Brandon Beane-McDermott administration, Buffalo went 9-7 to surprisingly make the playoffs, losing 10-3 at Jacksonville in the wild card round. And then they started over at quarterback, basically acknowledging ’17 was great, but the model wasn’t sustainable.’

Saturday’s Denver Coverage

Buffalo Bills’ patient approach with Josh Allen could be model for Broncos and Drew Lock (Denver Post)
Broncos Insider: Consistency of safeties Justin Simmons, Kareem Jackson keeping depleted secondary afloat (Denver Post)
Broncos scouting report: How Denver matches up against Bills and predictions (Denver Post)
Down to 3 cornerbacks, Broncos defense ‘relish the challenge’ against Bills, Josh Allen (Colorado Springs Gazette)
Broncos cancel Friday walk-thru ahead of Bills game after coach test positive for COVID-19 (Colorado Springs Gazette)
‘It takes a little time’: Drew Lock, Pat Shurmur hope to continue the recent Broncos offensive success in 2021 (Colorado Springs Gazette)
Klee with Three for Broncos-Bills: No reason to trust Colorado’s “science” when it’s been so wrong for so long (Colorado Springs Gazette)
Broncos Cancel Practice After Strength Coach’s COVID-19 Test (AP)
Broncos cancel walkthrough, close headquarters after strength coach Landow tests positive for COVID (KUSA-TV)
Diontae Spencer’s TD return hardly his only victory (KUSA-TV)
Broncos cancel walkthrough after strength and conditioning coach tests positive (KMGH-TV)
Ground and pound. Broncos seek to upset Bills with balanced offense (KMGH-TV)
One game doesn’t answer the question, but Drew Lock is trending up (KKFN-FM)
Injury Report: The Broncos could be thin at multiple positions on Saturday (KKFN-FM)
Three things the Broncos must do to beat the Bills on Saturday (KKFN-FM)
Josh Allen: A case for Drew Lock (KDCO-AM)
Denver might have to turn to another emergency backup with McManus on COVID list (KDCO-AM)
Should the Broncos have taken Josh Allen over Bradley Chubb? (KDCO-AM)
Broncos elevate K Taylor Russolino, LB Josh Watson from practice squad for Week 15 game vs. Bills (DenverBroncos.com)
Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Loren Landow announces positive COVID-19 test, Broncos cancel Friday walkthrough as precaution (DenverBroncos.com)
#BUFvsDEN’s Burning Questions: Can a beaten-up Denver secondary contain the Bills’ passing game? (DenverBroncos.com)
Denver Broncos vs. Buffalo Bills: How to watch, listen and live stream (DenverBroncos.com)

Bills at Broncos: How to watch, time, TV channel, live stream info, prediction for Week 15 AFC showdown

‘Buffalo has covered the spread in five straight games. That’s the longest active cover streak in the NFL and it’s tied for the longest cover streak in the NFL this season. The Bills have covered in six straight meetings against the Broncos, and Allen boasts a 71 percent cover rate on the road in his career. I have much more faith in the Bills than the Broncos at this point, and I like that the spread is under a touchdown.’

How the Bills can clinch an NFL playoff spot, win AFC East in Week 15

‘The Bills, two games up on the Dolphins, would win the division with a win in Denver on Saturday night, regardless of what Miami does against New England on Sunday. Even if the Dolphins win out, including winning at the Bills in Week 17, they would have no chance to catch up.’

Opinion: Bills at Broncos: Sal’s keys, notes and stats

‘That’s already a tough matchup for them, considering the Bills run a lot of four wide receiver sets. This is a time where they’ll probably want to take advantage of those weapons and spread the field and from sideline-to-sideline. Force the Broncos to have to cover everyone.’

Jim Kelly shares hilarious advice from brother that helped him decide to play quarterback

‘…I called my brother, Pat, by older brother who was drafted by the Baltimore Colts as a linebacker out of the University of Richmond, and we always looked up to him and we still do — he’s the oldest. And I said Pat, um, Coach Paterno called and he said he didn’t want me as a quarterback because they already signed a couple guys but gave me full ride as a linebacker, what should I do? And he said, “Brother, I have a few words of advice for you.” He said, “Before you board those chartered flights… the stewardesses never want to know who the linebackers are. They always want to know which one’s the quarterback.”‘

Record Breaking Bills

‘With three games remaining in the regular season there are several records within reach.’