‘The player he traded a first-round pick for this offseason continues to show he was worth it. Stefon Diggs was reliable for Josh Allen in their win, after a slow offensive start for the Bills in the first half.’
Archives for December 2020
Encouragement by Bills coordinators pays off in win over Pittsburgh
‘Frazier started to see a shift in his players Week 6, when the Bills lost to the Kansas City Chiefs in primetime. Despite the loss to the reigning Super Bowl Champions, the Bills D showed flashes of its dominant self. He saw how hard his team worked, despite their frustration with early season struggles, and recognized his players’ talent from day one.’
John Brown ready for return to practice
‘That hiatus may soon be concluding. Brown is eligible to come off IR for Buffalo’s trip to Denver on Saturday. Sean McDermott said on Monday that Brown would at least re-join his team for practice this week.’
Allen shrugs off slow start and dominates second half
‘It’s a long game. I’ve been in games where we’ve started fast and hit lulls in the third quarter,” said Allen. “Being in these slow starts the last couple of weeks and being able to find it late, when it really matters the most, I think its the sign of a good team.”‘
‘The Diggs Show’ receives rave reviews for Bills teammates
‘Sunday night against Pittsburgh may have been his best performance in a Bills jersey.’
Allen, Diggs set records Sunday
‘For the fourth time this season, Diggs had 10 receptions in a game, setting a team record for most 10-reception games in a season.’
‘The only thing we’ve earned is the noise’ | Bills coaches discuss handling rising expectations
‘”We’re dealing with young men and young women, who, you know, some of them are new to this,” McDermott said. “You’re talking about the best of the best, so every week you’ve got to go back and reset, start all over again. But that’s where the process comes in.”‘
‘Club 716 is open’ | What Bills players said following a statement defensive performance on the national stage
‘”It’s a lot of fun, man,” Jerry Hughes said. “I mean, just the amount of work that we’ve put into this dating all the way back to April, doing a bunch of Zoom meetings, getting guys together and, you know, believing in Coach. Coach always says, ‘The best time to play your best football is in December.’ So, those guys went out there and had a tremendous game.”‘
Bills sign Lafayette Pitts to the practice squad
‘Pitts is a native of Woodland Hills, PA and played his college football at Pittsburgh. He has been in the NFL since 2016 and spent time with Buffalo in 2017 and 2018.’
14 numbers fans need to know about the Bills win in Week 14
’27-2 >> Bills won-loss record under Sean McDermott when leading at halftime. Buffalo was up 9-7 at the half on Sunday.’
Eric Wood | 5 opinions on the Bills’ 10th win of the season
‘I feel like at times this year and especially the past couple of years when the offense has started slow, it’s been an indication of a bad night for the offense. So, when you’re playing the No.1 ranked defense in a bunch of different categories, having a slow start with the cold and wintry conditions is completely understandable. It took the Bills a few drives to get their footing and the Bills defense was able to keep getting them the ball back, which helped. I just loved the resilience of the offense to keep sticking with it.’
Bills Today | These three Bills were named to PFF’s team of the week
‘Three Bills players were selected for PFF’s team of the week for Week 14. Stefon Diggs on the offensive side of the ball, along with Taron Johnson and Jordan Poyer were selected this week by Pro Football Focus. Diggs had 10 catches for 130 yards, and now has 100 receptions this season which ties a franchise record. Johnson had a 51-yard pick-six which flipped the momentum of the game in the Bills favor. Poyer led the team with eight tackles, had a forced fumble and a pass defensed in Sunday’s game. Poyer said after the game that even though they didn’t play a perfect game this defense is getting better and playing good football in December.’
Bills answered Collinsworth’s pregame query
‘Not only did Buffalo verify its place among the conference elite, but it also edged a bit closer to the AFC’s No. 2 playoff seed — Pittsburgh is 11-2 and the Bills 10-3, but with the head-to-head tiebreaker — and, if Cleveland beats Baltimore tonight, a postseason berth is assured.’
Vic Carucci: Bills remove all doubt about their elite status by beating Steelers
‘If you only went by the first half, you wouldn’t know that these were two of the NFL’s more explosive passing attacks.’
Jason Wolf: Matt Milano makes impact as Bills trounce Steelers
‘The Bills continued to work Milano back into action after his return from a partially torn pectoral muscle, rotating him with Klein throughout their 26-15 victory against the Pittsburgh Steelers in a nationally televised showdown between two of the AFC’s heavyweights on Sunday Night Football at Bills Stadium. The Bills (10-3) are off to their best start since 1991 and moved a step closer to winning the AFC East for the first time since 1995. They lead the Dolphins (8-5) – who lost to the Chiefs 33-27 on Sunday – by two games with three remaining in the regular season.’