‘The Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA) named Josh Allen the NFL’s Most Improved Player of the Year, ahead of the Bills first AFC Championship appearance in 27 years.’
Archives for January 23, 2021
Western New York law enforcement agencies prep for Bills fan celebrations Sunday
‘The NFTA police have been preparing for weeks for fans at the airport to welcome home the Buffalo Bills. Transit police are not encouraging people to come because of safety, but said they’re aware many may show up.’
Buffalo and Kansas City mayors place wager on AFC Championship Game to benefit frontline workers
‘The mayor of the losing team will send food from local businesses in that city to be distributed to frontline workers in the winning city.’
Buffalo and Kansas City team-up for friendly zoo wager
‘If the Buffalo Bills win this Sunday against the Chiefs, the Kansas City Zoo will contribute to Polar Bears International. If the Chiefs win, the Buffalo Zoo will contribute to the same organization.’
South Buffalo native brings a taste of Buffalo to Chiefs Kingdom
‘“He always knew that Kansas City needed a good place with real Buffalo wings and he decided to take a leap and try it out,” Tim Burns said.’
Meet Bills Mafia member Bea Morehouse: the great-great-grandmother from Hamburg
‘“They’re excited when they see another Bills person wearing Bills gear,” he said of the rare fans he spots while watching the game in his hometown.’
“Big Red and Little Red”: Sean McDermott was “glued” to Andy Reid’s hip in Philadelphia
‘“I would say being around the coaches I was around at that time was special and those guys have all gone on to do great things Andy obviously being one of them but also Jim Johnson, [John] Harbaugh, Spags [Steve Spagnuolo] who’s the defensive coordinator in Kansas City and many others. Ron Rivera, Leslie Frazier just to name a few so you know I had a great opportunity to learn from those great coaches, especially at the start of my career and then we went to four NFC Championship games which is hard to do,” McDermott said on Friday.’
As the longest-tenured Bills player, Jerry Hughes is finally tasting playoff success
‘“Jerry is a special dude, Jerry has been here, he’s been through all of it all of the ups and all of the downs for many, many years and honestly to see him get production and continue to produce and make play after play after play as an older veteran player it’s impressive. A lot of guys can’t do what Jerry does. Jerry is an older body but a young engine,” Bills left tackle Dion Dawkins told News 4 Sports.’
Dominant D carried Bills to a third AFC title
‘It’s funny, the things you remember. Phil Hansen’s most vivid memory of the 1993 AFC championship game is of Chuck Lester, the Bills’ assistant linebackers coach, pulling him aside before the game and saying ‘You’re going to make a big play for us today.’’
4 The Fans: Bills vs. Chiefs
‘We do know there are of course some Bills fans making the trip to Kansas City for this game, so there will be some representation in that sea of red.’
See how bbq sauce kicked off a fundraiser making a difference in WNY and Kansas City
‘The money will be split evenly between FeedMore Western New York and the food bank in Kansas City.’
In enemy territory: Chiefs backer bar in heart of Bills country ready for Sunday’s game
‘“We basically were like, we’re going to try something that’s never been done in Buffalo before,” Garofalo told News 4. “If you see Bills Backers Bars, they’re everywhere – Prague, Kazakhstan – everywhere, all over the world. And you do not see a bar that does not primarily root for Bills Mafia in Buffalo, so we decided to take our chances.”’
26 Shirts releases special edition Bills t-shirt for a good cause
‘For every shirt purchased, $8.00 will be donated to the “Little Portion Friary”, which is a local homeless shelter.’
Students baking up some Buffalo Bills team spirit at Mazurek’s Bakery in the First Ward
‘“Our staff down here at Mazurek’s they work with our students to make these chocolate shells and then we fill them with hot cocoa powder, marshmallows and other fun treats, we put the balls together and then we frost them. Obviously, we’ve got some bills ones but we’ve got some regular ones too,” McMahon said.’
Bills fan living in New Hampshire gets hyped about the AFC Championship game
‘His home security cameras caught his reaction.’