‘“We’re just getting started with Kenny now in the mix. We’ll see what he’s able to digest,” said McDermott. I know he’s a good player and see how we can integrate him into what we’re doing here.’
Archives for January 2021
Bills vs. Colts: How to watch, odds, tale of the tape for Saturday’s playoff game
‘This is the first home playoff game for the Bills since 1996 after finishing the season 13-3, winning the AFC East for the first time in 25 years, and going undefeated in the division for the first time in franchise history.’
Sean McDermott showers Colts with praise
‘”Really good team. Well coached,” said McDermott. “Led by a hall of fame quarterback. Good front. Good offensive line. He’s got tight ends, receivers, backs.”‘
Daboll focused on Colts, not head coaching interviews
‘”We have a very important job this week. We’re behind. We have a short week. Everything I’m going to do, and I know the staff is going to do, is focus on the Colts.”‘
10 ways Bills are different from last year’s playoff team
‘A year ago Allen went into Houston after a full season when he threw for less than 200 yards a game. Allen had 20 TD passes and 9 interceptions in 16 games. There were still questions about Allen’s long term future in Buffalo. In 2020? Allen is an MVP candidate and a star in the league. His statistic rise is meteoric. Yards from about 200-300 a game. TD’s from 20 to 37. Completion percentage from 58% (inaccurate) to 69% elite. Allen is a player that can carry the franchise to the Super Bowl.’
Bills to battle Colts in first home playoff game since ’96
‘The game will be Buffalo’s first home playoff game since 1996 when they lost to the upstart Jacksonville Jaguars 30-27. The quarterbacks in that game: Mark Brunell and Jim Kelly. The quarterbacks in this game will be, of course, Josh Allen for Buffalo, and Phillip Rivers for Indianapolis. Allen was only a few months old when the game was played.’
Bills merch flying off the shelves
‘”Everyone is super excited coming in they love the Bills, most people are so excited that they are winning and for some, it is the first time in their life they’ve seen the Bills win their championship because it has been over 25 years,” Alec Matz said.’
Bills sign Kenny Stills and Tanner Gentry to the practice squad
‘Stills is a former 2013 fifth-round draft pick out of Oklahoma. The receiver was drafted by the New Orleans Saints and spent two seasons there. He was traded to Miami in 2015 and played for the Dolphins through the 2018 season. He was again traded to Houston before the 2019 season and played for the Texans until his release on November 27th, 2020.’
5 things fans need to know about the Bills vs. Colts playoff game | Wild Card Weekend
‘”We have a feeling that we don’t want to feel every again,” Dawkins explained. “It just gave us the experience and it just gave us that feel that this is not how we want to end our season. That fire and that burn that (we) felt from losing, it’s still in us. And we still feel it. That’s why guys are so hard on themselves, because we have to be the best at all times and we know if we’re not, things like what happened in Houston can happen. We’re fighting for that never to happen.”‘
20 numbers to know from the Bills’ historic 2020 regular season
’13 >> Buffalo’s victory total ties a team record set by the 1990 and 1991 teams that won the AFC title.’
Bills Today | Josh Norman and Wegmans team up to help local businesses around Buffalo
‘Cornerback Josh Norman and his Starz24 Foundation are teaming up with Wegmans to support small local businesses that have been negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Today Jan. 5 and tomorrow Jan. 6, Wegmans will be donating 100% of the proceeds from all the Meals 2Go orders to the Buffalo Business Blitz. The money will help aid local food vendors, restaurants and other small businesses in the Buffalo area. Norman has been so influential with giving back to Buffalo, and that started over the summer before he even took his first snap with the team. Bills Mafia show your support for local businesses and get some great Wegmans meals at the same time.’
Vic Carucci: Bills ride giant wave of momentum entering playoffs
‘It isn’t only that they’ve won six games in a row. It’s that all the victories, including a 56-26 pounding of the Miami Dolphins in Sunday’s regular-season finale at Bills Stadium, have been by double digits. The last playoff-bound team to finish their schedule that way was the Seattle Seahawks in 2004.’
Jason Wolf: Stefon Diggs leads NFL in catches, receiving yards, and values clean teeth, too
‘“The thing about (Diggs’ success) is it didn’t happen by accident,” Allen said. “This is a guy that works extremely hard, probably more so than anybody that I’ve ever seen. He takes care of his body like nobody I’ve ever seen. And it all pays dividends to what he does on the field.”‘
Analysis: Josh Allen puts his Dolphin-killing talent on display
‘Allen posted his fifth straight victory over Miami Sunday, and he only needed one half of football to put up big numbers on a team that entered the game ranked No. 1 in the NFL in scoring defense.’
10 observations: Isaiah McKenzie sparks scoring explosion in rout of Dolphins
‘In doing so, he became the first player in the NFL to have at least two receiving touchdowns and a punt return for a touchdown in a game since Kansas City’s Tyreek Hill on Sept. 9, 2018 against the Chargers.’