‘The Bills are also at home for three of the final four games. If the Bills are in a race for the division or even fighting for the No. 1 seed in the conference, it should be an advantage to be at home down the stretch.’
Archives for May 2021
Opinion: Howard Picks the Bills: 2021 schedule release
‘The very next week will pin the Bills against the New England Patriots on “Monday Night Football” in the teams’ first of two divisional matchups on the season. This game will mark the Bills’ first “Monday Night Football” game in Orchard Park since October of 2018 when Tom Brady and the Patriots beat up on Derek Anderson and the Bills with Josh Allen injured and out of action.’
Buffalo Bills sixth round pick Rachad Wildgoose signs rookie contract
‘Buffalo Bills sixth round pick Rachad Wildgoose announced via his Instagram that he has signed his rookie contract with the team.’
Ranking the Buffalo Bills road trips in 2021
‘Unless you’re in the mood for grabbing a slice from your favorite New York pizza joint, this is probably the least exciting trip on the schedule in 2021. There’s nothing wrong with a road trip down the 90 to visit the city, it’s just not as exciting as some of the other trips on the schedule.’
Sullivan: Bills often the most interesting game on the NFL schedule
‘The Bills’ first five games are all at 1 p.m., including three in September. That’s a nice reward for fans who were forced to witness last year’s breakthrough season from afar. Maybe the Bills will break the franchise scoring record again. After all, they have an extra game to do it.’
Bills pass-rushers Rousseau, Basham bond during rookie minicamp
‘“He’s a really cool dude,” Rousseau said. “We’ve been learning from each other, and I’m ready to get in there and learn from him. I’m sure we’re going to keep building our relationship, as we will with other players. It’s pretty exciting to have somebody in the same position also coming in with you, same rookie class.”’
Bills sign five 2021 rookie draft picks
‘The Bills announced that Boogie Basham, Tommy Doyle, Marquez Stevenson, Rachad Wildgoose and Jack Anderson have all signed their rookie contracts. All have signed four-year contracts.’
Bills sign free agents Mike Bell and Steven Gonzalez
‘This will be Bell’s third time with the Bills. He participated in the Bills offseason program in 2020 and was a part of Bills rookie minicamp in 2019.’
Get to know these 6 Bills undrafted free agents
‘The Bills came to terms with six undrafted rookies from the 2021 NFL draft class. Here is a thumbnail sketch on each of Buffalo’s newest additions.’
Bills Today | Bills photographer earns recognition from the Pro Football Hall of Fame
‘Bills chief photographer Bill Wippert submitted the photo he took of Stefon Diggs – “Diggs Despair”- after the conclusion of the 2020 AFC Championship Game. Wippert’s photo came in second place in the feature category.’
Observations on the Bills’ 2021 schedule, with upsides, downsides and over-unders
‘Just like the days when the Bills had Jim Kelly, the single most important question in assessing the schedule is: How many games do the Bills have the advantage at quarterback?’
Game-by-game predictions: Charting the Bills’ path back to the postseason
‘Final record: 13-4.’
Bills sign second-round pick Boogie Basham, seventh-rounder Jack Anderson
‘The NFL has a rookie wage scale in place that takes most of the difficulty out of negotiations. Last year’s No. 61 overall pick, Titans cornerback Kristian Fulton, signed a four-year contract worth $5.33 million. Basham can expect a slight bump on that total value.’
Bills sign former Penn State offensive lineman Steven Gonzalez
‘Gonzalez, 24, went undrafted out of Penn State in 2020 and signed as a rookie free agent with the Arizona Cardinals. He was waived during roster cutdowns at the end of training camp and did not play last season.’
Bills schedule features four prime time games, seven tests against 2020 playoff teams
‘As such, the NFL is making sure the Bills get plenty of national exposure which is why it has scheduled Buffalo for four prime time games (only one of those at home), with the possibility for more based on late-season flexing.’