‘In any case, McDermott’s comments did not play well with the Patriots’ faithful and were not forgotten.’
Archives for December 21, 2021
Observations: Bills’ issues with Covid-19 continue as A.J. Epenesa becomes latest addition to reserve list
‘All four of those players missed Sunday’s 31-14 victory over the Carolina Panthers at Highmark Stadium, although Epenesa’s absence was due to an ankle injury suffered at the end of the practice week. If vaccinated, all four players potentially have time to return to the active roster ahead of Sunday’s critical game at New England, provided they are symptom free and meet one of the following three requirements…’.
Upon Further Review: With Patriots looming, Bills need to get healthy in a hurry up front
‘If there’s one big takeaway from Sunday’s game, it’s this – the Bills need Dawkins back as quickly as possible. The ask of moving Brown to the left side was far too much.’
Boogie Basham outsnaps Greg Rousseau along Bills’ defensive line in win over Panthers
‘Boogie Basham, who was chosen in the second round after Rousseau and had been a healthy inactive in seven of the first 13 games, played 36 defensive snaps, 47% of the total.’
Analysis: Bills’ red-zone offense looking up, but here come the Patriots
‘Even though the Bills’ struggles in the red zone have been a topic of conversation much of the season, Buffalo has moved up to 11th in the league. The Bills are converting 60.6% of their trips into touchdowns.’
Hochul says state will accept Orchard Park as site of new Bills stadium
‘This is the first time the governor has said the state, which is expected to put up the majority of the funding for the projected $1.4 billion stadium, will go along with the team’s view that a new facility in Orchard Park makes the most sense.’
Alan Pergament: Raise a glass to Fox analyst Jonathan Vilma for providing more Bills love than studio crew
‘There wasn’t much to love about Albert’s performance. He was a little late calling the Bills first touchdown and his enthusiasm level wasn’t anywhere near his father Marv’s usual level.’
Buffalo Bills news, notes: Singletary clearly top RB, defensive line finally gets to QB
‘“We’re not hurrying or hitting the quarterback often with our four as we would like,” Frazier said. “There have been some games on occasion where we’re really good at disrupting a quarterback with our four rushers, our four primary rushers, but not on a consistent basis, not as consistent as we would like. We’re still trying to get it to where it’s more consistent. We like being able to rush four. It helps our coverage, it helps everything we’re trying to do on defense. We just need to get a little bit more on a consistent basis than what we’ve been getting.”’
Hochul on new Buffalo Bills stadium: ‘If their desire is Orchard Park, it’s Orchard Park.’
‘And she said Orchard Park sounds like the place the team wants to stay after also considering the potential of a downtown Buffalo stadium.’
Bills’ Stefon Diggs searching for fan whose beer he spilled – so he can buy him one
‘One fan tweeted a photo with the man who’s believed to have lost the beer. Labatt USA beer company tweeted that they are looking for the fan, too, so they can take care of him.’
Bills Mafia member whose beer was used in Stefon Diggs celebration has been found
‘Casey Radka was at the game on Sunday with Richard, who isn’t on social media. He offered to serve as the middle man in an attempt to connect Diggs and Richard, who couldn’t stop talking about the touchdown celebration all day on Sunday.’
Gov. Hochul supports keeping new Buffalo Bills stadium in Orchard Park
‘“We are very intently focused on keeping the Bills here,” Hochul said Monday. “If Orchard Park’s their first choice – their only choice, it’s Orchard Park – we’ll make it all happen. So we’re very excited about announcing a deal hopefully in the near future.”’
Sabato: Time for Bills, McDermott to pass big-game test
‘If Buffalo wants to stop hearing about the Patriots and Sean McDermott wants to stop hearing about being out-coached by Bill Belichick, then just win. Beating New England likely secures the division with two extremely winnable games to close the season. Sure, many assumed the Bills would run away with the AFC East again, but beating the Patriots for the division in Foxborough is a scenario many have dreamed of since 2001.’
Bills eager for rematch vs Pats with AFC East on the line
‘Despite a 14-10 loss to New England at home in blustery conditions two weeks ago, Buffalo needs only to sweep its final three games to claim the division because it will have split its season series against the Patriots and would have the tiebreaking edge against AFC East opponents. Both are currently 3-1, with the Patriots having lost their season opener to Miami.’
Hochul Confident Bills’ Stadium Deal Can Be Done By March
‘Hochul said she has provided the team two timelines to negotiate an agreement by either the end of the year or extend talks through March. The governor added the Bills will have the final say whether to have the new facility based near their current home in Orchard Park or downtown.’