‘All four missed last Sunday’s game against New England. Feliciano and Feliciano missed the game against Carolina as well.’
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Bills get Cole Beasley, Gabriel Davis back from Covid list
‘It will be interesting to see how the Bills split up play time this week at wide receiver. Isaiah McKenzie had a career day last week against the Patriots while Davis and Beasley were out, catching 11 passes for 125 yards and a touchdown.’
How the Bills can clinch a playoff spot this week
‘If the Bills beat the Falcons and the Ravens lose to the Rams (11-4), that locks the Bills into a playoff spot.’
Buffalo Bills activate 4 players from COVID-19 list
‘In addition, McDermott says defensive tackle Star Lotulelei also returned to practice on Wednesday. However, McDermott did not specify whether Lotulelei would be playing this weekend against the Atlanta Falcons, saying they’re going to take it “one day at a time.”‘
Bills get Beasley, 3 others back from COVID list
‘For Feliciano, the previous rule of 10 days is now finished. But for Epenesa, Beasley, and Davis, the new five-day rule allows Buffalo to activate them.’
Madden’s influence on the Bills + other things we learned from the locker room
‘”Everyone’s talking about the Madden game,” Bills quarterback Josh Allen said. “That’s how I learned football, playing that game as a kid, learning the rules, learning the penalties. So that game has had a huge impact on me. And my heart goes out to his family because he affected so many people throughout his life for the better and he was one of the good ones.”‘
Bills activate Cole Beasley, Gabriel Davis, Jon Feliciano and A.J. Epenesa from reserve/COVID-19 list
‘Cam Lewis and Cody Ford remain on the reserve/COVID-19 list and tight end Quintin Morris is on the practice squad reserve/COVID-19 list.’
How the Bills can clinch a 2021 AFC playoff spot | Week 17
‘The NFL announced the following scenario for the Buffalo Bills to clinch their fourth playoff berth in five seasons. Here’s what needs to happen.’
Behind the scenes of Matt Haack’s puntless day for the Bills
‘“I never said anything about it, just because I don’t want to jinx it,” Ferguson said. “It was certainly on my mind, but not in terms of setting a record. It was just on my mind more thinking about the fact that our offense was performing at such a high level, and that kind of reflects on the team as a whole.”’
Position grades: Pats continued trend of reluctance to blitz Josh Allen
‘For the season, defenses are more fearful of blitzing Allen than last season. He’s being rushed with five or more men on 22% of dropbacks this year. Last year it was 32.7%.’
Jim Kubiak: How Bills quarterback Josh Allen put together his best game as a pro
‘The Bills scored points on seven of eight offensive drives and converted 3 of 4 on fourth down with a more physical approach driving the Bills’ offense wherever it wanted to go, regardless of circumstance, not punting the football at all.’
Bills coaching staff could get raided this year as Daboll, Frazier may get interviews
‘Teams can now interview a candidate for its head coach position in the final two weeks of the regular season, under these rules: They do so with consent from the candidate’s current employer, provided their head coach who started the season is no longer in that role, or if their head coach has been told he won’t be retained once the season ends.’
Buffalo Bills ‘can beat anyone in the AFC, and all their opponents know it’ (Post-Week 16 power rankings)
‘The Bills can breathe a sigh of relief (or puff their chests out, if they prefer). It’s a lot easier to shrug away the loss to the Patriots as the result of fluky conditions now that they’ve won the rematch, especially in the fashion they did it. It hasn’t been smooth sailing all year, but this team can beat anyone in the AFC, and all their opponents know it.’
Gabriel Davis eligible to test out of COVID-19 protocol by Sunday
‘The NFL has modified it’s COVID-19 protocols to reflect updated guidelines from the CDC, which now call for just a five-day quarantine window after testing positive instead of 10 days.’
Subtle adjustments, creativity help Brian Daboll evolve Buffalo’s offense for the stretch run
‘”I think he just continues to find ways to explore different types of plays,” said Josh Allen. “He’s constantly watching film from college, other NFL games and even sometimes high school games. He’s got a knack for it of just finding good play calls. He’ll switch things up where teams maybe lose focus on one guy and then bring him in or focus too much on the other guy. He continues just to watch a lot of film and he’s very open minded for different plays from everybody on the team. It doesn’t matter what position you play, he’s willing to take a look at it.”‘