‘When the two teams met in Week 5, Rousseau had one of the best games of his season in a 38-20 win, earning the league’s weekly honors. He intercepted quarterback Patrick Mahomes, sacked him, had a tackle for loss and five tackles. Rousseau became just the second Bills player to earn Defensive Player of the Week as a rookie.’
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Mark Gaughan: Josh Allen is more ready for the moment with Chiefs than last year
‘“I felt, especially early on in that game, that he was trying to prove how good he is,” former NFL quarterback and ESPN analyst Dan Orlovsky told The News in September. “He played in a hurry, and he was almost trying to prove that fact. That’s how he got himself into a little bit of trouble. He didn’t trust the things he was seeing.”’
Bills notebook: It’s no surprise road to a potential Super Bowl goes through Kansas City
‘“Everybody knew that,” Bills receiver Stefon Diggs said of an inevitable rematch with Kansas City. “The Chiefs are a hell of a team. They got all the talent in the world, they’ve been playing at a high level, they’ve been to the Super Bowl twice. They have a hell of a quarterback, hell of receivers, good defense – they’re a great team. Something that we look forward to, as far as the challenge and putting ourselves in a position to have success. We can’t say anything other than they’ve been doing all the right things.”’
Iona coach Rick Pitino: “I’m hoping the Bills go all the way.”
‘“I’m a big Buffalo Bills fan,” Pitino said Wednesday on a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference videoconference. “I root for the Giants, one, and the Bills, two. I like the Mafia and everything around it.”’
Buffalo Bills’ top-ranked defense to face ‘overwhelming amount of weapons’ vs Chiefs
‘“I can tell you we miss Tre out there,” said McDermott. “But Dane and Levi have done a tremendous job, and I think just overall the guys have come together as a team and played good team defense in Tre’s absence. The entire secondary has taken that as a challenge and embraced that challenge. It’s never about one guy … I just think about the overall team, the overall unit, in this case, the defense. So we’ve got to continue to play like that in Tre’s absence and take our game to another level.”’
Stefon Diggs on Bills’ mentality, Devin Singletary’s piece of pie: ‘Nobody here getting fat and satisfied’
‘“We all have a similar story of kind of being a little counted out and coming through the back door and having some success,” Diggs said. “But always on that steady increase or that grind trying to get better. I feel like that’s what makes us the team we are. Nobody is around here getting fat and satisfied. It’s like, well, on to the next. Let’s keep going.”’
7 teams in NFL history that have done what Bills did in 2021 won Super Bowl
‘The Buffalo Bills became just the eighth team in NFL history to win 12 or more games by 12 points or more after they disposed of the New England Patriots in a blowout last week, 47-17. All seven teams that previously accomplished the feat went on to win the Super Bowl.’
NFL Draft 2022: ESPN’s Mel Kiper’s 1st-round mock projects Bills getting help in secondary
‘ESPN draft guru Mel Kiper Jr. released his initial first-round mock for the 2022 NFL Draft on Wednesday and while the Bills’ draft spot is not yet official, Kiper slotted Buffalo in at 27. With few holes on their roster, Kiper Jr. addressed the cornerback position for Buffalo in his first mock draft having the Bills select Washington cornerback Trent McDuffie.’
Thursday’s Kansas City Coverage
Speed in which Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes threw his TD passes Sunday shattered NFL record (Kansas City Star)
Revamped Chiefs defense competing at higher level heading into Divisional Round (Saint Joseph News Press)
Businesses look to capitalize on Chiefs’ success (Saint Joseph News Press)
Chiefs keep leaning on McKinnon, other unsung players (AP)
Chiefs’ Poles has 2nd interview for Giants GM, Peters next (AP)
How Kansas City Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes is preparing for his next job as team owner (ESPN)
Chiefs RB Darrel Williams, CB Rashad Fenton miss practice Wednesday (KHSB-TV)
Donna Kelce: Surprising son Travis Kelce during press conference was “really special” (KHSB-TV)
Chiefs vs. Bills playoff game brings forward friendly donut wager (KHSB-TV)
Businesses tie deals to Chiefs success across Kansas City (KHSB-TV)
Mahomes vs. Allen: Is it the new Brady vs. Manning? (WDAF-TV)
‘He’s a problem’: Bills OC Brian Daboll preparing for Chris Jones, Chiefs defensive line (WDAF-TV)
Growing up Kelce: NFL stars’ mom lets fans in on secret (WDAF-TV)
Chiefs to take over Kansas City bar for playoffs (WDAF-TV)
‘It was a riot’: Donna Kelce talks trip from Tampa to KC (WDAF-TV)
Bills vs. Chiefs game offers weekend’s cheapest playoff tickets (WDAF-TV)
Divisional Playoffs Injury Report | Chiefs vs. Bills (Chiefs.com)
Allen: Chiefs are team ‘everyone aspires to be’
‘”They are the Mecca of the AFC. That’s the team that everyone aspires to be,” Allen said during his weekly meeting with the Buffalo media. “To be in three AFC Championships in a row and two Super Bowls in a row, that’s the type of level we want to be. In order to be the best, you have to beat the best.”‘
Mario Addison only Bills player on Wednesday’s injury report
‘Addison was listed as a limited participant with a shoulder injury he suffered in Saturday’s 47-17 AFC Wild Card Wound win over the New England Patriots.’
Josh Allen and Stefon Diggs ready for their toughest test of the season
‘”They’re throwing so many different looks at opposing quarterbacks right now, they’ve got guys who are playing really well right now like 95 [Chris Jones] who moved back inside,” Josh Allen said. “When he wants to go he can go against anybody. They’ve got some really good guys in their secondary right now who can make plays so we’ve got to be on top of our game communication-wise and take the crowd out of it Sunday night.”‘
Buffalo Bills defensive end Mario Addison limited in practice with shoulder injury
‘The Kansas City Chiefs have five players on their injury report with cornerback Rashad Fenton and running back Darrel Williams not participating in practice on Wednesday.’
Bills have last year’s AFC title loss to Chiefs in the back of their minds: “We don’t want to have that feeling that we had there last year”
‘“I think at the end of the day we don’t want to have that feeling that we had there last year. We know our season ended there last year and now we have to do everything in our power to put our foot forward and make sure that it doesn’t end there this year and that’s our main goal is to go out there and win one game as it is their’s,” Bills quarterback Josh Allen said following practice on Wednesday.’
DiCamillo Bakery’s “Bills Bread” is available for pre-order
‘DiCamillo Bakery announced on social media Tuesday that they are bringing back Bills bread for preorder before the playoffs game on Sunday. Call 800-634-4363 or any DiCamillo location to order.’