‘“I watched it on video and I’ve watched it over and over in my head a million times,” McDermott said Tuesday. “I’ll continue to watch it in my mind and in my gut for years.”’
Archives for January 26, 2022
Chiefs fans commemorate playoff win over Bills by donating tens of thousands to Josh Allen’s charity
‘The idea originated from Twitter user “Chief Kingdom Memez,” which included a link to Allen’s fund and a suggestion that Chiefs fans make $13 donations. Though there’s no way of knowing how many fans have donated how much money — according to the link —but the tweet had 32 quote tweets, 99 retweets and 467 likes as of 5:15 p.m. ET.’
Andy Reid, Josh Allen give blunt assessment of NFL overtime rules after Chiefs’ walk-off win over Bills
‘”We should never let a football game be determined from a coin,” Bills left tackle Dion Dawkins said after the loss. “Like I think that’s the most craziest rule in sports. Like, you can fight your entire fight the whole game, and then the game comes down to a 50-50 chance of a coin toss. Like, this ain’t Vegas. Like, we’re not at the casino table. Like, this ain’t no 50-50 bet and there ain’t even no 50-50 bet. And it’s just crazy that that was the outcome.”’
Listen: McDermott: I’ve watched it over and over a million times in my head
‘“I wish our execution was different, just like I said after the game.”’
QB Josh Allen will have input on offensive coordinator should Brian Daboll get new job
‘”I was extremely fortunate he came back last year, but I haven’t looked into it all that much [this year],” Allen said about the possibility of losing Daboll. “But I believe in the guys in this locker room as well that we’re willing to do whatever it takes, whether it’s learning a new system or learning the same system with a new coach. We just have to band together and I trust the guys in this locker room.”‘
Report: Bills DC Leslie Frazier to get 2nd interview for Giants head coach job
‘The news isn’t surprising considering the Giants recently hired Joe Schoen as their general manager. He was the Bills assistant general manager for the last few years.’
Buffalo Bills matchup against Kansas City Chiefs most-watched Divisional Playoff game in five years
‘The game averaged 42.736 million viewers and peaked with 51.697 million viewers. According to CBS Sports, this was an 18% increase in viewership versus last year’s comparable game window which was The Tampa Bay Buccaneers against New Orleans Saints. The game was also the most-streamed non-Super Bowl game of all time on Paramount+.’
Chiefs fans take a page from Bills Mafia playbook, begin donating to Oishei Children’s Hospital
‘More than 4,000 donors and more than $60,000 have been raised at Oishei Children’s Hospital, as of Tuesday evening.’
With tough Bills loss, Pesci’s Pizza and Wings pays off their playoff guarantee victory promotion.
‘“The high was last week and here we are this week, it’s the lowest of the lowest,” said Phillips.’
Sean McDermott on Josh Allen doubters: “He’s answered all of those questions”
‘“Tremendous, another step in his growth this year or several steps I should say,” Sean McDermott said on his end of the season zoom call Tuesday morning.’
Report: Bills DC Leslie Frazier to have second interview with Giants
‘Frazier and Daboll have each interviewed with the Bears and Dolphins as well.’
Bills won’t make decision on potential replacement for Brian Daboll without Josh Allen
‘“Josh and I communicate on a lot of things, we spoke yesterday about some of what you’re discussing here. He will be in the loop and he will be communicated with and certainly value Josh’s opinion on things and it’s important that he’s comfortable as well so no decision will be made without Josh being looped in,” McDermott said on his season ending zoom call Tuesday morning.’
Tens of thousands of dollars sent to Oishei from Chiefs fans after Bills loss
‘Brett Fitzgerald, who first posted the idea on Facebook, originally had the idea to donate in $13 to Patrick Mahomes’ foundation, but after hearing from a friend that Bills Mafia usually donates to other team’s charities, he decided to change it to Oishei Children’s Hospital. He looked online and found out the hospital was the charity of choice for Josh Allen. He told News 4 in retrospect, he wish he had changed the donation amount to $17, so it didn’t seem like a jab.’
McDermott disappointed with late-game ‘execution’ against Chiefs; no answer on coaching decisions
‘“I’m still not going to get into the specifics on it.” McDermott said. “We didn’t execute… that’s really where I was after the game. That’s where I am now… We pride ourselves in detail. We pride ourselves in execution and being great in situational football, and we practice that tirelessly here.”’
Carucci Take2: Sean McDermott sees no answer as best answer for 13 seconds of Bills infamy
‘McDermott knows precisely what happened in those 13 seconds. Revealing that knowledge might have made the crowd demanding its pound of flesh for the Bills turning certain victory into crushing heartache feel better.’