Archives for January 29, 2022

‘It’ll be on Daboll to straighten Jones out. Undoubtedly, the job Daboll did with Allen led him to this moment. Under Daboll, the Bills finished 30th in both total yards (298.6) and points (16.8) during Allen’s rookie season, but showed some improvement the following season – jumping to 24th in yards (330.2) and 23rd in points (19.6) – before exploding the past two seasons. The Bills ranked second in both yards (396.4) and points (31.3) in 2020 and backed that up by finishing fifth in yards (381.9) and third in points (28.4) this past regular season.’

‘Most of the donations are for $13 to commemorate the comeback, $17 for Allen’s jersey number and $32 for Allen’s and Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ numbers combined. Oishei has also received donations in $117 and $1,017 increments. The total surpassed $400,000 Thursday.’

‘During that offseason, Kansas City proposed to change the overtime rules to allow both teams the opportunity to have the ball at least once, even if the first try ends in a touchdown. Their plan also included the elimination of the overtime coin toss, awarding possession choice to the team that won the toss to start the game. That, and other proposals in recent years, went nowhere.’

‘The Bills were 13 seconds away from the AFC Championship Game. The score was 36-33, the Bills leading. I sat there and told my wife, “the game isn’t over.” She mocked me with “oh, ye of little faith.” I told her I have been a Bills fans since I was 13 years old, I’m now 70. Thirteen years old and 13 seconds on the clock. Something was telling me don’t get the parade route ready.’