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Sullivan: Bills fans in for a treat with real home playoff game

‘Next week, the Bills will play a home playoff game in front of a full house for the first time in a quarter century — to be specific, since Jim Kelly played his final game in a wild-card upset loss to the Jaguars at the end of the 1996 season.’

The Buffalo Bills rule the AFC East. And the road to the Super Bowl is wide open

‘The road in the AFC to the Super Bowl may end up going through Nashville, with the Tennessee Titans enduring the loss of their superstar running back to have a surprisingly strong campaign. But with all of their key players healthy, there’s nobody in the conference the Bills can’t beat despite being a little less than impressive in their final two games of the season.’

Monday’s New York Coverage

Jets Flutter in the Fourth, While the Giants’ Futile Sneak Symbolizes Season (New York Times)
Jets season ends with historically inept 27-10 loss to Bills (New York Daily News)
Jets corners keep Josh Allen, Bills in check (New York Daily News)
Jets produce franchise-low 53 yards in season-ending loss to Bills (New York Post)
Jets’ defense was motivated by previous Bills beatdown: ‘Felt the disrespect’ (New York Post)
Robert Saleh, Zach Wilson’s Jets honeymoon period officially over (New York Post)
Jets’ misery loves company in the form of reeling Giants (New York Post)
Jets report card: Defense showed a lot of pride (New York Post)
Jets’ opponents, draft slots now set for next season (New York Post)
Jets allow nine sacks, drop season finale to Bills (Newsday)
Jets’ defense holds its own for most of the game in loss to Bills (Newsday)
Jets fans, you can open your eyes again, season is over (Newsday)
Jets offseason issues: Five positions they must tackle (Newsday)
Jets’ Zach Wilson assesses rookie season after loss to Bills (Newark Star Ledger)
3 areas where Jets’ Zach Wilson can continue to improve in the offseason (Newark Star Ledger)
Analysis: Despite humbling 27-10 loss to Buffalo, NY Jets still headed in right direction (Bergen Record)
NFL Draft order 2022: Where the NY Jets will pick in the first round, two top 10 picks? (Bergen Record)
Jets takeaways from 27-10 loss to Buffalo Bills in season finale (SportsNet New York)
Robert Saleh knows Jets are trending upward, but pressure is on to continue progress (SportsNet New York)
Zach Wilson reflects on ‘ups and downs’ of rookie season (SportsNet New York)
Here’s all the Jets opponents for 2022-23 NFL season (SportsNet New York)
Here is where Jets, Giants will pick in 2022 NFL Draft (SportsNet New York)
Bills punter Matt Haack having no-good, very bad day against Jets (WFAN-AM)
Jets-Bills 3 Takeaways: Jets Sacked in Season Finale vs. Bills (NewYorkJets.com)
Robert Saleh: ‘Tough Sledding’ vs. Bills but ‘Very Encouraging’ Progress This Season (NewYorkJets.com)
Jets QB Zach Wilson: ‘We’re Working for Something in the Future’ (NewYorkJets.com)
True Believer C.J. Mosley: Jets Can ‘Get Where We Want to Get’ (NewYorkJets.com)
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Photo gallery (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)

Monday’s New England Coverage

Patriots to play Bills Saturday in wild-card round; here’s the scouting report (Boston Globe)
Patriots-Bills Wild Card playoff game set for Saturday night (Boston Herald)
NFL Playoff Schedule: Patriots are AFC’s No. 6 seed, will face No. 3 Bills, Saturday (Springfield Republican)
Fear not, the Patriots will shuffle off to Buffalo for a win (Nashua Telegraph)
Patriots’ Playoff Opponent Finalized After Raiders’ Win Over Chargers (NESN)
How Patriots-Bills AFC Wild Card Playoff game will be first of its kind (NBC Sports Boston)
Patriots set to take on Bills in Buffalo in Wild Card tilt (WEEI-FM)
Round 3: Patriots Heading To Buffalo For Wild Card Showdown With Bills (WBZ-TV)
Pats-Bills III set for Saturday night (Patriots.com)

Bills Clinch AFC East Title With 27-10 Win Over Jets

‘“Nobody at the end of their career looks back and really figures out how many times you won your division. I think the main goal is the Super Bowl,” Allen said. “It’s great, it’s fine, hats and shirts are cool. But at the end of the day, we’ve got a lot more work to do.”’

Buffalo Bills win second straight AFC East title, enter playoffs as No. 3 seed

‘”There’s a lot of lessons you learn through the course of the season that you try and use and apply later in the year, and I think we’ve done that to this point,” McDermott said. “We’ve got to continue to do that. Certainly, the game tonight was tough and they’re going to be tough. So, you got to continue to grow, continue to learn and apply those lessons every week.”‘

Josh Allen becomes first player in NFL history to put up this unique statistic for quarterbacks

‘Allen is the only player in NFL history with 4,000 passing yards, 30 passing touchdowns and eight rushing touchdowns in a season, accomplishing the feat last season. He only had six rushing touchdowns in 2021, ending his three-year streak of rushing for seven-plus touchdowns in a year. Allen still finished with 36 passing touchdowns and six rushing touchdowns, finishing with 42 total for the year.’

Matt Haack has very bad day against Jets

‘After a strong 42-yard boot to start the game, Haack’s second attempt was a shank that would’ve netted just 28 yards and set the Jets up just on their side of midfield. He was “saved” by offsetting personal fouls, but then his second attempt at his third boot was worse, netting just 21 yards and giving the Jets the ball at the Bills’ 45-yard line.’

Bills to host Patriots on Saturday at 8:15 p.m. EST

‘The Patriots were bumped to the sixth-seed in the AFC on Sunday after they lost to the Dolphins in Miami, followed by an overtime win for the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday night over the Los Angeles Chargers.’

Stefon Diggs honors Betty White with awesome cleats

‘Three days before Diggs deployed his Madden cleats, the world learned of Betty White’s passing at age 99, just under three weeks before her 100th birthday. Diggs was evidently affected by the loss, as were millions of fans across the globe, and he decided to use Week 18 as a way to pay his respects with another pair of custom cleats.’

Opinion: Capaccio: Arrow Up/Arrow Down: Jets at Bills

‘The third quarter was just awful for the Bills on offense. They didn’t score. Josh Allen was 3-for-13 for 39 yards. They had four possessions and punted on every one of them. Two of those were three-and-outs, and had 51 total net yards due to 30 yards in penalties.’

Defense dominates again in win over Jets, unit finishes regular season as NFL’s best

‘”We show up each and every practice, try to get better, emphasize takeaways, the line getting after the quarterback, the back seven getting after the football, and it’s just a blessing,” safety Micah Hyde said about the defense. “It just shows the love we have on this defense and the guys just want to go out there and play for each other.”‘