‘“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.’
Archives for January 2022
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.’
Chiefs fans donating to Oishei Children’s Hospital following Bills playoff loss
‘In a Facebook post Monday “Chiefs Kingdom Memes” posted a donation link to the Patricia Allen Fund encouraging fans to donate. The post read in part, “Out of HUGE respect for Josh Allen, I’m donating $13 to his foundation which supports the Children’s Hospital of Buffalo. Hope some of y’all join this too.”‘
Looking for answers on those last 13 seconds? You won’t be getting them from Sean McDermott
‘“We had those timeouts and I let them line up the first play to see formationally, burn that first one. There were some conversations that took place on the sidelines. That first play, with [Tyreek Hill] in particular, he’s so fast getting down the field so you’ve got to be smart with that, balancing that a little bit with also challenging the yardage that they needed for the field goal,” said McDermott.’
“Buffalo is a winning organization.” Sean McDermott gives his season-ending thoughts
‘It was certainly a loss that was hard to stomach for anyone involved or invested with the Bills organization. McDermott faced multiple questions regarding the way Buffalo handled some of the kicking and defensive decisions down the stretch.’
Chiefs fans raise $150K for Oishei in $13 increments
‘As of 6:50 p.m. Tuesday, the donations had climbed to $83,000. As of 10:10 p.m., the total climbed to $150,000.’
Top 5 things we learned from Sean McDermott’s 2021 season wrap-up press conference
‘”It’s been disappointing, particularly the last part of the game,” said McDermott. “It’s an area, those 13 seconds in particular, that we pride ourselves in being detailed and prepared. And it’s an area of situational football practiced almost daily here. It’s typically handled very well. And it’s something that we all have to face. We’re not going to run from it. And hopefully one day as we look back, one day it’ll be a part of our story and we’ll be accomplishing the goals that we have as an organization. Somewhere along the lines that’ll help us. Right now, it’s hard, but I’m extremely proud of this team. I’m extremely proud of what we’ve we have accomplished. And I believe that we’re going to face it and learn from it.”‘
Bills to pick 25th overall in the 2022 NFL Draft
‘The 2022 NFL Draft is set to take place on Thursday, April 28 through Saturday, April 30 in Las Vegas, Nevada.’
Bills-Chiefs delivers huge ratings for CBS
‘The Bills-Chiefs game on Sunday night was the most-watched Divisional playoff game on any network in five years. The game averaged 42.7 million viewers and it peaked with 51.697 million viewers on CBS.’
Bills had hand in galling loss to the Chiefs
‘That Buffalo didn’t get a possession in OT is a flaw the NFL must address … the result is tilted way too far toward the coin-toss winner in a postseason game. But there’s also a lot to unpack about the Bills’ role in one of the most devastating losses in franchise history.’
Analysis: Bills got more pressure on Patrick Mahomes and had little to show for it
‘Despite heat in his passing pocket, Mahomes made play after play – with his arm and his legs – in the Kansas City Chiefs’ 42-36 overtime victory.’
Upon Further Review: Patrick Mahomes proves to be a puzzle Bills still can’t solve
‘The Bills spent the 2021 offseason building a roster to take down the Chiefs. Sunday night showed that riddle is far from being solved. The road to the Super Bowl in the AFC still goes through Kansas City – a realization that stung like the January winds off Lake Erie. The Chiefs will host the AFC title game for the fourth consecutive season, an NFL record.’
Devin Singletary plays every snap, Zack Moss sits for Bills against Chiefs
‘The Buffalo Bills’ running back played 64 offensive snaps against the Kansas City Chiefs in a 42-36 overtime loss at Arrowhead Stadium. That represented 100% of the Bills’ offensive snaps. Fellow running back Zack Moss was active, but joined backup quarterback Mitchell Trubisky in being the only players on the game-day roster not to play.’