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‘We were helpless’: Bills react to playoff exit

‘“They came out there and they ran straight through us,” said the wide receiver. “We talk about how we want home field advantage through the playoffs and we get what we want and we don’t show up. It looks bad on us and it’s like, when is enough, enough? We were helpless. They were just having their way with us. That’s not Buffalo Bills football.”’

Bills turn attention to offseason after loss to Bengals

‘”There was a lot of stuff that happened to a football team that I don’t know if it’s ever happened before,” Allen said. “Just battling through that with the guys in this locker room and trusting each other. Obviously, we want to win — make no mistake about it — but I’m proud of how this team was able to fight through some of the stuff we went through.”‘

‘The gap is closing’: McDermott, Bills evaluating team as offseason begins

‘”We’re a good football team, and we’ve been good for a number of years,” McDermott said. “The goal is to win a world championship. So for us to have a true evaluation of where we’re at, we have to be objective with ourselves and say ‘Hey, where are we?’ Look around the division, the division is improving. The gap is closing, as far as that’s concerned. So if we didn’t (evaluate ourselves), we wouldn’t be doing it the right way.”‘

Bills searching for answers after season-ending loss

‘”I ask that question just like you ask that question,” Isaiah McKenzie said. “I really don’t know. We’ve got the players, we’ve got the coaches, we’ve got everything going, we’re winning football games when we need them during the season. Then when we get to the playoffs, it’s like, it’s not there. I’m still not understanding that.”‘

Bills Clean Out Locker; Officially Close Book On 2022 Season

‘“It starts and ends with the line of scrimmage. We’ve got to look at that and then look at the quarterback play. I thought, we’ve got a quarterback that we feel really good about and should feel good about. But we all, myself included, Josh, and the leaders of this football team, we all have to improve in certain areas to move this organization forward.”’

5 things we learned from the 2022 Bills season-ending press conferences

‘”It just wasn’t falling for us for some reason,” Saffold said. “Guys are trying to fight through, trying to sprint off the line. Josh (Allen) was trying to make things happen, it’s almost like being in quicksand. Like the harder that you fought, the deeper that you sank in the game, which is unprecedented for us.”‘

Top 5 takeaways from Bills HC Sean McDermott’s season-ending press conference

‘”I’m a big believer in you are who you are in the last game of the season, in terms of what you saw on the field,” McDermott explained. “And that’s what you have to address. So obviously, we weren’t good enough yesterday, and we need to address those areas and do what’s necessary to get this organization to the Super Bowl.”‘

Bills choose bad time for worst game

‘This wasn’t a loss that can be walked off with, “Oh, we just didn’t have it today … they outplayed us.” The Bills performance exuded a most malodorous air.’

Observations: Defense completely no shows as Bills get bounced from playoffs by Bengals

‘Plenty was made of the Bengals being without three starters on the offensive line coming into the game, but you never would have known that. Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow was barely touched. The Bengals’ offensive line also opened up big holes for a running game that piled up 172 yards, a week after gaining just 51 against Baltimore. The Bengals set a franchise playoff record with 30 first downs, and finished with 412 yards.’