‘Over 150 Buffalo Bills fans made the trip to the airport on Monday morning around 4 a.m. to greet players and coaches back in Western New York following their 21-14 win over the Miami Dolphins. By defeating the Dolphins on Sunday Night Football, Buffalo won the AFC East title for the fourth consecutive season.’
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Sean McDermott, Bills defense go from uh-oh to whoa in late-game situations
‘A coach whose defining moment came in 13 seconds in Kansas City didn’t seem to know how to close out close games after moving to 29-28 in one-score games as a head coach. The Bills had less than 20% odds to make the playoffs Nov. 27 and McDermott vowed to get to the bottom of the late-game struggles.’
Simmons: Unconventional Josh Allen fights his way to another division title for the Buffalo Bills
‘Allen takes a big shot, get knocked down, swings wildly in return, acts erratically, makes bad decisions, leaves himself open, lands giant bombs, takes one or more on the chin and somehow just keeps on battling.’
Josh Allen might be the wild card the Buffalo Bills have needed all along
‘Sunday night was also, of course, another exciting episode of the Full Josh Allen Experience, and god, it’s the best when you’re not actually rooting for the Bills. On the first Bills drive, Allen got them to the five-yard line and hucked an absolute no-hope interception into the end zone. On Buffalo’s second drive, Allen started one of his signature plays: flushed out of the pocket, dodging defenders, creating time but running out of time, scanning downfield, the sideline and defenders and everything closing in.’
Paul Zeise: Josh Allen plays for both teams most nights, and that is a good thing for the Steelers
‘Yeah, please tell me again how the Steelers got a tougher draw having to play in Buffalo than play against that guy. If you believe that, then either you just haven’t been paying attention or you are just being a contrarian—or you are, as I wrote earlier, on the wacky tobaccy.’
Steelers ‘energetic’ about getting chance to face Bills in AFC wild-card matchup
‘The matchup pits two teams peaking at the right time of the season. While Buffalo rebounded from a 6-6 start to win the division title, the Steelers won their final three games to reach 10 wins for the first time since 2020.’
What you need to know about the Steelers’ Wild-Card opponent, the Buffalo Bills
‘McDermott holds a 3-1 edge over Tomlin in head-to-head meetings.’
5 things to know about the Bills: Josh Allen has made a lot of mistakes
‘Only Washington’s Sam Howell threw more interceptions than Allen’s 18 this season.’
Sean McDermott was fuming over one Josh Allen decision during NBC interview
‘With no timeouts left and the Bills trailing 14-7 with just 11 seconds left in the first half of their win over the Dolphins Sunday night, Allen threw and completed a pass to running back Ty Johnson short of the goal line. At first, it appeared as if Johnson would be able to continue into the end zone, but a crunching tackle by Jerome Baker and Eli Apple stopped Johnson just short. The clock ran out after the play as a result, with the Bills coming away without any points.’
Bills show ability to overcome their flaws by rolling into playoff meeting against Steelers
‘For everything that’s gone against them this season — injuries, turnovers, last-minute gaffes — the Bills are the hottest team entering the postseason. They’ve won five straight games, are one of three teams to win six of their last seven and are 5-1 against teams in the playoff field.’
Bills’ Gabe Davis suffers PCL sprain, status for wild-card playoff game vs. Steelers unclear, per report
‘Per NFL Media, Davis suffered a PCL (posterior cruciate ligament) sprain that is not considered major, but his status for Buffalo’s wild-card matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers is unclear. Davis’ participation on the Bills’ injury report will be something to watch throughout the week.’
Bills Savagely Roasted All the TV Analysts Who Trashed Them During the Season
‘The Bills posted a video on social media on Monday of all the pundits who were declaring them finished two months ago.’
Bills reward their AFC East title bettors after five-week turnaround — Will Buffalo’s run continue?
‘Five weeks ago, the Buffalo Bills were a 6-6 struggle-bus occupying the 11th seed in the AFC, while Mike McDaniel’s 9-3 Dolphins sat atop the conference. Miami had whopping -2500 odds on BetMGM to win the AFC East, which translates to an over 96 percent win probability (Buffalo was +1100). On Sunday night, the Bills went into Miami with the division on the line and came away with the victory, securing the No. 2 seed in the AFC in the most dramatic fashion imaginable.’
McDermott says it’s too early to evaluate Sunday’s injuries
‘During his weekly Zoom call with the media, Bills head coach Sean McDermott said Monday it was too early to know the severity of any of them. However, he should have more clarity when he meets with the media again on Wednesday.’
Opinion: Bills’ fourth-straight AFC East title is simply amazing
‘When Week 12 came to an end, the Bills were sitting in 11th place in the conference standings. They were three games back of the 9-3 Miami Dolphins in the AFC East.’