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Archives for December 23, 2024

Bills defeat Patriots and remain in contention for #1 seed

‘The Buffalo Bills defeated the New England Patriots in their first matchup against each other this season. Although the final score was 24-21 with Buffalo on top to finish, the Bills didn’t get their feet under themselves right away.’

McDermott: ‘We’ve got to clean some things up’ following victory over Patriots

‘”Good to get a win, it’s hard to win. Don’t take those for granted. Number One. Two, we thought we played sloppy in the first half in particular, and overall. We’ve got to clean some things up. The second half was a lot better, controlling the line of scrimmage offensively, and defensively with the takeaways. But you can’t start a game the way we did with the kickoff return and just getting off to an overall bad start. So I applaud the guys for, you know, finding a way and the coaching staff as well. [We made] some good adjustments at halftime. But again, we’re planning on coming out of this game and we’ll look at the tape and make sure we continue to adjust.”‘

Allen: ‘Today wasn’t our best effort. Something we’ll learn from.’

‘”We have got to find a way to come out in the first half ready to play. I don’t think that’s something that we did great today. Missed some opportunities. Wish I had a few back. That’s every game. Glad that our defense and our special teams can step up. They scored on defense, obviously, and we won the turnover battle again. That’s complimentary football, and our defense had our back today.”‘

Buffalo Bills hang on against the New England Patriots despite sloppy performance

‘As far as the game is concerned, Buffalo managed to erase a 14-point deficit thanks to some big plays on defense. The Bills forced turnovers on three consecutive possessions, including a fumble recovered for a touchdown to make it 24-14. The other turnovers were a Greg Rousseau forced fumble recovered by Dorian Williams and a Cam Lewis interception.’

Report: Josh Allen has played through broken hand this season

‘The report, from NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport, says “Allen has played through most of his MVP-caliber season with a fractured left hand” after going airborne on a fourth-quarter touchdown run during that Week 1 home victory against the Arizona Cardinals.’

Who will the Bills play next season?

‘All but one of the Bills games are determined. They will play six games against AFC East rivals, four games against the AFC North, and four more against the NFC South.’

Bills start slow, survive late to beat Patriots 24-21

‘However, there was plenty of stress for Bills Mafia. The Patriots got out to a 14-0 lead. In the fourth quarter, Josh Allen suffered an injury to his right arm that appeared serious at first. The Patriots made it a three-point game in the final minutes.’

Thad Brown: Conflicting goals nearly doom Bills

‘With each passing Chiefs win, the dream of a 1-seed in the AFC playoffs is becoming less reality and more fantasy. The Bills can do math. They understand how poor their chances are. After the win over New England, both Josh Allen and Sean McDermott alluded to the dueling intents this week. Do they chase that top seed or or do they protect schemes and players for the playoff run?’

Bills 24, Patriots 21 | Final score, stats to know + game highlights

‘With the win, QB Josh Allen improved to 22-3 in December/January regular season games since 2020. In the win, Allen completed 16 passes for 154 yards and 1 touchdown and added 28 yards on the ground. RB James Cook led both the running game and receiving game with 100 rushing yards and 26 receiving yards in addition to both a rushing and receiving touchdown.’