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‘A YouCaring.com spokesperson emailed that Bills fans raised over $30,000 for the Western PA Youth Athletic Association since the end of the Bengals-Ravens game. Boyd himself took to Twitter to thank the people of Buffalo for their generosity.’

‘”We have over 4,500 donors right now. We’ve raised over $100,000 and it continues to go up,” Dalton said in a social media video. “We cannot thank you enough. Let’s keep it going.”‘

‘Here’s a look at some of the longest active postseason droughts across all major sports (Bills fans, note Buffalo’s absence after almost two decades of disappointment)…’.

‘The next tiebreaker is based on strength of victory. The Bills finished the season with a .396 strength of victory, which gave them the sixth spot over the Ravens, who finished with a .299 strength of victory. Getting into the playoffs based on the strength of victory tiebreaker doesn’t happen often. Before this year, the last team to qualify for the postseason based on strength of victory was Green Bay. In 2010, the Packers edged the Giants for the final spot in the NFC, and here’s the good news for Buffalo: Green Bay went on to win the Super Bowl that year.’

‘How exactly the Bills are planning to give the Bengals their free wings — hopefully they aren’t going to buy wings and then ship them to Cincinnati, because that sounds awful — is unknown, but it’s a nice gesture. It’s not everyday you break your historic playoff drought thanks to a heroic touchdown by Andy Dalton and Tyler Boyd of all players. So, wings (and more than a few drinks) seems like an appropriate way to celebrate.’

‘Jacksonville has one of the NFL’s best defenses and the Bills will be operating at a serious disadvantage if they do not have their best offensive player on the field for the game. Much of the responsibility for creating points will fall to Tyrod Taylor and the passing game, which has been the weaker part of Buffalo’s offense all season — and even then, McCoy was a huge part of the team’s pass offense.’

‘According to the Bills, the first 150 folks who donated to Dalton’s foundation — details of which you can find here, the Daltons’ goal is “to provide daily support, opportunities, resources and life-changing experiences to seriously ill and physically challenged children and their families in Cincinnati and Fort Worth” — managed to generate more than $3,000 in donations for the Andy & Jordan Dalton Foundation.’

‘How exactly the Bills are planning to give the Bengals their free wings — hopefully they aren’t going to buy wings and then ship them to Cincinnati, because that sounds awful — is unknown, but it’s a nice gesture. It’s not everyday you break your historic playoff drought thanks to a heroic touchdown by Andy Dalton and Tyler Boyd of all players. So, wings (and more than a few drinks) seems like an appropriate way to celebrate.’

‘The touchdown seemed so obvious on the field that an official working the game almost sounded confused when he found out the score had been overturned. That official, deep judge Mark Hittner, was talking with Taylor and Bills coach Sean McDermott when the replay reversal was announced in the stadium.’

‘Don’t read the replies there unless you love reading swear words. The folks who saw that tweet weren’t the only ones who disagreed with the call. There were plenty of folks who believed the Pats were getting a good deal on the play in question.’

‘”Man, it’s a joke, dog,” he said, via ESPN.com’s Mike Rodak. “Man, I don’t know what to say on that. I’m laying there. He snuck me with my back turned. He could have broke my neck. I mean, I got a son to raise. All that. People don’t think about that when they just react. … The guy did what he wanted to do. He is what he did. Dirty shot, so what does that make him? Dirty player. Simple.”‘

‘Things got real crazy during the final minute of regulation — and we nearly got a rare Colts 8-7 victory. Instead, silliness occurred and it went to overtime.’

‘If Taylor can’t go, at least Peterman will face a friendlier pass defense this time around. The Bills don’t rush the passer or cover receivers nearly as well as do the Chargers, so that should give him a better chance to get into a rhythm and avoid costly turnovers. If Taylor can play, hopefully for Buffalo he can do a bit better than he did against New England.’

‘White, who entered concussion protocol as a consequence of Gronkowski’s elbow drop, was cleared to return to practice on Thursday. He also spoke for the first time about the league levying just a one-game suspension for what everyone agrees was dirty and dangerous.’

‘A beer at the game would literally cost more than twice the price of your ticket.’