Niagara Gazette

‘His face, name or number are plastered everywhere from gas stations to grocery stores. More than one street with the name Allen in it around Western New York has been re-dubbed with his name on it by a fan.’

‘Bill Belichick, Mike Ditka, Tony Dungy, Andy Reid, George Seifert. Toss in Sean McDermott.’

‘Bobby Babich is a version of McDermott with more outward emotion and a decade younger.’

Brady’s offense responded by producing 33 plays of over 30 yards, nine more than 2023 and the most in Buffalo’s string of five consecutive AFC East championships. And 12 of those plays went for touchdowns.’

‘Six of the team’s 21 picks in the first three rounds of the NFL draft since 2018 have been allocated to defensive linemen. Since 2019, the Bills have spent more than $280 million on defensive linemen, allocating 22% of the salary cap to the position.’

‘“I’ve heard it told to me by multiple people that have been in this league longer than I have, keep kicking the door, keep kicking the door and you’re going to knock it down and that is my mentality, that is our mentality,” Beane said. “We are not giving in, we’re not. We’re frustrated, we want to win and all that’s doing is making our chip bigger.”’

‘The Bills enter the offseason $7.464 million over the cap, according to OverTheCap.com, but Beane has expertly moved money around throughout his tenure to create more wiggle room. Making Von Miller — who expressed his desire to return next year — a post-June 1 cut would create the most space, with $17.44 million recouped.’

‘But the Chiefs figured out how to crack the code, holding the Bills to 2 for 6 on sneaks, stopping them on a two-point conversion and a controversial fourth down in the fourth quarter.’

‘Go Bills!’

‘But for the second season in a row, Allen had a chance to end the game on his terms. And for the second season in a row, the Chiefs left the stadium victorious.’

‘Another year, another season that fell short of a Super Bowl and another season ended by the Kansas City Chiefs. It was also another year that Allen had the ball in his hands with a chance to do something about it and the Bills came up empty.’

‘“We didn’t accomplish s—,” Bills cornerback Rasul Douglas said. “If you don’t win a ring, none of that s—’ll matter.”’

‘Some of the younger players tried to keep perspective in 2020, especially when veteran defensive Jerry Hughes told stories about going 0-4 in playoff games before that season. It’s not always easy to take a step back in a whirlwind moment.’

‘“Its shows their more high-energy behaviors in the same way the crowd gets hyped up for the Bills,” said aquarium spokesperson Christine Stephans. Guests will also see how positive reinforcement training helps sea lions thrive under human care.’

‘The deafening noise, sea of red and overuse of the Tomahawk Chop swirl through the stadium. The Kansas City Chiefs are 57-14 at home with Patrick Mahomes as the starting quarterback, including 11-2 in the playoffs. It’s an imposing stadium for most teams. Not the Buffalo Bills. The Bills are responsible for three of those losses in Arrowhead. Only the AFC West rival Chargers and Raiders have won twice there since 2018, but no team has won in Kansas City than the Bills. The problem, though, is that all three of Buffalo’s wins are in the regular season. Mahomes’ Chiefs are 1-4 against the Bills in the regular season, but 3-0 in the playoffs, with two of those postseason wins coming at Arrowhead.’