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‘“It’s tough to win in this league when you’re playing a good team and your quarterback plays like s—,” Allen said after the game. “[I] made some bad decisions tonight, really cost us our team. Lot to learn from, lot to grow from, but that’s not the standard we hold ourselves to. That’s not the ball that we play.”’

‘Even though Hines plays as a running back, he actually has more receiving yards (1,725) than rushing yards (1,205) in his fifth year in the league. He has the fifth most receiving yards by a running back in the league since the 2018 season.’

‘Kamara has spent his entire six-year NFL career with New Orleans. He’s become one of the top running backs in the league, so it makes sense why a Super Bowl favorite such as Buffalo would be interested in securing another powerful player.’

‘“I wasn’t here, man. Ignorance is bliss,” he says, laughing. “I can only tell you about what we were doing this week. We came into this game, we had peace and we took it at one play at a time. We knew it was gonna be a 60-minute fight—if not a 70-minute fight—and we just prepared for whatever.”’

‘Even with the result, the missed tripping play drew plenty of ire from viewers. Here are some of the best social media reactions to the play.’

‘The Chiefs represented their last real hurdle, both mentally and physically, for the only goals that will truly eviscerate how the 2021 season ended in January: Gaining homefield advantage in the playoffs and a first-round bye to make the ludicrously difficult task of making it to the Super Bowl a little bit easier.’

‘This is, experts in the business of team psychology and mental health say, a monumentally important admission—a sign that they are still united. That’s especially true this week, as the Bills prepare to take on the Chiefs, the team that broke Buffalo’s heart nine months ago, derailing a potential trip to the Super Bowl. Also important is what Diggs said when the conversation turned from pizza, wings and Allen’s grilling style to those moments of total numbness after the Chiefs tied last January’s game by moving the ball 50 yards in 10 seconds, followed by a field goal as the final three seconds on the clock elapsed, then won the overtime coin flip and the game, and ended Buffalo’s season.’

‘He has spent the last few years bouncing around the league from team to team. Austin was drafted No. 8 in the 2013 draft by the then St. Louis Rams and spent five years with the team, including two when they became the Los Angeles Rams.’

‘Tomlin experienced Miller’s talents firsthand back at the 2017 Pro Bowl when the Steelers staff coached the AFC team. Miller was named defensive MVP of the game.’

‘We’ll get to the details on how Buffalo did it, but the important thing, the thing that struck those on the Bills’ sideline, was Allen’s demeanor in the moment—and that he did it after making the sort of breakneck plays that have become his trademark to get Buffalo down the field. There was a downfield touch throw to Dawson Knox for 20 yards on a third-and-2 that sparked the march. There was a Houdini escape on a scramble play, followed by an against-his-body bullet to Khalil Shakir two plays later, to put the Bills in field goal range.’

‘Some fans have donated specific amounts such as $21.19, which was the score of the Bills-Dolphins game, and $17.01, which is a combination of Josh Allen’s number and Tagovailoa’s.’

‘“I think anybody with two eyes can understand what was going on under that pile,” Allen said. “There’s some things that I didn’t appreciate down there that was going on. We’ll let everyone make their own judgments for that.”’

‘“Saquon is probably as good now as he’ll ever be in the NFL,” he said on Up & Adams. “First couple games here, he’s redeems himself—in my eyes anyway—he’s running hard, lowering his shoulders, you can see the burst is back in his legs … why would the Giants keep him? Especially if you can get a reasonably good draft pick.”’

‘Dorsey likely wasn’t alone among those with a vested interest in the Bills winning in his irritation following the game. Buffalo gained 497 total yards of offense compared to Miami’s 212, and ran 90 plays compared to the Dolphins’ 39. Buffalo advanced into Dolphins territory on each of its final six drives—including getting inside the 20-yard line three times—yet came away with a total of just three points.’

‘The 32-year-old is set to enter the final year of his deal with the Bills next season. He has also been known for his durability, playing in at least 15 games in every year of his NFL career.’