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‘If the Patriots could treat the Bills like this, showing them that their very foundation is wobbling, what else are they capable of?’

‘“I don’t think they feel it’s a rivalry,” she said over the phone this weekend. “But we do.”’

‘Fromm dominated throughout his college career, leading Georgia to two consecutive SEC title games. But during his rookie season in Buffalo, he served as the team’s quarantine quarterback, effectively being isolated from the rest of the squad during the global pandemic in case there was a COVID-19 outbreak in the quarterback room.’

‘Now, the Buffalo Bills will be without him for the stretch run this season, as they look to make a run at the Super Bowl.’

‘On a 2nd and goal from the Saints’s 5-yard line during the Saints-Bills game, Diggs took a few steps forward before running inward and making a sharp left slant that left Lattimore lost in his tracks for a touchdown reception.’

‘Coming into Week 9, no team in the NFL averaged more points than the Bills’ 32.7 points per game. But the Bills, who didn’t help themselves with 12 penalties for 118 yards, could only manage two first-half field goals against a Jaguars defense that forced three turnovers, including two interceptions, and four sacks.’

‘Tennessee stuffed Allen’s sneak attempt to preserve a wild 34-31 win over the Bills in a game that saw seven lead changes, tying the all-time record for Monday Night Football. For a team that ranked 16th in the league in rushing yards allowed coming into the game, it saved its best performance when it needed it most.’

‘The Bills did more than beat the Chiefs at Arrowhead on Sunday night—they put together a dominant effort in hostile and inclement conditions that forcefully puts them at the front of the class in the AFC. And they did it with a pretty unique mix of players. One word that’s been raised to me by multiple people in the building in the aftermath of the rout of the Chiefs is unselfish, and there’s example after example of that quality popping up the last couple of days. In some cases, it’s established stars passing the spotlight on to teammates who may go unnoticed in a big week last the last one was in Buffalo.’

‘”If you find an away game you are able to go to then I will buy the tickets for you guys,” Beasley, one of the most vocal NFL players against vaccination mandates, tweeted earlier this week (sic). “DM me names and every thing snd I’ll figure out the best way to make it happen. Wish she could witness the mafia!”‘

‘1. Bills (11–6).’

‘As a result of McKenzie’s violation, he was given a fine of $14,650. Repeat violations could result in a player being suspended or fined a week’s salary. According to the league, McKenzie failed to wear a mask twice on Wednesday when he walked in the team’s fieldhouse to the trainer’s room and in the meeting area of the weight room near other players.’

‘Beasley and Davis would be eligible to practice despite the close contact if they were vaccinated against COVID-19, per NFL rules. Beasley has been one of the most vocal voices in the NFL against receiving the COVID vaccine as he noted in training camp “without having all the proper information, a player can feel misguided and unsure about a very personal choice.”‘

‘”Life can be over before you know it,”Dawkins said. “And regardless of what you made in life and what you did, you’ve got to keep stepping and just do what’s right because you never know what life will bring.”‘

‘The first shoe dropped among the trio, with Allen extending his contract with the Bills for six years—past the existing two years—for a total contract value of $258 million over eight years. As readers in this space know, the total value is a fictitious number as, unlike NBA and Major League Baseball deals, NFL contracts are not fully guaranteed. But Allen’s deal appears to be a strong one, with $100 million fully guaranteed at signing—a key metric for these extensions—and a portion of that guarantee extending even into Year 4, another strong feature for Allen. Allen also has another $50 million of “rolling guarantees” that vest easily next year and the year after. It is a strong player deal, but it also has a distinct advantage for the Bills: its length.’

‘The extension makes him the second highest average paid player in league history, and his reported guaranteed is the most all-time by almost $9 million, according to Spotrac. Based on the reported compensation, this marks Buffalo’s largest contract since Marcell Dareus’s $96.5 million.’