‘Neither Cole Beasley (knee) nor Stefon Diggs (oblique) practiced on Wednesday, and Isaiah McKenzie was limited. Beasley missed last week’s regular season finale against the Miami Dolphins with his knee injury.’
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McDermott: ‘Right now, we’re in a one-game season’
‘”Take it one play at a time and put yourself in a position to make good decisions and to play your best football. Again, what it really comes back to is our individual quality of play, and then collectively as a team, did we do the things necessary to win the game; taking care of the football being one of them. This is a very good football team coming from Indianapolis here.”‘
Report: Brian Daboll requested for head coaching interviews with Jets, Chargers
‘Daboll will certainly be an attractive candidate for most teams, especially those with young quarterbacks with some high upside going forward.’
Bills sign Kenny Stills, Tanner Gentry to practice squad
‘Buffalo announced that wide receivers Kenny Stills and Tanner Gentry had been signed to the practice squad, while fellow receivers Gary Jennings and J.J. Nelson were released from the practice squad.’
Opinion: The Big Picture: Welcome to the NFL Playoffs
‘The Bills are really, really good. Perfect? No. Only one team’s ever been perfect in the history of the league. One other one was until they got to the Super Bowl.’
Bills blow past Dolphins in regular season finale
‘The Isaiah McKenzie show wasn’t over with just the pair of receiving scores. The receiver added to his already impressive performance with an 84-yard punt return touchdown, the first by a Bills player since 2014, stretching the lead to 21-3 with 5:22 remaining until halftime. McKenzie finished the game with six catches for 65 yards to go along with his two scores.’
Josh Allen sets franchise record for passing yards in a season
‘While many believe this year’s MVP race is between Aaron Rodgers and Patrick Mahomes, Allen has certainly put himself into the conversation with the season he has had. He also has Bills fans beaming with optimism as the playoffs approach.’
Bills to face Colts in AFC Wild Card Round
‘The Colts (11-5) were able to earn the seventh seed in the AFC Playoffs on Sunday with a 28-14 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. They earned the final seed in the AFC after getting some help from the Bills earlier in the day, who beat the Dolphins, 56-26 to drop Miami to 10-6 and out of the playoffs.’
Opinion: Three Observations: This is how you want to look heading into the playoffs
‘Despite having the ability to rest some key players in Week 17 (the Bills didn’t have to play for the No. 2 seed, and they would’ve clinched it with a Pittsburgh Steelers loss on Sunday regardless of the result against Miami), Buffalo came out and played the first half like it was any other game this season. After somewhat of a slow start, the Bills came alive in the second quarter, put the game away early, and gave fans and team personnel a chance to breathe a little easier in the second half.’
Great ending to one of the best regular seasons in Bills history
‘This has been one of the most enjoyable Bills seasons I have ever experienced, and what a way to cap-off the best regular season by any Bills team in 29 years. Clinching the No. 2 seed by absolutely destroying the Miami Dolphins (I will never forget the 1970’s), and doing it with the air show known as Josh Allen and company.’
Opinion: Dolphins at Bills: Arrow Up/Arrow Down
‘What a game McKenzie had. Not only did he catch 6 passes for 65 yards, but two of them went for touchdowns. Then on top of that he returned a punt 84 yards for another score, finishing the day with 149 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns.’
Bills place Tyler Kroft on Reserve/COVID-19 list after positive test
‘Due to the league’s 10-day isolation protocols for positive tests, Kroft will not only miss Sunday’s regular season finale against the Miami Dolphins, he also won’t be eligible to return in time to play in their first playoff game next weekend.’
Opinion: Dolphins at Bills: Sal’s keys, notes and stats
‘As far as trying to be up on the scoreboard at the end, they’ll also need to protect the football against a very opportunistic Dolphins defense. Miami leads the National Football League in both total takeaways with 27 and interceptions with 16. Cornerback Xavien Howard leads the NFL with nine interceptions.’
Report: Ryan Fitzpatrick out against Bills after testing positive for COVID-19
‘Pelissero also reports that the NFL conducted its usual contact tracing after the positive test, and no other Dolphins players were deemed as being a close contact of Fitzpatrick, including Tagovailoa.’
McDermott: ‘Happy to have our fans any time we can get them’
‘”I think it’s exciting news. We’re certainly happy to have our fans any time we can get them. I know there was a lot of hard work that was put into this with Governor [Andrew] Cuomo and his office, and Terry and Kim [Pegula] and our office over here and the organization as well. A lot of hard work, and we’re just thankful for it.”‘