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‘But, in the end, they came up just a bit short against a team where there’s little to no margin for error.’

‘Kelce was seemingly uncovered all night. The tight end finished with a game-high 13 catches for 118 yards and two touchdowns, with nine of those grabs coming in the first half. Hill, who also managed to find open space time and time again throughout the game, caught nine passes for a game-high 172 yards.’

‘The Bills quarterback just looked really uncomfortable all night, not seeing the field well and not reacting to what the Chiefs were doing defensively, causing him to hold on to the ball too long at times, as well. Allen’s final stat line read 28-for-48 (58%) for 287 yards, a pair of touchdowns and one interception. He also ran 7 times for 88 yards. Allen has been sensational this season, but it was not a good night for the QB.’

‘Both players are now eligible to be active for the game, but there is still no guarantee either will be. Stills is most likely insurance in case wide receiver Gabriel Davis can’t play due to his ankle injury. Davis missed two days of practice this week, then was limited on Friday and officially listed as “questionable” for the game.’

‘When the two teams played back in Week 6, the Bills didn’t blitz a single snap on defense. Their focus on the Chiefs’ passing game led to Kansas City rushing for 245 yards. But it wasn’t just that the Bills didn’t blitz, they were passive all night and never really attacked. Linebackers were too stationary or dropped back too much and often, and looked like they were just waiting for the play to come to them instead of attacking the offense like we’ve seen most of the last couple months. That can’t happen again this weekend. Of course the primary focus should still be on stopping the Chiefs’ passing game, but they’ll have to find a way to do that while also making sure they don’t allow that big rushing game. Also, with Patrick Mahomes’ playing on an injured toe, the Bills should want to test to see how well he can move in, around, and out of the pocket, which means even more aggressiveness and some blitzing.’

‘Mahomes has also been dealing with a nagging toe injury that has hampered his play recently, but that will not keep him from playing for the chance to return to the Super Bowl for a second-consecutive year.’

‘In all 16 games played this season, Allen set a number of franchise single-season records in Buffalo, throwing for 4,544 yards, 37 touchdowns to just 10 interceptions, while also completing 69.2% of his passes. The 24-year-old also accounted for a franchise record 46 touchdowns this season, as he added eight rushing scores, as well as a receiving touchdown in Week 10 against the Arizona Cardinals.’

‘For the second straight day, neither Buffalo Bills wide receiver Gabriel Davis (ankle) nor defensive tackle Vernon Butler (quad) participated in practice, as the team gets set to take on the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City for the AFC Championship.’

‘In Beane’s fourth season as general manager, the team went 13-3 in the regular season and is playing in the AFC Championship Game this Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs. It will be Buffalo’s first appearance in the AFC title game in 27 years.’

‘Rookie wide receiver Gabriel Davis (ankle) and defensive tackle Vernon Butler (quad) were both listed as “did not practice,” while several others were listed with injuries, but practiced in some capacity.’

‘”There’s no substitute for experience, on one hand, but on the other hand, don’t make it anything that it’s not. You want to keep everything in perspective, and at the end of the day, we’re going to go out there and play football and you don’t want to make it bigger than it is. I understand everyone’s assessment of the situation, but from a performer’s standpoint, let’s stay in our routine and let’s keep proper perspective so we can go out there and be the best version of us.”‘

‘Well things changed over time, and that change hit exponentially the last four or five years. Meeting my wife and her family transitioned my football life from the “Sunday Funday” Bills game and tailgate experience to bi-weekly family reunions.’

‘A whole generation of Bills fans were not able to talk about division races, and started every season 0-2, until they reached their 20s, in large part because of one guy.’

‘“I’ll kind of say the same thing I’ve said the last few weeks,” Daboll told reporters on his weekly Zoom call. “I’m privileged and honored to be here and working for this organization. Everything that I have and we have is focused on what we need to do this week, which is a big game against Kansas City.”‘

‘The Bills were the second-best team in the AFC. There’s no question about it. The Chiefs have been, and should still be, considered the best team.’