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‘There were also some ejections in the third quarter of this game, when Allen took a late hit from Miami linebacker and former Bill Kiko Alonso. Alonso’s hit sparked a scuffle, which led to the ejections of Bills tackle Jordan Mills and defensive end Robert Quinn and Alonso for Miami.’

‘Williams is what Buffalo is all about. He is loved in this town because he’s blue collar. Whether he was on the field, in the meeting room, in the weight room or in the community this man never gave less than 100 percent. You always knew what you were getting from him in every single minute of every single day.’

‘I give full marks to head coach Sean McDermott and the organization for sending out one of the most beloved players in the history of the franchise the proper way. It all started with the pre game introductions. The Bills entire team came out on the field but Williams stayed back so he could be introduced to his adoring fans. Unbeknownst to Williams, McDermott had arranged for Kyle’s wife and kids to be waiting with his teammates around midfield. After the game Williams admitted he began to cry once he noticed his family was on the field.’

‘But now it’s time to take that step forward. Maybe even a giant leap. They have roughly $85 million in salary cap space available to them this off-season, a top-10 first round pick and some extra draft picks on top of that. They’ll have an ability to use plenty of assets to improve the roster and, mostly, give Allen protection and weapons. But they can’t be foolish about it. Beane still has to spend his money and draft picks wisely to really take the next step.’

‘I felt this was Lawson’s best game of his three-year career. He dominated from his defensive end position, finishing with two sacks, another tackle for loss, a pass breakup, and a forced fumble on one of those sacks. The Bills recovered it and that led to a touchdown.’

‘Williams will retire. But there are plenty of questions surrounding other players’ futures, as well. Running back LeSean McCoy has had a very frustrating an mostly unproductive season. The team may choose to move on from him this offseason. Linebacker Lorenzo Alexander, also a 35-year old, thirteen-year veteran, has indicated he’d like to continue playing, but needs to sit down with his family to discuss that. He’s also an unrestricted free agent in March. Tight end Charles Clay was a healthy scratch last week and could be a salary cap casualty. Other players, such as defensive tackle Jordan Phillips, guard John Miller, and tackle Jordan Mills will also be unrestricted free agents this offseason.’

‘Sunday will be the seventh time in his career that he has dressed for all 16 games in a season, and it will be the sixth time that he will have started in all of those games.’

‘There wasn’t a day Williams didn’t have the same demeanor and give the same types of responses when asked about the upcoming week, game, or season. No matter what change was happening in the offseason or what the circumstances were of the upcoming game, whether the team had four wins in December or was fighting to stay in the playoff race, Williams’ stayed consistent. And not in a bad way at all. He wasn’t a cliche machine like many other players can be. He gave good, thoughtful, insightful answers, while always striking the same message: it’s about preparation, work, respecting the job, and studying.’

‘I could have easily selected Allen here for the reasons stated above, but since he’s the MVP, I’ll give this to Foster, an equally deserving candidate. Over the last six games, the undrafted rookie has 21 catches for 490 yards and is only 39 yards shy of being the team’s leading receiver despite only playing twelve games and only playing more than half the offensive snaps in five of them.’

‘“I’m really excited about where we’re going and LeSean being a part of that,” he said. “I know this year wasn’t what he had hoped it would be. The biggest thing I want to see is ‘what are we going to do to get it back to where it needs be?’ I think he’s committed to that cause and so are we.”‘

‘”Josh Allen, he had his struggles early on and we all thought that he was going to have his struggles early on. But Allen has also not only learned on the fly, he’s rolled with some punches. Even if you enjoyed the Allen pick, and even if you hated it, you’ve got to be able to look at this and say, ‘Okay, there’s a couple building blocks here.’ There’s flashes and moments where you see something of a guy who was worth that pick.”‘

‘The Bills were plagued by turnovers, drops and the Patriots running game in yet another loss to their AFC East rival.’

‘The Bills offense is bad. You can also put that in the no surprise category since they’ve been fighting it out with Arizona all season for the worst offensive team in the NFL. The Bills were held to 21 points or fewer for the 11th time in 15 games. They have 227 points which comes out to an average of 15 points a game. If they don’t top their season average in the finale against Miami the 2018 squad will be the lowest scoring Bills team since 1985. Yes, the 2-14 season.’

‘273 yards allowed on the ground. Just an abysmal performance against the run for a team that had been pretty good stopping their opponents on the ground for most of this season. The Patriots didn’t have Josh Gordon and Tom Brady wasn’t his sharpest, so they just turned to running – and gashing – the Bills all day with 47 attempts at 5.8 yards per carry.’

‘We all know Bill Belichick has a history of making life extremely tough on rookie quarterbacks. Now Josh Allen gets his first chance to face him. Allen missed the teams’ last meeting back in October with an injured elbow. But since returning from that injury, he’s looked like an improved passer and is also now the Bills’ leading rusher on the season. The Bills are 2-2 in that time. This game may very well come down to if the rookie can solve the puzzles Belichick is going to present to try and confuse him.’