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‘”It meant a lot to me. It really did,” said McDermott on Monday during his Zoom call with the media. “First-and-foremost, it meant a lot the way that the players and staff came together and played and coached, and just kept it about the game. I think that in the midst of everything that was going on last week for us, as a team, was impressive to watch and to see. And the support that I’ve gotten, like I’ve said, from in-house, from outside across the NFL community has been just super gratifying, and much appreciated on our part.”‘

‘Epenesa made a huge play early in the game when he batted a ball into the air and ultimately intercepted Patrick Mahomes. He was injured on the play and came out of the game for a brief time. Although he re-entered the game, he then exited again and didn’t return.’

‘Recent history is why I had no faith in that unit. Four times this season, the defense could not hold on to a fourth quarter lead, with three of those contests inside the final two minutes of regulation. All four games resulted in losses to the New York Jets, New England Patriots, Denver Broncos and Philadelphia Eagles.’

‘The Bills kicked off to start the game and the Chiefs took the field for their first offensive drive. Bills edge rusher, AJ Epenesa, tipped a pass from Chiefs quarterback, Patrick Mahomes, and grabbed it out of the air for an interception.’

‘”Praise God, number one. I mean, just the staff, the players, [were] steadfast in their focus. I couldn’t be more proud of a group at this point in the regular season.” McDermott later added, “To a person, they didn’t flinch. They were focused. They supported one-another. They supported me, and I don’t take that for granted at all.”‘

‘”Wasn’t the prettiest of wins, we all know that,” said Allen following the win with the assembled media. “There’s a lot to clean up, but the defense played fantastic. They went out there and made a two minute stop, which was great to see. They played great all night.”‘

‘With the game tied and the Bills with a first down at the Chiefs 22 yard line with 2:12 remaining, they attempted a wide receiver screen, which fell incomplete and stopped the clock, saving the Chiefs a timeout. Then on the next play, with 2:10 left, Allen threw deep, but that was also incomplete, once again stopping the clock. Instead of getting the game to the two minute warning after one play, they allowed the Chiefs much more time when they finally received the ball after the Bills ultimately kicked a field goal.’

‘Too many times this season, including the team’s last game when they lost to the Philadelphia Eagles 37-34 in overtime, the Bills defense has had a chance to close out the game or make a big stop towards the end to maintain the lead, but failed to do so.’

‘The Kansas City Chiefs will be without their starting running back and leading rusher against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.’

‘”They’ve played well at times, maybe not as productive as people would expect them to, but when you look at games they’re in every game. Again credit to Patrick Mahomes and Coach Reid and their ability to come back even when they’ve fallen behind and the few games they have.”‘

‘While it hasn’t been perfect in those games, it’s certainly been much better and more productive. Wide receiver Gabe Davis, who caught six passes for 105 yards and a touchdown in that 37 to 34 overtime loss to the Eagles, wouldn’t say that the office is fully back to where it needs to be, but definitely feels better about where it’s been as of late. I think we’ve kind of found ourselves a little bit,” Davis said after Thursday’s practice in the cold and drizzling rain outside the ADPRO Sports Training Center.’

‘”We were made aware last Thursday about the situation regarding Von, about probably the same time [the media] heard about it,” said Beane on Wednesday. “Checked in with his agent, and then obviously with the NFL. As you probably read or heard, there was multiple versions of what happened. There’s not a lot that I can say. Von is here to be a part of the team. We’ll let the investigation [play out], and we’ll follow the lead of the NFL from that standpoint.”‘

‘Eight players appeared on the first official injury report of the week, but all seven of them were full participants.’

‘In the first two seasons of the 17-game schedule, every team that had, at least, 10 wins earned a playoff spot in the AFC. Six teams ended up with nine wins, and just two of those six made it to the postseason.’

‘The Bills winning will always be an obvious need. At the start of the season, this game looked like the usual challenge. Now? The Chiefs look legitimately vulnerable. So are the Bills, but this game now levels itself back to even again. Buffalo’s offense has been buzzing as of late, while Kansas City’s defense has been solid. The Chiefs offense has been an issue more than not, with their receivers becoming a major issue. Can a depleted Bills defense focus on Travis Kelce enough to make the Chiefs sweat?’