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‘”I give our guys credit, they hung in there and they figured out a way to get a win, and that’s one of the things I think they’ve been really good at this year. We definitely have a lot to take out of this game and learn from,” said McDermott after Sunday’s win.’

‘”One week seasons, man, that’s it,” Allen said following the win. “Gotta take it 1-0, one game at a time. Thought we did some good things today, and I did some bad things today. Some stuff to clean up, some things to learn from, but we’ll grow from it. All that matters is surviving and advancing. It doesn’t matter how we win, it’s if we win, and proud of our guys for playing the way they did.”‘

‘Pass protection was an issue for the Bills’ offensive line. They allowed seven sacks on the afternoon of Allen.’

‘Thanks to Buffalo’s 34-31 win on Sunday in the AFC Wild Card Round over the Miami Dolphins, coupled with a 24-17 win for the Bengals on Sunday night over the Baltimore Ravens, the two teams will meet for a 3 p.m. EST kickoff on Sunday, Jan. 22 in Orchard Park.’

‘The Bills need to take advantage of those backup linemen, and make sure Thompson doesn’t have any time in the pocket when he drops back. Even if he does have time, confuse Thompson and show him things he hasn’t seen before when he wants to throw.’

‘Wide receiver Isaiah McKenzie and defensive tackle Jordan Phillips are both listed as questionable for the game, while no other player on the active roster has an injury designation.’

‘The NFL announced both the First-Team and Second-Team All-Pro rosters on Friday, put together annually by the Associated Press, with Milano being recognized as one of the best players in his position group. The other two linebackers recognized as First-Team All-Pro players are Fred Warner of the San Francisco 49ers and Roquan Smith of the Baltimore Ravens.’

‘“I think it’s great we’ve been in multiple playoff games. That said, this game will not have any attachments to any of those other games,” McDermott said.’

‘Beasley had been on the team’s practice squad since Dec. 13 and played in three regular season games, which was in conjunction with the maximum number of times he was allowed to be elevated from the practice squad during the season.’

‘Hyde was injured during the team’s Week 2 win on “Monday Night Football” over the Tennessee Titans in Orchard Park.’

‘With his two kick return touchdowns in the regular season finale, Hines was honored by the NFL on Wednesday by being named the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week.’

‘The emotion was there from the beginning. In pre game warmups members of both teams came out wearing shirts showing their support for Damar Hamlin. Hamlin himself was posting messages on his Instagram from his hospital bed in Cincinnati. One post was a picture of Hamlin with his parents as they prepared to watch the Bills game from Hamlin’s room at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center.’

‘With safety Damar Hamlin heavy on the minds of many in Buffalo, the Bills were able to come away victorious with a 35-23 win over their AFC East rival. Not only did it help Buffalo end the season with a 13-3 overall record and a 7-1 record at home, it also eliminated the Patriots from playoff contention.’

‘”Going into the game, a lot of unknowns just not sure how the players are gonna handle it. I feel like I had a pretty good control on how I was gonna handle it but you never know. Then we come out with the first play there and it’s kinda surreal watching Nyheim score.”‘

‘”I think a little bit. Sitting there during the national anthem, some guys had some tears rolling down. Just a feeling of uncertainty of what it was going to feel like going back out there but Nyheim kinda put that to rest and our special teams helped out a lot with that.” Allen continued saying, “I think it was a pretty good complementary football game I know we threw three touchdowns and had three interceptions as well, it’s crazy.”‘