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‘Allen joins Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey, Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott and 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy as the five finalists for MVP.’

‘He’s 33 years old, his contract is up, and he is definitely weighing retirement after seven years with the Bills and 11 in the NFL.’

‘Since then, more than 1,000 people have donated $22 in Tyler’s name to the Ten Lives Club, a nonprofit cat adoption agency dedicated to saving felines in Western New York.’

‘Well, he talked to the media for over an hour Tuesday on the topic, and he made it clear he’s well aware how much work is ahead of him other leadership in Orchard Park.’

‘When asked Tuesday where his team is right now, McDermott was honest and optimistic. “We’re disappointed, yes, but not broken,” he said.’

‘Of the 17 games that will be on the schedule, 11 of them will be against teams that finished 2023 with a winning record.’

‘”This isn’t something we’re going to run from (or) hide from,” Josh Allen said. “We have to take it on the chin and continue to learn and get better. I know that’s not what people want to hear. They want to see results. We’re just like you guys – we just want to win.”‘

‘”Just got to continue to work. Quiet the noise,” Allen said. “This game could be taken away in an instant, and you have to enjoy each and every moment of it. I love this team. I love how resilient we were. You could sit there and say it’s a failed season, (but) we could have called it quits early on in the season and we didn’t and fought our way to get here. We had to find a way to get through it.”

‘”He’s one of the best coaches that’s ever coached the game,” McDermott said. “Certainly, I’m biased. I’ve been around him and learned a lot from him. But at the same time, he continues to evolve. He continues to scheme. He continues to come up with intricate and detailed ways of making what he does better than anybody else on offense, in particular.”‘

‘”When they were throwing the snow up in the air and doing all that crazy stuff, it brings a different juice to us,” Dion Dawkins said. “For (the Chiefs) to step into our home, it’s going to be drastically different — simple as that. Pat has never been to the Bills stadium in full effect. I’m expecting it to be the loudest that I’ve ever heard and the snowiest that I’ve ever seen.”‘

‘”As a competitor, as a player, to be in a situation like this is something that you dream about. You really do,” he continued. “I know guys on this team have been waiting for this moment for a long time, and to think about how far we’ve come even from seven, eight weeks ago to where we are now, to have an opportunity to host a game against (a team that’s) won a couple of championships in the last (four) years, you can’t help but be excited for that.”‘

‘”It meant the world to me,” Elam said. “I really, truly believe that it was meant to be. I was happy to just help my team. Earlier in the season, I wasn’t there for them, I wasn’t healthy, I couldn’t run, I couldn’t explode, I couldn’t do nothing. I feel like I let them down, especially (against) Jacksonville, and I just want to thank God.”‘

‘”I started to find a line and got 15-20 yards down the field and there’s a lot of guys screaming ‘Slide!'” Allen said.’

‘”We’re a step behind already. We understand that,” Allen said. “I think it’s going to be very crucial for guys to get their rest and make sure we’re getting in the training room and rehabbing as much as we can. Guys are going to be bruised and beat up tomorrow. It’s going to take everything this week — our training staff, our equipment staff, our strength room and our cafeteria for getting our guys right and ready to go.”‘

‘There’s currently eight players, not including Bernard, listed as day-to-day going into the week…’.