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‘The state and the Bills had been working together recently in an attempt to broker an agreement. Under the pilot program, about 6,700 fans will be allowed in the stadium. Masks and distancing will be required. Tests will be conducted before fans enter the stadium, and contact tracing work will take place as they leave.’

‘It’s hard to have sustained success in the league where the initials can stand for not for long. The Patriots are the outlier in just about every metric. But smart teams have been in the mix for a series of years. The Chiefs, Steelers, Seahawks and Packers are examples of what can be done in different ways. But the Bills have put themselves in a spot where they don’t look like a one year wonder. Every season might not be like 2020, but having the QB and being in the mix every year is a great place to be for an NFL franchise.’

‘”We’re going to keep that plan internal for a number of reasons.” He added that he hadn’t had a chance to talk to his team yet about the plan.

‘”You can ride that underdog deal for a certain amount of time,” said McDermott. “But at a certain point, you also have to know how to be good. That comes with time. I think you’re seeing the maturation, professionalism and leadership of this team.”‘

‘”Not to be cliche or a broken record but it’s win number 12,” said Allen postgame. “All those records, it’s cool and in this and that, but the plan is to get to 13-3.”‘

‘”We still feel like we haven’t reached our best ball,” said Diggs postgame. “We still feel like we’re scratching the surface on what we can do”‘

‘Beasley is having a career year, setting personal highs in receptions (82) and yards (967).’

‘The Bills dominated the Patriots in Foxboro from the first time they touched the ball.’

‘The offense hasn’t skipped a beat without Brown averaging 34 points over the last month.’

‘The current plan calls for rapid testing fans on the way into the stadium, and contact tracing as they leave, in a first-of-its-kind experiment to see if large venues could operate safely in the months to come.’

‘The Patriots domination of the league for the last 20 years was well documented, but it began every year with the domination of the division. In 2020 Buffalo not only won the AFC East, but they have a shot to pull off their rare triple sweep. While Buffalo dominated the division during the Super Bowl years, they never went unbeaten in the AFC East. On 3 different occasions the Bills finished 7-1 (the division had 4 teams at the time ) in 1988, 1990, 1991 and 1993) With wins over the Patriots and Dolphins they would finish the year 6-0. How rare is that? The Patriots did it in 2012 and their undefeated season of 2007. The Dolphins did it in 1984 and their undefeated season of 1962.’

‘”He’s not going anywhere. I told him he can’t leave until I’m done,” smiled Beasley. “I’m not joking at all. I don’t want him to go one bit. In my mind, he’s staying here.”‘

‘When asked if Sean McDermott sees Monday’s matchup as a changing of the guard, he brushed it off in classic Bill Belichick fashion.’

‘”There were talking about it on the plane ride,” said Diggs. “Wondering how many fans were going to be there.”‘

‘”It’s been nothing but love,” says Poyer. ” don’t even know how to put it into words. Coaches texting me and family and friends texting me.”‘