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‘The New York State Department of Health is working with the Buffalo Bills on researching teams and protocols for in-person attendance that’s safe, Cuomo said Tuesday.’

‘The biggest snub from Buffalo is Safety Jordan Poyer who is having an outstanding year in the secondary. Poyer is 9th in the NFL in tackles and has a pair of sacks, interceptions and forced fumbles.’

‘The Bills offense is as dynamic as any in the NFL, the Chiefs included. The edge that KC has (and it’s a big one) is that they have done it in the biggest moments of the biggest games). But right now teams know what Josh Allen is going to do and they still can’s stop him. The defense has improved and they are starting to take the ball away. The Bills are a well coached team that is playing with a tremendous amount of confidence. Every team in the AFC will do what they can to avoid Buffalo in round one.’

‘Poyer complimented his team’s maturity this season. Saying they handled adversity and have never gotten ‘to high or to low.”

‘Buffalo says while snapping a 25-year drought means a lot to the franchise, it’s not their ultimate goal.’

‘”In the beginning of all this, the Bills e-mailed and said, ‘What do you want to do?’ If you keep your money in, there’s a chance. I’m not sure how they’re going to do it either, but I always said I’ll go. I’ll wear my mask, do everything,” said Boglione.’

‘Buffalo controlled the game from the start to finish and dominated both sides of the ball.’

‘”The Kyle Williams, The Eric Woods, The Lorenzo Alexanders. All of those guys were a big part of this,” added McDermott. “I, nor the guys in this locker room, got here alone.”‘

‘”It says WON NOT DONE. Everything is still in front of us. This just gives us an opportunity to give it a shot and that’s all we can ask for.”‘

‘”It means the process works. We talk about our goals every April, what we need to do to achieve and what we need to do to be successful.”‘

‘The Bills prepare for everything, but this is different. In the past we have heard some teams dismiss it and some obsess over it. I think McDermott’s plan in the right one. He told us they are dealing with it for the players who believe it will be an issue and going business as usual for everyone else. But the Broncos are certainly use to the environment and it is an edge even if it is part psychological.’

‘If the Bills can finish tied with the Steelers, Buffalo would jump ahead of Pittsburgh based on the win last Sunday. That means if the team’s get matched up in round 2 of the post season the game would be in Orchard Park. Don’t think that matters without fans? Ask the team or the coaches if they would rather stay home and prepare (especially in this Covid world) or get on a plane, stay in a hotel and play in Pittsburgh? We have already seen the issues in 2020 with travel. In fact the Steelers just had a hotel issue that caused them to travel on the day of the game to play in Buffalo.’

‘The receiver just returned to the practice field after coming off the injured reserve earlier this week after dealing with an ankle and knee injury.’

‘Broadcasting rights do not allow any local television station in Rochester to buy the rights to the game. The NFL rules are very strict on that, stating only “primary” markets can buy the rights to broadcast NFL games. Since Rochester is considered a secondary market to Buffalo, we are not permitted to buy the rights to broadcast the game.’

‘”We understand what’s at stake every time we step on the field from here on out.”‘