‘Because so many unfavorable results occurred in Week 16, Buffalo’s playoff chances are down from the mid-40-percent range to about 20 percent. Part of the reason, of course, is that the Ravens, Titans and Chargers are playing at home and will likely all be favored as Cincinnati, Jacksonville and Oakland have nothing to play for.’
Archives for December 26, 2017
Overlooked Ducasse made his presence known once against Suh, but can he do it again?
‘“I thought he did well,” center Eric Wood said. “As a line, we give a guy like that a lot of attention. We’re not going to go into a game and say, ‘Hey, everybody, good luck when you’ve got him.’ We’re going to get our double-teams where we can. The plays that we are one-on-one, you have a matchup that’s going to be tough. That’s a guy that we give a lot of respect to.’
Mark Gaughan’s Film Breakdown: Taylor’s play didn’t match numbers
‘Taylor has been hindered by the Bills’ sub-par receiving corps the past two seasons. But the bar is high for a Bills QB going against Tom Brady. Taylor did not clear it.’
Bills Day After: Putting a bow on Week 16
x’The New York Times Playoff Machine estimates Buffalo has a 19 percent chance to end its playoff slump after 17 years.’
Three up, three down following Bills’ Week 16 loss to New England
‘It’s hard to understand what the coaching staff sees in Tolbert that the rest of us don’t.’
Romo illustrates why he is broadcasting’s MVP in Bills loss
‘Because of his solid national reviews, there are great expectations for Romo on every game he calls. On Sunday, he exceeded them.’
Bills playoff chances have diminished, and they have themselves to blame
‘It’s tough to envision that second scenario happening because it involves two home teams losing. So, what Bills fans must hope for is that the Bengals somehow find it in their souls to play a great game for their outgoing coach, Marvin Lewis, and beat a division rival.’
Patriots pull away from Buffalo Bills: 4 reasons to be encouraged, 9 reasons to worry
‘Taylor did plenty of positive things, but he was far from perfect. The quarterback holds the ball too long and seems unwilling to throw the ball away at times. That led to six Patriots sacks on Sunday. There were also throws that Taylor hesitated on when his receiver was open. By the time he tried to make the pass, the window had closed. You can win with Taylor, but he has his limitations.’
Sean McDermott explains why he settled for a field goal late in Bills’ loss to Patriots
‘”Yeah, just we went for it earlier in the game on fourth down and didn’t get it,” McDermott said. “The game was close at that point and wanted to come away with points early in the fourth quarter there. I think it was a seven-point game. I wanted to come away with points. Obviously, it didn’t turn out.”‘
Patriots’ Rob Gronkowski still remembers the Buffalo Bills passing on him twice
‘”Sorry to them for that,” Gronkowski said of his dominance of Buffalo. “But I mean, I don’t know. It’s cool when your hometown team passes on you twice in that draft and you kind of remember it still. So, no lie, I remember that every single time I play them.”‘
AFC playoff outlook heading into Week 17
‘A loss by the Ravens to the Cincinnati Bengals (6-9) at home, or losses by both the Titans to the Jacksonville Jaguars at home (10-5) and a loss by the Chargers at home to the Oakland Raiders (6-8).’
Bills’ 2018 opponents confirmed
‘The NFL’s rotating schedule has them facing the entire AFC South and NFC North next season, as well as the AFC West and North teams which finish in the same place as they do. The Chargers and Ravens are locked into second place in those divisions. The location of each game was predetermined via rotation.’
Bills Today: Benjamin’s beautiful TD overturned by controversial call
‘“I’m at a loss. I’m at a loss really. I saw it as a touchdown,” said McDermott. “Other than that I’m at a loss for how a play like that can get overturned.”’