‘After Buffalo’s playoff-clinching victory over the Steelers on Sunday night Football, we’ve received a ton of phone calls, emails, Facebook messages and more, so we just wanted to let you know: The game is only available through the NFL Network.’
Archives for December 2019
Quick Hits: Sean McDermott-Ralph Krueger relationship is valuable in eyes of Bills head coach
‘“Ralph has been a good partner of mine and somebody I consider a mentor honestly with the bandwidth of his experience,” he said. “He’s been in a lot of places and done a lot of things over the course of his career and accomplished a lot so I try and stay in touch with him. I encourage him. I’m not sure I’ve shared much that he can use, but he certainly share some things that I’ve been able to use and I think it’s really neat to watch the Sabres players and our players support one another and that’s as they say, ‘One Buffalo.’ That’s a unique and cool part about our city.”’
Injury Report | Ty Nsekhe still sidelined, Corey Liuget limited
‘Veteran OT Ty Nsekhe is now entering his second month of rehabilitation from an ankle injury suffered in Week 11. Nsekhe has missed the last four games and still hasn’t practiced since sustaining the injury. He was not on the practice field Wednesday.’
5 quotes from the Bills locker room on Patriots week, the Pro Bowl and the 2019 playoffs | Quote Sheet
‘“Just involvement with the coaches and Josh, they keep me involved a lot more and they just believe in me. The things that we do, and the defense getting turnovers and stops that’s also giving me more opportunities to make plays,” Brown said.’
Top 7 storylines for Bills at Patriots | Week 16
‘“Listen, we’ve got a lot of work to do still,” McDermott said this week. “This league is funny, once you think you’ve arrived, you get your butt kicked. With all due respect, honestly, to the work that has been put in, we just have to continue to grind and continue to work and stay with that humble and hungry approach.”
Bills Today | NFL execs vote Sean McDermott coach of the year in this informal NFL.com poll
‘With a 10-4 record and a second playoff berth in three years secured, McDermott received seven votes to edge out Ravens coach John Harbaugh (5 1/2) and 49ers head man Kyle Shanahan (five). “They’ve played really good defensively,” an NFC personnel director said of the Bills. “He’s winning with a young quarterback — they’re kind of winning because of the quarterback, too. I just think they have an identity. The team knows who they are. Isn’t that 90 percent of it?”‘
Bills land one Pro Bowl nod as cornerback Tre’Davious White gets chosen for first time
‘“I’m excited about it. I feel like this should be my second or third one, but it is what it is,” White said. “It’s good to finally get in and be recognized by your peers and your fellow coaches and everybody around the league for what you do, so it’s pretty cool.”’
Contract extensions for Bills’ Sean McDermott, Brandon Beane a no-brainer
‘Making the playoffs twice in three seasons is a massive accomplishment, especially when measured against the years of incompetence shown by previous coaches and general managers at One Bills Drive. The accomplishment stands tall, regardless of what happens in the final two games of the regular season or the postseason.’
Local rating for Bills-Steelers approaches that of team’s last playoff game
‘The local rating for the Buffalo Bills’ 17-10 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers on NBC’s Sunday Night Football was only slightly lower than what a playoff game might receive.’
New Bills’ culture no longer resembles much of anything formerly Billsy
‘Beane and McDermott have successfully overhauled the entire franchise and its fans’ mindset in the process. The Bills are genuinely good, this is real, and it is sustainable into the near, mid- and long term. New England is the opponent Saturday and Buffalo no longer needs a miracle to win. Just being themselves and playing their game might be good enough.’
Former Bills safety Henry Jones: ‘There is no better place to play than Buffalo’
‘“There is no better place to play in the NFL than Buffalo,” says Jones, who finished his career with the Minnesota Vikings and Atlanta Falcons. “There is a collegiate feel. The fans are totally into every play. The community is always so supportive. We could feel that.”’
Statistics be darned, Josh Allen is winning and that’s what matters most
‘“You don’t get to 10 wins without a good quarterback,” said tight end Lee Smith in the glow of the winning locker room. “Not in the NFL. I’m not concerned with what anybody in the outside world thinks. All I know is I’m sure as hell glad Josh Allen is our quarterback. We got to 10 wins because of him.”’
Bills-Patriots game only on NFL Network in Rochester, some fans may have to get creative
‘Aside from watching the game with fellow fans at a local bar, streaming services may be the best bet.’
Buffalo Bills CB Tre White voted into 2020 NFL Pro Bowl
‘“Obviously I’m excited about it,” White said Tuesday. “I feel like this should be my second or third one, but it is what it is. I mean, it’s good to finally get in and be recognized by your peers and your fellow coaches in the league for what you do so, it’s pretty cool.”’
Bills-Patriots: Tony Dungy expects New England’s offensive woes to continue versus Buffalo
‘“They’ll score 13 points on offense against Buffalo next week,” Dungy said NBC’s Week 15 Recap.’