‘“My little sister started it in a place she worked at in Cleveland, Ohio and we’ve brought it to Buffalo ever since. It’s just a way to give back to kids,” Micah Hyde said. “We have some kids here from United Way, on behalf of Lorenzo Alexander’s foundation Aces also, he’ll be here and he’s supporting this event also.”’
Archives for December 2019
This “Hail Mary” tweet resulted in a photo of Josh Allen displayed at the Albright-Knox
‘Stephanie Wilson (Twitter handle @stephietweets) tweeted a slightly blurry photo of Bills QB Josh Allen snapping a selfie with fans Monday morning, with the caption “Hang this up in the @AlbrightKnox.”’
The last time the Bills had 10 wins …
‘Gameboy Color was the most popular toy. Nintendo’s handheld gaming device came in three colors, and cost $79.99. Today Nintendo’s latest handheld gaming console, the Switch costs $299.99.’
Tre’Davious White named to first Pro Bowl
‘“Obviously I feel like you just make the plays that come your way and capitalize on the moments that you know that stuff will come, but I feel like with us winning, and more people getting to watch us and winning on a big-time stage is ultimately was what let us get some individual accolades.”’
Bills Today | Why B/R believes Buffalo can be the “NFL’s perfect playoff spoiler”
‘The Bills are always in games because they rarely bomb defensively. They’ve surrendered more than 21 points just twice all season, and it’s become clear that the 31 they gave up to the Philadelphia Eagles was a tremendous aberration. Only the Bills and Seattle Seahawks have held Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens offense to fewer than 20 first downs this season, and only the Bills, Patriots and New Orleans Saints have held the Cowboys’ highly rated offense to fewer than 20 points.’
This time Bills avoided drama making playoffs
‘The one concern for the Bills is the AFC South where Houston (9-5) and Tennessee are bidding for the division title. Buffalo, now virtually assured of the fifth seed (conference’s top wild card) would prefer the Titans win as it already has gone to Nashville and prevailed in the season’s fifth game.’
This year’s Bills defense deserves to be mentioned among best in franchise history
‘The Bills’ franchise record for fewest yards allowed in a 16-game season is 4,045 by the 1999 team. That same squad allowed 229 points, also the record for a 16-game season. This year’s defense will fall short of those numbers, having allowed 4,087 yards and 222 points through 14 games. Given how much the game has changed in nearly two decades, though, it’s fair to at least mention the 2019 defense as being among the best in franchise history.’
Bills’ offense had a great day in 1 key department: Preventing sacks
‘The Bills went away from their near-exclusive use of the three-wideout set for the first time in a month and used a ton of double teams to neutralize Pittsburgh edge rushers T.J. Watt and Bud Dupree.’
Trent Murphy led A-plus effort for Bills’ D-line vs. Steelers
‘It was the strongest game of the year for Murphy on a night when the Bills’ defense dominated the line of scrimmage.’
Editorial: Bills move from ‘process’ to playoffs
‘Whatever their playoff fortunes come January, the process will continue. And one of these years, Buffalo fans will get to process what it means to have their team back in the Super Bowl.’
Mr. Brace-Yourself is always there for Bills games. On Sunday, he disappeared.
‘What they have done in the past few weeks is blast free of deep ruts carved over the past two decades, moving beyond this region’s hard-learned pattern of limited expectations. Instead, they are providing this new reality for the holidays, even as you prepare to watch next week’s game from Foxborough.’
Josh Allen again shows off necessary skills, even if he’s not perfect
‘Allen’s touchdown run, a designed quarterback lead, had center Mitch Morse pulling around a down-block and into the hole as running back Devin Singletary led Allen for the next defender to show up in the hole. The Bills’ version of the Wildcat without the need to put a running back into the quarterback position has become the feature short-yardage concept for offensive coordinator Brian Daboll.’
Despite ‘bugaboos,’ Cris Collinsworth is sharp praising ‘renegade, revengeful’ Bills
‘He was fair in his assessment of Bills quarterback Josh Allen’s pluses and “bugaboos”; wondered about the Bills “natural instinct to be conservative” offensively late in the game after going down the field passing on the winning touchdown drive; and undoubtedly fueled the Pro Bowl talk for Bills cornerback Tre’Davious White and linebacker Tremaine Edmunds.’
Bills-Steelers game is week’s top-rated TV program; Tirico, Warner set for Saturday game against Pats
‘Of course, SNF is often the No. 1 program of the week. It has been the No. 1 prime time program for eight straight years.’
At Bills vs. New England in 1994, Patriots fan heckles Marv Levy
‘Throughout my years as a sports talk show producer in the ’90s and 2000s, I would use pieces of the clip on the air – especially the throaty ranting, “Marv’s a loser” – more to make the host laugh, than to entertain listeners.’