‘NFL teams collectively produced a 132-123-1 record (.518 win rate) at home last year, the lowest home win rate since the league expanded to 32 teams in 2002, as documented by The Washington Post. And NFL director of football data and analytics Michael Lopez recently showed on social media that betting markets have decreased home-field advantage by a full point over the last decade, from about 3.25 points to 2.25, as documented by The Athletic.’
Archives for August 30, 2020
Inside the BIlls: Q and A with Dion Dawkins on his new deal, racial unrest and more
‘“As soon as I got drafted here, I immediately called this place home. It didn’t start after I got the contract extension. Whether or not I got that extension, I would have still called this place home. The reason why is the people here are literally amazing. The people here are so nice. People here really don’t understand that around the world, people aren’t all nice. I think the people here are very, very nice people, and I’m so happy they’ve embraced me and welcomed me in immediately. Once I felt that, it was a feeling that I never want to go away. Buffalo is home. I’m here to stay. Bills Mafia for life.”’
Bills Mailbag: What are Trent Murphy’s chances of making the 53-man roster?
‘His role doesn’t look much different than it has in his first two seasons with the team. I continue to believe the Bills are a better team in 2020 with Murphy than without him, which is why I don’t think cutting him is a good idea.’
NFL countdown: Josh Allen key to Buffalo Bills’ success
‘“On the surface, Buffalo seems like the most polished team in that division. They have a great defense and run the ball well,” Westgate vice president of risk Ed Salmons said. “It’s which Josh Allen do you get?’
Gabriel Davis has been great, but Hodgins has NFL genes
‘”With my dad playing in the NFL, kind of growing up around that. I was able to grow up around guys like Larry Fitzgerald, Anquan Boldin and everyone. My dad was just teaching me stuff that they would do at practice all the time and consistently throwing me the football, catching 100 a day,” said Hodgins.’