‘“I’m going to tell you somebody who doesn’t get enough credit is OG Bobby Johnson,” Dawkins said. “He takes everything extremely personal. For us to get this accomplishment for him, I’m just happy for that guy. OG Bobby Johnson has grinded day in and day out and he’s put us in position to win. It hasn’t been perfect, but we just kept coming.”’
Archives for December 21, 2020
Upon Further Review: Another 7-plus minute drive by offense makes dominant statement
‘The Bills possessed the ball for 7:46 on a single drive – more than half of the fourth quarter – of what ended up being a 48-19 laugher at Empower Field at Mile High.’
What we learned from Bills’ snap counts in Week 15 win, game ball and more
‘Milano, who has been dealing with a pectoral injury that caused him to spend time on injured reserve earlier this season, was the team’s every-down linebacker for four of eight drives before the game was in control with a 38-13 lead.’
Position grades: Bills love the ball in Josh Allen’s hands on first down
‘Quarterback (5.0). Right from the start, Allen was showing off all his elite skills. With Bradley Chubb nipping at his heels, he sidearmed a third-down completion to Stefon Diggs. Then he stiff-armed Malik Reed to avoid a sack and make a throwaway. Then he showed speedy processing in the pocket to throw a TD pass to Dawson Knox, his third read on the play. The great plays never stopped, highlighted by the 55-yard drop-in-the-bucket pass to Diggs and the laser-beam TD to Jake Kumerow. Denver’s blitzes didn’t work. Allen was 9 of 14 for 122 yards vs. the blitz, and added two runs for 31 yards and a TD vs. the blitz.’
Jim Kubiak: How Brian Daboll’s creativity is highlighting the best of Bills QB Josh Allen
‘Denver was unable to disrupt Allen and the Bills’ offense, which dominated the time of possession, 33:50 to 25:40. The Bills converted 9 of 13 on third down and compiled 534 total offensive yards, the sixth most in franchise history. The Bills had their most yards since 579 at Seattle on Dec. 23, 2000. Buffalo has posted 300 or more yards in eight consecutive games, which has only been accomplished five times in team history.’
What it might take to reopen Bills Stadium to fans for playoffs
‘But guessing at the infection and hospital capacity levels two to three weeks into the future is much more difficult. Although positive test rates recently have been falling in Erie County and Western New York, the Christmas and New Year’s holidays are still ahead and could bring another surge in positive test rates and hospital admissions.’
Alan Pergament: Wordy Mark Schlereth couldn’t ruin celebration of Josh Allen’s magical play for Bills
‘That’s a nice way of saying I was wishing he would disappear about midway through the game because he sounded like he was paid by the word. He talked a lot but never said much of interest.’
What a night it was for the national TV darlings of the NFL, the AFC East champion Bills
‘“It’s gonna be a party. There might be more fans out there than ‘17, you think?” Hyde said to reporters on a Zoom call. “It might be. I want to challenge them to have more fans tonight than ‘17 when we made the playoffs. We wish they could be with us, but it’ll be a party tonight.”’
AFC East title special to Allen and McDermott
‘“I’m just so happy for the fans,” he said. “It’s such a cool place to be a part of because of the work ethic and character of the people in Buffalo … Western New York. I love seeing Bills flags wave out in people’s yards. I’m hoping there’s a lot more people buying those flags to give them as Christmas gifts … I’m humbled just to be one part of it.”’
Allen, Diggs come up big again for Bills
‘Though he didn’t score, Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs had a monster game with 11 catches for 147 yards. He was also part of the game’s longest play, a 55-yard connection from quarterback Josh Allen. It was Diggs’ third-straight game with double-figure receptions and fourth in the last five. He’s also had seven 100-yard receiving games this season.’
Bills All Pro Tre’Davious White doesn’t take his role as first Sean McDermott pick lightly
‘“Me and coach Mcdermott, when i see him on the field sometimes, i tell him: ‘I really appreciate you for taking a chance on me as your first draft pick when you first got here as your first head coaching job,’” White said after his team’s 48-19 win over the Denver Broncos. “It’s special. Me and him have a special bond because he picked me to be his first pick to try and turn this thing around.”’
Super Bowl Bills react to Buffalo winning AFC East for first time since 1995
‘The Bills’ win moved the team to 11-3 on the year. More importantly, the victory ended the team’s AFC East title drought of 25 years. During and after the victory we heard from various Bills legends about the 2020 squad. Here’s a look at what they said.’
NY reviewing Buffalo Bills plan for fans but tailgating big concern, top health official says
‘But allowing people into the stadium will also depend on the number of coronavirus cases, positive test rate and amount of hospitalized patients in Western New York, according to Cuomo.’
Bills welcomed home by thousands at airport: ‘Wild is an understatement’
‘“Greatest fans there are… a whole different level. #billsmafia,” tight end Dawson Knox wrote on Twitter accompanied by a video from the tarmac. Knox scored the team’s first touchdown on a nine-yard pass from Allen in the first quarter.’
Cuomo wants to attend Bills playoff game after they clinched AFC East
‘“I want to attend a Bills game,” Cuomo said on a conference call. “I’ve attended them in the past — it was a great game (Saturday,) by the way — that was just unbelievable. I mean really incredible. You almost sense the energy and the optimism and the confidence, the way they played (Saturday,) and Josh Allen was just unbelievable.”’