‘“If you give up a low first-round pick to get arguably a candidate for Offensive Player of the Year and an All-Pro, that’s the right thing to do,” Hall of Fame former Bills General Manager Bill Polian said this week as the Bills prepared to play the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday in the AFC championship game at Arrowhead Stadium. “I’ve said it again and again and again, Brandon is the Executive of the Year. Sean (McDermott) is the Coach of the Year, in my opinion. They did a phenomenal job.”’
Archives for January 24, 2021
Four matchups to watch: Bills at Chiefs for AFC championship
‘Meanwhile, tight end Travis Kelce caught two red-zone TDs vs. the Bills. He’s a bad matchup no matter what the Bills do against him.’
Scouting report: Bills are in a better spot than they were against Chiefs in Week 6
‘Prediction: Bills 30, Chiefs 24.’
Bills Mailbag: One stat has to change for Bills to beat the Chiefs
‘The Bills will need Allen and the offense to get back to their high-scoring ways of the regular season after a down week against Baltimore in the divisional round. The Chiefs’ defense is not on the same level as the Ravens, though, so that should be possible.’
One-on-One Coverage: Andre Reed says Bills ‘taking a lot out of the book of our teams’
‘“It takes you back in a lot of ways, because they’re scoring a lot of points,” Reed told The Buffalo News by phone. “They are taking a lot out of the book of our teams, and I’m sure Sean McDermott has referenced us many times during the season and the last four years he’s been there. They’ve got a quarterback that, from one year to the next, has just made a complete turnaround. And they’ve got the weapons. I just think they’ve got everybody that that front office wanted to get.’
Sean Kirst: ‘Heart in two places’: A Buffalo-loving family that must root for the Chiefs
‘Her son Mitch is operations director for the Chiefs, a job of day-to-day focus in the shadow of Covid-19. Lisa, Matt and their daughter Eaya Moore were in the stands in Miami last year to see the Kansas City victory that earned Mitch the Super Bowl ring his mother had a chance to try on not long ago.’
Bills playoff run helps excited expats stay tied to Buffalo
‘”It’s more of a family, in a way, than it is just being a sports fan. The love of the camaraderie from everybody,” Banach said Friday. “I mean, I’m getting goosebumps just talking to you about it.”‘
‘The Comeback’ comes alive in sports book about 1993
‘There are lots of insights as the players experienced the highs and lows of the improbable, come-from-behind victory. Many are provided in interviews with wide receivers Andre Reed and Don Beebe, kicker Steve Christie and backup tight end Rob Awalt.’
Bills Mitch Morse fortunate to have snapped ball to Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen
‘“I have some really good friends on that team and I was happy for them, but I’m in the place I need to be,” Morse back in August when the Bills opened training camp, the first time he spoke to reporters since the Chiefs’ victory. “I couldn’t be happier about that. Watching that game, I was happy for my friends. I know the work they had put in and couldn’t be happier for them.”’
One step from Super Bowl, here are the keys to Bills beating the defending champion Chiefs
‘My pick: Chiefs 30, Bills 27.’
Bills and Chiefs have played three lopsided playoff games in 61 years
‘Buffalo’s Dudley Meredith fumbled the opening kickoff, Jerrol Wilson recovered for Kansas City at the Bills 31, and three plays later Len Dawson faked a draw play and hit wide-open Fred Arbanas with a 29-yard TD pass just 1:43 into the game.’
Bills elevate Kenny Stills, Dane Jackson for AFC Championship
‘It’s likely that Buffalo will let Davis test his ankle on Sunday before making any final decisions. If Davis cannot go, Buffalo could do a lot worse than Stills.’
Can Bills stun Chiefs, world in AFC Championship? (5 things to watch)
‘One reason Allen struggled so much in the matchup is because he was dealing with an injury to his non-throwing shoulder. That injury caused some errant Allen passes in the loss. Obviously that will not be a factor on Sunday night. In addition to the injury, Buffalo was without Jon Feliciano and Dawson Knox and John Brown was playing through an injury that hampered him for most of the season.’
Bills vs. Chiefs: Buffalo’s 5 most important players vs. KC in AFC title game
‘Kelce only had five catches the first time these teams played, but two of them went for touchdowns. Milano is likely going to have to pull double duty and help the effort to limit Mahomes while dealing with the unenviable task of guarding Kelce.’
Buffalo Bills vs. Kansas City Chiefs: Preview, odds, predictions for AFC Championship game
‘Bills 34, Chiefs 31.’