‘The Bills are in the playoffs for the third time in four seasons under Beane and McDermott, and now just 60 minutes away from playing in the Super Bowl.’
Archives for January 2021
Next generation of Bills fans thrilled to witness historic season
‘Many young fans like Wojcik got used to celebrating a losing team, many times suffering a heartbreaking loss but still enthusiastically celebrating: breaking tables, hosting large tailgates, and dancing to the “Shout” song to support them no matter what.’
Bills preparing for largest crowd yet in Kansas City
‘“Everybody tells me the fans are right on top of you, and it’s going to get extremely loud with 17,000 people,” said Allen. “They’re an extremely energetic fanbase, and when they get things rolling, it’s super loud in there.”’
Mitch Morse feels ‘fortunate’ to play former team for AFC title
‘“The last few years, the Chiefs have really made a name for themselves as a good football team. They’re disciplined,” said Morse. “For us, we’re trying to get better every week here and there’s always something to improve on. It’s surreal to be honest. I feel very fortunate to be in this position.”’
Jerry Hughes and the Bills not taking this moment for granted
‘“What Jim Kelly and what Thurman [Thomas], Bruce [Smith], and Andre [Reed] did, we get reminded of every time we walk in this building. That takes a special group,” said Hughes. “For us, and I let those guys know it, let’s go out there and play for you, play for me, play for the guy next to you and so on because we all want the hardware.”’
Glory days: Bills Mafia says this team is ‘better than the 90s’
‘“There’s an excitement over our fandom that I’ve never seen or don’t remember seeing. Eagerness and excitement for every Sunday game to come about and what’s the potential, what are the possibilities for this team. As a kid it was pretty gloom and doom but as an adult now it’s just excitement and I’m happy to share it with my kids now,” Kunecki said.’
Jordan Poyer: “I don’t think anyone has given us a chance all year”
‘It’s a rallying cry that the Bills have used as motivation throughout this season and it stretches back to the first year of Sean McDermott and Brandon Beane’s tenure.’
Bills need one more win to tie longest winning streak in franchise history
‘”Ever since I was a little kid football’s been my favorite, so it’s winning that Super Bowl and going on that stage and celebrating with my team and going into the locker room and spraying champagne everywhere and it’s one of those things that not many people get to do,” quarterback Josh Allen said. “We’re a long way from that point and I hate thinking about that stuff, but our goal is Sunday night against the Kansas City Chiefs in Arrowhead Stadium and it’s a really good team we’re playing and we got to go and try to get a W.”‘
An away game for the Bills, a home game for Mitch Morse
‘”There’s a reason why we decided to make that happen, it’s a great town, a hidden gem of the midwest for us, very fond memories,” Morse said. “After going to high school and growing up in Texas I went to the University of Missouri, and I have an affinity for Missouri and Kansas in general. Salt of the earth people and I’m still fortunate to have some very good friends there. I’m sure flying into MCI will be a little bit weird, Arrowhead will be loud as it always is for opposing teams and it’ll be a great environment for some good football.”‘
“He always jumped in and competed” Georgia Southern’s Lunsford has high praise for former kicker Tyler Bass
‘“Our morning workouts, things that we do as an entire team, Tyler never shied away from that stuff,” Lunsford said. “Tyler always jumped in, competed and really went through the drills and really held his own against other guys team. He really separated himself from being just a specialist.”’
Super Bowl quarterbacks explain why Josh Allen is ready for his moment in the AFC Championship game
‘”I’ve played in a few big games and as we go on here, every game is a bigger game than the last one,” he said. “You know, it’s still the game of football. We don’t need to reinvent anything on our offense. We’ve just got to go out there and try to execute a game plan and try to be the best versions of ourselves we can be.”‘
‘It’s the most important game because it’s the next one’ | Experienced coaches guide players into the AFC Championship game
‘”Being around winning programs, being in those environments and being in those games to your point, I think all of that breeds quality experience,” McDermott explained. “And so, that’s all good to have this time of year but it also helps you get to where we are now. So, when you’ve been around what winning looks like, smells like, and so on and so forth, I think that’s a good foundation to come from.”‘
Brandon Beane named executive of the year, Stefon Diggs named All-Pro by the Sporting News
‘Under Beane’s guidance, six players (Josh Allen, Stefon Diggs, Tre’Davious White, Tremaine Edmunds, Andre Roberts, Cole Beasley) earned All-Pro and Pro Bowl honors this year.’
PFWA names Brian Daboll the Assistant Coach of the Year, Brandon Beane the Executive of the Year
‘The offensive coordinator oversaw the development of quarterback Josh Allen who improved his passer rating to 107.2, which was a 21.9 point increase and the sixth-largest improvement by a quarterback in their first three seasons since 1970. Under Daboll, Allen became the first player in NFL history with at least 4,500 passing yards, 35 touchdown passes and five rushing touchdowns in a single season.’
Bills Today | Why Mitch Morse feels fortunate this weekend
‘”That’s definitely crossed my mind,” he said. “The last few years, the Chiefs have really established themselves as a very good football team. This year for us every week here we’re trying to get better and better and there’s always stuff to improve on and it’s surreal. To be honest, I feel very fortunate to be in this position with this team and going to play in Kansas City will be a remarkable deal.”‘