‘Jason Lakes and Laura Austin opened the store at Transit Rd. and George Urban Blvd. in December. They’re selling Zubaz apparel, jerseys, signed helmets and memorabilia, art and glassware by local artisans, and masks.’
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‘”I love the City of Buffalo. I loved the Sabres growing up, the Bills. My dad was a ref in the National Lacrosse League and I used to love to watch the Buffalo Bandits. There’s just something about Buffalo. The people there, how hardworking they are, they love their sports teams, the passion,” Couture said.’
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‘A local business provided the signs free of charge, and the signs will be up there for the next few weeks.’
AFC Divisional Round preview: Buffalo Bills host Baltimore Ravens
‘”You have to be ready to rock you know,” Milano added. “He (Jackson) can make anything happen at anytime… Just being aware of him at all times is going to be key for us… We have to make sound tackles. A lot of quarterbacks are just running up going to slide one cut that’s it with Lamar. He’s a very shift guy so just being able to keep him contained is going to be the biggest challenge for us.”‘
Thad’s Three Things: Bills vs. Ravens
‘The Bills have the best third down offense in the league. The Ravens are the best overall third down team in the league–Baltimore is 4th on offense and 2nd on defense. (Buffalo is a very respectable 13th in the NFL defensively on third downs).’
Wind may become a factor during Buffalo Bills playoff game Saturday in Orchard Park
‘The current forecast hints that there will be slight ramping up of the winds later on Saturday night that may make more of an impact than any big snow or cold. It will be borderline on timing as a few snow flurries try to develop off Lake Erie that could graze the field during the last part of the game, but the real snow showers won’t get going into the second half of the weekend.’
Ravens run game behind Lamar Jackson
‘Meet J.K. Dobbins, he is fast and he is physical. While this his first NFL season, he hasn’t played like a rookie. In the last seven games straight he’s scored a touchdown.’
Bills vs Ravens: Keys to the game
‘The bottom line is Lamar is going to get his big explosive plays. The name of the game is limiting HOW MANY of those 47 yards rushes he gets.’
Diggs on his love for his job and coach
‘”We all have jobs in the world right, you either like your job or you don’t like your job,” Diggs said. “Everybody can appreciate that you like your job more when you work with someone that you love or appreciate to an extent that you’ll do anything for them. Not only my job, but that’s how I feel about coach Chad, my position coach is a guy that not only takes care of me mentally but puts me in the right space physically and gets me ready to go, gives me that positive energy.”‘
URMC sports medicine chief on advances and the Bills
‘”And what kind of things can you do short of surgery to keep them safe and comfortable and able to perform,” Maloney said. “And the Bills have been great with this, they’ve expanded the offerings and they’ve used acupuncturists, sports acupuncturists, but designed to treat these chronic lingering injuries to get blood flow to the area and get these muscles working.”‘
Bills elevate RB Antonio Williams, CB Dane Jackson from practice squad | Bills vs. Ravens
‘Williams, is an undrafted rookie, who saw his only regular season game action in Week 17 against the Miami Dolphins. He produced 63 rushing yards and two touchdowns. He is the first Bills undrafted rookie to rush for two touchdowns in a game. He also added 20 receiving yards in that game. He is a native of New London, NC and played his college football at North Carolina.’
NFL analysts | Bills vs. Ravens game predictions | Divisional playoff round
‘The Ravens continue to be the hottest team in the NFL, and the Bills had a near miss against the Colts. Baltimore can run the ball very well, and the Bills can’t. That could be the difference, especially if it snows.’
Bills vs. Ravens | How to watch, stream, and listen to Saturday’s Divisional-Round playoff game
‘Play-by-Play: Al Michaels. Analysis: Cris Collinsworth.’
8 things to watch for in Bills vs. Ravens | Division playoff round
‘Interestingly, the success of each team is rooted in each team’s success rate on third down. Buffalo led the league when it came to moving the sticks, converting at a rate of almost 50 percent on third down (49.7%), while Baltimore’s defense allowed a conversion rate of just 34 percent, second-best in the league.’
Bills Today | Buffalo to get its share of national coverage leading into tonight’s game
‘Starting at 9:00 am, Good Morning Football: Weekend will be breaking down the Ravens-Bills matchup with NFLN reporter Kim Jones reporting live from Bills Stadium. Then at 12 noon, NFL Gameday Morning will continue the discussion and GMFB’s Kyle Brandt will make an appearance to talk about the game and hype up Bills Mafia. There will also be an exclusive interview between Hall of Fame receiver Michael Irvin and Cole Beasley.’