‘”Ya know a lot of people had opinions and stuff like that but I try not to feed to much into it because anybody who watches football, Josh Allen is a good quarterback,” added Diggs. “I’m a halfway decent receiver. I can do my job. I’m just thankful to be where I am. and they’re going to find something new to hate about.”‘
Archives for January 2021
Bills back in primetime; Buffalo with Saturday night Divisional round game
‘The Bills are 3-2 in primetime games this season, but in the month of December Buffalo won all three of their night games.’
News10NBC to air Buffalo Bills divisional round playoff game next Saturday
‘The game in Orchard Park will be in prime time, with a scheduled 8:15 start against the Baltimore Ravens.’
‘It was just electric’ | Inside the atmosphere at Bills Stadium for Saturday’s playoff game
‘”They’ve been waiting for an enormous amount of time for this to happen. I felt so good for all those youngsters who’d never gone through what we went through in the ’90s. But it was exactly like the ’90s. It was just like that. Everyone was wired. It was just electric in there.”‘
‘The turning point of the game’ | Inside the two minutes that gave the Bills their wild-card lead
‘”I think the turning point of the game was that 4th-and-goal stop by our defense and then our offense driving down right before the half, getting a chance to double dip,” Allen said.’
Buffalo Bills to host the Baltimore Ravens in the divisional round on Saturday night
‘The Bills will host the Baltimore Ravens for their divisional-round game at Bills Stadium on Saturday, Jan. 16 at 8:15 pm on NBC.’
Bills Today | Bills reached these five milestones in their playoff victory
‘[Neither team committed a turnover on Saturday. It marks Buffalo’s second playoff game ever in which there were no turnovers (also in Super Bowl XXV, 1/27/91 vs. N.Y.G.) This is the fourth time the Bills did not commit a turnover in a playoff game (others: 12/26/64 vs. Chargers; 1/27/91 vs. Giants.; and 1/9/93 at Steelers)’
Sullivan: Bills survive Colts’ best shot for elusive playoff win
‘If the Bills can produce 27 points under those circumstances, they’ll be hard to beat. They’re averaging 37 points a game over their last nine, so holding them to 27 seems like an achievement at this point. You’d better put up 30 or more if you want to beat them.’
Vic Carucci: More mature, composed Josh Allen leads Bills to first playoff win since ’95
‘”I think just leadership, probably more than anything,” coach Sean McDermott told reporters after his first playoff victory as a head coach after going 0-2 in the postseason since arriving in Buffalo in 2017. “Maturity, professionalism. Yeah, that’s what comes to mind more than anything else.”‘
Jason Wolf: Bills’ Micah Hyde knocks down Hail Mary, says ‘no way this is happening again’
‘“I said, ‘There ain’t no way this is happening again,’ ” Hyde explained later, “and I got a running start to go up and hit it. Looking back, I wish I would have done that in ‘AZ,’ but hey, you learn something new, you win some, you lose some, and when you lose you learn along the way, so I was able to do that.”’
Analysis: Josh Allen’s pre-snap read burned Colts on key TD pass
‘Allen changed the call at the line of scrimmage just before his 35-yard scoring throw to Diggs, which game the Buffalo Bills a 24-10 lead.’
10 observations: Would-be fumble escapes becoming next ‘Homerun Throwback’ for Bills fans
‘“I think so, personally,” Milano said after the game when asked if it was a fumble. “It looked like his knee was clearly off the ground and Poyer hadn’t touched him yet. I don’t know, I mean, it is what it is. We’ve just got to continue to go out there and play.”
Bills blown away by ‘amazing, exceptional, awesome’ crowd noise from 6,700 fans
‘“For the fans to stand behind this team the way they’ve done over the years,” Bills coach Sean McDermott said, “and the fans and how much noise they made today, even at 6,700, I guess, was the number, incredible, man. You could feel it in the air. Just the atmosphere and the environment was almost like it was full, especially down the stretch there.”‘
Bills’ tickets for divisional round set to go on sale Sunday
‘Availability will go in seniority order for eligible ticket holders, who will receive an email with their date and time to purchase. Tickets can be acquired via online only and cannot be purchased in person or via phone.’
Quarter by quarter: Colts had good blueprint, but Bills did just enough to survive
‘The Colts were the second-highest scoring team in the NFL in the first quarter, at 6.7 ppg. They had 66 points on their first drive of the season, second to Green Bay, but didn’t score to start the game Saturday.’