‘”We have Hawaiian bread, potatoes, sweet potato pie … my favorite sweet potato pie,” Sanders said, laughing.’
Archives for November 2021
Bills fans descend on New Orleans ahead of Thanksgiving game
‘Plenty of New Orleans fans were surprised to see the sheer presence from Bills Mafia Wednesday night. There will be more Bills Mafia festivities down at the Superdome Thanksgiving Day at 2 p.m.’
Thad’s Three Things: Bills at Saints
‘We usually think of the Saints as a high-powered and dangerous offensive machine. The Saints team that will show up instead Thursday night against Buffalo is just a mess.’
‘Biggest game of the year’ | How the Bills can reclaim national respect on Thanksgiving night
‘”It’s an interesting contrast with the game from [2019] because that game was about, ‘We need to show people we can walk and we can run,'” Brandt said. “Now they need to show people that they can get off the floor. They rose up and now they’ve been knocked down really bad. This is, in a way, the biggest game of the year because it’s crisis mode.”‘
No game status designations listed on Bills’ final injury report in Week 12
‘Linebacker Tremaine Edmunds (hamstring) and wide receiver Cole Beasley (ribs) were the only two players listed on the injury report all week for the Bills. Both players were listed as full participants for Wednesday’s practice status.’
Bills at Saints | 6 things to watch for on Thanksgiving night
‘”We’ve got to turn the page here to get going on the Saints, but not looking past why we got the results we got (Sunday) and that’s the most important thing,” McDermott said. “It’s not just going to go away. It’s something that we have to fix and that takes effort, that takes commitment and I know the team is working hard to get it done.’
NFL analysts | Bills at Saints game predictions | Thanksgiving
‘The Bills’ defense is ripe for a comeback game and has 15 interceptions on the season, tied for the second most in the NFL. Buffalo has also allowed opposing passers to complete just 57.7% of passes (lowest in the league).’
Bills at Saints | How to watch, stream, and listen | Week 12
‘Play-by-Play: Mike Tirico. Analysis: Drew Brees. Sideline: Michele Tafoya.’
History of Bills Thanksgiving Day games
‘The Bills, seeking a their third win in a row, lost to the Titans in their final trip to the Polo Grounds. Buffalo scored first on an 8-yard pass from John Green to Elbert Dubenion (pictured). The Titans got the next three scores on a 67-yard pass, Al Dorrow to Bob Wren, a two-yard sneak by Dorrow capping an 81-yard drive in which he completed five passes and a 55-yard interception by Dick Felt. The Bills got back in the game when Bohling plunged from the 1 after Tom Saidock smothered M.C. Reynolds’ fourth down passing effort, but it wasn’t enough to beat the Titans in the Bills first-ever Thanksgiving Day game.’
‘They got a little spice’: Running back Matt Breida’s speed makes him dangerous
‘“I think the big thing is know your role,” he said Tuesday. “Not everyone’s gonna be a superstar, and not everyone’s gonna be the guy. You’ve just got to know your role, and I think that’s what makes the Super Bowl teams, the great ones. I’ve been to one before, with Emmanuel (Sanders), and we had a bunch of unselfish guys on the team. We didn’t care about stats or who got the ball. At the end of the day, we just wanted to win. I think we’ve got the same group here.”’
Mark Gaughan: Defense needs to be Bills’ firewall in New Orleans
‘But this is a game in which the Bills need the defense to lead the way, because the defense clearly has the easier task on Thursday.’
Jim Kubiak: More Bills’ running game sputters, more Josh Allen will try to do too much
‘Allen knew going into the game the Colts would play a Cover 2 shell, and a bend-but-don’t-break style of defense. They played deep and kept all the throws in front of them. When Allen threw down the field, the speedy defensive backs drove on the football. As the Bills’ turnovers mounted, so, too, did the pressure to try to do more. Add in rain, wind and drops by traditionally reliable players such as tight end Dawson Knox and everything on offense looked like a struggle.’
Erik Brady: Bills fan in New Orleans keeping the faith
‘Oubre grew up in Holley, a village of 1,800 near Brockport. Her parents and older brothers were Bills fans. Her uncle had season tickets. And her father took her to her first Bills game when she was 8. “I was instantly hooked,” she says.’
Buffalo Bills vs New Orleans Saints: What coaches, players are saying
‘If ever there was a good week for a Thursday night game, this is it for the Bills who desperately want to take their focus away from the way they were manhandled last Sunday by the Colts.’
A mixed bag of results in the Buffalo Bills first nine Thanksgiving Day games
‘The league wasn’t interested in playing a national game at Buffalo’s decrepit War Memorial Stadium, especially in late November, but it was fine with scheduling the Bills as the road team against New York in 1961, San Diego in 1964 and 1965, and Oakland in 1966 and 1968.’