‘The Bills only had back-to-back losses once this season, at the hands of the Patriots and then Tom Brady. The former, the Monday night game at home, was weather-wrecked and a slower type of pain. The Tampa game alone probably hit every point of the meter in one contest. The slow start, the comeback, the eventual loss in overtime – this game could not have been good for Bills Mafia’s heart rates. But the players and coaches saw something in the second half to build on, leaving Tampa with the loss, but also with renewed drive. Meter reading: 2’
Archives for January 14, 2022
Voice of the Fan: Bills have perfection playoff combination of Motor, mojo, momentum and Mafia
‘The defensive stats for both the 17th game and the entire 2021-22 season are mind-boggling.’
Bills, Patriots put out final injury reports: Big updates on Christian Barmore, Kyle Dugger
‘The Patriots listed 13 players as questionable for the game, including defensive tackle Christian Barmore, who was carted off the field last Sunday with a knee injury in the regular season finale. Barmore has been limited in practice all week but his status for the game remains in question. Several Patriots reporters have mentioned throughout the week that Barmore has been at practice but haven’t seen him do much in the open portions to the media.’
Brrr-smafia: Bills vs. Patriots set to be among coldest games played in Orchard Park (Latest forecast)
‘Accuweather.com says that as the evening wears on, the temperature could drop down to a low of zero with a “Real Feel” of -7 degrees. Wind gusts are expected to be around 14 miles per hours. The site adds, “Clear to partly cloudy and frigid; a cold evening for football.”’
‘Take the blue pill:’ Bart Scott suggests Bills’ Josh Allen use Viagra to stay warm vs. Patriots
‘Met with stunned silence, Scott added, “A lot of us take Viagra. Viagra opens up the blood vessels. A lot of NFL players, at least in my day, took Viagra… Viagra was first a heart medicine, right? So, it builds up circulation, which makes sure that it gets the circulation to the feet. I swear I’m not trying to be funny.”’
Deep freeze: Bills fans urged to layer up for Saturday playoff game
‘“Certainly, with fans, that’s probably where the bigger concern is, I would say,” he said. “Certainly, some people are thinner, so they don’t have as much body mass. That increases exposure to cold,” he said. “Some come unprepared. They’re not really wearing the gear that they need to. There’s a lot of good gear out there and if they gear up correctly, they can really protect themselves.”’
Build a dome in Orchard Park
‘Yet we can spin the wheel only so many times before our luck runs out.’
Bills lineman Harrison Phillips has patiently and productively become a team leader
‘“In the NFL, there’s two different types of power: there’s personal power and there’s positional power,” Phillips said. “So I’ve built up as much personal power as I can — which is being a good dude in the locker room, working my [butt] off, [having] a personal relationship with someone. There’s leadership sides to that.”‘
I thought the Bills were done after losing to the Patriots in Week 13 — but I was wrong
‘Except that the Bills found something that day — toughness, resilience — even if they didn’t identify it in the immediate aftermath of a frustrating defeat. After falling behind, 24-3, at halftime to Brady and the Bucs, the Bills rallied in the second half, with quarterback Josh Allen leading a long drive late in regulation to set up a tying field goal to force overtime.’
How do Josh Allen and the Bills perform in the cold?
‘But the bad weather unquestionably saps Allen of some of his incredible talents, and levels the playing field for a Patriots team that can’t match the Bills’ firepower on offense.’