Archives for December 4, 2022

‘Get quarterback Mac Jones off schedule. The Patriots second-year quarterback is not a great creator under pressure. He completed 5 of 12 passes for just 21 yards under pressure in the Bills’ 24-10 victory, according to Buffalo News charting. The Patriots also took three penalties for a loss of 27 yards on plays when Jones was under siege.’

‘Here is a team-by-team look – with predictions – of the more-competitive-than-expected AFC East…’.

‘The Bengals all day. The Bills are behind the Chiefs in the loss column. If Buffalo wants the No. 1 seed in the playoffs, it needs to have the Chiefs lose at least once more. The Bills would have to run the table, and would beat out the Chiefs because they own the head-to-head tiebreaker. Buffalo also has a chance to play the Bengals later this season, so they have an opportunity to pick up the head-to-head tiebreaker on them, too. Given the easy nature of the Chiefs’ schedule, their game against the Bengals might be the best chance for another Kansas City loss.’

‘“I love the Bills,” said Sis, her nickname since a cousin coined it in childhood. That makes it one of Western New York’s most enduring nicknames, because Sis is 96 and has lived in the same house for almost 70 years in the community she calls, beautifully and melodically, “Chik-towaga.”’