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Christmas shopping with Shaq Lawson

‘“You never know what people are going through, I mean it’s good to always brighten someone’s smile, you know just a little conversation. They may take something from the conversation you have with them and it might make them a powerful person so just brighten up anybody’s day, that’s the most important, that’s mostly why I play the game, so kids can look up to me and have the same dream as me one day.”‘

Carucci Take2: Bills are ‘pivot masters’ for bad weather adjustments

‘Therefore, it’s unlikely the blizzard that forced them to travel to Chicago Thursday, a day earlier than planned, will present any major problems for this game. Though the players and coaches have had their routine disrupted, once again, they’ve had the chance to be settled in at the game site and be able to focus on final preparations.’

Thad’s Three Things: Bills at Bears

‘Generally, the dividing line between wind affecting a game and not having an impact is 15 miles per hour. The forecast has hung all week at sustained winds over 20 miles per hour with gusts going higher than that. Needless to say, it’s going to very likely have an impact.’

Bills and Bears battle will have bitter bite

‘Snow won’t be in the air. In fact, there will likely be some sunshine. But that won’t matter. Cold is the headline. Kickoff temperatures will be around 10 degrees at best, more likely upper single digits. Winds will continue to be moderately strong, gusting to 40 mph at times out of the west. That’ll be enough to keep wind chills at or below -10 degrees for the duration of this game.’

NFL Week 16 Preview: Bills try to clinch AFC East against Bears, eye No. 1 seed

‘The National Weather Service was predicting a high of 10 degrees with gusting wind — and that’s after heavy snow on Thursday and Friday. The Bears’ coldest home game by temperature was 2 degrees with a minus-13 wind chill against Green Bay on Dec. 22, 2008. The coldest by wind chill was minus-15 against the Packers on Dec. 18, 1983, when the temperature was 3.’

Weather Again Factor in Bills at Bears

‘Although the brunt of an enormous storm system will be east of Chicago by Saturday’s 1 o’clock (12pm CDT) game, temperatures around 11 or 12 degrees and gusting winds will have an effect on the football and how to get it into the end zone. Hopefully the 6-8 inches of snow expected will be cleared from the natural grass field by kickoff.’

Top 6 storylines to follow for Week 16 | Bills at Bears

‘Quarterback Josh Allen has played against 30 teams in his NFL career. The last remaining one is Chicago, which he’ll get to check off the list on Saturday. The last time these two met in Soldier Field was in 2014 when the Bills beat the Bears in the season opener 23-20.’

5 things to watch for in Bills vs. Bears | Week 16

‘The circumstances are similar this week against Chicago’s quarterback, who became just the third signal caller in NFL history to rush for 1,000 yards in a single season, joining Jackson and Michael Vick, in Justin Fields. Fields reached exactly 1,000 rushing yards last week when he ran for 95 yards on just 15 carries in a close loss to Philadelphia (25-20). Eighty-one of those yards came in the first half.’

Game Predictions | Bills vs. Bears | Week 16

‘The Bills being favored by more than a touchdown seems like too much, considering how the Bears’ defense — healthier after the team’s late bye week — played with better purpose against the Eagles last Sunday. The expected brutal-cold temperatures could be an equalizer here. Buffalo’s defensive line needs to show it can slow a physical running game, which Chicago possesses, especially with the return of Khalil Herbert.’