Archives for January 13, 2024

‘“I think Joe does a great job listening to the things Josh wants especially and we have extra meetings to quickly go over what we like and what we don’t like,” tight end Dawson Knox said. “That two-way communication with the players has been awesome.”’

‘“I think there’s a lot of things that go into it, with his situation,” McDermott said of Douglas. “And so we’ll just see a little bit of how he looks today from the training standpoint, with not practicing, and evaluate the group as a whole.”’

‘Unfortunately for Bills fans, Mother Nature just might have her say. A game in lake-effect snow and wind greatly benefits the Steelers, who likely weren’t going to try to throw the ball all that much, anyway. For those who doubt that, ask yourself this question: Which team is hoping for the weather Sunday to be as bad as possible? The answer is Pittsburgh, which is why I see the season ending Sunday – way sooner than anyone in Western New York hoped or expected.’

‘Allen is sitting down for an interview with Bill Cowher, who coached the Steelers for 15 seasons and won the Feb. 5, 2006, Super Bowl with a 21-10 victory over the Seattle Seahawks.’

‘Beane’s batting average and big hits are a key reason the Bills claimed their fourth consecutive AFC East division title. It’s especially impressive considering the Bills were 28th in the NFL in salary cap space (at $16 million over the 2023 cap) just two weeks before the start of free-agent shopping in March.’

‘Kincaid’s 73 receptions are the most by any Bills rookie or first-year player in a season, passing wide receiver Sammy Watkins’ 65 catches in 2014. The 73 are also the most by any Bills tight end in a season, with Pete Metzelaars’ 68 in 1993 the previous high.’

‘More than 2,000 plays from scrimmage and a combined 122 punts, 57 field-goal attempts, 76 point-after kicks, 46 kick returns and 10 two-point plays later, the Buffalo Bills are back in the AFC playoffs for the fifth consecutive year.’

‘When they work their fifth Buffalo game Sunday as the Bills host the Pittsburgh Steelers in an AFC wild-card playoff game on WIVB-TV (Channel 4), Nantz is sure to bring up the super-optimistic comment made by Romo after the Bills defeated the Kansas City Chiefs to go to 7-6.’

‘Jack Harry Elder, an exchange student at the University at Buffalo, originally from northern Scotland and a law student at the University of Glasgow, echoed my sentiments. After he moved to Buffalo in August, he kept seeing signs by the road that said “Allen Diggs.” “I had no idea what it meant,” he said. “I thought it was like a wall for something. I started passing more and more to the point where I’m like, ‘OK, why is this?’ and then I had it explained to me.”’