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Archives for January 20, 2025

Bills’ defense fueled by naysayers in win vs. Jackson, Ravens

‘”Our guys heard it all — they heard it all week long. We’re not big enough, we’re not strong enough. Not talented enough. Whatever it is, they heard it,” coach Sean McDermott said. “I don’t do the social media things, but I think most of those guys do. And look, we did, I think, in the first half a pretty darn good job. Second half, [Henry] got rolling a little bit. And he’s going to pop some runs, I mean, when he gets that momentum, he’s hard to stop. So, but even there, we could have done some things better, and I think fundamentally, so when we just look at this game, it came down to fundamentalism in football. And we talked a lot about that.”‘

Josh Allen’s second TD helps Bills expand lead on Ravens

‘The 4-yard score was aided by center Connor McGovern, who helped push Allen into the end zone as Ravens defenders tried to bring him down. The score came at the end of a nine-play, 70-yard drive that left less than 20 seconds on the clock for Baltimore’s offense.’

Josh Allen leads Bills past Ravens to reach AFC Championship Game

‘The Buffalo Bills quarterback followed center Connor McGovern in for the touchdown, which stretched the Bills’ lead to 11 points over the Baltimore Ravens in the divisional round Sunday. Though the Ravens rallied late, the Bills ultimately held on for a 27-25 win to advance to the AFC Championship Game. A dropped, would-be 2-point conversion by Mark Andrews and a subsequent onside kick recovery helped seal the win for Buffalo.’

Bills vs. Ravens: Referee gets knocked to ground trying to break up scuffle in AFC divisional-round matchup

‘As Baltimore drove down the field in the second quarter, Bills defensive tackle Ed Oliver appeared to hit Jackson late out of bounds at the end of an 11-yard scramble. Naturally, a couple of Ravens offensive linemen had some words for Oliver. Just moments later near the goal line, Bills defensive tackle Jordan Phillips and Ravens offensive tackle Ronnie Stanley got tangled up, and took a ref down to the ground with them!’

Bills vs. Ravens score, takeaways: Josh Allen, Buffalo top Lamar Jackson-led Baltimore to reach AFC title game

‘In the first half, Allen scored two rushing touchdowns while Jackson turned the ball over twice. It allowed Buffalo to jump out to a double-digit lead. Jackson turned his play around in the second half, and even led an eight-play, 88-yard touchdown drive that gave Baltimore an opportunity to tie the game with a two-point conversion with 1:33 remaining in the fourth quarter. However, Mark Andrews dropped a wide-open catch — adding to what was a nightmare quarter for him, as the tight end also fumbled away possession the previous possession.’

Bills find a way to win game they didn’t dominate

‘The Bills beat the Ravens, but not because Allen was better than Jackson – he wasn’t in most facets of the game. And not because the Buffalo’s defence outperformed Baltimore’s by any wide margin. They won it because in a game played on a slick, frozen field at night, the Bills didn’t turn the ball over a single time and Baltimore did so three times.’

Sean McDermott Fired Back at Baltimore Radio Host Who Called Buffalo ‘City of Losers’

‘”It’s a city of winners. It really is, it’s a city of winners. These people, and this town, are winners. And I’ve been here just eight years, but I consider this my hometown. This place is different and the people here are different. They deserve more than whoever said that about them,” McDermott said after the Bills took down the Ravens, 27–25.’