‘“I feel like I’ve said this every year, there’s 31 unhappy teams,” said quarterback Josh Allen. “But I will say this about our team: emphasis on team. I think this is one of the more special units I’ve ever been around in my entire life, from Pop Warner through high school through college, in the NFL. Guys truly cared about each other. Everyone kind of understood their role and their assignment, and we had a huge internal belief when we all got here for camp. And we worked extremely hard to get to where we got. We’re constantly knocking at the door. And you’re playing a team like the Chiefs, who have done it so well for so long, you got to not just knock, you got to kick the door down. And we didn’t do that.”’
Archives for January 28, 2025
Bills notebook: Allen ‘a little banged-up’ on right hand, unsure on Pro Bowl
‘“I don’t know,” Allen said Monday. “I got a little banged-up hand right now – a wrist. So, I got to talk with docs right now and figure it out. But we’ll see.”’
Upon Further Review: After a big sack Sunday, Jordan Phillips open to continue his playing career with the Bills
‘“Same (expletive). We’re done with pats on the back, we’re done with all that,” defensive tackle Jordan Phillips said. “We’ve got to finish. We’ve got to figure out how to get over. You’ve got unforeseen obstacles that you don’t even know about that’s going on. It’s just like, we have the team, we have the right mindset, we’ve just got to figure out what is holding us back from taking that next step.”’
Ryan O’Halloran: Take pride in Bills’ 2024 season, but increase your expectations for 2025
‘The last five months should confirm that the Bills are mostly on the right track toward reaching the Super Bowl for the first time since 1993 and maybe, just maybe, winning the franchise’s first Lombardi Trophy.’
Sean Kirst: After a lifetime of games like Sunday’s, this Bills jersey still fits
‘They came home with this Buffalo Bills jersey, evoking Joe Ferguson – who wore 12 in the years long before Jim Kelly. I knew they bought it off the rack at the Hall of Fame gift store, which was the kind of purchase they simply didn’t make when we were growing up.’
The Editorial Board: It was a tough loss, but mourning should be mixed with pride and gratitude
‘It’s perfectly OK to feel miserable. This one really hurt and it will keep on hurting for a while. However, just as the cliché says – clichés endure for a reason – hope will return.’
Alan Pergament: Romo, Nantz on top of weird moments in another joyless, classic Bills loss
‘Working their third straight Bills game, Romo and Nantz had a strong performance covering all the “weird” moments in the classic game.’
It’s a streak the Bills would like to forget: 5 straight playoff losses, same issue
‘But when you go back and look at what happened on that side of the ball in all five games, there is no conclusion than to say the defense under-performed, and in a few of these games, was flat out terrible.’
Book is not closed on Josh Allen’s legacy despite another crushing loss to the Chiefs
‘All the Bills were crushed Sunday night, but no one moreso than the generational quarterback who might already be the most beloved athlete in western New York sports history, though there’s certainly a nod to recency bias.’
Bills’ season ends with no answer for Mahomes, again
‘Once again, the Buffalo defense had very few answers for Mahomes and Kansas City. It was KC’s defense, instead, that made what might’ve been the game-deciding play on fourth-and-five just after the two-minute warning at midfield. KC defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo took a big risk, sending a blitz at Allen and forcing him into a desperate deep shot, unable to see Khalil Shakir open on the opposite side.’
Area Bills fans mourn — but reaffirm their love
‘The Times Herald sought some reactions from fans, hoping to gauge the mood of Bills backers with connections to Olean and the surrounding area after Sunday’s crushing defeat. Among other things, the OTH asked if fans can keep coming back with the same zeal and look positively to another new season after so much disappointment and dashing of the hope that this was to be “the year” superstar QB Josh Allen and the Bills would break through.’
Christian Benford injury update: Bills cornerback comments on concussion vs. Chiefs
‘“Thank you for all the prayers and all the love,” Benford wrote. “For God has granted me strength. I’m up, well and better with strength from the Lord. No need to worry. I’m straight.”’
Father of Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes takes shot at Bills Mafia
‘“Today is a great day to not be from Buffalo,” Mahomes Sr. wrote.’
Josh Allen still waiting for playoff-defining moment after falling short in dethroning Chiefs dynasty
‘But for the second season in a row, Allen had a chance to end the game on his terms. And for the second season in a row, the Chiefs left the stadium victorious.’
Opinion | There’s no easy way out for Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills — Super Bowl worthy, but blocked by the kings of football
‘Which leaves the other side of the coin flip. Now the Bills have to ask themselves whether Sean McDermott, the only durable coach the franchise has had since Marv Levy, is the right guy. Now Josh Allen has to ask himself whether he is the right guy, too, even though the answer is clearly yes.’