‘Bernard was the only player on the active roster who did not practice during the team’s walk-thru on Wednesday. McDermott said he is between day-to-day and week-to-week, but added “more like” day-to-day.’
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Big opportunity for ‘Buffalo Joe’ Andreessen as Buffalo Bills take on New England Patriots
‘”He’ll play quite a bit this week,” head coach Sean McDermott said. “I’m excited to watch him, he’s a good football player.”‘
Joe Andreessen to play ‘quite a bit’ for Bills in Week 18 with MLB Terrel Bernard injured
‘“He’s done a phenomenal job,” coach Sean McDermott said before Wednesday’s practice. “I think some people thought early on it was a nice PR thing, right? And that’s certainly been cool, I would say, for Joe, for our team, for the city. I mean, you hear it. When he makes a tackle the other day in the game, the crowd loves it, right? The PA announcer loves it, too. So it’s cool. But Joe’s earned every last piece of it. He’ll play quite a bit this week, and I’m excited to watch him. I really am. He’s a good football player.”’
Bills backups will see more snaps in the regular-season finale
‘”I think some people thought early on it was a nice PR thing and that’s certainly been cool I would say for Joe, for our team, for this city, I mean you hear it,” McDermott said. “When he makes a tackle, the other day in the game, the crowd loves it. The PA announcer loves it too. So, it’s cool but Joe’s earned every last piece of it. He’ll play quite a bit this week and I’m excited to watch him. I really am, he’s a good football player.”‘
Who would the Bills play if the NFL playoffs began today?
‘The top four seeds go to division winners, and the next three seeds are wild cards. If the playoffs were to start today, here’s what the matchups would look like…’.
McDermott explains Bills’ improvement this season as we enter the new year
‘“I know sometimes the scoreboard didn’t reflect that, but when you look at what we were able to do at Detroit in the game and take that away, which was a monumental challenge,” McDermott said, adding. “I’m seeing signs of improvement, we’re seeing signs of improvement and that just takes time sometimes.”’
Backing up: Bills QB Mitch Trubisky is worst rusher in league
‘There are 318 players who have recorded a carry this season. At the top is Saquan Barkley with 2,005 yards. And at the very bottom is Bills backup quarterback Mitch Trubisky.’
‘Making sure we’re as fresh as possible’ | How the Bills are preparing for their Week 18 game against the Patriots
‘”Number one, we want to win the game. That’s goal number one,” McDermott said. “Two is making sure we’re as fresh as possible coming out of this week and healthy as possible… Stay with our process, being consistent with how we approach each and every week and wanting to see some things out there that we’re anxious to see and eager to see and curious to see of how certain players take advantage of the opportunity.”‘
Analysis: Bills red-zone efficiency at all-time high with Josh Allen, James Cook
‘Buffalo is on pace to set a team record for TD success rate when it gets inside the 20-yard-line – at 70.77%. That would surpass the 1990 Bills, the franchise’s first Super Bowl team, when Buffalo scored TDs at a 65% rate in the red zone. (Available records go back only to 1980.)’
What team should Bills prefer to play in first round of playoffs? Here’s a breakdown
‘The Broncos have the easiest path to the No. 7 seed and a trip to Orchard Park because all they have to do is win their game Sunday afternoon at home and no matter what the Bengals and Dolphins do, Denver would be in at 10-7.’
Bills go undefeated at home for third time in history: How did Buffalo fare the first two times?
‘Buffalo’s win on Sunday against the Jets marked the third instance of the team going undefeated at home. What happened the first two times the Bills went undefeated at home? Here’s a look.’