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Archives for December 9, 2025

Sean McDermott encouraged by Bills’ recent display of toughness, resilience

‘“I think it’s an important thread of our team, and we’ve always been a tough football team, a tough organization,” McDermott said Monday during his press conference. “It’s something we take a lot of pride in, and in order to play down the stretch, handling some of the situations and managing those things, you’ve got to have toughness. That’s an important piece of playing good football.”’

Upon Further Review: Sean McDermott nails his fourth-down decisions in Bills’ big win

‘“Honestly, there was no conversation,” Allen said after the win about what to do on fourth down. I came to the sideline and thought it (the play to Knox) was a touchdown. Obviously, they said it (was not a touchdown) over the Jumbotron, and it was just calling the personnel for the offense, so we’re just going back in. So, I really trust coach McDermott for being aggressive tonight on fourth downs. I know early on in the game, too, we converted on a few. So, yeah, it feels good to have that trust in him.”‘

A.J. Epenesa plays a career high in Bills’ win over Bengals

‘Epenesa played 49 of the Bills’ 60 defensive snaps, a total of 82%. That is a single-game high for his career. Epenesa finished with three tackles and an interception in Buffalo’s 39-34 victory. The interception was the fourth of his career, setting a franchise record for defensive linemen in the Super Bowl Era.’

Legends effort to reach hiring goals feeling more urgent as stadium opening nears

‘With about eight months until the more than $2 billion stadium is expected to be substantially completed, the panel overseeing goals of the Community Benefits Agreement tied to the building of the new stadium has expressed concern about whether that is enough time for the team to meet hiring goals for vendors certified as minority- and women-owned businesses.’

Bills look to keep AFC East title in play in showdown with Patriots

‘If the Patriots win Sunday, they clinch the division, plain and simple. If they lose, well, then the mettle of a team that has feasted on a historically easy schedule will be tested. They have a road game at desperate Baltimore which will likely be difficult, a road game at the pathetic Jets which probably won’t, and then a home finale against the suddenly revived Dolphins which could be tricky depending on whether the Dolphins are somehow still alive in the wild-card race.’

Josh Allen back in MVP conversation after dominant performance vs. Bengals

‘Allen went 22-of-28 for 251 yards and three touchdowns while adding 78 yards and a touchdown on the ground in Buffalo’s 39-34 win over Cincinnati. His 139.7 passer rating was the fifth-highest of his career, and he posted an EPA of 25 – good for an EPA per play of 0.62 – per RBSDM Stats. For reference, Jordan Love leads the NFL in EPA per play for the season with a 0.303. Allen more than doubled that in the win over the Bengals.’

Bills might have a James Cook problem

‘He entered Week 13 having fumbled just twice all season. But then he fumbled twice against the Pittsburgh Steelers, and twice more against the Cincinnati Bengals.’

Bills’ Joe Brady addressed huge James Cook problem

‘“Look, he knows that can’t happen, and the only way we lose that game yesterday is if we turn the ball over, we knew that going into the game,” Brady said. “We had an opportunity to get the ball on the one-yard line when we can’t the plays before, and then we get that opportunity, regardless of how we get the ball handling or not, we can’t turn the ball over.”‘