Archives for January 17, 2026

‘“We’ve been thrown 100 different curveballs and the way he’s handled it with that consistent approach is really mind-blowing,” said Bills tight end Dawson Knox. “If I ever coach football one day, I’d be taking a hell of a lot of notes from him.”’

‘Bills coach Sean McDermott says that Broncos second-year quarterback Bo Nix is “improved, definitely improved” this season. Nix’s 612 attempts were most in the league, showing the Broncos aren’t afraid to sling it. With that, he completed 388 passes (tied third-most) for 3,931 yards (eighth most). Nix’s offensive line was a strength that allowed him to put up those numbers. Nix was sacked just 22 times this season – least of any quarterback to start all 17 games – and by PFF’s metrics of evaluating which sacks go to the quarterback and which go to the offensive line, the Broncos o-line was only attributed with allowing six sacks. The Bills’ pass rush will need to fi nd solutions.’

‘Broncos quarterback Bo Nix completed 49% of his passes when pressured this season, according to Next Gen Stats. Nix was intercepted six times and averaged a league-worst 4.6 yards per attempt. He had the ninth-worst expected points added, even though he got sacked just 22 times in 10 games. Entering the playoff s, Denver ranked eighth in ESPN’s pass-block win rate metric. The Bills, meanwhile, were 12th in pressure rate during the regular season.’

‘Allen does his thing and the Bills head back to the AFC championship game. Bills, 30-24.’

‘Yes, the Bills have advance scouts working ahead on possible opponents. Entering Week 18, there were six different possibilities for the wild-card round, so that makes focusing too much attention on one team quite difficult. The Bills have an analytics staff that prepares all sorts of information on upcoming opponents. Head coach Sean McDermott is ultimately responsible for the game, along with offensive coordinator Joe Brady and defensive coordinator Bobby Babich.’

‘Goergen’s Denver Bills Backers group will party this weekend at Stoney’s Uptown Joint, while the Colorado Bills Backers group will party at Jackson’s LODO. Stoney’s general manager Catherine Young ordered five kegs of Labatt Blue and 15 cases of Labatt Blue Light. At Jackson’s, general manager Benjamin Elek said he ordered 100 cases and some kegs of Labatt as well as 1,000 pounds of chicken wings and 500 pounds of beef for beef on weck.’

‘”There’s a lot of talk about those troughs,” CollectibleXchange founder Brandon Steiner said in an interview. “It’s not the first stadium where this has come up, because they’re a good fit for a sports bar − just kind of a fun conversation piece.”‘

‘The game was scoreless into the third quarter. That’s when Elway, facing second-and-10 from his own 19-yard line, faded back to throw a middle screen to running back Steve Sewell. Bills nose tackle Jeff Wright realized what was coming, held his ground, and batted the ball into the air. Bailey snatched it and ran 11 yards into the end zone. Delirium ensued. “I’ll never forget it,” Bailey says. “I was in the right place at the right time.”‘