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‘Williams said that he hopes to stay in contact with the Bills, who may be looking to beef up their receiving corps with Emmanuel Sanders expected to hit free agency. Williams also offered an update on his physical status as he is six weeks removed from surgery after suffering a torn ACL injury during the National Championship Game. He said that he has been walking for the past two weeks and has primarily been doing pool workouts.’

‘The Bills enter free agency projected to be over the 2022 cap, but Neal was considered a priority alongside veteran starters Jerry Hughes and Levi Wallace, who are still set to hit the open market in March. The Jacksonville State product logged a career-high 12 special teams tackles in 2021, helping lead a unit that ranked in the top 10, per Rick Gosselin’s annual special teams rankings. Neal was also part of two special-teams takeaways during his contract year, forcing a fumble and recovering another.’

‘”Going to Buffalo really opened my eyes,” said Trubisky, via ESPN. “After being in Chicago for four years, there was only one way I knew how to do things. [Being] in Buffalo and [having] a different way of doing things, you learn what’s possible. It helped me get back to instinctual football and using my talents rather than overthinking.”‘

‘Of course, it makes sense that the Bills want to protect their investment in their star quarterback. Buffalo’s offensive line has been solid, if not necessarily spectacular over these past couple seasons, so it also makes sense that the Bills would seek upgrades up front. We have seen in each of the last two Super Bowls just how important it is for an offensive line to hold up against relentless pressure. Buffalo hasn’t been to the Super Bowl yet, but solidifying the line could help them get there.’

‘The Bills are likely to be Super Bowl contenders again next season, but Sanders won a ring already during his time with the Denver Broncos, so it’s not like he still has that one thing left to shoot for. Sanders was drafted back in 2010, and he’s had a long, successful career during which he has played for five teams, catching 704 passes for 9,245 yards and 51 touchdowns. He’s dealt with injuries in recent years and saw his effectiveness markedly decline over the second half of this season, so perhaps he feels it is simply time to hang up his spikes.’

‘This might leave the AFC in a bit of a pickle, having to now identify another alternate, and potentially more than one. With Jackson and Allen now out, that leaves only Justin Herbert as starter with Patrick Mahomes as the only backup, but the latter is preparing to play in the AFC Championship and hopes to punch his ticket to Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium. If he does, he won’t be available for the Pro Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 6 in Las Vegas, leaving only Herbert on the roster.’

‘Chiefs fans began donating $13 each to the hospital thanks to a post from the Facebook account “Chiefs Kingdom Memes.” The $13 figure, of course, is a nod to the 13 seconds the Chiefs had left on their final drive of regulation. On the drive, Patrick Mahomes hit Tyreek Hill and Travis Kelce for gains of 19 and 25 to set up a game-tying 49-yard field goal from Harrison Butker as time expired.’

‘When it comes to a potential candidate to replace Daboll, Jones also reported that Allen has been highly complimentary of Bills quarterbacks coach Ken Dorsey. Daboll, who has been a part of six combined championship staffs between college and the NFL, has served as the Bills offensive coordinator since 2018. He’s had a hand in helping the young Allen develop into one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL, as Buffalo has finished in the top five in total offense over the past two seasons.’

‘Booth would provide the Bills not only a player at a position of need, he’d give Buffalo’s secondary more juice by way of his lightning-quick feet and downfield speed. Booth was the No. 2 cornerback recruit in the nation in 2019. He has plenty of experience — and highlight-reel interceptions — on the perimeter. He’d be the perfect running mate with Tre’Davious White in the Bills’ defensive backfield.’

‘”Pat throws the winning touchdown and he comes straight over to find me. To be in that situation and to do that, that was pretty cool of him to do that,” Allen said after the game. “Obviously, it sucks the way it happened. We wanted to win that game and we had our opportunities. I was taking it all in and holding on to that feeling to make sure we don’t feel like this again. Back-to-back years in the same spot, it’s tough to take in. It’s part of the game, part of the learning process.”‘

‘Why the Chiefs won: They had the ball last.’

‘If the Bills would have held the Chiefs to a field goal, overtime would have continued with the Bills having an opportunity to tie the game with a field goal or win it with a touchdown. The team that won the coin toss had the opportunity to win the game without the other team having the football on offense.’

‘Davis was seemingly wide open all game long, as the Chiefs routinely rolled double-coverage toward Stefon Diggs on the opposite side of the field. Davis got his huge day started late in the second quarter, when he and Josh Allen connected on an 18-yard strike to tie the game at 14.’

‘This time around, the Bills deep receiver group is drastically more healthy than the collection of pass catchers that took the field inside Arrowhead Stadium last January. And by drastically more healthy I mean essentially no one is nursing an injury heading into this contest.’

‘Prediction: Bills 33, Chiefs 27.’