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‘Buffalo will host Monday Night Football for a third straight year after a 14-10 loss to the New England Patriots at home last year. The Bills hosted just two Monday night regular-season games (in 2014 and 2018) over the previous 11 years. Buffalo has lost four straight home games on Monday Night Football, with their last win in 1994 against the Denver Broncos.’

‘There have been five previous editions of Capital One’s The Match that have raised nearly $33 million for various charitable organizations, according to Turner Sports.’

‘Allen, 25, the Buffalo Bills quarterback, is looking to get his first win of any kind against Brady. Allen came into the league in 2018 but never defeated Brady when the latter was with the New England Patriots. Last December, Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated Allen and the Bills.’

‘”There was so much work put in to get to this point but I am beyond happy to know that I will be playing the rest of my career with BILLS MAFIA. Words cannot describe how I’m feeling right now,” Diggs wrote in an Instagram post.’

‘”We’ve kind of pondered that and worked through it. And obviously we’re tight on the cap, but we are going to bring Ryan back,” Beane said.’

‘”We took another step today to solidify our collective goal of constructing a new stadium for the Buffalo Bills in Orchard Park,” Bills owners Terry and Kim Pegula said in a statement. “We are grateful for the time, efforts and unwavering commitment made by Governor [Kathy] Hochul and her team throughout this process. While there are more hurdles to clear before getting to the finish line, we feel our public-private partnership between New York State, Erie County, led by County Executive Mark Poloncarz, and the National Football League will get us there.”‘

‘While injuries led to him taking the field, Bates maintained the starting job for the end of the season and playoff run due to his performance alongside left tackle Dion Dawkins. For the season, Bates had a 93% pass block win rate at guard, which hovers around league average, and a 59% run block win rate, according to ESPN Stats & Information research.’

‘Similar to McKissic, Johnson, 28, has had success as a receiving back in the past, starting his career with five straight seasons with 400-plus receiving yards. He has 12 career receiving touchdowns after spending four seasons with the Browns, two with the Texans and one with the Dolphins.’

‘The Bills are also working to re-sign quarterback Matt Barkley, multiple sources told ESPN. Barkley, 31, was previously in Buffalo from 2018-2020. He spent 2021 on multiple teams with stints in Tennessee, Carolina, and Atlanta.’

‘”That was tough. Obviously, he was a guy we targeted and, in this business, in general, when you have an agreement, it’s good,” Beane said Friday. “But until there’s ink on the paper, and his agent did a great job. Doug Hendrickson and CJ LaBoy did a great job. There were some things that went down with the other organization, which is painful, but they chose to do what they did, and I couldn’t stop it.”‘

‘The Bills elected not to designate as a post-June 1 release, a league source told ESPN, which would have resulted in less dead cap but would have delayed the savings. The move saves $1.5 million in cap space and results in $7.7 million in dead cap this year. Buffalo will not have dead cap left over from the release next year.’

‘”I saw what makes Aaron Donald Aaron Donald, and it was hard to walk away from that,” Miller said. “The only way you can walk away from that is to walk into something special. And what they’re doing here is extremely special. (The Bills are) gonna win a Super Bowl with or without me. They’ve built an amazing team.”‘

‘Miller immediately becomes the best pass-rusher on the Bills’ roster, despite the team significantly investing in defensive ends in the past two drafts. Buffalo has used two second-round picks and one first-round selection on the position in the past two years but lacked a player that opposing offenses needed to be consistently aware of.’

‘Keeping Morse while lowering his cap hit for this year is a logical move for a player who was asked to take a pay cut last year. The soon-to-be 30-year-old is coming off a strong season and has become a reliable part of the line for quarterback Josh Allen over the past three years, but the team could not afford to keep him on for his prior cap amount.’

‘The Bills’ wide receiver room is expected to see change this offseason with the team approving Cole Beasley’s request to seek a trade earlier this month. He currently has a cap hit of $7.6 million in 2022 as Buffalo has been working to open up more cap space. If Beasley were to depart, McKenzie would be a natural candidate to slide into the slot receiver role.’