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‘”We are excited to hire Brian as our offensive coordinator and welcome him back to Western New York,” Bills coach Sean McDermott said in a statement. “I know how much this area means to him. He is a good coach and a good teacher and has been part of winning programs in the NFL and in college.”‘

‘Second-half scoring was a particular issue for the Bills’ offense. Buffalo averaged 5.6 second-half points per game after Week 10, including the playoff loss. The Bills’ four offensive touchdowns in the second half over that period were tied for second fewest in the NFL.’

‘”We’re not satisfied with the whole offense, and it wasn’t just about [quarterback] Tyrod [Taylor],” Beane said during the Bills’ end-of-season news conference. “There’s a lot of hands in the cookie jar, so to speak. [coach] Sean [McDermott] and I, we’re going to talk about everything. We know we have to get better on offense, on defense, on special teams. We are far from a finished product.”‘

‘”There was definitely an exchange,” Beane said Tuesday during the Bills’ end-of-season news conference. “I think there’s a misunderstanding of what was said.”‘

‘Ngakoue said on Monday that it happened after a running play in the Jaguars’ 10-3 AFC wild-card victory at EverBank Field, but he could not recall whether Incognito used the N-word.’

‘The NFL cleared Incognito later in 2014 to return to football, but he spent that season out of the league before joining Buffalo the next year.’

‘Taylor had scrambled for a 2-yard gain with less than two minutes remaining in the game when his helmet slammed against the ground as he was being tackled by Jaguars defensive end Dante Fowler. He remained on the ground for several minutes with little movement before being walked to the locker room by medical staff.’

‘Although McCoy is active, the Bills will be without starting weakside linebacker Matt Milano for Sunday’s game. Milano, a fifth-round rookie, did not practice all week because of a hamstring injury. Ramon Humber is expected to start in his place.’

‘Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy is expected to play in Sunday’s wild-card game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.’

‘This is not the first time an NFL team has sent a gift to another for helping to clinch a playoff berth. The Bills received a shipment of Primanti Brothers sandwiches from Pittsburgh after defeating the New York Jets in the 2015 regular-season finale to put the Steelers in the playoffs.’

‘”Everyone on my team has been asking me the same questions, and I don’t want to lie to them,” he said. “People that know me, they know I want to be out there. But I’ve been in situations like this before here, playing on a bad ankle, bad foot, bad hamstring. I didn’t do well at all, and I kind of hurt it, being in the same situation.”‘

‘The Bills tweeted Thursday afternoon it was “Fake news” that they had not used all of their allotted tickets to EverBank Field for the franchise’s first postseason game since 1999.’

‘The Bills announced the shipment from local restaurant chain Duff’s in a tweet Thursday evening…’.

‘McDermott said Monday that he and general manager Brandon Beane have “ongoing” conversations about whether to add a running back to the roster.’

‘”What’s past is past,” Marrone said Monday. “I’ll tell you guys the truth. … This stuff happened so long ago, OK? There’s obviously been a lot of stuff out there. That stuff is done. It’s over. I can’t put it any simpler than that. So I’m not going to take away my primary responsibility to look back on a situation that occurred, what, three years ago.’