WGR

‘The NFL has announced the game dates and times for the Divisional Round playoff games, and the Buffalo Bills will host their next game on Saturday at 8:15 p.m. on NBC.’

‘The playoff win is the first for head coach Sean McDermott, who has led the Bills to three postseason appearances in the last four years, and for quarterback Josh Allen, who finished the game 26-of-35 passing for 324 yards and two touchdowns. Allen also led the Bills in rushing, carrying the ball 11 times for 54 yards along with a running score.’

‘The rookie fourth round pick out of UCF largely exceeded expectations this season, finishing with 599 yards and seven touchdowns. He was one of only three rookie receivers in this highly-touted draft class, joining Justin Jefferson and Chase Claypool, to finish the season with 500 yards and seven scores.’

‘Allen was under pressure for most of the afternoon, and actually the majority of his completions came on throws from outside the pocket, where Allen went 15-of-20 for 185 yards and a pair of touchdowns.’

‘One can’t help but highlight the fact that the game came down to the final play. Just like in Buffalo’s Week 10 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, the Bills’ opponent ran the final play from right around mid-field and got a decent throw off towards the end zone. However, unlike in the Arizona game, Buffalo’s defense was able to knock down the final prayer and seal the victory.’

‘The Bills defense failed to get a sack, nor force a turnover in the game. It was only the second time this season that has happened. The first and only other game was their first loss of the season back in Week 5 against the Tennessee Titans.’

‘With under a minute remaining in Saturday’s first of three playoff games around the NFL, Colts quarterback Philip Rivers attempted to continue a game-winning or game-tying drive, finding wide receiver Zach Pascal deep for a 17-yard completion. Stumbling after making the grab, Pascal appeared to regain his footing and subsequently lose the football as he got back upright. In other words, Pascal quite clearly looked to have fumbled the football.’

‘Diggs wrapped up his first season with the Bills by leading the NFL with 127 receptions for a league-high 1,535 yards. He set the franchise record in 2020 for both receptions and receiving yards, while also becoming the first player in team history to lead the NFL in both categories in the same year.’

‘The Bills run defense has not been as stout as they’d like through much of this year, averaging 119.6 yards per-game allowed on the ground, which ranks 17th in the league, and ranking 26th with allowing 4.62 yards per-carry.’

‘It turns out Diggs is as fine as he claimed, as No. 14 was back on the practice field on Thursday at Bills Stadium, seeming to be in good spirits and ready to play in Saturday’s playoff game against the Indianapolis Colts.’

‘Allen was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week four different times in 2020, and was also named the AFC Offensive Player of the Month for September.’

‘Neither Cole Beasley (knee) nor Stefon Diggs (oblique) practiced on Wednesday, and Isaiah McKenzie was limited. Beasley missed last week’s regular season finale against the Miami Dolphins with his knee injury.’

‘”Take it one play at a time and put yourself in a position to make good decisions and to play your best football. Again, what it really comes back to is our individual quality of play, and then collectively as a team, did we do the things necessary to win the game; taking care of the football being one of them. This is a very good football team coming from Indianapolis here.”‘

‘Daboll will certainly be an attractive candidate for most teams, especially those with young quarterbacks with some high upside going forward.’

‘Buffalo announced that wide receivers Kenny Stills and Tanner Gentry had been signed to the practice squad, while fellow receivers Gary Jennings and J.J. Nelson were released from the practice squad.’