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‘”It’s a totally new season, new year,” Poyer said. “What’s happened in the past doesn’t matter. We know that they’re going to be hungry, hungry to beat us, and we’re going to have to play well to win.”‘

‘”What helps us is our schedule’s been extremely uncommon this year,” Allen said. “We had game one (on a Thursday), then went straight to a Monday night, then Sunday night, had a 4:00 Sunday game, Thanksgiving. We’ve just been so in the air with our schedule, and I think Coach McDermott’s done such a great job of being smart with how we’re practicing, when we’re going full pads, when to give guys a little bit of a break.”‘

‘Brown said he’s been waiting for another opportunity and is finally healthy. At 32 years old, he said he still has something to offer — and is excited to be back in Buffalo to have a chance to prove that.’

‘Unfortunately, veteran linebacker Von Miller was carted off in the second quarter with a knee injury. ESPN reports a source with the Bills is telling them they’re “cautiously optimistic” Miller avoided a serious injury.’

‘”I just take a deep breath,” Stefon Diggs said. “I look at the grand scheme of things and the scope of the game. As long as we’re having success, we’re doing everything we can to win.”‘

‘The six-year veteran is the first NFL player to post double-digit tackles, including three for a loss, along with a sack and a fumble recovery, since Pittsburgh’s Ryan Shazier in Week 2 of the 2015 season.’

‘”Everyone expects Josh to be Superman every game, all the time, every throw,” Sean McDermott said. “I just love the fact that, A, he’s human, and B, that he was able to work himself through that. I think that says way more about him than probably most people give him credit for in terms of his performance (Sunday), and I’m super proud of him for it.”‘

‘”You don’t want people pressing, so you go to your captains, your leaders — not just the captains but guys that carry influence in our locker room, on our team,” McDermott continued. “In that case, it was Stef and, again, I thought he did a great job.”‘

‘”The neighbors and the good people of Buffalo helping teammates dig out of their driveways and allowing them to get their cars out so they can make it to the facilities so we can get on the plane to come here,” said Josh Allen, thanking the community. “Obviously, crazy week, didn’t practice Friday, small practice Wednesday with some guys out, so not your typical week, but we’ve got some resilient guys on this team, guys that care about each other.”‘

‘Coming off two heart-wrenching losses to the Jets and Vikings that were filled with costly mistakes, Josh Allen and company came into this week looking to limit those errors, and they came out successful.’

‘It wasn’t an easy journey for some of the players, who posted videos of members of Bills Mafia helping them get their cars and trucks out of the snow so they could get to the airport.’

‘Buffalo will now play in Detroit twice in five days. The Bills were already scheduled to play the Lions on Thanksgiving Day.’

‘”You can’t buckle your knees. Things happen in this business all the time,” Bills general manager Brandon Beane said. “We know where we live. We know weather can be a factor. I wasn’t here in 2014, but I’ve heard many stories of that snow event and what happened and how they handled it. We don’t have the players from 2014, but we’ve talked it through, we’ve got a plan and I think Sean’s done a good job of getting the guys to focus on the task at hand.’

‘Klein, 31, played for the Bills the last two seasons before the team released him in March.’

‘Leading 27-17, facing 4th & 2 at the Minnesota 7, McDermott passed up a short field goal that would have put the Bills up by 13 points.’