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‘McDermott has used the phrase ‘growth mindset’ plenty of times over his four years in Western New York.’

‘“I was really shocked at the depths [Trump] went to. He wasn’t even qualified to buy the team, because you have to submit your tax returns, and he never filed the paperwork. Instead, he did this dark shadow assassination thing, hoping to buy the team at a bargain basement price. But I just couldn’t understand how this misinformation was being put out there. It was seriously scarring,” Bon Jovi told The Guardian.’

‘Of course you know what happened the rest of the way. McDermott drives kept ending in kicks too, but they were extra points. Allen began pressing and making mistakes with his margin of error reduced to so razor thin than he played like a guy trying to score 14 points on every attempt. A week before his mentor, Andy Reid, facing a 4th and 1 with his backup QB on the field did not flinch. He went for it. He threw it. He won. McDermott watched that game but did not learn. He complimented Reid and said that’s Andy, but the Bills head coach failed to follow the leader. It’s a learning experience for the entire franchise, but no one more than the Bills coach and the QB. Allen has a lot to learn and he did that after his failing last year in Houston. But he’s not going to get there if his coach does not give him the chance. And Sean McDermott took that away on Sunday night in Kansas City.’

‘”You take a few meds and suck it up,” said the toughest guy I’ve ever known.’

‘”It’s going to fuel us. I have no doubt in my mind we will be back,” said Josh Allen. “We’re young and we’re only going to get better.”‘

‘Showing up to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fans held signs and voiced their support for the team that brought home its first division title in 25 years.’

‘Sunday night the Chiefs showered their championship pedigree. Something Buffalo doesn’t have… yet.’

‘”I think there’s some success or positivity in not knowing what you don’t know,” smiled Hyde who played in an NFC Championship game with the Packers. “A lot of these young guys are just out here playing not knowing the magnitude of the game. That’s also a good thing too.”‘

‘In the first meeting the Bills had the ball for just 22 minutes for the entire game. But the real number is the total of 6 minutes that Josh Allen and company had the ball after halftime. The Bills defensive game plan was to allow Kansas City some room to run and take away the big play. Part of that worked. The Chiefs offense was not explosive on that day. Tyreek Hill did very little with just 3 catches for 20 yards and a long of 8. KC had just 3 plays for over 20 yards and the longest was 37 yards to of all people tight end Byron Pringle. But what crushed the Bills that day was the Chiefs ran the ball when and how they wanted, piling up 245 yards including 161 by Clyde Edwards-Helaire. He’s likely to be back today.’

‘17,000. fans will be allowed in Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday for the AFC Championship but they won’t ALL be cheering for the chiefs.’

‘He’s backkk.’

‘It’s a rallying cry that the Bills have used as motivation throughout this season and it stretches back to the first year of Sean McDermott and Brandon Beane’s tenure.’

‘Whether or not Patrick Mahomes plays (he 99% will play) Kansas City has the likes of Tyreek Hill, Travis Kelce, Damien Williams on offense.’

‘Diggs is confident in Buffalo’s ability to move the ball and he says that comes through the preparation the team has put in throughout the year.’

‘”It’s up to us to limit the damage. With an offense like that with playmakers all over the field, you are not going to completely shut them down for sixty minutes, “said the All-Pro Second-team cornerback. “They’re going to make some plays but with the resilient group that we have, when those guys make those plays it’s not going wavier our confidence at all. We know it’s a long game and if we play team defense we’ll be fine when the sixty minutes is up.”‘