Two Bills Drive

‘”If Buffalo gets into the playoffs — even as a wild-card team — and teams such as the Ravens and Chiefs miss, the Bills will be easily the most playoff-tested squad in the field,” Graziano writes. “They’d prefer to play home games in Buffalo in January if possible, of course, but I wouldn’t count them out just because they have to go on the road to a place like Foxborough or Pittsburgh or Jacksonville.”‘

‘”The Patriots are coming off a bye, while the Bills are coming off a come-from-behind victory over the Bengals,” Prisco writes. “Josh Allen was Josh Allen in that one and that’s the way it has to be for the Bills to win. He wasn’t the last time these teams met, which is why the Patriots won. This time will be different. Allen wins it with his usual big plays.”‘

‘“We understand as a team what’s at stake,” Allen said. “I don’t think that’s going to influence anything. It’s the next game, it’s the biggest game that we have because it’s the next one, and all we’re trying to focus on is putting together the best game plan that we can against a really good team.”’

‘“Yeah, I think we’re in a really good spot,” Allen said of his chemistry with Cooks. “He works his tail off at practice, and he’s obviously been around the league for a very long time. He’s been a true professional. He’s always in the wide receiver room, in the playbook, and then when we come out to practice, he’s freaking flying around.’

‘”No,” Mcdermott replied when asked if he had an update on Slay. “If there is, I don’t have it. That’s more of a Brandon question… I’m not gonna answer questions about Darius Slay, respectfully. That’s a question for Brandon. I’m focused on our current team and this game this week.”‘