‘Back in the offseason, the expectation for the Bills was taking a step back. It was to be a season of transition. Back then, the Jets were seen as the team most likely to ascend past Buffalo to the AFC East throne.’
BillsBeat - December 30, 2024
Bills Mafia teams up with Chabad of Pittsford for fifth night of Hanukkah
‘Fans presented a field goal post menorah, a fitting theme of the night.’
Buffalo Bills demolish New York Jets, 40-14
‘Josh Allen fired for 182 passing yards, 2 passing touchdowns, and another rushing touchdown. It was his 65th rushing TD of all-time, tying Thurman Thomas for the most in franchise history.’
Bills 40, Jets 14 | Final score, stats to know + game highlights
‘The defense forced three takeaways and had 4.0 total sacks. DE A.J. Epenesa, Von Miller and DT Ed Oliver each had 1.0 sack while DT DaQuan Jones and DE Greg Rousseau each had 0.5 sacks. CB Christian Benford and DT Jordan Phillips both had interceptions and LB Matt Milano had the fumble recovery. Oliver had a forced fumble as well. LB Joe Andreessen led tacklers with eight.’
Top 3 things we learned from Bills vs. Jets | Week 17
‘Buffalo’s defense got after Aaron Rodgers and the Jets all day. Their first eight drives ended in either a turnover on downs, punt, safety, or turnover.’
'It's like a snowball effect' | Bills players react after dominant home victory over the Jets
‘”Great environment again at home,” head coach Sean McDermott said. “Great to win. 8-0 at home. Hard to do. It’s just special to play here… The history that’s been built here over the years and playing well at home in the red, white and blue with the Buffalo Bills. So great environment.”‘
Bills clinch AFC No. 2 seed in 2024 NFL Playoffs with 26-point win over Jets
‘The Bills will host the No. 7 seed at Highmark Stadium during Wild Card Weekend (Jan. 11-13). Buffalo’s opponent will not be finalized until the completion of the Week 18 slate.’
Buffalo Bills 2025 opponents finalized
‘Time, date & broadcast info for all 17 games will be finalized in the Spring when the NFL releases the full 2025 schedule.’
Time & date announced for Bills at Patriots Week 18 matchup
‘The Bills will travel to play the Patriots on Sunday, Jan. 5 with kickoff set for 1 p.m. The game will be broadcast on CBS.’
BillsBeat - December 29, 2024
Man in the middle: Move to center as been success for Buffalo Bills' Connor McGovern
‘ Turns out, the internal plan – move left guard Connor McGovern to center – was the right plan. The football people knew better than the non-football people. Again.’
Four keys for the Buffalo Bills to defeat the New York Jets (again)
‘When these teams met in Week 6, it was close: The Bills eked out a 23-20 win. Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen knows that even though the Jets (4-11) are down, the Bills can’t count them out. “I think these division games, they’re always going to add a little bit more flair to it,” Allen said Thursday. “They’re a physical team. They got a really good defense. In terms of why they’ve given me fits, again, I don’t feel like I’ve protected the ball too well against them in the previous years.” The Jets defense has been problematic for Allen in the past. He’ll need to play a clean game to avoid giving Aaron Rodgers and New York extra possessions.’
Bills-Jets numbers to know: These 4 stats could shape Buffalo's game vs. New York
‘138 – The positive point differential for the Bills, highest in the AFC and second highest in the NFL, behind only the Detroit Lions (+194). Second in the AFC is the Baltimore Ravens at +132.’
Bills-Jets: Who you got? Buffalo News writers make their predictions on Sunday's game
‘There is little doubt Josh Allen watched Lamar Jackson light up the Houston Texans on Christmas. It feels like support nationally has swung to Jackson being named the MVP. Allen might not let on publicly that he’s aware of that, or that it even matters to him, but the Bills surely are. His teammates want him to be MVP. Allen might not say so, but why wouldn’t he want it for himself? With a win Sunday, Week 18 is meaningless because the Bills would be locked into the No. 2 seed. Allen likely would start that game and hand the ball off to keep his consecutive starts streak alive, but then should come out of the game. That makes this is last chance to build a case for MVP. He’ll try to do so against a Jets defense that has given him problems in the past. This current Jets squad is counting down the days until the season is over, however, and that will show. Bills, 31-17.’
NFL MVP Tracker: Josh Allen's lead over Lamar Jackson has dwindled
‘Buoyed by two national television games in five days, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has thickened the NFL MVP plot. Entering Week 16, Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen was the clear favorite (minus-1000), but after Jackson’s Christmas Day win over the Houston Texans, Allen remains the favorite, but at minus-250.’
Bills Mailbag: Special teams blunders should land coordinator Matthew Smiley on the hot seat
‘It is too late in the season to make such a big change at this point, but all of the glaring errors you point out in your question lead me to believe the Bills could make a change as soon as the current season is over.’