‘In a winter wonderland, the Bills routed the visiting San Francisco 49ers on Sunday night, 35-10, earning their seventh consecutive win while improving to 10-2 on the season. The victory also clinched the AFC East title for the Bills, who locked up the divisional crown for a franchise-record fifth straight season.’
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Five Takeaways: Milano returns, Allen becomes Bills franchise leader in rout of 49ers
‘Buffalo’s victory was propelled by another MVP-level effort from quarterback Josh Allen, who became the first quarterback in league history to pass, run and catch a touchdown in a single game. It was the Bills’ seventh consecutive win, which clinched the AFC East title for the fifth straight season.’
Sabato: Josh Allen adds to his MVP highlight reel as Bills bulldoze to fifth straight AFC East title
‘But with his third four-touchdown game of the season, Allen is the clear frontrunner to win his first MVP award. More importantly, the Bills rolled to a 35-10 win over the San Francisco 49ers for the fifth consecutive division championship, becoming the first team in the NFL to clinch a division title, while joining the Kansas City Chiefs as the only teams to secure a playoff berth thus far.’
Monday's San Francisco Coverage
Flailing, fading 49ers fall to 5-7 after Bills enjoy snowy rout in Buffalo (San Francisco Chronicle)
49ers’ Christian McCaffrey might miss rest of the season with knee injury (San Francisco Chronicle)
49ers shiver, stagger and sink on a long, cold night in Buffalo’s snow (San Francisco Chronicle)
49ers’ Super Bowl hangover 2.0 is real: Pull the plug, their 2024 season is done (San Francisco Chronicle)
49ers’ Kyle Shanahan on falling short this season: ‘It’s not as good of a team’ (San Francisco Chronicle)
49ers game grades: Avalanche of mistakes, bad fortune in Buffalo (San Francisco Chronicle)
Instant analysis of 49ers’ snow-covered 35-10 loss to Buffalo Bills (East Bay Times)
49ers insist they’re not dead yet after getting buried in Buffalo (East Bay Times)
49ers: McCaffrey’s knee injury could end his season (East Bay Times)
Bills’ Josh Allen scores receiving touchdown on his own pass vs. 49ers (East Bay Times)
What the 49ers said after being blitzed by Bills in Buffalo blizzard (East Bay Times)
49ers Studs and Duds: A blizzard of bad play as the Niners drop a third straight game (East Bay Times)
Photo gallery (East Bay Times)
Christian McCaffrey suffers potential season-ending injury in brutal 49ers blow (New York Post)
San Francisco 49ers RB Christian McCaffrey injures knee in second quarter (USA Today)
Christian McCaffrey’s season ‘potentially’ over after knee injury in 49ers’ loss to Bills (AP)
49ers RB Christian McCaffrey injures PCL in loss to Bills (ESPN)
49ers’ Christian McCaffrey could miss rest of 2024 season with PCL injury, coach Kyle Shanahan says (CBS Sports)
Cris Collinsworth Had the Perfect Metaphor For 49ers’ Costly Fumble vs. Bills (SI)
Christian McCaffrey Suffered Likely Season-Ending Knee Injury vs. Bills (SI)
NFL World Reacts to 49ers’ Christian McCaffrey’s Apparent Knee Injury vs. Bills (SI)
Christian McCaffrey injury update: 49ers star potentially out for the year after non-contact knee injury vs. Bills (The Sporting News)
Maiocco’s Observations: 49ers’ playoff hopes fade with loss to Bills (NBC Sports Bay Area)
CMC sustains possible season-ending PCL injury in 49ers’ loss (NBC Sports Bay Area)
Kittle keeping faith in 49ers despite ‘depressing’ season (NBC Sports Bay Area)
Kittle has ‘no idea’ why he wasn’t targeted more in 49ers’ loss (NBC Sports Bay Area)
Kittle identifies 49ers’ two biggest weaknesses this season (NBC Sports Bay Area)
Juice disappointed he fumbled rare rushing opportunity in 49ers’ loss (NBC Sports Bay Area)
49ers make ugly NFL history with blowout losses to Packers, Bills (NBC Sports Bay Area)
Maiocco’s 49ers Report Card: Team grades in crushing loss to Bills (NBC Sports Bay Area)
How 49ers’ Week 13 loss to Bills impacts NFC playoff picture (NBC Sports Bay Area)
Check out wild scenes from blizzard before 49ers-Bills game (NBC Sports Bay Area)
Buffalo Bills ‘mafia’ works through the night to clear snow at Highmark Stadium (NBC Sports Bay Area)
Where 49ers would pick in 2025 NFL Draft if season ended today (NBC Sports Bay Area)
3 takeaways after 49ers get demolished by Bills (KGMZ-FM)
Hutchinson: No one should be surprised about that 49ers loss (KGMZ-FM)
49ers Fall 35-10 to the Bills; Five Takeaways from #SFvsBUF (49ers.com)
Photo gallery 1 (49ers.com)
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Photo gallery 3 (49ers.com)
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Photo gallery 1 (BuffaloBills.com)
Photo gallery 2 (BuffaloBills.com)
Photo gallery 3 (BuffaloBills.com)
Photo gallery 4 (BuffaloBills.com)
Photo gallery 5 (BuffaloBills.com)
Photo gallery 1 (Buffalo News)
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Photo gallery 1 (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
Photo gallery 2 (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
Bills frolic in a winter wonderland on a snowy ‘Sunday Night Football’
‘With Thanksgiving come and gone, we are more or less officially in Christmas season, and the Buffalo Bills did their part to get everyone in a “let it snow, let it snow, let it snow” mood Sunday night.’
Josh Allen, Amari Cooper combine for insane touchdown, rare stat on wild Bills’ improv play
‘As 49ers defenders surrounded the receiver and tried to bring him to the ground, Cooper flipped the ball back to Allen, who seemingly had the sense to follow his own pass, and the quarterback sprinted to the end zone, diving for the goal line pylon for another touchdown.’
NBC’s enhanced yard lines, field numbers for Bills-49ers snow game draw strong reactions from viewers
‘Steady snowfall turned Highmark Stadium into a winter wonderland for the “Sunday Night Football” matchup between the Buffalo Bills and San Francisco 49ers, creating a unique aesthetic that only happens every so often in NFL games.’
Josh Allen scores passing and receiving touchdown on same play vs. 49ers
‘Leave it to Josh Allen to one-up himself a few days after getting engaged.’
Winners and losers from 'Sunday Night Football': Bills freeze 49ers in Buffalo
‘The 49ers took an early 3-0 lead in the first quarter, but Buffalo scored 21 unanswered points in the first half to break the game open. Josh Allen, James Cook and the Bills didn’t look back from there.’
Mack Hollins barefoot: Bills' WR arrives without shoes ahead of 'Sunday Night Football'
‘Hollins donned some all-white attire for this evening’s prime time affair against the 49ers. Without socks or shoes, the receiver walked through the shoveled parking lot, although the pavement was likely freezing.’
Josh Allen has TDs passing, rushing and receiving as Bills rout 49ers 35-10 in snow, clinch AFC East
‘Allen had touchdowns passing, rushing and receiving, becoming the first quarterback and seventh player in the Super Bowl era to do that and the first since the Niners’ Christian McCaffrey in 2022.’
Josh Allen makes NFL history as Bills clinch AFC East with win over 49ers in driving snow
‘Allen definitely had more pep in his step as the Bills took down the 49ers, 35-10. Buffalo also clinched the AFC East division for the fifth straight season.’
NFL fans help clear snow from Bills' stadium ahead of game vs 49ers: 'Ready for football'
‘Fans did their best to shovel out the snow as kickoff neared. Photos showed several people embarking on the task of trying to clear the snow from seats, walkways and the field.’
Bills' Amari Cooper to Josh Allen for the TD vs. 49ers
‘Allen was officially awarded both a passing and receiving touchdown on the play, but not a reception. The score put the Bills up 28-3.’
Bills clinch AFC East, eager to 'play free' while chasing 1-seed
‘”This one feels a little bit different, this early in the season … so, the cool thing about it, get to go out there, and we get to play free,” Allen said. “There’s really no repercussions for what we’re doing, but at the same time, we’re chasing the 1-seed. We understand that. We know that and we’ve got to keep getting better each and every week.”‘