Two Bills Drive

‘Bass finished 32nd out of 39 kickers in making 92.2% of his extra points. He was 26th out of 39 in field goal make percentage at 82.8%. The hope was that his 61-yard, game-winning field goal against the Miami Dolphins midway through the season would be the catalyst that got him back on the right track, but Bass has since missed enough kicks to remain a worry with the postseason looming.;

‘The only players with more than 10 starts this season who played more than 15 snaps against the Patriots were wide receivers Mack Hollins (66 snaps, 99%) and Keon Coleman (65 snaps, 97%), safeties Damar Hamlin (64 snaps, 100%) and Taylor Rapp (27 snaps, 42%) and cornerback Rasul Douglas (16 snaps, 25%).’

‘Buffalo led the NFL in fewest sacks allowed with 14, a Bills record and the fewest allowed by a team since the 2009 Indianapolis Colts with Peyton Manning allowed 13. It’s the second straight season the Bills have allowed the fewest sacks. Their total was 18 in 2023.’

‘The Bills stuck to a limited number of personnel groups with a lot of starters sitting out in the regular-season finale at New England. There were no six-offensive linemen groups because Alec Anderson was starting and playing left guard. There were no two-tight end groups because both Dalton Kincaid and Dawson Knox sat out. Fullback Reggie Gilliam served as a tight end on five three-receiver (20 personnel) plays.’

‘Five full-time head coaches. Eight offensive coordinators. Two general managers. Two ownership groups. And 13 quarterbacks.’

‘Then there’s the economic aspect of it. Fans who pay for season tickets see an opportunity to make some money on the wild-card round with the potential of another opportunity to still get to a game.’

‘As in a preseason game, Dedes and Archuleta spent as much or more time talking about things that pertained to what was going on off the field as they did on what was happening on it.’