‘In the fall and winter winter, the climate in Orchard Park, N.Y. can make things difficult for visiting teams, especially those from warmer areas. Such will be the case Sunday when the Bills welcome the 49ers to Highmark Stadium for a “Sunday Night Football” showdown.’
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‘The 49ers come to Buffalo banged up. Defensive end Nick Bosa and left tackle Trent Williams are just two of the several notable names who won’t play. Quarterback Brock Purdy is ailing, but will start. They’re 5-6 and have lost two in a row. They know it’s going to be cold and could be snowy. If the Bills can jump on them early, 49ers players may mentally check out and just want to get back to sunny California to lick their wounds.’
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‘The Bills are approaching their fifth-consecutive AFC East title, something they have never done in franchise history. Not even in the Super Bowl years during the ’90s did Jim Kelly’s Bills ever win five-straight division titles.’
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‘Bills vs. 49ers will air on NBC. Mike Tirico will be on play-by-play with Cris Collinsworth doing color commentary and Melissa Stark serving as the sideline reporter.’
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‘The 2022 All-Pro linebacker was activated from injured reserve on Saturday, meaning that he could play in Sunday night’s game against the San Francisco 49ers. Opening kickoff is scheduled for 8:20 p.m., and the game will be shown on NBC and Channel 2.’
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‘The 49ers look nothing like the club that was expected to contend for another Super Bowl before the season. They’re ravaged by injuries, especially on defense, and generally performing as a mediocre (if not worse) team.’
Josh Allen designs game cleats with 2 Oishei Children's Hospital patients
‘The My Cause My Cleats program, which started in 2016, used generative AI from Amazon Web Services for the first time to design a customized pair of cleats. Hundreds of NFL players have chosen a cause that’s important to them to participate in the program.’
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‘Buffalo has the chance to earn one of the first playoff-clinching scenarios of the season during their game Sunday night against the San Francisco 49ers. The Bills are 9-2, sitting at the top of the AFC North by a decent margin, and most importantly for this game, undefeated this season at home.’
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‘Milano suffered a torn biceps during practice in August. He has not played in a regular season game since October 2023 when he suffered a season-ending leg injury during a game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in London.’
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‘The question is how much does Milano play now that he is given the green light? McDermott addressed that very question this week by saying it would probably go “how you’d expect.”’
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‘If you’re looking to head to Orchard Park for a cold Sunday night game, tickets are starting at $200 for the 300-level.’
Bills activate Matt Milano ahead of Sunday’s game
‘“I mean Matt is a pretty poised young man,” McDermott said. “So not much has changed day to day with him.”’
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‘With the Kansas City Chiefs (11-1) winning on Friday, the Bills can remain half a game back of their AFC West counterpart for first place in the AFC with a win on Sunday.’
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‘”Just extremely happy for him, getting back out there and flying around and making some plays,” QB Josh Allen said. “And he’s battled quite a few things over the last year and a half. So, the boys are very happy for him, I’ll tell you that.”‘
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‘The Bills are undefeated following bye weeks since Sean McDermott took over as the head coach in 2017. Buffalo is 7-0 after an off week under McDermott with wins against talented opponents like the Chiefs (2023) and the Packers (2022) in recent seasons.’