‘Those best practices for the Patriots have included hiring contractors since Gillette Stadium was built although in the past when the team played at Foxborough Stadium fans helped out.’
BillsBeat - January 23, 2024
Highmark Stadium's new construction site faces a number of trespassing fans
‘Since the site’s groundbreaking in June, it has become an obsession among fans. Videos have blown up on social media and t-shirts are being sold as a part of a movement started by Bills Mafia to “Feed the Pit,” implying that fans jumping into the pit had some correlation to the team’s success in the latter half of the season.’
Bills players campaign for Joe Brady as permanent offensive coordinator
‘But Joe Brady brought new energy as interim OC, helping the Bills go 7-2 down the stretch, scoring nearly 26 points per game. The team was unanimous in his praise on locker room cleanout day, including Josh Allen, who gave him his vote to take the job full-time.’
Allen: Bills will 'continue to learn and get better' from crushing, season-ending losses
‘”This isn’t something we’re going to run from (or) hide from,” Josh Allen said. “We have to take it on the chin and continue to learn and get better. I know that’s not what people want to hear. They want to see results. We’re just like you guys – we just want to win.”‘
Resilient Bills team faces another all-too-familiar end of season
‘”Just got to continue to work. Quiet the noise,” Allen said. “This game could be taken away in an instant, and you have to enjoy each and every moment of it. I love this team. I love how resilient we were. You could sit there and say it’s a failed season, (but) we could have called it quits early on in the season and we didn’t and fought our way to get here. We had to find a way to get through it.”
‘He’s got my vote’: Josh Allen wants Joe Brady back as offensive coordinator
‘“How much preparation he’s put into a tough situation these last seven to eight weeks,” said Bills QB Josh Allen. “He’s got my vote.”’
Josh Allen doesn’t anticipate off-season surgery on shoulder at the moment
‘“It just like it kept getting better as the season went on, especially these last four weeks,” said Allen at the Bills’ locker room cleanout on Monday. “Anytime you feel pain in your throwing shoulder or your elbow or your hand, it’s never a good thing. It’s never comforting.”’
Cat shelter sees influx of donations in support of Bills kicker Tyler Bass
‘Ten Lives Club, which previously partnered with Bass, posted on Facebook: “We stand with Tyler Bass. Don’t bully our friend.” The shelter in Blasdell says it’s phones are ringing off the hook from people who want to donate $22 in support of Bass.’
'I believe in what we've got going on here' | Top 5 things to know from Josh Allen's press conference
‘”They want to see results. We want to see results. Just like you guys, we want to win, and that’s the fact. And at the end of the season, there’s one happy team. We’re gonna keep fighting and keep working as hard as we can until we are that one team. So, long road ahead, long offseason. Got to continue to keep putting in the work, getting better in the offseason, getting together with guys, and figuring out what we can do to get over this hump.”‘
'He's my brother' | Micah Hyde and Jordan Poyer react to the end of the 2023 Bills season
‘”We had planned when we came in here that we really wanted to change this culture, change this organization into a winning program and you could argue and say that we have,” Poyer said from the podium. “I mean we’ve gone to the playoffs the last six out of the seven years out here and that’s an accomplishment in itself. Obviously, you want to win the Super Bowl, but prior to us being here, I mean a lot of guys being here in Buffalo hadn’t gone to the playoffs in 17 years.”‘
Bills sign 11 players to Reserve/Futures contracts
‘The Bills had their locker room clean out and exit interviews on Monday, the first order of business for the offseason. Buffalo also signed 11 players to “Reserve/Futures” contracts for the team’s practice squad when the new league begins March 13.’
BillsBeat - January 22, 2024
Observations: Buffalo Bills' season again comes to an end at the hands of Kansas City Chiefs
‘“I mean, you put so much time into this, you put so much time into a season, let alone this game and the preparation for it, and to come out and to not perform the way I’d hoped we would have, it’s extremely disappointing and frustrating,” McDermott said. “It’s the type of situation in our business where you got to spend the whole offseason thinking about it. But it drives you harder, if that’s even possible to drive someone harder. Drives you harder to come back next season and continue to work at it. There’s only one team at the end of all this that’s happy. I can tell you that. I’ve been to two Super Bowls and there’s only one team that’s happy. It’s that type of business and you keep working at it.”’
Ryan O'Halloran: For Bills quarterback Josh Allen, another premature ending that stings
‘So let me say it for you, Josh: Your best throw of the game was dropped 55 yards downfield by receiver Stefon Diggs. In a playoff game, you were again the Bills’ best running back, gaining 72 yards and scoring two touchdowns.’
'Ultimately, they made one more play than us': Battered Bills defense falters in loss
‘The defense was working through a number of injuries, but players all pointed to their next-man-up mentality, despite thin numbers. They entered the game with linebacker Terrel Bernard, cornerback Christian Benford, safety Taylor Rapp and linebacker Baylon Spector all inactive. They were of course without linebacker Matt Milano and cornerback Tre’Davious White, as they have been for the majority of the season. The Bills dressed just four linebackers and then A.J. Klein and Tyrel Dodson both were injured during the game, though able to return. Klein missed just one play.’
Bills' fake punt didn't work even with Kansas City a player short
‘“It was called from the sideline and they gave us the look we wanted,” long snapper Reid Ferguson told the Buffalo News after the Chiefs’ 27-24 AFC divisional round win. “We just have to execute it better.”’