‘”It’s a must-win game,” Josh Allen said. “We’ve got to go get this done, and the reward for doing it is the opportunity to do more. There’s a hungry team — a team that’s really good that’s played very well throughout the season — standing in front of us.”‘
BillsBeat - January 5, 2024
Dawkins points to specific game tide turned for Bills
‘“I felt that energy from the entire team,” Dawkins said after Wednesday’s walkthrough practice. “We played with the champs, they are the winners from the previous year. Toe to toe, neck to neck, fist to fist, like we were there. So we felt that we understood the intensity and we, we hit it rolling. That was definitely my flipping moment where I was like, ‘Oh, this is a whole new deal now.’”’
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‘”This is the first time that I’m a starter, so it’s a beautiful feeling. It just means that I’m trusting my process,” Dawkins said. “I still have another game in the regular season to prove (that it’s my best year). But I can’t even sugarcoat it, it’s like a whole different mode, it’s a whole different vibe, a whole different energy.”‘
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‘”Ever since I first met him when he was 17 or 18 year old, when he walks in the room he’s one of those guys who’s just got a smile on his face,” his former college teammate Tyler Matakevich said. “He just brightens up the room, and having a guy like that around the team, that’s all you can ask for.”‘
BillsBeat - January 4, 2024
Josh Allen downplays past success against Miami Dolphins: 'Every game is different'
‘“I think every game is different, each game has its specific flow,” Allen said Wednesday. “I’ve played well against them in the past, but it doesn’t mean I’m gonna play well against them this week, unless I prepare well and work hard in practice and get on the same page as receivers. And the five guys up front do their job and the receivers catch the ball, so it takes everybody to do that.”‘
Mark Gaughan: Bills defense can make amends for late-game collapses
‘For letting hapless Mac Jones drive the length of the field to beat it in New England? For letting Russell Wilson off the hook in the fourth quarter of the Denver loss? For letting the Eagles’ offense off the mat twice in the overtime loss in Philadelphia?’
Bills notebook: Raheem Mostert, Jaylen Waddle miss practice for Dolphins
‘The Miami Dolphins posted a lengthy injury report on Wednesday in preparation for Sunday’s showdown with the Buffalo Bills.’
Bills fans paying heavy price for last-minute plans to Miami
‘Ticket prices have jumped to about $350, including fees, for the cheapest seat in the upper level at Hard Rock Stadium on most secondary market platforms.’
Alan Pergament: DirecTV subscribers can be saved by Peacock again for Bills-Miami on 'SNF'
‘That’s because WGRZ-TV (Channel 2), the local NBC affiliate, remains off DirecTV because of a national dispute going on since Nov. 30 between Channel 2’s owner, Tegna, and the satellite provider, over how much the station group should be paid to carry a channel that is available free over the air.’
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‘Fourteen of the 17 games have been set in stone for quite some time based on the NFL’s schedule formula, but the other three cannot be determined until the NFL standings are finalized when the clock reaches zero late Sunday night at Hard Rock Stadium.’
Bills could be AFC’s No. 2 …. or miss entirely
‘But the Bills could clinch a Wild Card spot even with a loss, and it will be known before they take the field Sunday night whether the game is for seeding purposes or a win-and-you’re-in, lose-and-you’re-out situation. (Side note, a Bills/Dolphins tie would put the Bills in as well, though the Dolphins would win the division).’
Buffalo Bills rookie wide receiver shut down for the season, won’t play vs. Dolphins
‘Shorter suffered the injury back in the preseason and went on IR on Aug. 30. He rehabbed his way back to football shape and was a full participant in practice last week. McDermott said it came down to a numbers game when deciding whether to activate Shorter to the 53-man roster.’
Miami Dolphins defender has lame excuse for struggles vs. Buffalo Bills offense in Week 4
‘“What we need to do better? Probably win the game,” Holland told the media. “Last game was just early in the season so (we were) still trying to figure out the defense.”’
Bills CB Douglas honored as AFC Defensive Player of the Week
‘Douglas finished with 3 pass breakups and 2 interceptions. One of those interceptions was returned for a touchdown. An early pass breakup from Douglas led to an Ed Oliver interception.’