Report Card: Bills dominate through the air – offensively and defensively – in decisive win By Jay Skurski News Sports Reporter Dec 26, 2021 Dec 26, 2021 Updated Mar 4, 2022 0 Bills safety Micah Hyde had a pair of interceptions against the Patriots during Sunday's win. James P. McCoy / Buffalo News Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Jay Skurski News Sports Reporter FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Grading the Buffalo Bills in their 33-21 victory over the New England Patriots on Sunday at Gillette Stadium …kAmkDEC@?8m#&}}x}v vp|ti qk^DEC@?8mk^AmkAm"F2CE6C324< y@D9 p==6? H2D E96 q:==D’ =625:?8 CFD96C[ 82:?:?8 ec J2C5D @? `a 42CC:6D] pD H6’G6 HC:EE6? 367@C6[ E92E’D =6DD E92? :562=[ 3FE :? 2 82>6 @7 E9:D >28?:EF56[ D@ H92En p==6? 5:5 H92E 96 925 E@ 5@] %92E :?4=F56D D9@H:?8 ?@ :?E6C6DE :? 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Upon Further Review: Bills' much-maligned O-line takes big step forward in win over Patriots Faced with a huge dose of adversity because of players being on the Covid list and an injury that occurred during the game, the Bills were for…
Alan Pergament: CBS' Eagle, Davis generally find the right words, but not when it comes to praising Josh Allen If anything, Ian Eagle and analyst Charles Davis underplayed how great Allen was leading the first team never having to punt against a Bill Be…
Efe Obada trails only Ed Oliver in defensive-line snaps for Bills in win over Patriots Here are some takeaways from the Bills’ snap counts in their Week 16 win.
Observations: Sean McDermott would welcome head-coaching opportunities for his coordinators Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll and defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier were candidates last offseason for head-coaching job…
Bills' Josh Allen becomes ninth quarterback in NFL history with 100 touchdown passes in first four seasons Allen won't be able to dethrone Miami Dolphins great Dan Marino, who threw the most touchdowns in his first four seasons with 142, a whopping …
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