Erik Brady: You never know when or where you might be greeted with 'Go Bills' Erik Brady Dec 15, 2021 Dec 15, 2021 Updated Jan 19, 2022 0 Donoghue O’Brien, who turns 10 next month, with Alex Douds, his grandfather. Julia O'Brien Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Erik Brady ARLINGTON, Va. — I was walking out of church Sunday morning when a boy darted in front of me and said these magic words:kAm“v@ q:==D]”k^AmkAm%9:D 42F89E >J 2EE6?E:@? 7@C EH@ C62D@?D] u:CDE[ $E] p??’D :D :? E96 s:@46D6 @7 pC=:?8E@?[ :? }@CE96C? ':C8:?:2[ ?@E :? E96 s:@46D6 @7 qF772=@] p?5 D64@?5[ x 92AA6?65 E@ 36 H@C<:?8 @? 2 DE@CJ 23@FE E92E G6CJ A9C2D6i H9J D@ >2?J A6@A=6 D2J :E[ H92E :E C62==J >62?D[ 2?5 9@H :E D6CG6D 2D 2 D@CE @7 2=@92 7@C qF772=@] Wk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^3F772=@?6HD]4@>^@A:?:@?^4@=F>?:DED^6C:<\3C25J\8@\3:==D\EH@\D>2==\H@C5D\567:?6\2\4@>>F?:EJ\2?5\:ED\72?5@>^2CE:4=605deechfe\dd42\``64\h``3\h746eecbg3eb]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm*@F 42? 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Festive fanhood: Bills fans show creativity with Josh Allen holiday décor The now-memed image of Allen hurdling a defender has proven versatile in many contexts.
Erik Brady: 'Twas the day after Christmas when the Bills head to New England ... A holiday poem for Bills fans to cheer.
Erik Brady: Fox sideline reporter Lindsay Czarniak embraces the 'mom jokes' “I think Buffalo is such a tremendous city,” Czarniak says. “It’s feels like a friendly, familiar place, even if you’re not from there."
Erik Brady: Go Bills! Two small words define a community and its fandom "Go Bills. They are just two words. Two syllables is all. But they say a lot," writes Erik Brady.
