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A relatively uneventful preseason for the Buffalo Bills was shaken up by the allegations against punter Matt Araiza. The rookie punter has been accused of raping a minor with two of his friends while he was in college. The situation has clearly put a damper on the team’s mood, as they try to navigate this […]

The Buffalo Bills began their preseason with a last-second 27-24 win over the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday. The Super Bowl favorites erased a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit and Tyler Bass nailed a field goal as time expired to lift Buffalo to victory. It wasn’t pretty, but the Bills began their promising season with a W and […]

It’s a tragic day for Buffalo Bills tight end Dawson Knox and his family. Knox’s brother, Luke Knox, just tragically passed away at the age of 22, with no cause of death reported at this time. Bills head coach Sean McDermott addressed the tragedy during his press conference on Thursday, sending a heartbreaking message to […]

The Buffalo Bills’ season came to a brutal end at the hands of the Kanas City Chiefs. They had put together a very strong season and went toe-to-toe with the Chiefs in Arrowhead Stadium before losing in a fantastic shootout-style affair. The Bills not getting a chance to fire one last shot led to a […]

After another forgettable season with the Buffalo Bills, the future of Mitchell Trubisky with the franchise is anything but guaranteed at this point. The 27-year-old quarterback has already been linked to a couple of other teams in the league and right now, it sounds like his time has run out in Buffalo. Bills head coach […]

The Buffalo Bills were just 13 seconds from advancing to the AFC Title Game after Josh Allen produced the goods again, linking up with Gabriel Davis for another TD to give his team a late lead. But, the Kansas City Chiefs proved why they’re one of the best around as Patrick Mahomes marched down the […]

Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid probably woke up on Sunday not knowing he’d be part of one of the greatest games in NFL Playoffs history. But for sure, he wouldn’t want it any other way. The Chiefs crawled, battled, and survived against the Buffalo Bills in overtime, 42-36. Both proud teams refused to budge […]

The Buffalo Bills lost to the Kansas City Chiefs 42-36 in overtime Sunday night. The game featured one of the most exciting finishes any football fan has ever seen. There were 25 points scored in the final two minutes of regulation. The Chiefs ultimately won the game in overtime after winning the coin toss and […]

The Buffalo Bills are looking to survive another day as they face the New England Patriots on Saturday in the AFC Wild Card game. Josh Allen and company will play on the road, where they had a 5-3 record in the regular season. But facing the Patriots at Gillette Stadium poses an entirely different challenge. […]

Sean McDermott’s Buffalo Bills defeated Bill Belichick’s New England Patriots 33-21 in Foxborough on Sunday.  Things got heated between the two sides on multiple occasions and Stefon Diggs even left some not-so-friendly comments for Patriots fans after a touchdown. While the players on the field don’t seem overly fond of one another, that dislike doesn’t […]

The Buffalo Bills entered Week 14 coming off a brutal loss to the Patriots, during which New England attempted a total of just three pass attempts. After a loss in which their opposition spurned the passing game, the Bills tried to flip the script in Week 14, opting to completely abandon the run game in […]

Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott was reportedly “struggling with words” and “real emotional” while trying to explain what happened to the Bills in the first half against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Buffalo has had one of the biggest collapses that the NFL has seen in a long time. Many viewed them as Super Bowl […]

The Buffalo Bills lost a tough game at home Monday night to the division rival New England Patriots, 14-10. The weather had a very strong impact on how the game played out, with winds blowing consistently between 20 and 30 miles per hour, with some gusts up to 60 miles per hour. The loss dropped […]

Bill Belichick had a coaching masterpiece in Week 13’s Monday Night Football game after his New England Patriots grinded out a 14-10 win over the Buffalo Bills. However, it seems Bills head coach  Sean McDermott got tired of hearing all the praise for his counterpart. The Patriots surprised a lot of people with their strategy […]

Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills got back to their winning ways on Thanksgiving Day, as they took down the New Orleans Saints in a convincing 31-6 road win. While that victory gave Bills Mafia a giant sigh of relief, given how wobbly Buffalo had looked in the few games prior to Week 12, head […]

The Buffalo Bills dominant win over the New Orleans Saints on Thanksgiving could have gone very differently. In the third quarter, Bills quarterback Josh Allen was tackled below the knees as he threw the ball away by Saints lineman Christian Ringo. Allen getting hurt would have been a disastrous misfortune for the Bills but he […]

The Buffalo Bills got beat down at home by the Indianapolis Colts, 41-15. After the game, Bills head coach Sean McDermott was pretty blunt sharing his thoughts on his team’s performance. McDermott: it wasn’t good enough at all today and it starts with me. Winning at point of attack, taking care of football, penalties, none […]

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The Buffalo Bills were simply outplayed on the field by the more experienced Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game on Sunday. However, the questionable decisions of Bills head coach Sean McDermott from the sidelines contributed to the unfavorable outcome for his team. McDermott opted to aim for a 20-yard field goal attempt before […]

The Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs will battle it out for the right to represent the AFC in this season’s Super Bowl over the weekend. The top two seeds from the conference’s playoff picture will clash at Arrowhead Stadium, with the No. 2 seeded Buffalo team forced to travel to Kansas City to take […]

John Harbaugh does not hope the team he loses to in the playoffs will immediately lose in the next round. That was his message to the Buffalo Bills and head coach Sean McDermott following the Baltimore Ravens’ loss to the Bills in the divisional round of the 2020 NFL Playoffs. John Harbaugh to Sean McDermott: […]

Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott was reportedly blindsided by the news that receiver Stefon Diggs recently sustained an oblique injury. The situation eventually forced Diggs to see limited action in their practice yesterday, leading up to their Wild Card matchup against the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday, per Jon Scott. Sean McDermott says it's "just […]

The 2020 NFL season has ended. Awards for individual achievements, including the NFL Coach of the Year, won’t be handed out until Feb.6 at the 10th annual NFL Honors awards show. The awards show will be conducted virtually due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The pandemic made an already arduous job as an NFL head […]

The Buffalo Bills have already faced shifty opposing quarterbacks such as Patrick Mahomes, Russell Wilson and Cam Newton this season. However, none of those signal-callers are quite like Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray, according to Bills head coach Sean McDermott. While Mahomes, Wilson and Newton are all exceptionally mobile and capable of making plays with […]

The New York Jets released former All-Pro running back Le’Veon Bell on Tuesday, making him a free agent. Bell is expected to sign with a new team, with the Kansas City Chiefs, Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins reportedly being the favorites to land the disgruntled star. It would seem the Bills are pushing hard for […]

The Buffalo Bills came crashing back to earth on Tuesday, as they suffered their first defeat of the season against the Tennessee Titans. To make matters worse, they were blown out by Tennessee, with the game ending with a lopsided 42-16 score line — something that Sean McDermott was clearly not too pleased about. According […]

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen managed to top his stellar performance in the 2020 NFL season opener with a career day against the Miami Dolphins in Week 2. It seems head coach Sean McDermott is hardly surprised by his hot start to the year. Allen threw for a career-high 417 yards and four touchdowns during […]

Even though the Buffalo Bills are being discussed as favorites to win the AFC East in 2020, some people are skeptical of Josh Allen leading the team to success. While the expectations are sky-high, Sean McDermott exclaimed that Allen will still have to silence his doubters. “Well, I think that’s understandable,” he said, via the […]

The restrictions placed in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic have offered up its own set of challenges for teams trying to secure their personnel to long-term deals this offseason. Fortunately, it seems this was not the case for the Buffalo Bills. The Bills took to Twitter to announce that they have signed head coach […]

The Buffalo Bills signed Josh Norman earlier this offseason, reuniting him with Sean McDermott. Despite all of the criticism the Bills have received, McDermott defended Buffalo’s decision to sign Norman in free agency: “There’s been a lot of talk of how he played and how his chapter in Washington maybe didn’t unfold the way that […]

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen recently made it clear he wants to air it out this year. Allen said Thursday he is trying to find more balance in 2020, and will not look to force things. At the same time, Allen indicated he is not going to be “Captain Checkdown.” Bills head coach Sean McDermott […]

In preparation for the 2020-21 NFL Season, Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott delivered a strong message to his players about possibly taking a knee during the national anthem. Per Jay Skurski of The Buffalo News, McDermott recounted how the team has responded when players decide to air out their sentiments by way of protests. For […]

The coronavirus pandemic has not yet forced the NFL to postpone its schedule. But Sean McDermott fears the future impact of COVID-19 could exploit the depth of any given roster. McDermott said teams should prioritize depth if they hope to be successful in 2020. #Bills HC Sean McDermott: "The reality of this year is, what […]

Buffalo Bills quarterback Jake Fromm finds himself in a precarious position after his opinion regarding gun owner clientele was revealed. Although Fromm has made efforts to reconcile with his new teammates, head coach Sean McDermott realizes there is still plenty of work to be done. Fromm’s comments were unearthed during a time of social unease […]

Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott is intent on establishing a greater sense of chemistry on his team. But rather than developing this chemistry on the gridiron, McDermott hopes Bills players find a greater sense of togetherness by sharing personal stories and experiences. McDermott said he is hoping players from different backgrounds might be able […]

After a successful collegiate career with the Iowa Hawkeyes, AJ Epenesa has proven that he is ready to take the big stage in the NFL. And it seems  Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott has his plans laid out for the rookie, in a “perfect world” that is. In an interview with former Bills center […]

The New England Patriots lost Tom Brady to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in free agency back in March, which has many believing that the Patriots’ two-decade-long stranglehold over the AFC East is over in favor of the Buffalo Bills. But while most believe that the Bills, who actually challenged New England for the division crown […]

Josh Allen is the Buffalo Bills’ quarterback of the future. That much has been secured for now, as the No. 7 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft helped lead his team back to the postseason last year. But that doesn’t mean that he is a complete product already. In an interview with Adam Schein […]

The Buffalo Bills surprised a whole lot of people this past season, winning 10 games and making the playoffs. They even challenged the New England Patriots for AFC East supremacy. Now, with Tom Brady out of the division, there are some who view the Bills as AFC East favorites heading into 2020. However, with the […]