Depleted Bills produce a dud in playoff loss to Bengals
1 year, 11 months ago

Depleted Bills produce a dud in playoff loss to Bengals

Associated Press  

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Adversity finally caught up to the Buffalo Bills, who were left depleted and defeated while closing an emotionally draining season two wins short of their Super Bowl aspirations. Unable to draw on the motivational inspiration of injured teammate Von Miller displaying the Super Bowl trophy he won last year in the locker room this week or injured safety Damar Hamlin’s surprise appearance at the stadium Sunday, the Bills delivered a dud in a 27-10 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals in a divisional playoff game. I wish it were a different result.” The Bills were flat from the beginning, seemingly spent from a two-month stretch in which they watched in stunned horror as Hamlin went into cardiac arrest and had to be resuscitated on the field in Cincinnati on Jan. 2, had their schedule disrupted by two winter storms, and showed signs of fatigue in a sloppy 34-31 playoff-opening win over Miami last week. Receiver Stefon Diggs let his emotions get the best of him when he was spotted leaving the Bills’ locker room with much of his gear still on shortly after the game ended.

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1 year ago

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Associated Press  

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1 year ago

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New York Times  

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1 year, 1 month ago

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Associated Press  

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New York Times  

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Associated Press  

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1 year, 11 months ago

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Associated Press  

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Associated Press  

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2 years, 1 month ago

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Associated Press  

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2 years, 2 months ago

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Associated Press  

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Associated Press  

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2 years, 8 months ago

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Associated Press  

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2 years, 10 months ago

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Associated Press  

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2 years, 11 months ago

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Associated Press  

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3 years ago

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Associated Press  

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3 years ago

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Associated Press  

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3 years, 2 months ago

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Associated Press  

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3 years, 10 months ago

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Associated Press  

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4 years ago

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Associated Press  

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4 years ago

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Associated Press  

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4 years, 2 months ago

Bills fall flat again against AFC’s elite, still lead East

Associated Press  

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Rested Bills melt down with mistakes in 42-16 loss to Titans
4 years, 2 months ago

Rested Bills melt down with mistakes in 42-16 loss to Titans

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