NFL Week 11 takeaways: Bills make case as AFC’s best team, Bo Nix rookie of the year?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

NFL Week 11 takeaways: Bills make case as AFC’s best team, Bo Nix rookie of the year?

New York Times  

Week 11 Sunday brought a few blowouts and some key missed kicks, but it was highlighted by a couple of classic rivalry games: the Bills knocking off the Chiefs, the Packers surviving in Chicago and the Steelers outlasting the Ravens. I’ll get concerned if the Chiefs and Ravens drop another game next week, but losing in competitive games against very good opponents shouldn’t drastically change how we view teams. The Bills won similar games against the Chiefs in the regular season in 2022 and ’23, and the Chiefs went on to win the Super Bowl. This offense hasn’t looked as explosive as last season, but the Packers have dealt with a lot of injuries — including Jordan Love missing multiple games. Tagovailoa is back and, although he hasn’t been as productive as he’s been when Miami’s offense was at its peak, he’s playing at a very high level.Tyreek Hill isn’t 100 percent and defenses have taken away the middle of the field, but in the last two games Tagovailoa has made several game-changing plays outside of structure.

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NFL Week 16 picks against the spread: Caleb Williams will keep it close against Lions
1 week, 6 days ago

NFL Week 16 picks against the spread: Caleb Williams will keep it close against Lions

New York Times  

I need to adopt a new mediocre-to-poor quarterback. It’s not like we’re asking Williams to win Sunday; just stay within seven points of a banged-up Detroit Lions team that everyone is betting will bounce back after losing to the Buffalo Bills. Herbert used to be able to lean on J.K. Dobbins and the run game, but he’s hurt and the …

Chargers vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: How to watch, predictions and betting odds
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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Chargers vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: How to watch, predictions and betting odds

LA Times  

They received blue pin-striped, short-sleeved work shirts complete with embroidered name tags. “The culture that he’s trying to build around here,” edge rusher Joey Bosa said, “that we’re hard workers, that we come to work every single day, and it’s not always pretty.” Coming off a disappointing loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, the Chargers’ fortitude will be tested as …

NFL Power Rankings Week 14: Bills, Eagles peaking, plus worst-case scenarios
4 weeks, 1 day ago

NFL Power Rankings Week 14: Bills, Eagles peaking, plus worst-case scenarios

New York Times  

The Week 14 NFL Power Rankings don’t want to be a downer, but since we did best-case scenarios last week, it’s only fair to consider the worst-case scenarios for all 32 teams. Up next: vs. Carolina Panthers, Sunday, 1 p.m. Buffalo Bills Last week: 3 Sunday: Beat San Francisco 49ers 35-10 Worst-case scenario: Derrick Henry going wild in the playoffs …

NFL Week 13: Steelers-Bengals and 4 more games with biggest impact on playoff odds
1 month ago

NFL Week 13: Steelers-Bengals and 4 more games with biggest impact on playoff odds

New York Times  

Thanksgiving is here, and that means it’s time to really start diving into the NFL playoff picture. So, let’s get started: Team Current playoff odds Playoff odds with win Playoff odds with loss Dolphins 32.8% 49.2% 23.2% Packers 93.9% 96.5% 89.5% The Dolphins have the third-highest swing in playoffs odds going into Week 13 at 26%. GO DEEPER NFL best …

NFL Week 11 Sunday review: Steelers edge Ravens in classic, Lions continue best start in 90 years, Chargers hold on late
1 month, 2 weeks ago

NFL Week 11 Sunday review: Steelers edge Ravens in classic, Lions continue best start in 90 years, Chargers hold on late

CNN  

CNN — Week 11 saw late drama, blowout wins and surprising upsets as the 2024 NFL season’s playoff picture became a little bit clearer. And they did so admirably, holding Baltimore’s offense to two touchdowns – one coming late in the fourth quarter – and a season-low 329 total yards, as well as forcing three turnovers. Jackson looked out of …

NFL Week 11 top storylines: Chiefs-Bills, Ravens-Steelers and can Bears get right vs. Packers?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

NFL Week 11 top storylines: Chiefs-Bills, Ravens-Steelers and can Bears get right vs. Packers?

New York Times  

And the beat goes on. Another action-packed slate of games is upon us as Week 11 of the NFL regular season offers four high-stakes divisional matchups and another three contests between projected playoff teams. Pittsburgh’s defense, which is eighth-best in yards and second-stingiest in points per game, will certainly receive its most challenging assignment of the season. If the Ravens …

Bills Prepare to Host Rival Dolphins in Intense AFC East Showdown
2 months ago

Bills Prepare to Host Rival Dolphins in Intense AFC East Showdown

Associated Press  

The Miami Dolphins are looking to bounce back from a tough 31-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills in their next game. The Bills are coming off a 13-1 record and are looking to extend their winning streak against the Dolphins. The game will be televised on CBS and has a spread of 6. The Dolphins will be without starting safety …

Bills Prepare to Return to Tennessee: Josh Allen's Challenge
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Bills Prepare to Return to Tennessee: Josh Allen's Challenge

Associated Press  

The Buffalo Bills return home after three road games to host the Tennessee Titans in a crucial AFC East matchup. Josh Allen will be looking to lead the Bills to victory against the Titans, who are looking to bounce back from a tough loss to the Colts. The game is a rematch of the first meeting between the two teams …

Bills efficiently come together in beating Dolphins despite a short week and injury to Bernard
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Bills efficiently come together in beating Dolphins despite a short week and injury to Bernard

Associated Press  

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — It wasn’t simply one aspect of football that the Buffalo Bills had working for them in their latest convincing win over the AFC East rival Miami Dolphins. The Bills defense was keyed by third-year bit player Ja’Marcus Ingram, who had two interceptions — including one returned 31 yards for a touchdown in his seventh career game. …

Pre-training camp NFL Power Rankings: Chiefs and 49ers reign, Texans and Bears on the rise
5 months, 1 week ago

Pre-training camp NFL Power Rankings: Chiefs and 49ers reign, Texans and Bears on the rise

New York Times  

Read our Week 12 NFL Power Rankings The longest offseason in major professional sports will be over by the end of the week. GO DEEPER Offseason observations from all 32 NFL teams: Chiefs' rebuilt WR room, Kirk Cousins' impact Last season: 9-8, missed playoffs Entering his second season, Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson is 15th in the NFL’s MVP odds, according …

What separates the Bills from the Chiefs (it’s not just Patrick Mahomes): Sando’s Pick Six
11 months, 1 week ago

What separates the Bills from the Chiefs (it’s not just Patrick Mahomes): Sando’s Pick Six

New York Times  

The final four teams in the NFL playoffs are set, and the Buffalo Bills are not among them — another “wide right” inflicting heartache upon a franchise that has gotten so much right but keeps adding emotional scar tissue in the biggest moments. Baltimore’s plus-157 point margin in these six games equates to 26.2 per game, by far the largest …

Ravens-Texans matchup highlights mouthwatering slate of Divisional Round playoff games along with Packers-49ers, Chiefs-Bills and Lions-Buccaneers
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Ravens-Texans matchup highlights mouthwatering slate of Divisional Round playoff games along with Packers-49ers, Chiefs-Bills and Lions-Buccaneers

Daily Mail  

The hard-to-predict group should be a better slate of games than the Wild Cards The NFL's final eight are all three games away from lifting a Lombardi Trophy The NFL Divisional round is set. QBs CJ Stroud and Lamar Jackson will be the duo in Baltimore under the biggest spotlight Houston Texans at Baltimore Ravens In matchup of the future …

Bills show ability to overcome their flaws by rolling into playoff meeting against Steelers
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Bills show ability to overcome their flaws by rolling into playoff meeting against Steelers

Associated Press  

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Let’s dispense with predictions, because enough people — Buffalo Bills fans included — already have been proven wrong by a team that has defied the odds and the eye test by earning a playoff berth, never mind the AFC’s No. All it takes for proof is the montage of national media naysayers spliced together in a …

Analysis: Bills, Cowboys were the NFL’s biggest winners in Week 18, securing the No. 2 seeds
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Analysis: Bills, Cowboys were the NFL’s biggest winners in Week 18, securing the No. 2 seeds

Associated Press  

On Football analyzes the biggest topics in the NFL from week to week. Matthew Stafford watched Carson Wentz lead the Rams to a comeback win over the 49ers to clinch the NFC’s sixth seed. Lions coach Dan Campbell said “it’s not good news ” but not as bad as it seemed when LaPorta was carted to the locker room. The …

Bills looking to clinch AFC East, playoff berth against a Dolphins team they’ve dominated recently
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Bills looking to clinch AFC East, playoff berth against a Dolphins team they’ve dominated recently

Associated Press  

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The only thing that stands in the way of a fourth straight AFC East title for the Buffalo Bills is a Miami Dolphins team they’ve beaten nine times in their past 10 meetings. “It’s been survive and advance, win or go home.” There’s much more at stake this week than when the Bills beat Miami 48-20 …

Pro Picks: Bills will beat the Dolphins to win the AFC East title
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Pro Picks: Bills will beat the Dolphins to win the AFC East title

Associated Press  

Pro Picks is a weekly column where AP Pro Football Writer Rob Maaddi shares his picks for upcoming games. BILLS, 34-27 PHILADELPHIA at NEW YORK GIANTS Line: Eagles minus 5 1/2 The free-falling Eagles have lost four of five and now need a victory plus Dallas to get upset to win the division. BEST BET: EAGLES, 28-17 HOUSTON at INDIANAPOLIS …

NFL Week 18 playoff standings and projections: Which teams have best chance to make postseason?
11 months, 4 weeks ago

NFL Week 18 playoff standings and projections: Which teams have best chance to make postseason?

New York Times  

The Bills’ win over the Dolphins on Sunday Night Football clinched the AFC East title and finalized the AFC playoff matchups. You can find the full wild-card weekend schedule here. Clinched playoff berth NFC 1. Texans “The Football 100,” the definitive ranking of the NFL’s best 100 players of all time, is on sale now.

NFL Power Rankings Week 18: Browns and Packers move up, plus a lesson from every team
11 months, 4 weeks ago

NFL Power Rankings Week 18: Browns and Packers move up, plus a lesson from every team

New York Times  

Like the rest of you, the Power Rankings are trying to make some sense of this NFL year as we head into the final week of the regular season. Up next: vs. Los Angeles Rams, Sunday, 4:25 p.m. Cleveland Browns Thursday: Beat New York Jets 37-20 The lesson: They didn’t even need Deshaun Watson The Browns would be one of …

NFL Week 17 takeaways: What ails the Eagles? What should Bears do with draft’s No. 1 pick?
1 year ago

NFL Week 17 takeaways: What ails the Eagles? What should Bears do with draft’s No. 1 pick?

New York Times  

After Week 17 in the NFL began with wins by the Cleveland Browns and Dallas Cowboys, the drama continued Sunday with 14 games, including 10 in the early window. They manhandled the Dolphins — one of football’s best — even though they were coming off an emotional victory on the road and playing on a short week. The Bills and …

The 49ers host the Ravens in a possible Super Bowl preview
1 year ago

The 49ers host the Ravens in a possible Super Bowl preview

Associated Press  

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The NFL schedule makers couldn’t have come up with a better Christmas night matchup than the one between the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers. What I’m looking to see is how we respond to that challenge.” PLAYOFF IMPLICATIONS The 49ers clinched the NFC West last week, while the Ravens were assured of a playoff spot …

What we learned in NFL Week 15: Beware the Ravens and Bills, trouble in Pittsburgh and more
1 year ago

What we learned in NFL Week 15: Beware the Ravens and Bills, trouble in Pittsburgh and more

New York Times  

In Orchard Park, N.Y., the Bills put the rest of the AFC on notice. Here’s all that stood out from Week 15, and an updated look at the playoff picture in the AFC and NFC: Ravens stay in front in AFC Somehow, it seems, the Ravens have flown under the radar this season, overshadowed in their own conference by Miami’s …

NFL playoff picture after Week 15: Eagles fall to Seahawks, lose control over NFC’s top seed
1 year ago

NFL playoff picture after Week 15: Eagles fall to Seahawks, lose control over NFC’s top seed

New York Times  

Read the latest on the NFL playoff picture. Remaining schedule: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, vs. Carolina Panthers, at Tennessee Titans Odds: To make playoffs: 72.6 percent | To earn bye: 0 percent | To win Super Bowl: 2 percent Cleveland Browns Quarterback Joe Flacco, who turns 39 next month, has eclipsed 300 yards in back-to-back games, and he’s thrown for …

NFL Week 15 takeaways: Bucs or Saints in NFC South? Are Bills all the way back?
1 year ago

NFL Week 15 takeaways: Bucs or Saints in NFC South? Are Bills all the way back?

New York Times  

Cover 7 | Sunday A daily NFL destination that provides in-depth analysis of football’s biggest stories. But backup quarterback Case Keenum helped his team to a critical 19-16 overtime win that kept the Texans in the thick of the AFC wild-card race and — thanks to the Jacksonville Jaguars’ Sunday night loss — pushed them into a three-team tie with …

NFL Week 14 takeaways: Bills playoff bound? How far can Joe Flacco take the Browns?
1 year ago

NFL Week 14 takeaways: Bills playoff bound? How far can Joe Flacco take the Browns?

New York Times  

Cover 7 | Sunday A daily NFL destination that provides in-depth analysis of football’s biggest stories. GO DEEPER Joe Flacco's renaissance pushes Browns to win over Jaguars Meanwhile, the Baltimore Ravens survived the Los Angeles Rams in overtime to take the lead in the race for the AFC’s top seed, a half-game ahead of the Miami Dolphins, who play the …

NFL Power Rankings Week 13: Cowboys, Steelers moving up, plus best-case scenarios
1 year, 1 month ago

NFL Power Rankings Week 13: Cowboys, Steelers moving up, plus best-case scenarios

New York Times  

Read our NFL Power Rankings Week 16 The homestretch of the NFL season is upon us, and the Power Rankings are in an optimistic mood. Up next: at Green Bay Packers, Sunday, 8:20 p.m. San Francisco 49ers Thursday: Beat Seattle Seahawks 31-13 Best case: Super Bowl ring Since acquiring defensive end Chase Young at the trade deadline, the 49ers are …

Analysis: AFC’s race for the No. 1 seed is tight with 4 division leaders earning Week 12 wins
1 year, 1 month ago

Analysis: AFC’s race for the No. 1 seed is tight with 4 division leaders earning Week 12 wins

Associated Press  

On Football analyzes the biggest topics in the NFL from week to week. “When you have a short week and you’re playing a team like the Raiders, who always plays you tough, you have to bounce right back,” Mahomes said. A week after drops by Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Justin Watson cost them a win against the Eagles, it was important …

What we learned in NFL Week 12: Colts, Broncos flip the AFC playoff script and more
1 year, 1 month ago

What we learned in NFL Week 12: Colts, Broncos flip the AFC playoff script and more

New York Times  

A year ago at this time, the Denver Broncos were mired in a five-game losing streak. Whether the Broncos and Colts remain contenders in a crowded AFC playoff race will reveal itself over the coming weeks, but their surprising revivals this season — coupled with that of the Houston Texans, who despite a loss Sunday are 6-5 and in the …

Inconsistent Bills have already surpassed last season’s loss total
1 year, 1 month ago

Inconsistent Bills have already surpassed last season’s loss total

Associated Press  

CINCINNATI — The Buffalo Bills entered their prime-time matchup with the Cincinnati Bengals holding an early playoff spot in the AFC. We didn’t do enough things right tonight to win.” And it cost the Bills a chance to tie the Dolphins for first place in the AFC East after Miami lost to Kansas City earlier Sunday. It was a rematch …

What we learned in NFL Week 4: Contending Bills, slumping Steelers and a rookie QB shines
1 year, 3 months ago

What we learned in NFL Week 4: Contending Bills, slumping Steelers and a rookie QB shines

New York Times  

Forty minutes after one of the finest afternoons of his successful, seven-year tenure in Buffalo, Bills coach Sean McDermott sat at the postgame dais and praised his team’s preparation and performance. Here’s what we learned from the afternoon slate of games in Week 4: Josh Allen and the Bills make a statement The marquee game of the NFL’s fourth weekend …

Bills still reign atop the AFC East, but Rodgers’ Jets and Tua’s Dolphins are on the hunt
1 year, 4 months ago

Bills still reign atop the AFC East, but Rodgers’ Jets and Tua’s Dolphins are on the hunt

Associated Press  

Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills were considered Super Bowl favorites by many a year ago, the reigning kings of the AFC East with loads of playmakers on both sides of the football. “We don’t have to be your favorite,” Dawkins said, “but we’re going to be our favorite and we’re going to win games.” But how many will it …

Bengals return to AFC championship with 27-10 rout of Bills
1 year, 11 months ago

Bengals return to AFC championship with 27-10 rout of Bills

Associated Press  

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals threw a big wrench into the highly anticipated travel plans of the Buffalo Bills, their fans and perhaps even the NFL offices. Burrow threw two touchdown passes and Cincinnati’s defense swarmed Josh Allen on a snow-slicked field in a 27-10 win Sunday to send the Bengals to the AFC championship …

22 Bills thoughts ahead of Sunday vs. Dolphins: What stands out most as anticipated postseason begins?
1 year, 11 months ago

22 Bills thoughts ahead of Sunday vs. Dolphins: What stands out most as anticipated postseason begins?

New York Times  

Following a seven-game win streak to end the regular season, the Bills begin their postseason quest for the franchise’s first-ever Super Bowl victory on Sunday. The Bills’ run game may have some trouble With a likely advantage against the Bills’ offensive line, and some additional blitzing from the Dolphins to go with it, the Bills may not find it as …

NFL Power Rankings: Bengals, Chiefs among teams riding hot streaks entering playoffs
1 year, 11 months ago

NFL Power Rankings: Bengals, Chiefs among teams riding hot streaks entering playoffs

New York Times  

Eighteen weeks of regular-season football down, four weeks of playoff football ahead. Patrick Mahomes — Led the league in EPA per dropback, passing yards and touchdowns while orchestrating the league’s best offense without losing a beat post-Tyreek Hill. Micah Parsons — Like the rest of the Cowboys’ pass rush, Parsons slowed late in the season, with just 1 1/2 sacks …

NFL playoff picture in Week 18: Seahawks clinch with Packers loss to Lions
1 year, 11 months ago

NFL playoff picture in Week 18: Seahawks clinch with Packers loss to Lions

New York Times  

Half of the 14-team NFL playoff field features teams that didn’t make the postseason last year, and two of those teams, the Dolphins and Seahawks, entered Week 18 needing help from other teams to get into the tournament. Odds: To win conference: 31.9 percent | To win Super Bowl: 16.3 percent The Bills’ 35-23 win against the Patriots means a …

Bills visit Bengals with top AFC playoff spot in sight
2 years ago

Bills visit Bengals with top AFC playoff spot in sight

Associated Press  

BUFFALO at CINCINNATI Monday, 8:30 p.m. EST, ESPN FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NFL LINE: Bills by 1 1/2. Cincinnati’s other top edge rusher, Trey Hendrickson, is playing with a broken wrist.. TE Hayden Hurst could return.. Bills starting C Mitch Morse was cleared to resume practicing after missing two games.. WR Diggs’ status bears monitoring after he missed practice because of an …

NFL Week 15 lessons: Bengals are AFC’s hottest team, and maybe its best
2 years ago

NFL Week 15 lessons: Bengals are AFC’s hottest team, and maybe its best

New York Times  

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, with the holiday season in full swing and crunch time in full effect in the NFL. Giants 20, Commanders 12 New York: Brian Daboll’s throwback approach in remaking the New York Football Giants is working, and very well could end a six-year playoff drought. In another display of the gritty, physical mindset …

Bills-Patriots kick off week filled with playoff-type games
2 years, 1 month ago

Bills-Patriots kick off week filled with playoff-type games

Associated Press  

Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills head to New England looking for their first division win of the season. The Bills already lost to Miami and the New York Jets and will face all three of their division rivals over the next three weeks as the jumbled AFC East has a chance to send four teams to the playoffs. BEST …

AFC predictions: How each team will finish in its division this season
2 years, 3 months ago

AFC predictions: How each team will finish in its division this season

LA Times  

There was a lot of hand-wringing a few years ago over the quality of quarterbacks and who in the next generation would take the baton from Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Ben Roethlisberger and Drew Brees. The AFC provided a resounding response with a wealth of young quarterbacks, rising superstars in Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes, Buffalo’s Josh Allen, the Chargers’ Justin …

Resurgent Bills narrow in on 1st AFC East title since 1995
4 years ago

Resurgent Bills narrow in on 1st AFC East title since 1995

Associated Press  

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Brandon Beane could have easily stayed in Carolina, where he spent 19 years working his way up the Panthers’ front-office ranks, if only because it felt comfortable and safe. And I think at the end of the day, hopefully, we can get that done this year.” What appeared unimaginable in January 2017— when the Bills were …

AFC East preview: Bills look to break Patriots’ division dominance
4 years, 3 months ago

AFC East preview: Bills look to break Patriots’ division dominance

LA Times  

Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs. 2019 | 10-6, 2nd in East Last year in playoffs | 2019 WHAT HAPPENED LAST SEASON Even though they had two one-possession losses to the division-rival New England Patriots, the Bills finished 10-6 and made the playoffs for the second time in three years. They lost by a field goal in overtime to Houston …

Ravens clinch AFC playoff berth with 24-17 win over Bills
5 years ago

Ravens clinch AFC playoff berth with 24-17 win over Bills

Associated Press  

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Coach John Harbaugh happily discovered it’s going to take more than clinching a second consecutive playoff berth to impress Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens. Whether it’s the sign of a team stinging from the memories of last year’s AFC wild-card playoff loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, or simply the fact that there are three …

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