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Bills' Allen likely to extend consecutive games starting streak in finale at Pats
Buffalo (13-3) at New England (3-13) Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, CBS BetMGM NFL odds: Bills by 3. Series record: Patriots lead 78-51-1. Against the spread: Bills 10-6, Patriots 6-9-1. Last meeting: Bills beat Patriots 24-21 on Dec....
Defensive inconsistencies remain Bills' biggest question mark heading into the playoffs
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — There was plenty of back slapping going around in the immediate aftermath of the Buffalo Bills defense’s dominating performance over Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets. Three takeaways, four sacks — including one for a safety — and chasing Rodgers...
Bills offense is 'Cooking,' with running game adding a powerful new dimension
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Allen may be hard-pressed to top 4,000 yards passing for a fifth consecutive season. And that’s not a bad thing. As much as the five-time defending AFC East champion Bills (12-3) rely on Allen to run what’s still a highly productive...
Josh Allen shakes off hit to his funny bone in Bills' win over Patriots
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Allen’s funny bone was no laughing matter for a few fraught moments of another Bills victory. Buffalo’s star quarterback, who is enjoying an MVP-caliber season, repeatedly shook his throwing hand and winced while trainers attended to his bruised...
Cook scores 2 TDs and Bills defense forces 3 turnovers in Buffalo's 24-21 win over Patriots
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — James Cook scored two touchdowns, Buffalo’s defense forced three second-half turnovers and the AFC East champion Bills overcame a 14-0 deficit to pull out a 24-21 win over the New England Patriots on Sunday. With trainers examining Bills quarterback Josh...
Hall of Famer Thurman Thomas wonders why Bills QB Allen wasn't an NFL MVP candidate before this year
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills Hall of Fame running back Thurman Thomas isn’t the least bit surprised by the national attention quarterback Josh Allen is generating in making his NFL MVP case this season. The only thing baffling Thomas, who in 1991 became the second and...
Bills defense out to prove against high-scoring Lions that it's better than its dud vs. Rams
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Cornerback Taron Johnson is still agitated over the dud the Buffalo Bills defense produced in giving up season worsts in points and yards, while melting down on third down in a loss to the Los Angeles Rams last weekend. There’s no better time or...
Allen runs for TD and Bills force 4 turnovers by Flacco to win 5th straight, 30-20 over Colts
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Josh Allen expects more out of Buffalo’s offense than he saw Sunday at Indianapolis. He couldn’t have asked for anything more from the Bills' defense. Taron Johnson picked off Joe Flacco’s first pass and returned it 23 yards for a touchdown,...
Bills try to avoid first 3-game skid with Allen as starter and face Jets led by interim Ulbrich
Buffalo (3-2) at New York Jets (2-3) Monday, 8:15 p.m. EDT, ESPN. BetMGM NFL odds: Bills by 2 1/2. Series record: Bills lead 69-58. Against the spread: Bills 2-3, Jets 2-3. Last meeting: Bills beat Jets 32-6 on Nov. 19,...
Bills coach McDermott rules out starting defensive tackle Oliver from playing Jets on Monday night
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Ed Oliver will miss a second week with a hamstring injury after coach Sean McDermott on Saturday ruled out the starter from playing at the New York Jets on Monday night. McDermott said he’s hopeful Oliver can return the...
