Buffalo Bills

Head coach Sean McDermott has now led the Bills to five playoff appearances in six seasons, four straight postseason berths and three consecutive division ...

1 seed](https://www.nfl.com/standings/playoff-picture) and the opening-round bye that goes with it. Buffalo hasn't entered the playoffs as the top seed since 1993 – when it advanced to the last of its consecutive four Super Bowls. [35-13 on Saturday](https://www.nfl.com/games/bills-at-bears-2022-reg-16) to clinch their third consecutive division title, and they'll be staying in the Second City to celebrate.

Saturday's 35-13 win over the Chicago Bears on Christmas Eve gives the Bills the division crown and assures the team of at least one home playoff game.

The Bills have reclaimed momentum in the division with wins in three straight weeks over AFC East teams (Patriots in Week 13, Jets in Week 14 and Dolphins in Week 15). The Bills also have reached six consecutive wins in a single season for the second time in three years (Weeks 11-16 in 2020). Saturday's 35-13 win over the Chicago Bears on Christmas Eve gives the Bills the division crown and assures the team of at least one home playoff game.

The Bills are now 12-3 and winners of six straight - a sort of oddity in this parity-centric league - and they will play in the postseason for the fifth ...

[Buffalo Bills](https://www.si.com/nfl/team/buffalo-bills) ... the Bills were looking to be more "crisp'' on this day. And as always, Josh the Runner cannot be ignored; he carried six times for 41 yards and another score. ... and handled him, as he ran just seven times for 11 yards ... [member of Bills Mafia hungry for more Buffalo coverage? here!](https://sitickets.com/performer/buffalo-bills?utm_source=fannation&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=buffalo-bills) Sew up the No. "That's the No. ... leading those critics to wonder if Buffalo is too in love with its "high-octane'' reputation. The next goal? cities) ... "You can't win the Super Bowl unless you make the playoffs.

Buffalo overcame a pair of penalties, aided by running back James Cook's 24-yard run, and quarterback Josh Allen hit wide receiver Gabe Davis (also wide open) ...

The loser of that game is out of contention for the top seed in the AFC. After the Bears failed a desperate fourth-down attempt on their next possession, the Bills had great field position for one more touchdown. [Cincinnati Bengals](https://www.cincyjungle.com/) who defeated the [New England Patriots](https://www.patspulpit.com/) today, winning their seventh straight and nine of their last ten games. - Defensive end Kingsley Jonathan, cut earlier this year by the Bears, was promoted for his first Bills game today, and he ended up pretty useful for his new (old team). His previous long was a 30-yard carry against the Buffalo couldn’t get out of their own way on that possession, gained two yards, and punted, and with a good return, the Bears were already in field goal range. Still, the Bills couldn’t close out the game. Something clicked for the Bills after halftime, because they scored two touchdowns on their first two drives, while the defense forced a fumble, then two three-and-outs. The Bills played a superb red zone sequence, forcing a 4th & 3 at their 16-yard line. A 40-yard kickoff return gave the Bears impressive starting field position, and after a first down conversion, they were in Buffalo territory. The Bills held them out of the end zone, but kicker Cairo Santos scored a 37-yard field goal and the Bears led 10-6. For one more week, the Bills maintain their position as the top seed in the AFC.

Buffalo (12-3) shifted from their usually high-flying offensive aerial attack to a ground-and-pound focus against Chicago (3-12). With game conditions ...

Schien said the Bills' 32-29 win over the Dolphins solidified that… but then came the interesting comparisons. Using some cross-sporting references, quarterback ...

[32-29 win](https://billswire.usatoday.com/lists/takeaways-buffalo-bills-32-29-dolphins-dawson-knox-josh-allen/) over the Dolphins solidified that… but then came the interesting comparisons. [@AdamSchein], Saturday was more proof the [@BuffaloBills]are going to win the Super Bowl.

Here are five takeaways from the Buffalo Bills' 35-13 win over the Chicago Bears in Week 16: Ground game rules. James Cook #28 of the Buffalo Bills (Photo ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Devin Singletary and James Cook ran for long touchdowns in the third quarter, and the Buffalo Bills clinched the AFC East title by beating ...

OL Michael Schofield III (thumb) was injured on the opening drive, but returned in the second quarter. The next, they’re blowing the opposite way.” Allen finished with 172 yards, two TD passes and two interceptions even though he was facing a short-handed secondary. Dante Pettis had a touchdown catch for Chicago. “The reality of it is I’m not going to be running for like 100 yards a game,” Fields said. His three TDs in the game highlighted an otherwise subpar outing, but the Bills (12-3) secured their third straight division title with their sixth win in a row. Chicago’s Cairo Santos kicked a field goal early in the fourth quarter that Nicholas Morrow set up by picking off an ill-advised pass. Sometimes the flags are blowing one way. “And championship caliber is winning your division, winning our side then obviously playing in that game (Super Bowl) and winning that game. But Buffalo owns the head-to-head tiebreaker after defeating the Chiefs in October. He now has 174 touchdowns — 135 passing, 38 rushing and one receiving. Chicago’s Justin Fields threw for 119 yards and a touchdown.

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NFC North leaders the Minnesota Vikings edged out the New York Giants 27-24 at US Bank Stadium with a 61-yard field goal from Greg Joseph. Justin Jefferson had ...

However, the Patriots rallied during the second half, shutting out the Bengals, but just came up short as Rhamondre Stevenson fumbled the ball on the five-yard line with 59 seconds left to slip to a 22-18 defeat. The Cincinnati Bengals chalked up a seventh-straight win as they held off a dramatic fightback from the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium. The Buffalo Bills secured their third straight AFC East title with a 35-13 victory over the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field to close in on the American Conference number one seeding.

With a win over the Chicago Bears, the Buffalo Bills clinch the AFC East. But the Buffalo blizzard means the fellas are stuck in the Windy City for a bit.

[member of Bills Mafia hungry for more Buffalo coverage? On third and seven, Cook runs for four yards. On third and 13, Fields gets scrambles and gets sacked near the line of scrimmage by Matt Milano. Montgomery gets the carry and runs for four yards. Fields goes deep and finds Jones down the field and he makes a sliding grab at Buffalo's 23-yard line for a gain of 44 yards. Herbert is stopped for a loss of one yard. That's the final play of the first half. On second and 10, Allen's pass to Davis is complete along the sideline for seven yards. On second and goal, Fields keeps it but only gets back to the line of scrimmage. Devin Singletary gets the carry and only gains two yards. Fields drops back to pass and finds Byron Pringle for a 19-yard completion and another first down. Justin Fields keeps it and runs for seven yards.

The Buffalo Bills went to Chicago with the opportunity to secure their third straight AFC East title and hold onto the AFC's No. 1 seed with a victory over ...

In the coldest regular season road game in Buffalo Bills history, the Bills used a largely dominant second half to blow past the Chicago Bears on Christmas ...

Allen also had two touchdown passes on the day: a first quarter score to WR Gabe Davis and a 13-yard play-action strike to TE Dawson Knox in the final minute in the red zone to make it 35-13. Trailing 10-6, Buffalo shifted to a run-centric game plan in the second half and it worked. After Dane Jackson forced a fumble, the Bills got the ball back in Chicago territory. In Chicago's eight second half possessions, the Bills forced three punts, two turnovers on downs and two takeaways. The defense came up especially big in the second half to turn the tide in the Bills' favor. Buffalo ran for a season-high 254 yards (most in a game since 12/24/16) and three different players had rushing touchdowns.

Josh Allen completes it to Gabe Davis for a 19 yard touchdown pass. That marks Allen's 172nd career touchdown, surpassing Dan Marino (171) for the most total ...

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D-line shuts down Fields, run game fuels third quarter scoring explosion, Bills keep lead for AFC No. 1 seed.

"Credit to the offensive line and Motor (Singletary) and James (Cook) they did a great job," said McDermott. "Just executing, getting to stuff that we know," said Allen of the two quick scoring drives that took control of the game. That's a good football team that we're going to go see and it's going to be a Monday night game primetime. "Executing at a higher level than we were in the first half and then that takeaway, I think it was Dane Jackson that got the takeaway and maybe Tim (Settle) recovered. "He runs around a lot, but we caught him in the pocket a couple of times while he was just sitting there holding the ball, and that's what you got to do to him," said Ed Oliver of Fields. "Obviously, playoffs, division title, and we know what the next one is. And then you're beating yourself with penalties, so we got to get that cleaned up." The Bills' offense has scored almost twice as many points in the second quarter this season (147) than any of the others, but on Christmas Eve in Chicago they went scoreless, and it was a struggle. "Those guys have been playing like that all season long and the job they did to be able to contain a guy like Justin Fields, I mean it was awesome," said Jordan Poyer. Motor Singletary capped the drive with a 33-yard touchdown run after right tackle Spencer Brown sprung him with a kick out block just past the line of scrimmage. Buffalo's defense also had 11 tackles for loss in the game, with Shaq Lawson chipping in a pair, including a key third down stop. Milano additionally had a great open field tackle on Fields on third down in the fourth quarter to force a Chicago punt.

CHICAGO (AP) — Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills came into the season with soaring expectations and their sights set on a deep playoff run.

OL Michael Schofield III (thumb) was injured on the opening drive, but returned in the second quarter. The next, they’re blowing the opposite way.” Allen finished with 172 yards, two TD passes and two interceptions even though he was facing a short-handed secondary. Dante Pettis had a touchdown catch for Chicago. “The reality of it is I’m not going to be running for like 100 yards a game,” Fields said. His three TDs in the game highlighted an otherwise subpar outing, but the Bills (12-3) secured their third straight division title with their sixth win in a row. Chicago’s Cairo Santos kicked a field goal early in the fourth quarter that Nicholas Morrow set up by picking off an ill-advised pass. Sometimes the flags are blowing one way. “And championship caliber is winning your division, winning our side then obviously playing in that game (Super Bowl) and winning that game. But Buffalo owns the head-to-head tiebreaker after defeating the Chiefs in October. He now has 174 touchdowns — 135 passing, 38 rushing and one receiving. Chicago’s Justin Fields threw for 119 yards and a touchdown.

Allen, Poyer, Oliver & McDermott share emotions on AFC East clinching win + Christmas Eve spent in Chicago.

When we went to go play in Detroit two times and both of those games were close, we were just scratching and clawing just to pull out a win. "It just shows that we've got a lot of great leaders on this team and a lot of young guys that just bought into everything that we do here. As of Saturday evening, the plan is to attempt to fly out of Chicago and into Rochester, NY on Sunday morning. Yes, it's a shame we can't get home, but there are a lot of people who have got it a lot worse than we do out there, including some people back home right now." But having overcome challenges a handful of times already this season, Allen acknowledged that these moments are chances for the team to learn and get better from. Not a lot of people want to come to Buffalo in late January, early February."