Author: Sean Caputi

Sports writer extraordinaire reporting on all things Buffalo from the shores of Lake Erie.

Buffalo Bills stud linebacker Terrel Bernard was named the Week 11 AFC Defensive Player of the Week after his impressive performance that helped his team bring down the previously-undefeated Kansas City Chiefs. Terrel Bernard has been named AFC Defensive Player of the Week. pic.twitter.com/MBNjS42zDn — Buffalo Bills PR (@BuffaloBillsPR) November 20, 2024 His game-clinching fourth quarter interception of Patrick Mahomes is certainly the highlight reel play of the night, but Bernard also had a team-leading eight tackles, including a third down sack for a loss of six that forced the Chiefs to punt on their second possession.  Although the sack…

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The Buffalo Bills took down their biggest rival in a classic on Sunday evening in Orchard Park where they topped the Kansas City Chiefs 30-21.  The much-hyped duel between juggernauts Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes lived up to the lofty national expectations that were amplified when CBS announced that it would be the only late game broadcasted across the country.  Needless to say, Bills Mafia showed up prepared for a party. The Chiefs rolled into town undefeated at 9-0 after beating the Denver Broncos last week thanks to a last-second game-saving field goal block that made football fans everywhere wonder…

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The Buffalo Bills had better ensure that their metaphorical house is constructed of brick this weekend because the big bad wolves are coming to town in the form of the Kansas City Chiefs.  The wolf analogy is not a deliberate dig at that Chiefs fan, “ChiefsAholic,” who wears a wolf outfit and was arrested for bank robbery last year, though it is. The Chiefs are not a wolf, they are wolves.  Yes, their two-time MVP, three-time Super Bowl MVP quarterback, Patrick Mahomes, naturally gets the headlines, but this season, he’s just part of the pack.  Kansas City sits atop the…

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The cavalry may be coming for the Buffalo Bills as Matt Milano appears to be on the verge of returning to the lineup.  On Monday, the team announced that they will be opening the 21-day practice window for the All-Pro linebacker who has been on the Injured Reserve list since tearing his bicep in August during training camp.  WGR’s Sal Capaccio confirmed the details of the timeline, which was complicated by the Bills upcoming bye week: The bye week counts. The Bills have until Dec.4 (assuming transaction becomes official before practice this Wednesday) to activate Milano. They play the 49ers…

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Every team in the NFL has experienced how challenging it can be to stop Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen.  He has one of the strongest arms in the game so defenses have to make sure to keep everything in front of them, but when they drop back to prevent the deep pass, he has learned to take the shorter throw.  If they blitz to get pressure on him, he becomes as slippery as a banana peel in the pocket and keeps the ball himself or finds the open man.  “What are we supposed to do?” defensive coordinators have wondered aloud…

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The Buffalo Bills are heading to the heart of the Midwest this weekend to take on the Indianapolis Colts in one of the most highly-anticipated games of the season.  Obviously, that is not true at all, based on the CBS broadcast coverage map, which shows that approximately 90% of the nation will be watching either Denver at Kansas City or Pittsburgh at Washington during the early slate of games: Here’s the viewing map for Chiefs-Broncos this Sunday. pic.twitter.com/hYir59qbKd — Farzin Vousoughian (@Farzin21) November 6, 2024 I would assume that this low level of excitement for the matchup is related to…

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Buffalo Bills kicker Tyler Bass may as well be Lloyd Christmas from Dumb and Dumber to the Bills Mafia in that after a rocky start to the season, he has totally redeemed himself. The Bills were tied 27-27 with the Miami Dolphins on Sunday when Bass booted a franchise-record-setting 61-yard field goal with five seconds left on the clock to win the game and make certain sports writers eat their stupid words.  Bass did miss an extra point in the third quarter and was bailed out by Keon Coleman, who later caught a two-point conversion pass from Josh Allen, but…

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Any team that has visited the Buffalo Bills in Orchard Park is well aware that Highmark Stadium will be rocking until they can find a way to silence the raucous Mafia.  The devastating playoff losses in early 2023 and 2024 to the Cincinnati Bengals and Kansas City Chiefs come to mind immediately, but before kickoff, that place is invariably abuzz, and the Miami Dolphins are about to walk, or perhaps swim, into an especially exhilarated hornet’s nest on Sunday. I would doubt there is any football fan who doesn’t go nuts for a flyover, no matter the aircraft, but the…

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It is fitting that with Halloween approaching, Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen has become a mad scientist and the gridiron his laboratory.  Every seasoned football fan has witnessed players running and throwing the ball for first downs, the same way Jim Thorpe did a century ago, ad nauseum.  Simply running and throwing for first downs over and over was beginning to lose its luster. Josh must have sensed this stagnation because last Sunday, he changed the game.  On October 27, 2024, at approximately 5:11 PM, EDT, Joshua Patrick Allen kicked for a first down. The Bills were in Seattle, Washington…

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The Buffalo Bills are dealing with an onslaught of injuries ahead of their Sunday matchup with the Seattle Seahawks.  Wednesday afternoon, the team’s PR account released a list of 15 names that would concern even the most optimistic fan: Wednesday injury report pic.twitter.com/h3Uup05vwi — Buffalo Bills PR (@BuffaloBillsPR) October 23, 2024 To quote Kevin McCallister’s astute commentary on Buzz’s girlfriend in Home Alone, “Woof.”  As someone who prefers to look for the bright side, even during an eclipse, it is a relief to see that both Josh Allen and backup quarterback “Money” Mitch Trubisky are full participants.  It appears as…

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