The Buffalo Payments had a less-than-convincing win within the chilly towards the New England Patriots on Sunday – per week after a dominant show over the Detroit Lions.
The Payments have been anticipated to blow the lowly Patriots out of the water. However New England held its personal for not less than three quarters of the sport. One expensive mistake from rookie quarterback Drake Maye within the fourth quarter let the Payments take benefit to select up the 24-21 win.
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Buffalo Payments head coach Sean McDermott speaks at a information convention after the Lions sport, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Picture/Rey Del Rio)
Payments head coach Sean McDermott was requested concerning the group’s first-half efficiency on Monday. He mentioned he was going to make a aircraft comparability however didn’t wish to step in it.
“Um, let’s see, I used to be about to make use of an airplane flying analogy however I’ll steer clear of that,” he mentioned.
McDermott seemingly referenced a head-scratching story from final December when it was revealed he tried for instance how the group may come collectively following a season wherein they’d misplaced within the AFC Championship.
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Buffalo Payments quarterback Josh Allen passes towards the New England Patriots, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Orchard Park, New York. (AP Picture/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
The second was chronicled in Ty Dunne’s Go Lengthy TD Substack.
“He advised all the group they wanted to return collectively,” Dunne wrote of McDermott. “However then, sources on-hand say, he used a wierd mannequin: the terrorists on September 11, 2001. He cited the hijackers as a gaggle of people that have been all in a position to get on the identical web page to orchestrate assaults to perfection.
“One after the other, McDermott began asking particular gamers within the room questions. ‘What ways do you assume they used to return collectively?’ A younger participant tried to methodically reply. ‘What do you assume their greatest impediment was?’ A veteran answered, ‘TSA,’ which mercifully lightened the temper.”
McDermott mentioned final 12 months he regretted the analogy.
Buffalo Payments cornerback Taron Johnson, left, celebrates with cornerback Christian Benford after recovering a fumble in the long run zone for a landing towards the New England Patriots, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024. (AP Picture/Gene J. Puskar)
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This 12 months, Buffalo is once more among the many high groups within the AFC and the rationale for the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs’ lone loss on the season.
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