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Pats Sink Bills 49-21, Clinch Top AFC Seed

Neal Colgrass — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:01:36 CST

The New England Patriots overcame a 21-point deficit today with 49 unanswered points to rock the Buffalo Bills 49-21, the AP reports. The win earned the Pats home-field advantage and the AFC's top seed. Tom Brady threw for 338 yards and finished with the second-most passing yards in NFL history,...

Bills Player Drops Pass, Tweets Anger at God

RaptorFan — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 16:41:52 CST

After dropping a would-be winning touchdown pass in an overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers yesterday, the New York Daily News reports that Buffalo Bills receiver Steve Johnson did what any modern day athlete would—he tweeted to the Almighty. "I praise you 24/7!!! And this how you do me!...

NFL Fines Titans Owner $250K for Flipping Bird

M. Morris — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:25:17 CST

The NFL fined 86-year-old Tennessee Titans owner Bud Adams $250,000 for "conduct detrimental to the league"—namely, flipping the bird toward the Buffalo Bills' sideline in the waning moments of yesterday's 41-17 Tennessee victory. He later repeated the display on the field, the Tennessean reports. "I need to apologize...

Brady, in Return, Rallies Patriots Past Bills

Will McCahill — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:46:31 CDT

Quarterback Tom Brady, in his first game since missing almost all of last season with a knee injury, threw two touchdown passes in the final 2:06 to lead the New England Patriots to a comeback 25-24 victory over the visiting Buffalo Bills tonight, the Boston Herald reports. Brady, 32,...

Kemp Changed GOP Forever

Drew Nelles — Sun, 03 May 2009 13:03:48 CDT

For Adam Clymer, writing in the New York Times , Jack Kemp won’t be remembered as just a Bills star and Buffalo congressman. He’ll be remembered as the player who boycotted a New Orleans game to protest segregation, and the politician who “moved the Republican Party to a commitment to tax...

Ex-Congressman, QB Jack Kemp Dead at 73

Sat, 02 May 2009 21:31:45 CDT

Jack Kemp, the former football star, congressman, one-time vice-presidential nominee, and self-described "bleeding-heart conservative" died today of cancer at age 73. Kemp, a former quarterback for the Buffalo Bills, represented western New York for nine terms in Congress, leaving the House for an unsuccessful presidential bid in 1988. Eight years...

Ex-Cowboy Owens Signs With Bills

Neal Colgrass — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 17:40:00 CST

Superstar receiver Terrell Owens is headed to the wintry climes of upstate New York, the Buffalo News reports. The Buffalo Bills are signing the NFL showman to a 1-year deal worth a guaranteed $6.5 million. Released a few days ago by the Dallas Cowboys, Owens has racked up 14,...

The Worst Super Bowl Chumps

Nick McMaster — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:32:15 CST

With the big game set for Sunday, Fox Sports remembers the 10 worst Super Bowl performances. A sampling: Tony Eason, Patriots, Super Bowl XX: The ’85 Bears were a defense to be feared, and Eason crumbled before them. He was benched in the second after going 0 for 6 passing...

Jack Kemp Treated for Cancer

Harry Kimball — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:34:02 CST

Jack Kemp, the former NFL star and Republican congressman, is in treatment for cancer, the Buffalo News reports. A spokeswoman said the type of cancer is “undetermined,” but that tests are under way to identify it. Kemp, 73, served 18 years as a representative from New York before a stint...