NFL Divisional-Round Hot Read: The Buffalo Bills Can’t Have Nice Things - The Ringer
Even Sisyphus wonders what it’s like to suffer as Buffalo fans do. Plus: scenes from the Lions’ win over the Buccaneers, Lamar Jackson punches the Ravens’ ticket to the AFC championship game, thoughts on the NFL coaching carousel, awards picks, and more. This is the Hot Read. In this column, you’ll find everything and anything I found interesting from the NFL’s divisional round. There’s the stuff that everyone’s talking about, and the stuff that nobody’s talking about; the stuff that makes football incredible, and the stuff that makes football fun. I hope you enjoy it and learn something cool—and if you do, I hope you’re back next week, when we do it all again. A lot happened this weekend. If there’s one thing you need to know, it’s this. The Chiefs beat the Bills on Sunday night, 27-24. This is the third time that Patrick Mahomes has knocked the Bills out of the playoffs in his six seasons as a starter. This is the sixth time that Sean McDermott has made the playoffs in his seven seas
NFL NFL The Hot Read, Divisional Round: The Eternal Agony of the Buffalo Bills Even Sisyphus wonders what it’s like to suffer as Buffalo fans do. Plus: scenes from the Lions’ win over the Buccaneers, Lamar Jackson punches the Ravens’ ticket to the AFC championship game, thoughts on the NFL coaching carousel, awards picks, and more. Getty Images/AP Images/Ringer illustration By Ben Solak Jan. 22, 2024, 5:45 am UTC • 14 min This is the Hot Read. In this column, you’ll find everything and anything I found interesting from the NFL’s divisional round. There’s the stuff that everyone’s talking about
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