The 2019 Buffalo Bills season began with Josh Allen leading his team from a 16-0 deficit to a last-minute comeback victory. It ended with the Bills taking a 16-0 lead, and surrendering a 19 point comeback in an overtime loss to the Houston Texans. With a 22-19 result, the Texans advanced in the AFC playoffs after a tense, back-and-forth affair. The Bills and the Texans each had moments of magic, moments of mishaps, and moments of sheer WTF-ery, but the Texans came through in the clutch, and the Bills came up empty.
The Buffalo Bills still haven’t won a playoff game since 1995.
GAME RECAP LINKS:
- Buffalo Bills 19, Houston Texans 22: Rapid recap and notes (BuffaloRumblings.com)
- Game Recap | Texans eliminate Bills in Wild Card game (BuffaloBills.com)
- Bills’ season ends after heartbreaking overtime loss to Texans: 5 instant observations (NY Upstate)
- Buffalo Bills lose to Houston Texans 22-19 in overtime (WKBW)
GAME HIGHLIGHT’S:
SOCIAL:
Heartbreaker. pic.twitter.com/6G4558xzo6
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) January 5, 2020
Coach McDermott: “There’s a lot of pain in our locker room because our team has worked extremely hard all year. This loss stings, but the Buffalo Bills will never stop fighting.” #GoBills pic.twitter.com/9G003Ggo1K
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) January 5, 2020
QB Josh Allen: “This loss hurts. There are things that we should have executed better and that’s on me. This game is going to stick with me and it’ll only fuel me during the offseason.” #GoBills pic.twitter.com/ToSQS0LHZV
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) January 5, 2020
Tre'Davious White: This is going to make us stronger @WKBW #Bills pic.twitter.com/WdAgpsptC5
— Matthew Bové (@Matt_Bove) January 5, 2020
Micah Hyde, as always, keeps it real @WKBW pic.twitter.com/MQ22a0ZyrJ
— Matthew Bové (@Matt_Bove) January 5, 2020
The pain of a season ending. Lee Smith with an arm around Dawson Knox as they walk towards the locker room after a loss in the playoffs #Bills pic.twitter.com/wTz1HvrVBP
— Rich Donnelly (@RichFCN) January 5, 2020
PREVIEW:
The Bills have been playoff caliber all season long, on their way to 10 wins and a spot in the tournament. Now, the focus shifts to championship caliber — do they have what it takes to win a title?
Phase one of the championship chase starts this week with Buffalo’s Wild Card playoff game against the Houston Texans.
It’s only the Bills second playoff appearance in the last 20 years. They’re 14-16 all time in postseason football – 3-4 in the Wild Card round. The Bills haven’t won a playoff game since 1995, when they beat the Dolphins in a Wild Card game.
GAME PREVIEW LINKS:
- Top 9 storylines for Bills at Texans | AFC Wild Card (BuffaloBills.com)
- NFL Playoffs: 6 things to know about the Houston Texans, Buffalo Bills’ Wild Card Weekend opponent (NY Upstate)
- Buffalo Bills in search of first playoff victory since 1995 (BuffaloRumblings.com)
- In his first playoff game, Bills’ Josh Allen must keep cool while rising to occasion (Buffalo News)
- 3 reasons why the 2019 Bills are more playoff ready than their 2017 predecessors (BuffaloBills.com)
- Buffalo Bills coaches on how to stop Deshaun Watson, 7-sack game in 2018 (NY Upstate)
- Tony Corrente, who refereed Bills-Steelers, draws Bills’ playoff game (Buffalo News)
- 14 notable facts about Bills fans heading to Houston | Bills Life (BuffaloBills.com)
- Texans’ Deshaun Watson planning to go at Bills’ Tre White, likes match up with DeAndre Hopkins (NY Upstate)
- Five Buffalo Bills to watch against the Houston Texans (BuffaloRumblings.com)
- 3 key matchups to follow for Bills at Texans | Scouting Report Wild Card edition (BuffaloBills.com)
- Bills’ Siran Neal ready for whatever in playoffs: ‘I’m showing everything I can do’ (NY Upstate)
- Five Houston Texans to watch against the Buffalo Bills (BuffaloRumblings.com)
- What they’re saying: NFL analysts are optimistic about the Bills chances in the playoffs (BuffaloBills.com)
- Injury Report | Shaq Lawson, Ty Nsekhe, Andre Roberts and Levi Wallace all questionable (BuffaloBills.com)
GAME WEEK MEDIA:
Wild Card (#BUFvsHOU) game release: https://t.co/4zrNjUIDb7
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? ESPN/ABC (Joe Tessitore, Booger McFarland & Lisa Salters)
? @WGR550 / @WestwoodOne pic.twitter.com/Bu6bykxWSV— Buffalo Bills PR (@BuffaloBillsPR) December 30, 2019
#RoundingUpTheHerd: Sean McDermott led the Bills to a four-win improvement this season after the team finished 6-10 in 2018. That marks the largest jump by the Bills since a five-win improvement from 2001 to 2002.#BUFvsHOU pic.twitter.com/J9u299rIhp
— Buffalo Bills PR (@BuffaloBillsPR) January 2, 2020
White on blue for Wild Card Weekend. ?#BUFvsHOU | #GoBills pic.twitter.com/64qptu183i
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) December 31, 2019
Since their bye in week 10, over their final 7 games, the Texans have allowed an average of 168.6 yards rushing and a whopping 5.36 yards per carry. They've faced some very good running teams (Ravens, Titans 2x, Colts), but those are huge numbers.
— Sal Capaccio ? (@SalSports) January 2, 2020
Time to grind, the playoffs are here. ✊ #BUFvsHOU | #GoBills pic.twitter.com/YqSq4uZlRm
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) January 1, 2020
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