We all knew it was inevitable, but that doesn’t take away from the glorious moment when it finally happened for a Buffalo Bills fan base that has been waiting 25 years for Saturday afternoon.
For the first time since 1995, the Buffalo Bills are champions of the AFC East.
AFC EAST CHAMPIONS. #BillsMafia pic.twitter.com/S1HGfg6FB8
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) December 20, 2020
Let me repeat that. Nah, just kidding. You get it.
In their first opportunity to wrap up the division and end a quarter century of futility, the Bills manhandled the Denver Broncos 48-19 at empty Empower Stadium at Mile High thanks to yet another virtuoso performance by Josh Allen.
GAME RECAP LINKS:
- Bills clinch their first AFC East title since 1995 (BuffaloBills.com)
- It happened: The Bills are AFC East champions thanks to a 48-19 rout of Broncos (D&C.com)
- AFC East champs! Bills clinch first division title since 1995 (WKBW.com)
- Bills blow out Broncos to clinch AFC East crown (13Wham.com)
- Takeaways: Buffalo Bills put exclamation point on AFC East championship victory (BuffaloRumblings.com)
- Bills win AFC East for first time since 1995, blow out Broncos, 48-19 (Instant Observations) (Syracuse.com)
- Bills Postgame Spotlight | Buffalo Bills 48, Denver Broncos 19 (BuffaloBills.com)
GAME HIGHLIGHTS:
MEDIA:
BILLS WIN!!!#BUFvsDEN | #BillsMafia pic.twitter.com/UMWS7xeaFC
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) December 20, 2020
For the first time in 25 years…
The @BuffaloBills are AFC East CHAMPIONS! #BillsMafia pic.twitter.com/T4V7YJKfU9
— Sunday Night Football on NBC (@SNFonNBC) December 20, 2020
Looking good, @BillsStadium! #GoBills | #BillsMafia pic.twitter.com/5MjB90W9Iq
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) December 20, 2020
#Shoutout: The @buffalobills are AFC East division champions. pic.twitter.com/W1u6kugAQN
— Buffalo Bills PR (@BuffaloBillsPR) December 20, 2020
Sean McDermott: “I got an email from Marv Levy tonight. So awesome. So humbling. I really appreciate the relationship he & I have.” #Bills
— Kim Jones (@KimJonesSports) December 20, 2020
Just another reason to #BILLIEVE. A dominating win against Denver tonight and the AFC East title. Congrats @BuffaloBills! #GoBills https://t.co/JzV2PrfMc8
— Archive: Governor Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) December 20, 2020
AFC East. ? pic.twitter.com/Rr4FJPlAC8
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) December 20, 2020
Christmas came early! Game Ball ! Terry bringing it back to Buffalo! pic.twitter.com/6EsEZLgQ2J
— Kim Pegula (@KimPegula) December 20, 2020
Celebrate, Buffalo. Your @BuffaloBills are AFC East Champions.
— Sal Capaccio ? (@SalSports) December 20, 2020
#NewProfilePic ? pic.twitter.com/IDaLo7LdTS
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) December 20, 2020
Josh Allen leads the #Bills to their first AFC East Championship since 1995. #BillsMafia enjoy, it's been 25 years.
— Jenna Cottrell (@JennaCottrell) December 20, 2020
Last time @BuffaloBills won the AFC East:
President: @BillClinton (first term)
Best Picture: Forrest Gump
Best TV Drama: NYPD Blue
Grammy Awards Host: Paul Reiser@Apple Stock Price: 29 cents— Rich Eisen (@richeisen) December 20, 2020
25 Years is far too long, but the @BuffaloBills are AFC East CHAMPS Again!! Congrats Pegulas, Front office, Coaches, and Players!! Keep trusting the process!! More work to be done!! ??
— Fred Jackson (@Fred22Jackson) December 20, 2020
The #Bills are officially AFC East Champions and will get at least one home playoff game. Three trips to the playoffs in four years. Quite the job Sean McDermott and Brandon Beane have done since 2017.
— Joe Buscaglia (@JoeBuscaglia) December 20, 2020
This is team-building: The Bills traded their first-rounder and thensome for a true No. 1 WR (Stefon Diggs) and STILL came away from the draft with a promising guy (Gabriel Davis) at the position.
Not accident that Buffalo's here. That roster's loaded.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) December 20, 2020
For the first time in 25 years, your Buffalo Bills are AFC East Champions!
Stay tuned to hear from QB Josh Allen, HC Sean McDermott and more. #BillsMafia https://t.co/8DSjSCVZNb
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) December 20, 2020
Division champ Josh Allen shouting out Bills fans ? @JoshAllenQB @BuffaloBills pic.twitter.com/gJq2HtpBhv
— The Checkdown (@thecheckdown) December 20, 2020
https://twitter.com/BfloFanatics/status/1340460483049123842?s=20
AFC EAST ? #BillsMafia @BuffaloFAMbase @TheBuffaloNews #buffalobills https://t.co/S5ZMfEDxXw @BuffaloBills pic.twitter.com/RnhvNC9bB3
— Adam Zyglis (@adamzyglis) December 20, 2020
The East is ours. ?#GoBills | #BillsMafia pic.twitter.com/eAbuiQ9eXa
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) December 20, 2020
Merry Christmas, Buffalo. You’ve waited 25 years for this team.
You beautiful bastards. pic.twitter.com/Rhvcpp7yUF
— Kyle Brandt (@KyleBrandt) December 20, 2020
Can’t wait for Chiefs and Bills on Championship Sunday!
— Adam Schein (@AdamSchein) December 19, 2020
My understanding re: Stefon Diggs. #Bills believe foot injury is not serious. And that it will not affect his availability going forward.
An apparent sigh of relief for #Bills fans.— Kim Jones (@KimJonesSports) December 20, 2020
For God’s Glory ??
Won… not done.— Dawson Knox (@dawson_knox) December 20, 2020
Just call me Bruce Smith Jr. now !!! #SackdaddyTre
— Tre'Davious White (@TakeAwayTre_) December 20, 2020
Squaaaad pic.twitter.com/BsGvDfucFX
— Matt Barkley (@MattBarkley) December 20, 2020
Bills Mafia! How the hell you livin’ right about now!?
— Jim Rome (@jimrome) December 20, 2020
Anthony Volpe delivers grand slam, career-high five RBI in return as Yankees sweep Rockies ???????????BIGGG DUBSSSSSS!!!!! ???? AFC east champs! We not done yet!!
— Jordan poyer (@J_poyer21) December 20, 2020
LFGGGGG #BillsMafia https://t.co/rwNbV3CQot
— ZMO✝️ (@PresMoss2) December 20, 2020
What a ball game. Congratulations men, YOU’VE EARNED IT. We are not done yet. Let’s go Buffalo. AFC EAST CHAMPIONS. ?❤️? @ Denver, Colorado https://t.co/DzawFluTFM
— Jim Kelly (@JimKelly1212) December 20, 2020
.@BuffaloBills players, staff, management & FANS.#Congratulations on earning the title of #AFCEastChamps I can unknowingly assure you, the entire @NFL knows you are a threat, a championship contender, a force. Keep being who you are, because it's working. #BillsMafia
— Dan Dunleavy (@Dan_Dunleavy) December 20, 2020
I wonder how many fans will be at the airport tonight. More than 2017?!?#AFCEastChamps
— Micah Hyde (@micah_hyde) December 20, 2020
Ay #BillsMafia I know y’all going be going crazy when we land!! But mask up so we can get y’all in the stadium for the PLAYOFFS!!
— Jonathan Feliciano (@MongoFeliciano) December 20, 2020
Buffalo we love you wish y’all were here to feel this moment in person. But we bringing back good news AFC EAST CHAMPIONSSSSSSSSSSS LETSSSS GOOOOOOO #YouAlreadyShnow #BillsMafia #Buffalo
— Dion Dawkins (@DDawkins66) December 20, 2020
Josh Allen pointing to the #Bills division championship hat is all you need right now. pic.twitter.com/E0G25CDsjK
— Bradley Gelber (@BradleyGelber) December 20, 2020
Me thinks this is the most beautiful sight these eyes have ever seen.#BillsMafia pic.twitter.com/8G3OHIIS2s
— Duffy on WCMF (@DuffyOnWCMF) December 20, 2020
#AFCEastChamps ?? This Year Has Been Amazing #Billsmafia pic.twitter.com/RhhX7aggte
— Isaiah McKenzie (@_IsaiahMcKenzie) December 20, 2020
.@JoshAllenQB's BIG day leads the @buffaloBills to their first division title in 25 years! #BillsMafia pic.twitter.com/jIFcBIDZh8
— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) December 20, 2020
The #Bills only had a single negative play against Denver.
The strip sack that Josh recovered cost them 7 yards.
Everything was positive yardage.#BillsMafia— Duffy on WCMF (@DuffyOnWCMF) December 20, 2020
#AFCEastChamps #DaBoys pic.twitter.com/dqu60c4PwY
— Jonathan Feliciano (@MongoFeliciano) December 20, 2020
BIG DUBS FOR #BILLSMAFIA pic.twitter.com/rylnU2DdxY
— Reid Ferguson (@SnapFlow69) December 20, 2020
WON NOT DONE!#AFCEastChamps
— Dean Marlowe (@machine_marlowe) December 20, 2020
Josh Allen says AFC East title is great but “goal is to win Super Bowl championships.” #Bills
— Kim Jones (@KimJonesSports) December 20, 2020
@J_poyer21 BIG DUBBSSSS!!!!! #BillsMafia #AFCEastChamps
— Tyrel Dodson (@tdots25) December 20, 2020
Here’s the view from the broadcast booth! pic.twitter.com/dBUHznzstE
— Sal Capaccio ? (@SalSports) December 20, 2020
Sean McDermott said Marv Levy sent him a congratulatory email tonight. #BillsMafia
— Heather Prusak (@haprusak) December 20, 2020
#BillsMafia I wish I could be in a huge group text with all of you!!
This is amazing!!! Let’s Go!!!— Jill Kelly (@jillmkelly12) December 20, 2020
Josh Allen when asked if he played with a bit of a chip against the #Broncos since they passed on him in the 2018 NFL Draft: “I’m where I’m supposed to be.”#BillsMafia #Bills
— Ryan Talbot (@RyanTalbotBills) December 20, 2020
Josh Allen: our shirts say ‘won not done’…..everything is still in front of us #BillsMafia
— Matthew Bové (@Matt_Bove) December 20, 2020
Josh Allen said the Rams game was the moment he believed this Bills team was something special. That the ability to stay resilient after losing a 28-3 lead really resonated with him
— Marcel Louis-Jacques (@Marcel_LJ) December 20, 2020
GAME PREVIEW:
After a primetime win against the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Bills will head back out west one more time to face the Denver Broncos at Mile High, again on primetime, of sorts. The game was flexed to a Saturday kickoff.
Buffalo can take the AFC East division title and clinch the playoffs with a win over the Broncos. Bills Mafia has waited 25 years for this moment and it could be just a few days away.
GAME WEEK LINKS:
- Top 5 storylines fans need to follow for Bills at Broncos | Week 15 (BuffaloBills.com)
- AFC Playoff Picture: Buffalo Bills’ clinching scenarios for Week 15 (BuffaloRumblings.com)
- Vic Carucci: Bills’ red-zone prowess will be put to test vs. Broncos (BuffaloNews.com)
- Who the Bills protected on their practice squad for Week 15 (BillsWire.com)
- Broncos’ Drew Lock says he can learn from Josh Allen; talks complex Bills defense (Syracuse.com)
- One win away from clinching AFC East, McDermott says Bills are solely focused on Broncos (WIVB.com)
- View from Vegas: Why Bills are a tough spot from betting perspective at Broncos (BuffaloNews.com)
- Injury Report | These Bills will miss the Broncos game in Week 15 (BuffaloBills.com)
GAME WEEK MEDIA:
#LeadingTheCharge: Week 15 (#BUFvsDEN) game release: https://t.co/4zrNjUIDb7
? Empower Field at Mile High
? 4:30 PM EST
? @nflnetwork / @WKBW (Adam Admin, Mark Schlereth & Lindsay Czarniak)
? @WGR550 / @WestwoodOne pic.twitter.com/RLIUBeeDY2— Buffalo Bills PR (@BuffaloBillsPR) December 15, 2020
Denver threads. ?#BUFvsDEN | #BillsMafia pic.twitter.com/U8QF55cK1B
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) December 16, 2020
Us heading to Denver this weekend…pic.twitter.com/1dh6K6h9tU
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) December 16, 2020
New week. Same goal.
Best #BUFvsDEN practice photos: https://t.co/hEsjizgYis pic.twitter.com/fBiMmjpGej
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) December 16, 2020
Stefon Diggs caught up with Steve Smith today to talk about his season and the Bills match-up in Denver. Check out what he had to say Saturday leading up to kickoff on @nflnetwork. pic.twitter.com/J5A7ff1rsN
— Buffalo Bills PR (@BuffaloBillsPR) December 17, 2020
Icy hot. ?#BUFvsDEN practice photos: https://t.co/AHZVsVc2yG pic.twitter.com/WlVpGp7Peq
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) December 17, 2020
Kyle leads sports coverage and hosts the Concrete Jungle podcast. Have a lead or question? Send it to kyle@fingerlakes1.com.