Sam Darnold already has an affection for Buffalo Bills fans.
As a quarterback, he already has respect for the Bills defense, too.
We’re not sure how the Bills will lineup against the Jets this week. Buffalo head coach Sean McDermott said a “majority” of starters will see playing time in the season finale.
But the Bills are locked into the No. 5 seed in the AFC postseason. Buffalo could logically see no starters play, and no one would question it unless the team looked rusty in the playoffs.
Back to Darnold, he’s playing, his 6-9 team is out of the playoffs and only they only have one more game to go. Throughout this week, ahead of his final start of the season, Darnold has had high-praise for the Bills and their fans.
“It’s tough,” Sam Darnold said when asked about what it’s like to play in Orchard Park. “Buffalo fans are crazy in the best way. They get it rocking in there.”
If you thought your praise was high, Bills Mafia, Darnold thinks even more of the Bills defense.
“They’ve got a really good defense, top defense in the NFL,” Darnold said via conference call on Monday. “I just think we have to come out and continue to do our jobs and make sure we take advantage of some of the opportunities we get in the game.”
And don’t mince words, the Jets will certainly be giving their all out there against the Bills. Starters or backups. Jets head coach Adam Gase has had his team out of the playoff race for a few weeks, but complimented their drive and effort despite being eliminated this week.
“I love the fact that our guys kept battling, kept practicing hard, kept trying to find a way to improve and flip it around,” Gase said. “But I hate it for our fans and everybody. There were high hopes going into the season. We didn’t play very well at the beginning of the year. We had too many negative things happen. We didn’t find a way to win games. We just got going too late.”
Too bad for Sam that there still won’t be any cheering for him at New Era Field on Sunday, and you just love that Bills fans don’t know about any of that misery Jets faithful are feeling.
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