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Flutie Flakes to be re-launched for Bills-Ravens meeting

The Buffalo Bills are honoring former quarterback Doug Flutie in Week 14, as the team hosts the Baltimore Ravens. He’ll be the “Legend of the Game” on Sunday. 

The Buffalo Bills are honoring former quarterback Doug Flutie in Week 14, as the team hosts the Baltimore Ravens. He’ll be the “Legend of the Game” on Sunday. Fitting for a football game featuring the likes of Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson.

A big game just got bigger.

This season marks the 20th anniversary of the original launch of “Flutie Flakes,” the Western New York cereal staple that bears the QB’s name.

To celebrate the occasion, Flutie Flakes will be re-launched to help benefit the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism.

According to a release from the foundation, boxes and t-shirts will be sold at New Era Field this weekend, first and foremost. Flutie will be on-hand at the stadium signing items for fans. The cereal will then go on sale the following week at Wegmans locations and eventually at select FYE and Wal-Mart locations.

Per ESPN, Flutie Flakes originally sold 2.3 million boxes of the cereal in 1998. Flutie also told the outlet his return to Orchard Park this weekend will be the first time in a long time for him.

“I haven’t been back to Buffalo, really, for anything football-related, in 20 years,” Flutie said. “I’ve gone to Jim Kelly’s golf tournament, hung out, done a couple things, but it’s really cool to be asked to come back 20 years later.”

The cereal will also be available online at www.plbsports.com/flutie next week.

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Sean McDermott says Bills might need 3 players to prep for Lamar Jackson

The Bills have a unique test when facing the Ravens this week. 

The Bills have a unique test when facing the Ravens this week.

Quarterback Lamar Jackson is a jack-of-all-trades playmaker with elite running skills. Jackson is leading the NFL with 32 touchdowns and has his team on an eight-game winning streak.

In order to slow him down, the Bills will need all the help they can get. Buffalo head coach Sean McDermott acknowledged that on Monday, joking that the Bills might need up to three players to simulate Jackson’s skills during practice this week in order to prepare for him.

“I don’t think there’s been a defense that’s cracked the code to this point, so to speak. … We’ve got some thoughts (on how we’ll prepare for him) but we’ve got a little more time to go through it. We may have to use, put a guy here, one guy there and one guy there, and just say go. He’s just so fast,” McDermott said.

It’s going to be anyone’s guess as to which Jackson the Bills will get. He’s nearing 1,000 rushing yards this year as he leads his team with 977 yards. Jackson is fresh off a game of only 105 passing yards, but he can sling it, too. He’s thrown five touchdowns in a single game twice this year.

While McDermott’s defense has slowed down Tom Brady among others this season, Jackson might be his team’s biggest test to date.

 

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Oddsmakers: Bills are home underdog vs. Ravens

Buffalo Bills vs. Baltimore Ravens odds, spread, money line, over/ under.

The Bills and Baltimore Ravens are both among the best teams in the AFC. Oddsmakers are much more confident in the Ravens, though.

According to BetMGM, the Ravens open as 6.5-point favorites against the Bills at New Era Field in Week 14.

Had the game been in Baltimore, the Ravens could have been favored by as much as 9.5 points since the home team gets a three-point edge typically.

The Bills were underdogs against the Cowboys last week on the road as well. Prior to that, the Bills were favorites at home against the Broncos.

The over/ under for the contest is set for 44 points while the money line sits Ravens (-240) and Bills (+200).

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8 things to know about the Bills’ Week 14 opponent, the Ravens

Eight things to know about the Buffalo Bills’ Week 14 opponent, the Baltimore Ravens.

The Bills have an upcoming clash that might be the highlight of the NFL’s next slate of games in Week 14.

Not many predicted the Bills (9-3) and Ravens (10-2) would have the records that they have heading into this game.

Alas, here we are, potentially battling for the top spot in the AFC at New Era Field. With such an important matchup in mind, let’s update ourselves on the opponent.

Here are eight things to know about the Bills’ Week 14 opponent, the Ravens:

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson. Credit: Evan Habeeb-USA TODAY Sports

Lamar a potential MVP?

The easiest place to start on the Ravens is exactly where everyone’s mind is. Quarterback Lamar Jackson.

Like Buffalo’s Josh Allen, Jackson is a dual-threat quarterback but in a much flashier sense. Both players are tough to bring down. Allen has the big body while Jackson has the elusiveness of Michael Vick. With those skills, Jackson leads the Ravens in rushing this season with 977 rushing yards, to go along with 2,532 passing yards. In total, Jackson has 25 passing touchdowns, seven rushing scores, six fumbles and five interceptions. It will be the first Lamar-Josh meeting at quarterback, too.

It’s hard to put into words how good Jackson is. He’s the current frontrunner for the MVP race and the Ravens are the only offense in the NFL to have scored more than 400 points (406) so far this season. Yes, that is good and yes he did this just last week:

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