Tag: Mack Hollins

Mack Hollins of Bills returns Lions’ onside kick attempt to Detroit five

Bills take advantage of Lions’ onside kick attempt

Dan Campbell loves to gamble. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. On Sunday the Lions coach got a case of the Honolulu blues.

Detroit was left black and blue by the Buffalo Bills and it got worse when Campbell had his team attempt an onside kick in the fourth quarter.

Mack Hollins grabbed the high bounce and took off for the end zone. He was tackled at the five and on the next play Ray Davis caught a TD pass from Josh ALlen.

After the PAT, the Bills led 45-28 at Ford Field.

Bills WR Mack Hollins arrives to Highmark barefoot despite snowstorm

Neither no snow nor frigid weather would make Mack Hollins wear shoes

Mack Hollins of the Buffalo Bills walks this own beat, literally and figuratively.

The wideout and special teams ace arrived at Highmark Stadium on Sunday for the game with the San Francisco 49ers.

There had been massive snow in the area — more than two feet — but Hollins’ two feet did not have shoes or socks on them.

Check out Hollins and he arrives in white with a great chapeau. Didn’t anyone tell him you don’t wear white in Western New York after Labor Day?

Bills wide receiver Mack Hollins really showed up barefoot for the snow game against the 49ers

Even in the snow?!

Bills wide receiver Mack Hollins does not like shoes. It’s a lifestyle decision he makes to go barefoot as often as possible. He’s even admitted that he would play football barefoot if he was able to.

But you’d think the barefoot life would have other exceptions. You know, like extreme winter weather? We got Hollins’ answer to that question on Sunday, and it turned out that snow couldn’t even get him to wear shoes.

The Buffalo area — and Orchard Park where the Bills play — got around two feet of snow this weekend with 18 inches measured ahead of the Sunday night game against the 49ers. And when most people decide to leave their home in that kind of weather, they are wearing shoes. Hollins is not most people.

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The NFL shared video of Hollins’ pregame arrival at Highmark Stadium. And while Hollins was otherwise dressed for the weather, the absence of shoes was hilarious.

When he says he hates shoes, he really means it.

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WATCH: Week 9 mini movie of Bills win over Dolphins

WATCH: Week 9 mini movie of Bills win over Dolphins

The Buffalo Bills held off a desperate Miami Dolphins team in Week 9, winning 30-27 on a game-winning field goal from Tyler Bass.

The 61-yard kick (a new franchise record) was the exclamation point on an entertaining, back-and-forth contest between AFC East rivals.

The record-breaking field goal wasn’t the only excitement in the win. Josh Allen threw touchdowns to three different players (Mack Hollins, Ray Davis, Quintin Morris), and Taron Johnson forced a game-altering turnover.

The Bills improved to 7-2 with the win and continue to build on a dominant lead in the AFC East.

Relive the nail-biting divisional win with a ten-minute mini-movie from the Bills’ official YouTube channel:

WATCH: Former UNC standout Mack Hollins catches go-ahead TD for Buffalo Bills

Mack Hollins shined during his three years at UNC. The former Tar Heel caught his second touchdown of the 2024 NFL season on Sunday afternoon.

It’s a great weekend to be a North Carolina Tar Heels football fan.

Yesterday, UNC dominated Florida State in a 35-11 victory that moved it above .500 – and a step closer to bowl eligibility. Omarion Hampton was a 1-man show for North Carolina, scoring all five touchdowns (four rushing, one receiving).

If you’re watching the 1 p.m. NFL games today, you also likely saw a former Tar Heel score a touchdown.

Mack Hollins, who starred at UNC from 2014-2016 and was the Philadelphia Eagles’ fourth-round pick in the 2017 NFL Draft, caught his second touchdown of the year in the Buffalo Bills‘ AFC East battle with the Miami Dolphins.

Hollins showcased his clutch ability on his touchdown catch. On fourth-and-goal from the 1-yard line, with seven minutes left in the third quarter, Hollins ran across the end zone and caught a Josh Allen bullet in stride.

Buffalo temporarily led by a 12-10 margin after Hollins’ catch, but after a missed extra point and Miami field goal, Buffalo trailed 13-12.

In his three seasons at North Carolina, Hollins showcased his ability as a touchdown machine. He totaled 1,667 receiving yards – and added 20 touchdowns to complement his yardage.

What makes Hollins’ collegiate career even more impressive is the fact he was a former walk-on. Hollins caught passes from Marquise Williams and Mitch Trubisky, the latter of whom is, ironically, a backup with the Bills.

Hollins has been a journeyman since entering the NFL, now on his fifth team in seven seasons. Hollins isn’t a consistent starter but, when he does plays, it always seems like he’s catching touchdowns.

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Bills’ Josh Allen patiently finds touchdown on 4th down vs. Dolphins (video)

Bills’ Josh Allen patiently finds touchdown on 4th down vs. Dolphins (video)

The Bills took the lead in the second half of their Week 9 game against the Dolphins thanks to a quarterback that was fine with taking this time.

In the third quarter, Bills QB Josh Allen worked his team all the way down to the goal line but they did not punch it in on three tries.

Backs against the wall, the Bills went for it, and Allen waited and waited and found wide receiver Mack Hollins. The score brought the game to 12-10 after a missed extra point.

The score can be found below:

WATCH: Former UNC WR Mack Hollins catches touchdown on Monday Night Football

Former UNC wide receiver Mack Hollins helped the Buffalo Bills to a huge win on Monday Night Football.

Whenever Mack Hollins suited up for the North Carolina Tar Heels, he was always one of the most imposing figures on the football field.

Hollins, the 6’4″ wide receiver from Rockville, Md., started as a walk-on at UNC. He left Chapel Hill third in program history with 20 touchdown receptions, then found himself an NFL home with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2017.

Fast-forward seven years and Hollins seems to have found a home with the Buffalo Bills, who signed him to a 1-year contract in the offseason.

On Monday Night Football in limited action action the New York Jets, Hollins caught his lone pass for an 8-yard touchdown, helping Buffalo to a 23-20 win that kept it atop the AFC East. The catch was Hollins’ seventh of the year – and second touchdown of the year.

If you think about his above statline for a second, Hollins is a pretty productive receiver. Two touchdowns on seven catches means Hollins is scoring on nearly 29 percent of his catches, a sign that he should see more playing time.

Hollins has been a journeyman ever since entering the NFL in 2017. He spent two seasons with the Eagles, then three (two full) with the Miami Dolphins. Hollins then set career-high with the Las Vegas Raiders in 2022: 57 catches, 690 receiving yards and four touchdowns (matched 2021 total), before joining the Atlanta Falcons in 2023.

As I alluded to earlier, Buffalo is the perfect situation for Hollins. The Bills lack a true number one receiver, but Hollins has proven to showcase starting-level talent.

When the season is over, will the former Tar Heel make the playoffs again and help Buffalo win its first Super Bowl?

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WATCH: Mack Hollins takes lead back for Bills vs. Jets with TD

WATCH: Mack Hollins takes lead back for Bills vs. Jets with TD:

A back-and-forth contest against the New York Jets has continued throughout the first half has continued for the Buffalo Bills in Week 6 at MetLife Stadium.

Mack Hollins was the latest to pop up in the contest.

In the red zone, quarterback Josh Allen found Hollins wide out after he left his defender in the dust. From eight yards out, Hollins strolled into the end zone, giving the Bills a 13-10 lead over the Jets on “Monday Night Football.”

Kicker Tyler Bass had his kick tipped on the extra point.

Check out the score below:

FOX Sports’ Emmanuel Acho: ‘This feels like a Josh Allen MVP year’

FOX Sports’ Emmanuel Acho: ‘This feels like a Josh Allen MVP year’

After seeing Josh Allen throw for two touchdowns, run for two touchdowns, and bring his team back from a 14-point deficit in Week 1’s 34-28 victory over the Arizona Cardinals, Emmanuel Acho of Fox Sports said that it “feels like a Josh Allen MVP year.” 

Acho, a current NFL MVP voter, was left in awe at the performance of the Bills’ QB1.

“To me, Josh Allen wasn’t just the most impressive player on the field
 he was the most impressive player in the National Football League [in Week 1] 
 when you think about the most valuable player in football, it’s not just ‘what do you do for yourself’, but ‘what do you do for everybody around you,’” Acho said.

Acho’s main reason for bringing Allen into the MVP conversation so early in the year is because of the way he elevates the play of his teammates, mentioning the fact that Allen elevated the game of Mack Hollins, Keon Coleman, and James Cook in the win.

“This feels like one of those Josh Allen elevation years,” Acho said about Allen lifting those around him.

We have seen this in the past, with Allen elevating the performance of guys like John Brown, Cole Beasley, Stefon Diggs, and Gabe Davis. Not to mention former teammates such as Robert Foster and Isaiah McKenzie, who Allen helped become serviceable players while on the Bills and then they couldn’t find stable production after leaving.

Acho is onto something. And he is most likely late to the party. The Bills have been witnessing Allen elevate his teammates dating back to the upset over the Minnesota Vikings in his rookie year.

The chips seem to be aligning for Allen in his seventh season: Diggs is gone which means the narrative for many now is that Allen will put the offense on his back (which he has already been doing), Joe Brady looks to be a stable play-caller who trusts Allen and gives him plenty of say in the offense, and this year the Bills have arguably the most depth at the skill positions in Allen’s tenure.

Allen got off to a hot start in Week 1 and it got a lot of people buzzing, but if he can go on the road to Hard Rock Stadium in Miami and put on a show during a win, then the MVP talks will be undeniable.

Here is the full clip of Acho praising Allen:

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As expected, Mack Hollins celebrates Bills win in unique way

Only Mack:

In no surprise, Buffalo Bills wide receiver Mack Hollins celebrated his first win with the team in an interesting way.

Hollins had plenty to be happy about following the 34-28 final. He scored for the first time since 2022.

But as expected, the guy who prefers to walk around barefoot as much as possible all while never eating with utensils… kicked it up a notch again.

His post-game celebration included water. Fair enough. M&M’s candy? Earned it.

Putting them together…?

Yup, he did it, and it can be found in the clip below: