Dallas may still claim to be America’s team, but the Buffalo Bills are taking on a new moniker for the nation.
The Buffalo Bills Thanksgiving triumph on Thanksgiving Day, in front of a national audience, has put the team on the NFL landscape in a way that hasn’t been viewed in decades. The team’s play has made them a regular piece of conversation on national shows. The Bills, as a topic of conversation, are intruding into segments.
On the NFL Network’s Good Morning Football, the Bills were once again a focal point. Analyst Nate Burleson veer off track, deviated from discussing the Dallas Cowboys and gave Buffalo some love. “I know we’re supposed to talk about the Cowboys and I get it. We have this graphic on the bottom of the screen that shows the Cowboys right there. Let me get this camera. See that graphic right there? With all due respect to the producers, you know what, I’m tired of talking about this team,” Burleson noted.
The analyst then said after discarding his notes, that “I’m tired. This is ridiculous. As talented as they [the Cowboys] are… I get it, they’re America’s Team. Why aren’t we talking about America’s Spirit Animal in the Buffalo Bills?”
"We all need to give the Buffalo Bills more respect, this team is America's spirit animal."
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Burleson returned to describe Buffalo, the blue collar, nose-to-the-grindstone, bring your lunchpail ready-to-work team as the team that should be receiving the attention.
“America’s Team is the glitz and the glory. The fancy stadium and Jerry Jones talking every single day.” Burleson praised Buffalo, putting them as a symbolic part of the national stage. “But what do we represent as a country? It’s what the Buffalo Bills represent. You wake up, you go to work, you quietly do your job and then you get the results that you put the work in for.”
The Bills are the antithesis of the Cowboys’ attention-seeking owner and disappointing team.
Burleson also praised quarterback Josh Allen and Cole Beasley for their performance on Thursday. He added, “I love the fact that every other player on this team is backing up a quiet, soft-spoken, praise-deflecting young quarterback who is having one hell of a sophomore season.That’s why I wanted to take a left turn.” Burleson affirmed,
Let’s give the Buffalo Bills respect.
Buffalo’s 26-15 defeat of Dallas has quieted naysayers about the team. Any concerns about the Bills’ scheduled or perceived talent deficits were put to rest as the Bills dominated the Cowboys during the dinner hour on Thanksgiving.
It makes sense that Buffalo would represent the humble and hard-working nature of America.
After all, the Bills wear red, white, and blue. [lawrence-related id=49981,49971,49884,49795]