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5th Quarter Column: Defense Wins Championships?

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Reading Time: 3 minutesMitch Horucy  Sports Editor  Third-round pick Landon Jackson (#94) rushes the passer during minicamp, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. | Image property of the Buffalo Bills. With offseason workouts underway, fans are getting their first look at the Bills’ 2025 draft class.   It was a defense-heavy draft with six of Buffalo’s......
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5th Quarter Column: Quell the Raven

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Reading Time: 5 minutesMITCH HORUCY Asst. Sports Editor For just the second time this century, the presumed Most Valuable Player (MVP) and runner-up to the award will meet in their conference playoffs, as Josh Allen welcomes Lamar Jackson to Orchard Park.  The only other time this occurred was when MVP winner Peyton Manning......
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5th Quarter Column: Fifth Time’s a Charm?

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Reading Time: 5 minutesMITCH HORUCY Asst. Sports Editor  Over the past five years, there have been a few constants in life: death, taxes and the Buffalo Bills hosting a Wild Card game in Orchard Park.  Despite not even being favored to win their division, the Bills won their fifth consecutive AFC East title. ......
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5th Quarter Column: Bills streak grows with blowout wins

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Reading Time: 5 minutesMITCHELL HORUCY  Asst. Sports Editor The Bills continued their winning streak with wins over the Tennessee Titans, Seattle Seahawks and Miami Dolphins over the past two weeks.  The first two games weren’t close: the team won 34-10 against the Titans and 31-10 in Seattle.  The Bills needed a 61-yard field......

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