The Buffalo Bills take on the Philadelphia Eagles in just under two days’ time — a Week 17 game many have predicted as the matchup for Super Bowl LX. The Eagles have locked up the NFC East, while the Bills still have a sliver of hope in claiming the AFC East a sixth-consecutive time.

With that in mind, one might expect each team will manage their game-day rosters in Week 17 based on playoff scenarios. What does that mean for One Bills Drive? Let’s take a closer look, after learning which players have been ruled out, and those who remain...

We’re at the tail end of the 2025 NFL regular season, where aggregate statistics have their highest validity. That’s great for articles like these as I can say certain things with greater confidence. I can safely say that the Buffalo Bills’ defense hasn’t been a shutdown unit this year.

However, when the Bills suit up this Sunday they won’t be tasked with taking on elite competition. The Philadelphia Eagles’ offense in 2025 is the definition of average.

No seriously, the Eagles are almost perfectly average

This season I’ve been looking through stats more than film review for my...

The Buffalo Bills have clinched a playoff spot, as have the Philadelphia Eagles. While the Eagles have clinched the NFC East Division title, however, the Bills are still looking up at the New England Patriots in the AFC East standings.

If Buffalo win both of their remaining games and New England loses one of them, then the Bills will win the division. If not, then the Patriots will win it. That’s the easiest scenario, and the one where Buffalo has the most control, for the team to maintain the AFC East crown.

It’s never fun to need help from other...

The Philadelphia Eagles travel to Western New York this weekend to face off against the Buffalo Bills. The Eagles are the lone team that neither head coach Sean McDermott nor quarterback Josh Allen has beaten in their time with the team, as the Eagles beat Buffalo handily in 2019, winning 31-13, and then again in an overtime thriller back in 2023.

That more recent game was offensive coordinator Joe Brady’s second game calling plays for the Bills, having replaced Ken Dorsey nearly two weeks before that. Philadelphia won 37-34 thanks to a long field goal by kicker Jake Elliott to...

I recently joined “Opposition Territory” — a podcast produced by The Philadelphia Sports Table, hosted by Jeff Warren — to preview the Week 17 matchup between the Buffalo Bills and Philadelphia Eagles. With both teams entering the final stretch of the season carrying high expectations, Jeff and I dug into where each team has excelled, where they have struggled, and what could ultimately decide the game on Sunday. Below is our conversation and some added context.

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I feel like the Bills and Eagles are in a very similar situation this season: high...

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It’s the holiday season, which, other than Christmas-themed music being played in every brick & mortar you enter — it’s also that point in the NFL season where postseason dreams become reality for just over half the teams in the league.

Once again, the Buffalo Bills are playoff bound, having punched their ticket after watching the Indianapolis Colts lose to close...

Week 17 of NFL action gets started this afternoon, with a trio of games that once held a lot of playoff intrigue. The reality is that football fans could be in for a long day of play featuring plenty of also-rans.

First up it’s the Dallas Cowboys against the Washington Commanders. For many, this could be the one time of the season you actually get to see the Cowboys, since they’re so rarely featured in spotlight games. At 6-8-1, Dallas has nothing to play for other than Jerry Jones’ amusement — something the Commanders hope to spoil this afternoon.

At...

The Buffalo Bills announced that quarterback Josh Allen, running back James Cook III, and left tackle Dion Dawkins were all selected to the 2026 NFL Pro Bowl Games this season. However, it was a name not announced, which should raise some eyebrows: fullback Reggie Gilliam. Instead of Gilliam being named to the roster, it was Baltimore Ravens fullback Patrick Ricard, who always seems to get the nod no matter what kind of season he puts together.

This isn’t meant as disrespect to Ricard, as he is an amazing player, but there was no reason for voters to ignore giving Gilliam...

The Buffalo Bills have a lengthy injury list to manage during practices in the lead-up to their Week 17 home game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Yet before you jump to conclusions, understand that Tuesday’s practice session was a walk-through. As such, all of the team participated, but One Bills Drive is required to list injury designations as they would appear for a full/contact practice.

The news also isn’t entirely unexpected. Head coach Sean McDermott revealed ahead of Monday’s practice session that quarterback Josh Allen would be considered day-to-day with a right foot injury suffered just before halftime in Week 16...

Fans of the Buffalo Bills have gained a reputation for traveling well, and when it comes to nearby Cleveland, OH it stands to reason that would be especially true when facing the Cleveland Browns on their home turf. This season, my sister suggested we make the trek. Perhaps you saw her in her Christmas Tree costume in the waning moments of the fourth quarter or during Chris Berman’s highlights during halftime of Monday Night Football.

While there, Browns fans around us couldn’t stop talking about the amount of “blue” in the stands. One fan pointed to a section of the...

Heading into the game, any objective analysis had the Buffalo Bills as a clear favorite over the Cleveland Browns. We all know the phrase “any given Sunday” has some validity, but we also know that upsets are called that for a reason.

The Bills traveled slightly West to take on the Browns, and were really close to an upset. What was the reason? At the end of the day, Buffalo’s offense simply didn’t outperform that of their opponents.

Literally, the offenses played to a tie

The headline and heading aren’t clickbait in this case. The Bills’ and Cleveland...

The Buffalo Bills were a big road favorite on Sunday over the Cleveland Browns, and when they had the football with less than two minutes to go in the first half, a 10-point lead, and a double-dip opportunity in front of them, I felt like a blowout was coming. However, neither of Buffalo’s possessions around either side of halftime amounted to points, and the Bills allowed a three-win Browns team to hang around, making a 23-20 victory something much more uncomfortable than it could have been.

The 2025 vintage of the Buffalo Bills has been a roller coaster ride of...