Erik Brady: 'Twas the day after Christmas when the Bills head to New England ... By Erik Brady Dec 22, 2021 Dec 22, 2021 Updated Jan 17, 2022 0 Buffalo Bills fans hold cutouts of Stefon Diggs and Josh Allen as they cheer on the team during the second quarter against Carolina. James P. McCoy / Buffalo News Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Erik Brady ’Twas three nights before ChristmaskAm(96? 2== E9C@F89 E96 E@H?k^AmkAm}@E 2 4C62EFC6 H2D 9@=5:?8 –k^AmkAm}@E 6G6? $A6?46 qC@H?]k^AmkAm Yk^AmkAm%96 q:==D[ E96J H6C6 ?6DE=65k^Am kAmp== D?F8 :? 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Erik Brady: You never know when or where you might be greeted with 'Go Bills' “When I’m talking to my family in Buffalo, that’s how we say goodbye,” Alex Douds says. “To me, especially in-season, it is just the natural w…
Erik Brady: Go Bills! Two small words define a community and its fandom "Go Bills. They are just two words. Two syllables is all. But they say a lot," writes Erik Brady.
