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Buffalo Bills Links, 12/16: QB Josh Allen optimistic he can play vs. Carolina

Plus, why LB Tremaine Edmunds is proving to be an asset on defense

By John Boccacino
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Following back-to-back losses, the Buffalo Bills (7-6) need to go on a run to have a shot at winning the AFC East (or even make the playoffs), starting with Sunday’s home game vs. the Carolina Panthers (5-8).

Buffalo fans everywhere were concerned when Josh Allen appeared in a walking boot following a Week 14 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but in today’s edition of the Bills daily links, we hear from Allen, who said “if I can go, I’m going to go” when asked about his status for the Panthers game.

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Odds and ends

As the Bills fight for their playoff lives, we discuss why Buffalo is battling history when it comes to their futility in one-score games this year (0-5). We also assess the play of linebacker Tremaine Edmunds, review the game film to find out what happened to Buffalo’s defense on the game-winning touchdown drive in Tampa Bay, learn that Buffalo’s Week 16 rematch vs. the New England Patriots will not be flexed out of the 1 p.m. timeslot, and discover how Bills fans gave back to a visual impairment agency in an effort to make fun of the referees who missed several calls in the loss to the Buccaneers.

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