The Bills’ AJ Tarpley intercepts a pass intended for the Cowboys’ Brice Butler in the third quarter of the game in Orchard Park Sunday, December 27, 2015. (Mark Mulville/Buffalo News)
Games like Sunday’s at Ralph Wilson Stadium have people scrutinizing the effort as much as the outcome.
With nothing at stake on a soggy and dreary afternoon, you come in with the lowest of expectations.
The setting seemed perfect for the Buffalo Bills’ players to demonstrate that they had quit – on the season, on themselves, even on their coach who is known for being as player friendly as any of his peers in the NFL.