'A Lot Of Pride In Winning At Home'

Here are some highlights from head coach Sean McDermott’s recent press conferences.

- Sean McDermott

Sean McDermott’s opening statement following Buffalo’s Week 15 win over Miami: First of all, a big-time thank you to everyone, again, that got this stadium ready to play both in the stadium and outside the stadium. It was a great team effort. Secondly, and not to be outdone, our fans did a tremendous job this year at home, 6-2 record. It’s a step in the right direction in reestablishing who we are and how we play at home. That was big for us. Finally, congrats to LeSean McCoy on 10,000 yards (rushing). 30th player in NFL history [to do so]. A great accomplishment. Tremendous.

Q: What’s that do for your confidence to do that to them after they beat New England pretty handily?

SM: We take them one at a time, really. We do, with all due respect to your question. This is a team that we’re going to face in two weeks here again and they’re a good football team so we’ve got a lot of work to do, as you saw, and we’ve got to get back at work.

Q: This is the first time you’ve won six games at home since the last time you went to the playoffs. How much does that mean to you to really establish the home field here?

SM: Yeah, that’s huge. That’s huge. We know how important winning at home is. The guys talk about it a lot. We talk a lot about defending our dirt. That’s something that’s out there, that’s a saying that’s out there now. Playing in Western New York, you’ve heard me say it before, it’s a special place to play in this stadium and in front of our fans here. Can’t say enough about it in terms of the effort that the fans put forth to come and support us and stuck by us all season long. Kyle (Williams) did a great job last night talking to the team about what it means to play here and I think the players took it to heart, took a lot of pride in it.