Elated Buffalo Bills fans shower another team's quarterback with donations
Buffalo Bills fandom has come a long way since the infamous dildo Incident of 2016.
For the first time in 17 years, Buffalo's favorite NFL team has clinched a playoff berth. And they did it in dramatic fashion with a little help. To celebrate, Bills fans are showing their appreciation with cash donations for a charity foundation headed by another team's quarterback.
The Bills ended their season on Sunday with a much-needed win over the Miami Dolphins, keeping playoff hopes alive. But it was a surprise Cincinnati Bengals upset in a match-up with the Baltimore Ravens that clinched the Bills playoff berth, and much of that victory is owed to quarterback Andy Dalton's dramatic game-ending touchdown pass to Tyler Boyd with 44 seconds left on the clock.
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In the hours that followed Sunday's games, Bills fans showed their thanks to the Bengals QB in the form of cash donations for the Andy & Jordan Dalton Foundation. In a Monday evening tweet, Dalton revealed that the charity had received more than 2,500 donations over the preceding 24 hours, totaling $57,000 "and counting."
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The Andy & Jordan Dalton Foundation works to "provide daily support, opportunities, resources and life-changing experiences to seriously ill and physically challenged children and their families in Cincinnati and Fort Worth." Dalton is a Texas native.
The Bills end their 2017/2018 regular season with a 9-7 record, a feat the team has managed only two other times since 2000. But due to the way league-wide standings influence playoff contention, 2017 marks the team's first visit to the NFL post-season since an 11-5 campaign in 1999.
Predictably, Buffalo fans and players alike are celebrating.
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