FITZ MAGIC. (cover story)

BUFFALO Bills (Football team); FITZPATRICK, Ryan, 1982-; QUARTERBACKING (Football); QUARTERBACKS (Football); FOOTBALL & psychology; INTERPERSONAL relations; INTERPERSONAL communication; HARVARD University; NATIONAL Football League; FOOTBALL

The article considers the Buffalo Bills football team of the National Football League (NFL), focusing on its quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick. The Bills 34-31 victory over the New England Patriots is noted to have been part of an NFL record set by the Bills in which they became the first team in league history to win consecutive games in which they had been behind by 18 points or more. Fitzpatrick's college football career at Harvard University is examined, and Fitzpatrick states that attending Harvard helped him to be able to communicate and relate to many different types of people, which he believes is an important part of being a quarterback. Fitzpatrick's relationships with his teammates on the Bills' offense are considered.