Diggs, Alexander both claim last word in SNF feud

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- The chippiness betwixt Buffalo Bills receiver Stefon Diggs and Green Bay Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander began erstwhile some players ran retired of the passageway astatine the aforesaid clip for pregame warm-ups. But however it ended? Well, that depends connected who you ask.

"I don't springiness a f--- who started it, I finished it. I got the win," Diggs said aft the Bills defeated the Packers 27-17 connected Sunday Night Football. "I don't woody with motivation victories. I don't woody with 1-on-1 battles due to the fact that it's not a 1-on-1 game. ... It's a squad effort and I got a dub. I consciousness similar astatine the extremity of the time determination are nary motivation victories."

Alexander offered a antithetic perspective.

"Nah, I don't either," Alexander said erstwhile asked who started the verbal exchange. "I finished it."

The trash speech seemingly began erstwhile Diggs was spotted moving sideways and yelling astatine Alexander connected their mode retired of the tunnel. Their feud continued arsenic the teams filed backmost to their locker rooms, and picked up again erstwhile they were coming retired of the passageway for the 2nd half.

Diggs was erstwhile again the Bills' starring receiver connected Sunday night, with a game-high 6 receptions for 108 yards and a touchdown catch. However, Alexander was not the nearest defender connected immoderate of Diggs' targets, per NFL NextGen Stats. He lone lined up against him connected 3 of his routes (13%).

Diggs and Alexander had antecedently faced each different crossed 2 seasons erstwhile Diggs played for the Packers' NFC North rival Minnesota Vikings. Diggs, who spent his archetypal 5 NFL seasons successful Minnesota, became the archetypal subordinate to people a touchdown successful 8 consecutive games against Green Bay.

"I mean, I ever thought helium was a decent receiver, but not overmuch I tin accidental astir him,'' said Alexander, who besides said helium was "just keeping it real" and told Diggs erstwhile they came retired of the passageway earlier the crippled that Diggs "couldn't messiness with me," referring to the receiver arsenic "a small boy."

In the archetypal quarter, portion Diggs was connected the crushed recovering his ain fumble, Alexander ran implicit and appeared to propulsion down connected Diggs' helmet.

Alexander besides appeared to speech words with Bills wide receiver Gabe Davis, who helium lined up against connected 60.9% of Davis' routes (14). Davis was targeted 4 times with zero receptions with Alexander arsenic the nearest defender.

And Diggs astatine times got into it with Packers cornerback Rasul Douglas, who gave up 3 receptions for 85 yards and the touchdown arsenic the nearest defender connected Diggs. Following his 26-yard TD catch, Diggs had to beryllium held backmost by teammates Isaiah McKenzie and Davis from getting adjacent Douglas.

"Of people I'm going to beryllium assertive and acceptable the tone. And they grabbed maine successful a important moment," Diggs said. "I could've had a flag. So it's not truthful overmuch arsenic acold arsenic similar going aft a guy, but helium knows to beryllium smart. That's conscionable however this crippled goes erstwhile it gets a small chippy."

There appeared to beryllium nary emotion mislaid betwixt the Bills discourtesy and Packers defence passim the game.

"It's the astir talking that's ever been with different team," Diggs said. "Cause I don't cognize why. You know, we don't truly bash excessively overmuch talking. You've seen america week successful and week out. We conscionable spell successful and effort to get the occupation done. It happens this mode sometimes. I don't care. No substance however a crippled approaches, I'm a person successful this shot team, I'm going to proceed to beryllium a person and I'm going to pb by example. And I'm not going to get pushed astir by nobody."

Diggs connected Sunday became the archetypal Bills subordinate with 100 receiving yards and a receiving touchdown successful 3 consecutive games since Elbert Dubenion (1964). He besides tied Dubenion for the astir games with 100 receiving yards and a receiving touchdown successful a play successful franchise past (five). Diggs is present tied with Chiefs choky extremity Travis Kelce for the astir touchdown receptions this play (seven).

ESPN's Rob Demovsky and The Associated Press contributed to this report.