Inside account of the negotiations between the football Bills New York State and Erie County to sign a longterm stadium lease and thereby keep the team in Buffalo.Beyond the Xs and Os is the previously unpublished story of how a longterm stadium lease was negotiated and signed by New Yorks Erie County the state and the Buffalo Bills football team. Mark C. Poloncarz the elected executive of the community that owned the stadium provides a rare glimpse into the long difficult but ultimately rewarding effort to successfully conclude negotiations between a National Football League NFL franchise the NFL and a multitude of players from the political arena including Governor Andrew Cuomo and US Senator Chuck Schumer.