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very little downfield which allowed the Miami defense to place closer to line of scrimmage and stop the run more effectively in the 2nd half

Hawes is going to be the reason Cook breaks a couple of his long TDs this year.

Patience

I’ll agree. Looked like Shavers had 27 out one on one. Shocked the Bills didn’t go right after him. Brady loves to run but sometimes a bit too much. Having said that he’s a darn good OC.

The drives I see stalling are the ones that have a Cook first down run for no gain Throwing the ball is just more efficient offense. It's a double shame we don't want to lean into it considering we have Allen

The receiver talent is just ok which we knew going into the season. That means Josh has to play well and methodically to move the ball- an easy-button long ball touchdown is just not going to be there a ton. Fortunately, James Cook has been awesome this year. So the combination of Josh’s methodical passing game and Cooks explosive running has been very good. But it can feel like a slog until you realize we have 30+ points and a turnover lets us win by double digits. I hope we can add some better receiver talent in the next few years to regain that downfield element, but this offense as a whole - methodical passing game and explosive running game - is enough to get a championship…though I will be nervous if we have to get by Baltimore again.

we continue to win 🤘

@Sierra Foothills above with new record for most quotes in a single post. Congrats!!! You really did it. Genuinely impressive. (I couldn't bear to actually quote it, myself.)

Under 4 seconds? Avg time to throw in the NFL is 2.75 seconds lol. 4 seconds is an eternity to hold the ball.

The other teams force Josh to nickel and dime them down the field. Unwilling to give up the long plays. It worked early in his career. Now Josh is so smart combined with good play calling the Bills are methodical. That has a great deal to do with the lack of explosive pass plays. But they average 30+ points a game. So that’s pretty good imho.

Maybe I missed something but did something happen?

While the ideal outcome is getting it to the 20, I think getting that scenario to work out is unlikely. Boot it through the end zone, put it at the 35 and play ball. I think some teams have tried that already, and it was not very successful. Almost need to hire a new assistant Special Teams coach to figure out what to do and how to do it on the new kickoffs.

Whereas I think more of our drives would stall out if we went more pass heavy. The personnel is built to run. An OL that is better at run blocking than pass blocking, the most explosive skill player is a RB, we have 3 TEs that can block including one who might already be the best blocking TE in the NFL. Cook breaking an explosive run has been the best indicator that the drive is going to end in a TD. I quibble a bit with Brady's persistent run calls but I can't really blame him. He's using the ingredients he has.

I don't like Thursday games but the good thing is now we've won we can sit back and enjoy the rest of the games on Sunday and see how it shakes out. I would love it if the Giants somehow upset the Chiefs.

He's by a mile the best blocking TE on this team.

I get this if it becomes a trend. But a division game early in the year on a short week is a breeding ground for unpredictability and inconsistency. I'm really hesitant to draw any sort of long-term conclusions from a matchup like this.

It was frustrating that we didn't take advantage when Miami lost their 2nd cb to injury. Instead we ran the ball.

I want Keon to succeed as much as anyone, but he's just is so damn slow and his physicality is inconsistent. Can we continue to win with five WR3's?...yes, but eventually you're going to need 1 guy to stretch the field. We did a lot of dink n dunk tonight.

Didn’t even notice this during the game. I think Kincaid must’ve read this please call him a toothpick before every game

I think you’re on to something.

No. Allen has 700+ yards, 5-0 ratio, moves the ball as if easier than pie right now. I've felt more confident watching this offense than I've ever been in the Allen era. No issues whatsoever.

There will be opportunities to rotate Hairston in. There also might be situations where the Bills might think Hairston's skill set can be a better matchup for the Bills.

WR play has been an issue in the playoffs every year as of late. What don’t we get?

@Hellcamino, hope you and yours had a wonderful trip!