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This is much more to do with his own knowledge that HIS D is a POS, that cannot be trusted to stop anybody! He doesn’t want to, but he is clearly, obviously, wisely pushing his chips all in, virtually every time on the extraordinary talent of his unicorn QB!

I really don’t like how we let them score so easily on their last drive. That was absurd. We’re lucky that Taylor bafflingly did not try an onside kick. It would have been a butt clencher.

THIS! I was wondering out loud why the hell he would do this? If it accomplished anything, I really don't know what it was?! Seemed like a gigantic waste of a TO.

This is part of the problem right now. We really really need a WR. We also need a slot CB. We also need a linebacker and maybe 2. We also may very well need an offensive lineman. It just feels like a lot of needs for a team that will be picking in the late 20's.

Johnson has looked washed the last couple years. Whether it’s injury or age he is slow to react and be in position to make a play. I actually think Cam played as well as he could this year but he was brutal yesterday. Can and Jonson were battling for worst defender of the day. Cam missed couple huge tackles and also credit to the bengals but they targeted Cam in passing game

Great summary. Overall whilst a bunch of the same complaints I have had for most of the season were still right there for all to see - this felt a bit different in the end. The D is still mash, but they are back to getting takeaways And more importantly Josh has flipped the switch. Very clearly. And that makes me feel like we are right back to where we usually are - which is a punchers chance in any game anywhere any time. Bring it on Now for the Steelers and Chargers to find a couple more wins each and keep the Ravens and Chiefs out of the way

Can’t stand Graziano. He always seems miserable whenever he’s got to come to Buffalo, versus when he gets to report from the bigger markets.

How is an American moving to Somalia accommodated?

@leh-nerd skin-erd It’s my pleasure

I know a lot of us are in a bubble and mostly only watch Bills football, but this is like this in all of football. Come out in base, run calls you know your guys can execute in their sleep to ease them into the pace and tempo of the game while you see what your opponent is coming out in and what their plan will be to attack you. McDermott's been doing this a long time, he knew we wouldn't be able to sit back and rush 4 all day and be successful. He's also smart enough to have plans of action for different approaches based off what he's seeing from the offense. You need that first series to gather data then adjust from there all while hoping base d is enough to hold them on the first drive.

I thought that too. Were they confused, thinking of going for two. It got glossed over.

Amazing throw. Thank you for finding this and pointing it out. I'd like to call out the role of Josh's OL in continuing the play and enabling the throw, as well. Notice how Torrence hustles over and screens off Josh from the incoming 99, giving Josh just that extra moment to plant and release. We also have to believe that the run threat Josh represents enables that play. Why doesn't 92 commit and launch a tackle to try to bring Josh down? I would think he was coached that he had to maintain contain, if he launches himself to tackle Josh before another defender is in position to back him up, Josh could evade him and be halfway to the endzone.

These are the same fans that were ragging on Cole Bishop the whole time.

Hey guys ! I saw it multiple times during a break but I can't find it It an NFL ad where you see a Bills fan blessing his newborn and says something like "in the name of mc dermott...." and at the end you see him deposit the baby on a false cardboard table which brake Thanks ! Go Bills !

BWAHAHAHAHA! Priceless and true! Benford now has equal/more TDs than 5 Bills WRs! 🤪🙄

Ok, appreciate the breakdown. I got my info from an ESPN article by Graziano this morning, so he has it wrong as well.

Since tearing his pec he has slowly little by little been getting back to the solid level you speak of. Man before that injury he was playing at a level right behind guys like Quinnen Williams. I really hope we can bring one home for him.

I started writing my thoughts right before Josh's 40 yard TD run. I was done with the game. Happy to be wrong and have to start all over again.

I would argue that if healthy with Ed and Hoecht in the game, the DLine has in fact been greatly improved. Unfortunately, 50% of our starting DLine is out. It sucks, but here we are. Fix WR for next year, and I like our team going forward.

Wife and I switched chairs at halftime

Forgot about that (coping mechanism?)

ahhh. you needed a friend? we always knew independent thought was difficult for some on here. all people cope differently.

Not to steal @Just Jack's thunder, but I'd like to think that I willed the Bills to win by starting this write up a few minutes before the Benford pick six. I was at my second thought, seething about our defense and what McD brings to the table if his defense sucks, and then we score 21 points in four minutes. Did the win talk me off the ledge? A little. Do many games come down to a few plays? Yes. Are we severely injured? Yes. Even with all of that, I'm just tired of us not showing up for the games until half time. 1 - Hold my beer - I have this image in my head of McD talking to Benford, asking if he's okay coving the most explosive receiver in the NFL, and Benford just smirking at him. McD then pulls him aside again, asking for a spark, to which Benford gets the first sack of the game. Lastly, watching the time expire and the Bengals seemingly getting their offensive momentum back, Benford goes pure Thanos "Fine, I'll do it myself," and gets the pick six. I mean honestly, while we have Superman on the offense, we apparently now have Batman on the defense. To completely shut down Chase so much that they had to move him to the slot just so he could get a catch is insane. That pick six, while shaking off a dejected Burrow on his way to the end zone, while Chase got to play defender and lose...wow. To know that we can now take away the opposing teams main receiver is a huge boost to the defense and brings Beane's success rate up to 50% for offseason extensions. 2- Superman likes it cold - In a game where we saw masterful throws by both QB's, Josh showed off what sets himself apart from the rest of the elite. Running Josh is back and it was beautiful. Not only did he show elusiveness in the backfield, he showed speed on the long td run, and elusiveness on the final 3rd and 15 game sealing run. I also believe that Josh plays better when Knox is more involved in the game plan. In a game where the receivers again weren't a focal point, Josh put up over 300 total yards and 4 touchdowns. He out-dueled a Burrow who played a monster game. 3 - Rushing attack - Cook picked a really bad time in the season to get a case of fumbleitis. The fumble into the endzone could have been the dagger in this game. You could feel the energy leave the stadium until Josh's 40 yard touchdown run. Cook ran good outside of that, but not enough to compensate for the mistake. As for the rest of the backs, I don't understand why Davis didn't see more touches. Ty Johnson had two big mistakes on the first drive, as he slipped on a clear TD run. Then, on the 3rd and 2 near the goal line, Johnson made no attempt to sell the handoff run on the option play. 4 - Receivers - Two games in a row now where the receivers are almost non-existent. Yes, Coleman and Shakir each caught a touchdown, but the receivers were mainly irrelevant. Gabe led the receivers in snaps, which I assume is more for his blocking ability. I do appreciate that Coleman isn't being handed back his snap count share. It would have been nice to see us take some shots deep, as the Bengals were playing only one safety deep for most of the game. I also liked to see Cooks getting in on the blocking action on Josh's long td run. 5 - Burrow - I don't know the last time I've seen a QB make so many touch throws look effortless. The Bengals carved up the Bills defense on the first three drives. Yes, a lot of that was on the Bills defense with their soft zone. However, Burrow made a lot of high point throws where he gave his receivers the opportunity to make a play, and they responded kindly. There were quite a few passes where I don't know how the Bills defender could have covered any better, and the receiver just made a play. However, the Fitzpatrick curse got to Burrow with those two interceptions. On both, I don't know why he made either throw. Benford was right in front of him and Phillips had his arm up in his face on both throws. 6 - Defense - I can understand the defensive game plan of wanting to respect the run and prevent the big play. But you can't just give Burrow all day to throw. Groot and AJ are incapable of rushing the passer and we were only able to generate pressure when we blitzed. However, you can also tell we don't practice blitzes enough because there were some massive coverage gaps due to communication in the secondary when we did. Third downs were as abysmal as ever. Our run defense was good enough, but it was overall a rough day for Cam, TJ, and Tre. Poyer appeared to be playing well and I'm hoping Bishop's injury isn't anything serious. From a comparison standpoint, the Bills had to convert multiple 4th downs in the first half, and we were overall outplayed by the Bengals defense in that half. That's unacceptable. 7 - Special Teams - Prater picked a good day to not miss an extra point. Our KO units were an opportunity. We gave up multiple returns past the 30 while we struggled to get back to the 20 on multiple kick-offs. Not sure what the issue is here, but I feel like this unit has been very up and down this season. 8 - Spencer - Hopefully he can come back healthy soon, because Van Demark had a rough day. Not only did he have two holding penalties, but he was beat both inside and out throughout the game. Most of Josh's pressure came from his side. Granted, we survived, but I don't know if he should even be a primary back up for us, as he looks lost out there at times. 9 - Gesicki - I'm sorry, but ***** him. I can understand players getting hyped after a good play, but he seemed to be really relishing in his success out there. Maybe it's from his Dolphins tenure, but I felt like he was taunting us all game. His catch on the Bengals last drive was a killer on Cam and he had an overall good game. But again, ***** him. 10 - Chicken or the Egg - Should out to Knox for putting up numbers we haven't seen in years. This is the type of game that I believe Knox is very capable of having more of. I know he's had his share of drops and is a better blocker than Kincaid, but I feel like we need to try and have more gameplays like this. Knox and Kincaid running free is very difficult to defend, occupies the safeties, makes play action more effective, and makes the running game so much better. Now, was this a result of the Bengals defense being comically bad against the Tight Ends? Maybe. Either way, Knox is a capable playmaker and I hope to see more of it. Bonus - Did we find out why McD burned a TO prior to an extra point? And don't think I forgot about his other wasted TO before a 3rd and short, that the Bengals ultimately converted. We are on to the most meaningful game left on our schedule with the Pats. We are either going to be in the hunt for the division after this next game, or trying to lock up the wild card so we can take week 18 off. With the Broncos winning, the 1 seed seems very unlikely, so hopefully we can get things sorted out prior to week 18. Go Bills!!!!

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