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Pittsburgh 27 Bills 24 Maybe the Bills have a better game plan. I'm not optimistic.

I guess he just decided to take it off. I don't remember, but USA Today said he took last year off, as well.

These helmets are whack

There is no way on Earth the Bills, or any AFC team, miss the playoffs at 11-6. Zero. Someone, maybe more than one, will get in at 10-7. Those are not "simulated odds", they are statistics. Give me the outcomes where the Bills miss the playoffs at 11-6-- specific situations where there are four WC teams at 11-6.

AMEN!!

Maybe he offed himself after Mahomes lost

It's never "easy" winning out like that.

Chiefs could easily win out. Their remaining schedule is not that hard. Two easy road games and 3 moderately hard home games.

Burrow's coming back from turf toe and that ball sailed on him.

When McD has used this I think it is quite a bit broader than defense help offense and vice versa. Everyone interpreted this to be a comment on high level game strategy, and while I agree that is a component I think McD usually means it more in the tactical execution. Complementary is about play calling philosophy and our expectations of players on each play. You can see our team building as a carry over from the tactical expectations that we have for players in complementary football. We want players who do their 1/11th. We don't want high risk taking by players, or guys that take penalties and put their team in a bad spot. Every player, on every play, with solid technique and high effort within play design. This also goes to play design and play calling. We want to run high probability plays most times that have a high floor when properly executed. In defense we want to take away explosive plays and force the other team to out execute us every play for a long drive. This will always give us a high floor if we can fill the team with people capable of doing the 1/11th. This is not always going to be explosive, but when you combine this strategy with higher end talent the ceiling becomes high. How does all this tie in to complementary? Every player on every play should not be trying to individually win that play. They should be doing their job to complement the other 10 guys doing their job. Good examples of complementary on defense are about gap discipline, zone discipline, and tackling discipline. Good examples on offense are following through on blocks, chipping when you don't have to, blocking as a receiver, and "selling" every route you run. When McD says "didn't play complementary football" he means that players weren't doing their job in system or that play calling got tunnel visioned and lost sight of game strategy, or both.

It’s funny how “letting Joe be Joe” is a bunch of easy 7-yard passes.

Where is Collinsworth?

Good old NBC no replay on a head scratcher penalty.

I'm 2-0 so far today... Go Bengals!!!

The injuries have been rough - but outside of Hoecht, we still can have an expectation of most of the guys coming back either in the next month or by the playoffs. Just get there. This is a year when no one is that good, and we can definitely make a run - even as a WC.

It just occurred to me that this is an AFC North game. The score will probably be 11-8

Yes, I don't believe the 99%. If we lose tomorrow we would be at 69% chance to make it. 3 other teams in the mix. 2 would hold tie breakers. I dont care about some simulated odds. Sure we can lose 2 and still make it. Your scenario requires other specific teams to lose specific games, which is exactly what I was arguing against.

Over/under on Henry's rushing yards tonight? 650?

True but as KC-Dallas reminded us, the best games in today's NFL are when 2 quarterbacks are taking turns. Kudos to you for citing the work of others.

We get paid a lot of money to play a kids game. Dammit joe you’re making me like you

With blue cheese

I've never been able to root for the Bengals since Burrow came around.

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