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The Bills should snag Thielin and waive Coleman for the speed upgrade. And, my neighbor’s best buddy in Los Angeles says Clay Mathews is in wicked good shape and ready for a comeback. He was on an episode of the Mindy Project looking so fly.

I honestly wonder if we win that game if Queen doesn’t get that late hit on Josh and Bosa doesn’t get the strip sack. And why did it have to come to that? We were slugs prior to those happening.

Guess what defense has been thrown on the least amount in the NFL?

I believe any AFC playoff team could string together two or three wins to reach the Super Bowl. Right now, some are stronger than others, but I wouldn't discount any team that makes the playoffs (except maybe the Steelers, unless they beat the Ravens twice) As of right now, I'd tier them: (*wins division) Patriots* Texans* (I think they sneak in somehow) Chiefs (Chiefs probably need to win out, but it's possible they could, and in the process knock out the Jags, Colts or Texans) Broncos* Bills Jaguars Colts Ravens* Steelers (could swap with Ravens)

The Bills are 6th in team defense in the passing game: https://www.nfl.com/stats/team-stats/defense/passing/2025/reg/all. Sort by passer rating. Passer rating differential is the most predictive of all NFL stats in determining winning and losing. Here is the top 10: The Bills team passer rating on offense is 99.5, and the +18.6 differential is reflected in their 8-4 record.

I agree and have come around completely to it this year. We all know it won't happen though. If were hell bent on not changing, WTF is stopping us from going out and hiring the best G-D OC & DC possible. Stop being cheap. We can pay backups a few million... but shelling out a few mill a year for top coordinators seems like an incredibly cost efficient, highly predictable output chances.

70's & 80's... People in general had more disposable income to blow on sports merch... When it, team consumerism, really took off. With Boomers... When it took flight... Silent Generation, like my parents, had to be convinced that they wouldn't be caught dead wearing team apparel. Slap on that SabreJak dad! "Over my dead body!" He got with program in later years, but severely tempered. LoL...

Announcers are set, maps will be known soon!

Trading Dawkins in the spring results in a $22M dead cap hit. I don't see that happening. The young guys did great. But teams don't have a lot of film on them. Long term is no guarantees. I believe the offseason will be interesting on the OL, Dawkins being traded however I put at zero percent.

If Bosa did pull his hamstring to any degree, I’d be shocked if he’s out there on Sunday. He’s way too important to any postseason success to be playing games with injuries that could get worse this late in the season. Get Dawkins, Palmer and Kincaid back and see if this Offense can win a shootout.

We missed the boat with Johnson and possibly Vabrel, I'm not sure there are coaching candidates to that caliber this summer. Even the coach for Cinci, he hasn't done a thing. If he became available I don't know if he's an upgrade? Folks act like it can't be worse. It totally can. You can't just "make a move," you have to make the correct move. You HAVE to be correct. The world where we miss having the 11-13 win, Divisional-AFC title knock out games absolutely exists. Pegs NEEDS to get the timing right on the next GM/HC. It's easy to pound the table and say 'make a change,' but who are we bringing in? Who replaces McD? Who replaces Beane? I'll hang up and listen. Or not because I know the responses will essentially be "it doesn’t matter" over and over again.

Simp harder for drug dealers and criminals!

I think we played well yesterday but I also believe the Steelers being inept covered up a lot of the same issues we've been seeing. We definitely played better than we did against Miami or Houston but still not at the level needed IMO.

Quote me a direct response that anyone is " happy sitting on a nice Regular Season win/loss record, and some AFC East Championships " Direct quote for that please, not doomer paraphrasing. I'm calling you out.

would you say that we've quietly gotten better?

It’s obviously skewed, but we do actually cover well on the back end with our revamped secondary. We’ll know for sure whether it’s for real, a mirage or something in between on Sunday around 4 pm.

The Buffalo Bills biggest nemesis finally fell on their face this year, and what stinks is Buffalo is behind the Patriots now. While New England had a 4th-place schedule, and Buffalo had a 1st-place schedule. You know what, the season isn't over yet. Right now, Denver has home-field advantage throughout and has a better defense.

Sunday will indeed be a big test

My biggest source of optimism is that KC is likely to miss the playoffs. They're the only team in the entire NFL that I'm not sure we can beat in January. The rest of the AFC I'm not going to say I'm confident we can win 3 in a row on the road, but it's our best chance for sure. Whoever we face in the Super Bowl would scare me a lot more than anyone in the AFC but just get to the game and it's a 50/50 shot at that point.

I don't think it will be a difference maker but hope I am wrong.

I think it SHOULD matter. But with the same result year after year, does it really?

Not saying it cant be done - but those are 2 teams who had a lot of cap space and top 10 draft picks. Lets see if either makes it to the SB. Lots of examples of 1 year wonders too, most recently Dan Quinn in Washington. Lets see if Pats and Bears continue to have that kind of success moving forward. I think Beane has created a mess in cap and decisions at WR - even at that, this years AFC division winners (atm), are all led by QBs who haven't proven any playoff success. Anything can happen this year in the AFC. Likely without KC or Cincy in the way, I like our odds in any matchup if we can get in.

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When the Bills started to get more primetime attention for their games, I thought the people on this board complaining about them were just grumpy old men. While this wasn't a primetime game, I am finally starting to feel the non-1pm start-time fatigue. As dumb as it sounds, I have a certain rhythm to my day before a 1pm game and these 4p or later games just don't feel the same. Also, I feel like I should note that many of these thoughts are not going to reflect a 19 point victory on the road in a crucial conference game, as I still can't figure out if the results were more about the Bills being better or the Steelers being worse. Forgive me. 1 - Late Hit on Allen - There's so many things about this moment that stand out to me. First off, how that wasn't called by the refs is beyond insane to me. There is no question that Queen started his tackle well after Allen began his slide and usually the refs err on the side of caution. Not sure what happened here, but it was as bad as missed flag as I've seen. Beyond that, so many Bills after the game said that was the turning point for them and played with attitude afterwards. WHY? Why does it take that hit in the final two minutes of the first half to get you motivated? My biggest issue this season has been how this team has not even shown up for their losses, and even some of their wins. To me, this is either coaching or the players have lost faith in the McD message. Either way, being outside the 1 seed and the AFC East leader apparently isn't enough motivation alone. 2 - Obstacle Required? - Call me crazy, but do the Bills tend to play better when they have an obvious obstacle on the team, or if there's a focal point on the opposing defense they need to scheme around? It seems to me that whenever the Bills are going up against a TJ Watt, Parsons, missing offensive lineman, etc, that they are able to devise a scheme that overall results in a win. However, when it's just a "must win" or scheme against an overall good team, they can't get the same results. Watt and our minted Tackles were talked about, but never came to be a factor in the outcome of the game. Watt didn't get a sack, nor did anyone else, and the Bills ran the ball at will. But why do they need that extra motivation to achieve that result? 3 - Vintage Gabe - Remember when we were ready to let Gabe walk because he consistently gave up on routes, or ran the wrong ones? Maybe I'm wrong, but the Josh interception seemed to be a prime example of Gabe not following through on his slant route and then not fighting for the ball. Outside of that, Gabe was fairly non-existent as were the other receivers. I don't want to give Coleman his own slot, but he also looked disinterested in his routes again, but thankfully came away with a touchdown. 4 - Benford - Benford stated post-game that he was assigned to follow Metcalf all over the field, and overall shut him down. I can't remember many games where McD allowed that kind of shadow coverage to happen, but I'm glad to see the flexibility and result. 5 - Brady - I can understand how the media and others might view Brady calling the same running play over and over again would be imposing of wills and daring the other team to adjust, but to me, it's infuriating. Yes, it worked and we won. But we also know that it can easily not work and Brady won't know how to get away from it. This has been feedback against Brady all season and it's frustrating to see it continue. Brady also confirmed again that he does not know how to incorporate wide receivers into his gameplay. 6 - AJ - I'm sorry, but McD should have pulled him off the field after that stupid Unsportsmanlike Penalty. AJ, you are not good enough to be pulling crap like that. It was pointless and extended a Steelers offensive drive that was all but dead. 7 - Villian - Can we please get someone from the opposing team to fight with Josh at the beginning of every game? Clearly the vomitting, McD, and playlist aren't working for Josh anymore and he needs something else to get him going. Thank you Heyward. 8 - Cook - I mean, what else can you say about the guy. So glad we extended him as you can just see the difference he makes out there. His vision, cuts, burst, and overall speed is such a game changer. His recent receptions surge has also been a nice bonus. Many Steelers players said in the post game that they knew Cook was good, but it was next level seeing him in person. With the way Shakir and the receivers have been non-existent as of late, it's good to know Josh has other support. 9 - Josh - I would literally give anything right now for Josh to have an open and honest conversation about what's going on in his mind right now. Josh wasn't bad in this game. You could see him get fired up after some good runs, make some good throws, and the fiery competitor shine through at times, but Josh still isn't quite Josh. I have no idea why, but I really do believe he's as frustrated with the coordinators and effort around him as we are. It's very unlike Josh to show his frustration towards teammates, but you saw it on some of the false starts and broken plays. I know Josh wants to be a good captain, but I think that also means knowing when to call people out. Granted, not the way that Rodgers did in his postgame, but somewhere in-between. 10 - Pass Rush - When you only give up 7 points off a turnover, it's hard to want to talk negative about the defense. I do still think the Steelers being inept on offense made us look better than we were. With all of that, I'm very worried about the Bengals coming into town next week with our lack of pass rush. We haven't received a status update on Bosa's hamstring, but he seems to be the only one that can generate any pressure right now. Bosa's hit on Rodgers was amazing in both the execution and timing. Burrow, with all day to throw, is a scary thought. We aren't the same Bills offense that can keep up with a high scoring offense, so next week it going to require some work. Go Bills!!!

Maybe because most teams try to run on us?