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I've said this before during our losses and I think it bears repeating even though they pulled out an all time classic win Sunday: I think the coaches have a real hubris issue when it comes to gameplanning. They often come out with a very similar playstyle no matter who the opponent is, as if to say "We're the Bills, we don't care how you play, we are going to out-execute you". I think McDermott truly believes at the beginning of every game that they'll get home with 4 and that the soft zone will protect them from getting scored on with a high variance big play. This season it hasn't worked at all, which is why we see such drastic difference in the 1st and 2nd halves. They get punched in the mouth and McD realizes the vanilla play isn't gonna cut it, so they adjust and show more exotic stuff that they didn't think they would need until the playoffs. Don't get me twisted though, Brady has the same issue, he just has Allen (and Cook to a lesser degree) who can make something out of nothing at a rate unheard of in the NFL.

I understand what he’s saying, and it’s definitely intended for Hopkins but I’m not sure that football gets there. He was wide open but the ball kind of comes out funny of Lamar’s hands and either wouldn’t have enough on it to get there or allow the defenders would have closed on it.

I don't think we changed much as the game went on, we just had guys make great plays at the right times. But in general the soft starts into adjustments has been the story since McDermott got here, even under Frazier. For many years it was just a given that the other team would score on their opening drive, and then the defense would get better towards the end of the game (before sadly going into off coverage and allowing the other team to get the final score they need, but that's a diff story). We needed to make some game-changing plays to have a chance and we did- that's it in a nutshell.

Nope. That was years later.

the point is that their sense of superiority has been shattered and Im enjoying it fully.

They had three starters on their D line out with injury. Not sure what you expected from backups and practice squad guys pretty much off the couch. Cincy has a terrible time defending TEs. First play - 32 yards to a TE. Why throw to WRs when the TEs were open all day. All three would have had TDs if Knox hadn’t bobbled it. Both Cincy and Dallas have a franchise QB and two elite WRs. Neither will make the playoffs, in all likelihood. The Bills have done a great job weathering the storm of injuries every year; since Allen arrived, the Bills have done well getting decent performance from their backups after injuries. I swear people read the rakes in these threads but don’t actually pay attention to what’s actually happening here and around the league.

That's actually good news for the Globull Warming Crowd. I hope you're celebrating!

Ravens and Steelers play again and Steelers have the Lions still. Plenty of ball left to play. That said, Lamar doesn't look right. I think he's playing injured.

you should go to their message board. It's not unusual that a fan base is bleeding after an ugly loss but the attitude is indeed dire. Kelce roasted today BIGTIME. Andy Reid too I admit to enjoying dancing on their graves today.

The number one key. It really is simple.

Hire Tonya Harding to whack Diggs in the leg with a pipe the night before the game

Sure that have fallen but they have won 3 Super Bowls in that era while the Bills have won 0. I would trade places any day for that.

Could be wrong but I'm pretty sure Buffalo can't have the same record as New England and win the division. They need to win out and have the Patriots drop 3 games.

I said something along these lines earlier - Beane prioritizes depth and seems to think that as long as you stay competitive year in and year out that the balls will bounce your way once and you win a SB. I'm not sure that's the case, but we'll see. I think having a few game changers on both sides that make critical clutch plays is how you win in the playoffs. Hopefully Benford, Bosa and others can step up to give us that on the D

Is the ref's last name Hochuli?

Love how they all quoted "horse paste" for a legit human medicine (also used by horses, as, erm 'antibiotics' are) that helped win the Nobel Prize for medicine. And has saved countless lives across the globe. Unfortunately it didn't save nearly enough lives during Covid, because, muh, "horse paste."

My biggest takeaway from the game is the snow is supposed to be an advantage for the Bills. For most of the game it looked the Bengals did better in the snow than the Bills did.

I visited the Chiefs message board today . They not only agree with you from what I was reading they are thinking playoffs are not happening this year. The golden era is gone and looking forward to a higher draft pick in 2026. Kelce is being roasted. oh how the mighty have fallen lol

Think Bishop was injured and Hancock was in, perhaps led to some of those

Don’t put the ball on the ground. Hope the refs don’t decide to screw us for an entire half.

BUF: W @ NE W @ CLE W vs. PHI W vs. NYJ NE: L vs. BUF W @ BAL W @ NYJ L vs. MIA DEN: L vs. GB W vs. JAX L @ KC W vs. LAC = BUF 1 seed Would be a lot of fun for it to come down to week 18

Just take what they give us. Last game Buffalo was completely unprepared and it showed. If they can limit the mental errors they should win.

What better evidence for wins not being a QB stat? Lamar, Mahomies and Burrow beaten Tua, Penix and Mills emerge victorious (Maye is actually good to be fair)

Even if the Chiefs miss the playoffs, I would trade their 3 Super Bowl wins over what the Bills have done in the same time.

I knew it was going to be a long 1st half when we were giving 10-12 yard cushions at the line and no QB pressure. Burrow had all day to pick us apart, which he is famously known for, so it baffles me that our coaching staff believed this strategy would be their best course of action.