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yeah I don’t think he is going to make it on a short week Collins potentially could be out as well… Collins has been listed on the injury list this week (limited participation in practice, ankle), but does not have a game status on the latest report. The Texans have two other receivers on the injury list this week: Dalton Schultz (LP/shoulder): 51 Rec; 489 Rec Yds; 1 Rec TD Cade Stover (FP/foot): 4 Rec; 22 Rec Yds; 0 Rec TDs

Yes, you're correct, you can indeed win without a good defense. How did it work out for the Bills? Not as well as it worked out for the Chiefs a couple of years and the, Rams etc. The fact that it worked out for some teams but not for the Bills -- well, it only proves that it didn't work out for the Bills. And the Bills had really good defenses several of those years, actually. Some of those years they had serious waves of injuries around the playoffs, and other times they were good but not good enough to stop the Chiefs in the playoffs with Mahomes playing at absolutely historic levels. You can argue this D is the worst. But they're getting better, particularly at passing defense. When Bosa gets the cast off, when and if Oliver comes back and when Dorian gets better at the role he's already playing pretty well this past week at pass rush schemes, we could easily get a lot better. When TJ and DaQuan get not just able to play but back at previous levels. It's a shame Hoecht is out, it really is. But there's every chance we'll be a lot better. We were awful against Miami. But not so awful against Tampa and pretty dang solid against KC. They absolutely have a shot. That simply isn't a question. Again, Vegas has them as the third most likely winner. That's likely a bit optimistic. But not much. They're 7-3, and beating the good teams.

Yup, And no other teams with great QBs are like that ... except all of them. When the great QB has a bad game, yeah, the team's not real likely to win. That's kinda the NFL. I mean, you're right, that's how we look. But I mean, when Mahomes had a bad game, the Eagles win the Super Bowl last year and the AFC championship against the Bengals about three years ago. Yeah, fair enough, big ask. But it could happen, Ed playing near how he did before. Or not. And no, Shaq was playing significantly better than average, he was playing well.

Oh i won’t dispute why they hired Carrol, just that Raiders team wasn’t good what he inherited and latching on to Geno instead of waiting it out, keeping your picks and trying to have a potential rebuild of the program 2 or 3 years down the line seems smarter than what he decided. That to me would be about becoming serious. Not putting your eggs in the basket of a guy drafted 13 years ago who’s only had 2 decent and 1 average year. All of which were year 10 onward. There was no way Geno and a rookie RB were turning that program around.

Bills 27 Texans 17

Did you watch the 43 yard run? Watch it again

Ummmm... no... we want the Steelers to keep winning outside our game against them if we don't want the Ravens in the playoffs

Bills 31, Texans 11 Man that was a great game

I didn't have any problem with this read from Allen. It's 4th down and the 1st read appears like it will be open, you take it every time. Palmer getting knocked down and Latu getting slowed up disrupted the timing because Allen is waiting for the short crossers to pass so he can throw the ball. I'd like to see Knox show some awareness here... He's just standing watching the ball come to him and somehow doesn't realize a defender is on his way to the ball. Step up and sn*tch that thing out of the air.

Looked liked Brown was getting in on the act there at the end….?

It would seem that way, but Mills actually targets Nico Collins like he should be targeted. Stroud, not so much.

Bo Nix just released his top 5 QB list Josh Allen Matthew Stafford Bo Nix Baker Mayfield Jared Goff

Texans season is on the line. Very tough defense. Short week... But bills offense is too versatile Bills win with a fg 23-20 The last time I can honestly remember a bills QB playing great in Houston is the 89 ot game for Kelly

I understand rooting for Indy over KC, as things don't have to always be logical. The logical thing is to root for KC, though. The Bills have never won a road playoff game under McDermott and are just 2-2 on the road so far this season despite playing 4 non-playoff teams. And in the scenario where the Bills do make the playoffs this season as a wild card, probably the only possibility to host the AFC Championship Game is if KC gets in as a lower wild-card and wins two road games (which the Bills would have to match, of course). I mean, the best answer is to not think about it and just root for the Bills to beat the Texans with no injuries and ignore other games. But if MUST think about it...

Tom Brady had elite defenses and won many playoff games with totally subpar stat lines, including his last SB in NE. Some of those wins he had a similar stat line to Allen's terrible playoff game vs Cincy. We don't have an elite defense this season, and I doubt we'll have one soon. Best bet is to stack points and get teams out of their offensive game plan (which would probably be to run it all over our soft defense).

Toenail biter: Bills 22, Texans 20.

While not an official practice today for the Texans, Stroud was listed as still in concussion protocol so unless he practices tomorrow in some capacity he is going to be out for the Bills game but there are already reports that he is going to be out for the Bills game.

Allen ranks 3rd among runningbacks in scoring lmfao with 10 TD. Needs 1 more to tie for second

Bills 23 Texans 16

I was wearing out friends and family with my desire to replace McDermott with Johnson for the last two offseasons, to be honest. Crushes me that we haven't paired a HOF QB unicorn with a young, aggressive, PROgressive offensive mind like Ben Johnson. Someone from the McVay/Shanahan/Kubiak trees and/or college ranks, which is Johnson's exact pedigree. Someone to redirect organization focus onto forward thinking approaches to everything, with a specific emphasis on QB success. **Especially love Johnson's response here when thinking of Allen's particular passing skillset: he is not a guy who naturally excels at the jump ball or back shoulder throws. He's a guy who really likes to see the separation. (I'm sure he and Diggs had a bunch of pitches and catches that disprove all this, but then again, that would also speak to most fans' frustrations over not stacking the WR room with dynamic playmakers who could be scary working with Allen.) So many midround WRs in the last few years (Franklin, Horton, Tez Johnson, Metcalf LOL etc...man that Justin Shorter pick wtf) who seemed like no brainers could have helped, but of course replacing Coleman with almost any other pick (Worthy, Pearsall, McConkey or a diff position all together) would also be impactful. Shakir was a solid pick. Anywho... Beane has always been a big WR guy by nature. Allen's first WR room was bonkers, in retrospect.

You play right into their hands by playing a close game.

Agree across the board. Just can't suffer McD's methodical smothering of the roster's and fanbase's joy any longer. Gotta unleash the beast (Allen) early and often each game to get him engaged WHILE ALSO being able to transition as games play out to a more physical, ball control approach.

Listen I would like some more aggressiveness in the offense absolutely Give me a little bit of tempo too... But there might be a game in January where cook needs to run 21 times to win ... And Josh might only have 27 throws You're going to have to be able to do it every single way.. if you don't do it on the regular season you're not going to do it in the postseason... Can you win holding a team under 21? Can you win running without throwing good? Can you win throwing without running good? Can you have a game-winning drive? All of these things are something a Super bowl champion will have to answer.. and actually the bills have checked it off But I get what you're saying I do want the ball in Josh's hands more and I do want them to make him more comfortable with better offensive weapons

Tom Brady was a very different QB than Josh Allen. Allen is a flesh and blood, authentic human being capable of transcendent performances at the highest levels, and with that one will have to endure some missteps and hiccups and frankly bad reps. Tom Brady, on the other hand, is a pod person or android designed for self-improvement, relentless competitiveness, and repeated fundamental execution. Complementary football made so much sense with Brady, especially early in his career when he wasn't great yet. Allen would be better maximized through a more Daboll-like, attacking approach to offensive football. Can sprinkle in the methodical, physical dominance as the game wears on and hopefully a lead is established. Edit: if we Bills faithful die without ever seeing a TRULY Allen-centric organizational emphasis, it will be a great injustice. Isn't that why a defensive head coach would make sense? McD should be able to cobble together an opportunistic and aggressive enough defensive roster of hungry young dudes and assignment-sound old dudes to sufficiently complement an Allen-led offensive WAGON on the other side.