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The game had to be moved. There was a real risk that thousands of people could get stuck in blizzard conditions trying to get to the game or leave it afterwards. It had the potential to be a public safety nightmare. I'm sorry that some people have to work on Monday or are upset that the Bills could lose a day of rest should they advance, but I don't see how there was any other choice but to move it.

The field slopes downward from the center toward each sideline. Although, I don't think it is nearly as noticeable as it was 20 years ago, if it stills exists at all anymore like it maybe did when Hasselbeck played. I played a few high school games on the field in the early 90's and the slope was very noticeable. I was on the field after the Dolphins game this season and I don't remember noticing a slope at all.

Cook had a good game. This post is really misfocused.

Defense was great. Allen had the worse game of his career.

Yeah. It was free last year for STH.

Not sure what Mahomes actually said, but “the Bills just aren’t that good” would be ridiculous. They were 13-3 during the regular season and beat Kansas City on the road.

Apparently it would have been cheaper for fans had Apple won the contract rather than YouTube. https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/12/21/report-youtube-to-pay-2-5-billion-per-year-for-sunday-ticket/

Brown has only one more call up from the practice squad before he has to be signed to the active roster. This could be the last week for Brown so perhaps Beasley is next in line. I get that they are different types of receivers but they are similar in that they both know the office and can step in rather quickly.

Nice analysis

Patrick Hammer said this morning that it should be mostly cloudy on Sunday. "Sunday is looking mainly dry with temperatures near 40. There is a slight chance of a few rain showers." https://www.wgrz.com/article/weather/storm-team-2-weather-forecast-wny-buffalo/71-dae13dab-e703-483f-b2b5-6fc12954e3a7

I think the Bills won 2 in Met Life in back to back weeks, but don’t think that was 5 days.

“I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.” - Yogi Berra

Obviously, I'm from the Bronx.

That’s a real bummer. Feel bad for Breece and for Jets fans. The Jets were one of the few good stories this season. Most of the news has been about teams not meeting expectations, which is fine. But The Jets have had a good thing going despite pre-season prognostications (and their recent history). We’ve all been there.

One can comment on the ridiculousness of that unsportsmanlike conduct call without sounding like a dumb meathead. Comments like “take the dresses off” suggest at best, that Troy doesn’t know how to use his words (because the phrase is devoid of any actual football insight); or at worst, that he doesn’t respect women. It’s not that I want him to be cancelled, it’s just that a professional commentator making millions of dollars should not have to resort to such trite and meaningless commentary. In other words, he sounded like an idiot and should reflect on that.

I agree. I was at the Everett game as well as the game last week, and was having flashbacks to Everett and how sick I felt at that time. So glad that Cam appears to be ok.

He’s right. You often have multiple people lined up across you whose job is to try and blow you off the ball as soon as it’s snapped in anticipation of a qb sneak.

I agree that shotgun in short yardage is a bit of a head scratcher. I noticed that they were doing this in the Titans game too. Still, Josh missed a wide open McKenzie in the endzone on that series.

McDermott didn't drop a pass in the endzone, underthrow an open receiver in the endzone, miss a 38 yard field goal, fumble a snap that might have led to a field goal, or injure many of our starters and backups. Despite playing under extraordinarily difficult circumstances, we lost that game because we missed a few crucial plays. The only problem I had with the coaching is only rushing 3 players on the 3rd at 22 that resulted in one of Miami's only big offensive plays of the game. Otherwise, you can't blame coaching on yesterday's loss.

Boston - Worst fans in all sports.

The Bills can get $2 million in additional cap space according to Spotrac but I’ve read elsewhere that he has to meet certain incentives. Would apply to cap next season

I subsequently realized you can only listen to the links I posted if you have spotify, so here are youtube links to many of the songs Below the Funk – Rick James Harry Nilsson - Shuffle Off toe Buffalo Rock and Roll Girl - Fogerty Detroit or Buffalo – Barbara Keith Bills Mafia Anthem - Benny the Butcher At the Hundredth Meridian Erie Canal - Springsteen Truckin - Grateful Dead Saint Dominick’s Preview – Van Morrison Black Averageness – Shad The Flyer – Nancy Griffith Better Days – Goo Goo Dolls Little Plastic Castle - Ani Difrenco Hell Bent for Buffalo - Aaron Pritchett Comin’ to Your City – Big & Rich Me and Paul – Willie Nelson Broadway – Goo Goo Dolls Skitchin Buffalo – moe. Manana – Jimmy Buffett

When the Bills win and my brother and I are not at the stadium, we often smoke a cigar on the porch and have a drink or two while listening to a playlist that I made of songs that reference Buffalo. All of the songs either directly mention Buffalo, or in some cases, were written and/ or performed by someone from the greater Buffalo area. The playlist has grown over time and has become a cool soundtrack that now accompanies memories of almost a half-century of rabidly cheering on the Bills. More than that, the music and other Bills game rituals seem to connect us with family, the great city of Buffalo, and fellow Bills fans, wherever they might be. It would be great to hear about other post-Bills victory rituals from you all, and any other song suggestions. In the meantime, here is the playlist which I have saved on spotify. Enjoy and Go Bills!

Would have been great to have a Fordham Ram playing for the Bills.

I'm a lawyer. I've spent the last 20 years working on criminal cases, most of them death penalty cases, in several states. I've spent years learning to understand how mental illness intersects with the criminal justice system. So yes, my opinion is "learned." Your series of comments in this thread however, are not connected to reality. Yet you speak with the confidence like you have some knowledge of the subject matter, which you clearly do not.