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Bills led wire to wire and got the two posession lead late. The defense for the most part looked sharp against a decent offense and the offense was just good enough despite Bosa being a hugely disruptive force but still just couldn't get it going consistently. The Bills did play sharp defensively which is a good sign. So not all doom and gloom, the Bills got a big win they needed. Taking on a tough but banged up 49ers team this week, get that win and keep going forward.

Pretty much

Got to find a way to win these next 2 games without him. Fatten up to 9-3 and take your chances against the Steelers without him. If this team wants to win a playoff game and have a chance at making some real noise they need Brown healthy. Very frustrating for him to be in and out with injuries. Health has always been his careers biggest Achilles heel.

The Chargers will not be an easy out even at home. But the Bills should win this game. I think this is a game where the offense needs to get out quick and force the opposing offense to be more one dimensional than I think the Bills should be able to take it.

The Bills are a very good team. They can win playoff games. However i just don't see them winning more than 2 playoff games (and they have to run into the right matchup to win 2.) They are missing some key pieces on defense to be a true contender. I still think the one tech is a concern, the lack of an elite edge rusher a fatal flaw, LB play is also not where it needs to be (hopefully the bye week helps) and CB play could be a concern if T.Johnson continues to struggle and Levi isn't back to where he needs to be. The offense can win a shootout with the best of them and I think the ST unit is one of the top 7 in the league. I think the Bills go 11-5, win the division and win a playoff game. But beyond that the teams defensive flaws are likely to be exposed.

The Bills have never had much in the kicking department since I have been a fan in 2000. For most of my Fandom Lindell was the kicker and he was solid but I never really thought of him having good range. It seemed like with Lindel that they would be good from 45 yards and under and anything getting close to 50 was always dicey. But they did get some good years here and there. Haush in 2017 was money and Carpenter in 2013 and 2014 was a stud. Hopefully Bass is the real deal for years to come.

I think they sat him out to make sure he is 100%, he might clear the concussion protocol but the more time off the better for head injuries.

He was very good last year and good this year from a lot of different analysis. Great pass protector, average run blocker and a leader along the line.

Dam I don't know why I thought Miami was away. I think Miami in Buffalo is still a possible toss up as the Fins have a good defense and are well coached.

I meant more so that the quality of the pick being not tied to their teams record makes it so that they can make win now moves for their team and still have access to a top 5 pick. The Texans win today does put a damper on that pick but the Texans still are tied for the 4th worst record in the league.

Its pretty advantageous for the Fins to be able to see what Tua has for 10+ games and see if you need to cut your losses or not. Esp since it isn't their pick.

They have the Texans pick, which is a possible top 5 pick, i think they want to know what they have in Tua before making a decision to get another QB with that pick.

I genuinely see only 1 game the Bills won't be favored in and that's the Steelers game. The rest are games the Bills "should" win, and a toss up away against Miami. Chargers - This game could be tight but the Bills are home and they should be able to take care of the Chargers home after a bye. 49ers - A really banged up 49ers team missing Jimmy G, Bosa and Kittle among so many others even away the Bills should be able to handle them. Broncos- A team that is a year away and not that great, granted this game is away but the Bills are a more talented team they should be able to beat the Broncos. Pats - Pats haven't looked that terrible but they lost to a suspect Texans team, this is a game the Bills should win even with it being an away game the Bills should win. The Bills in my mind should be able to go 4-2 to close out the season and get to 11 wins which I think will be good enough to supplant Miami who already sits at 4 losses and who has yet to play KC. Overall the Bills just need to take care of the Chargers this week and see where they stand.

Odd then, usually when there is 5 or less seconds you can shotgun snap it and toss it high up to kill the clock

Too early to say all that. He has played 4 games, 2 he was pretty good in the other 2 he was trash. Got to see more before we know what he is.

Totally forgot I made this prediction, got the numbers right just not in the exact way. My charity of choice is the Make-A-Wish foundation.

Being medically cleared for a concussion isn't an exact science, the more time you have away from contact the better.

I would imagine that they just chucked a ball out of bounds high in the air to run off the 4 seconds Bills now have a firm 1 game lead and the tie breaker over Miami, Bills need to just win the next two and see if Miami can split their next 2 to open up a 2 game lead.

Bojo has been great all year and had one bad game and now you are ready to cut him? Dam that's cold blooded. He has been a top 10 punter in the league this season one bad game not withstanding. Against the Cardinals he looked like he did in 2019 but all year he has been a big positive out there.

I would restructure his deal. I think he can be a highly productive DE in a rotation esp in pass rushing situations but he just isn't likely to live up to his starter contract. If he takes a moderate pay cut his salary as a rotation player making 6.5ish million will be justified and give the Bills about 3 million in cap relief.

The NFL will likely in my opinon borrow from future years to avoid the 175 cap number. Basically making the cap number 20 million higher in 2021 and just having more gradual increases the two years after. It's not a complicated solution to avoid a cap disaster.

This team was hurting for a bye so to speak. They really needed to Edumomnds and Milano back healthy to get LB play back up to speed. The team also in general is banged up and needs a bye badly.

I think they were saving Mitch from himself. Give Mitch an extra week to heal up and go into the Chargers game with 3 weeks of rest after a concussion. Mitch might have been medically cleared but that doesn't mean a coach shouldn't exercise caution when he has a group playing well. Slide Mitch back in at center and move Mongo to RG.

This was Bojo's first game where he looked like he did in 2019 (fairly mediocre with one bad shank punt.) Considering that he has been a dam good punter all year I can forgive it but it did look like AZ was trying to pressure him more, I hope the ST coaching adjusts to that because the last thing this team needs is consistent regression in the punt game.

I do somewhat disagree with this. Addison and Jefferson have been what they were supposed to be. Jefferson is an interior pass rusher and Addison has been an effective edge rusher. However Butler, Norman and most of the time Klein have all fizzled. The defensive issues on the front 7 in my opinion have been more so a result of the regression from players on the roster. Ed Oliver is playing out of position, H.Phillips hasn't come back from the injury, Star opted out, Hughes got off to a slow start, Murphy has looked worse, Edumonds has regressed due to injury and poor play at the DT position and Milano has been hurt. Good news is that Hughes looks to be turning it around and the team hits the bye at the right time hopefully that will help get Edumonds right and Milano is on a 3 week IR stint hopefully that's proper rest. Overall I think Jefferson and Addison have been what they were brought in to be, its the player from 2019 that are more the issue.