CodeMonkey

Agreed, Bills win the toss and the game in the same way and this thread does not exist.

The team that gets the first possession and wins outright like last night happens 19.4% of the time. The team that gets the first possession wins overall 52.6% of the time. Not allowing the other team a possession when a FG was scored was broken as kicking 50+ yard FGs has become almost commonplace, particularly indoors. Yeah it stings that the Bills D sucked so bad last night, but it is meant to be sudden death, not lingering death. It ain't broke IMO, so don't "fix" it.

Need running back(s) for sure. Running Allen as much as they need to now is going to bite them in the ass down the road.

I've heard this from local talking heads as well but I disagree. The choices as I see them were: 1) Squib or kick it high and short to force a return in theory to burn some clock. The problem with this is you put the ball in the hands of Hill with some open field in front of him. Hill is the fastest and shiftiest player in the NFL and had been giving the Bills a thorough screwing all game. Not a great option IMO. 2) Kick away and make Mahomes go 75 yards in just over a minute and 3 timeouts. The way the Bills D played all game also not a wonderful option, but not difficult to believe your #1 rated defense in several categories could pull their heads out of their butts for a few seconds of game time and close out the game. I have said for some time I don't believe McCoach makes good in game decisions. Too much with his heart and not enough with his head. But I don't have any problem with that decision at all.

Nice to see a positive thread tonight. A nice change from "fire everyone". The Rochester talking heads after the game were calling it the best game in playoff history. I disagree. Neither defense played worth a crap and should be incredibly embarrassed. Craziest last few minutes, absolutely.

Yup, post game tailgate. Of course you'll need to make sure everything doesn't freeze during the game

And couches more comfortable.

That's for sure.

Run, run, then run some more. If McCoach figured something out from the last crap weather game (hopefully, but unlikely), adjust at halftime.

Not just older folks, anyone. But I 100% agree. Go through that crap or enjoy the game watching in comfort with friends and family is such a simple decision for me. People can suffer if they like though, whatever floats your boat. I went to the Bills/Browns Monday night blizzard game years ago. Stupid decision, but I did it. Regretted it then, but not now.

Given the weather, not sure about the outcome at all. Look at the last "Bills Weather" game between those 2 teams recently. But I agree about the impending ticket price freefall. Someone offered me club seats today at his cost ($700 for a pair). I have no interest in going at any price, my warm dry couch, quality reasonably priced beer, and going to bed after the tv is turned off is infinitely better IMO, but my wife does. Her response "why when I will be able to get better seats for less than $100 Saturday". And she's right. There is that, too cold to rain or even snow

The Bills made the choice for no dome. It is what it is. This Bills team is not built for "Bills weather" like teams of the past. We can only hope the Bills fare better than the last time they played the Pats in "Bills Weather". Now that sports gambling apps are legal in NY, I know people betting against the Bills this weekend because of the weather. Getting +175 moneyline on the pats.

I don't get it, not even a little. To me its entertainment and a distraction. A hobby if you will. If in general in makes you happy, rock on

Simple formula. More regular season games means more ticket and concession revenue. And the big one, a larger TV contract. Wear and tear on players, you don't really think they give a crap about that do you? Just adds drama. $$$$$$$$ pure and simple $$$$$$$$

Come on man, ruin the weekend?

This. Fing NFL. Now we have to watch live and have to sit through the interminable commercials.

Buffalo is not getting a super bowl dome or no dome. It doesn't meet the other criteria such as hotel rooms, and it's not anywhere near sexy enough for the NFLs showcase event. A dome is for the comfort of the fans, nothing more. There is no reason for a fan base to need to be "hard". Its a simple matter of selling tickets. More tickets would be sold if people were indoors, particularly late season games when the team is not very good.

His running is a big part of the offense. Too big IMO. Nearly impossible to defense effectively. But one day it is bound to catch up with him. And if that happens, the Bill offense fall off a cliff as Allen effectively IS the Bills offense.

To me it came down to 2 main reasons the Bills came out on top: 1) Josh Allen >>>>>>>>>>>> Brady 2.0. At least right now, but we remember what Josh looked like his rookie season as well. 2) Bills secondary > Pats secondary. For example the Pats secondary dropped a couple balls that should have been intercepted. Bills secondary as usual took good advantage of their opportunities. Oh and I almost forgot, McKenzie was a freaking beast

So then it was difficult to predict correctly?

For me it's entertainment. When the Bills win, I'm happy. When they don't, I'm disappointed. But that's the extent of it. It certainty does not affect me much past the game, and certainly not days or weeks after. Reading this thread I actually consider myself lucky.

Doesn't matter who is in the SB, people watch. Brady versus Hoodie isn't going to make the NFL any more money than any other game. And the refs don't make any more or less money no matter what. Your conspiracy theory is worse than QAnon.

Geez the game hasn't even started yet and the zebra blaming has begun.

Not even close to judgement day. If the Bills win, he is safe. If the Bills lose, the excuse will be covid and he is still safe.

Reportedly unvaccinated which puts him out for 10 days according to local reporters.