CodeMonkey

Get a cheap device like the fireTV stick ($40) or something like it and watch on your TV. Plus as the streaming model becomes more and more popular, all TVs will have this capability native.

Eight minutes less is better than 8 minutes more

My point was, that according to the Elo numbers the 2015 Pats are one of the best teams all time through 6 weeks anyway. For me at least it was never possible for the the Bills to rank that high this season, particularly with the QB situation.

As a test last night I watched a movie via the Yahoo app on my fireTV Stick and it worked great. Not one stutter. If the game streams that well I will be very impressed.

That makes me feel better about the stick then, thanks I posted something in "Yahoo Answers" so we will see!

Did you get a chance to look at that? I looked again last night with the Yahoo app for the stick, which I would expect to be the same as for the box, and saw nothing. I noticed too that on the Yahoo site for this event they do not specifically mention the stick, only the box. Man that would suck. I have a HDMI cable ready to go from a laptop if needed but I am hoping not to have to go that way. And of course I see no way to ask Yahoo that question either on that site. You would think they would try to be as helpful as they could be leading up to this event wouldn't you?

As a consumer I love the idea of an a la carte PPV model as well. However I struggle with how the NFL would make more money doing that than they do bundling it the way they do now. If it means less money for the NFL, I can't see them going that way. Then again I guess if they eliminated the ticket and made each PPV $25, fans of one team would pay $400 for one season instead of whatever the ticket costs now. And the bonus for the consumer would be they wouldn't need to subscribe to DTV to get the games. Hmmmm. I seem to be changing my mind mid post

Not according to Elo anyway. http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/new-england-patriots-are-almost-on-pace-to-be-the-greatest-of-all-time/ "And in the case of the 2015 Patriots, that rating is ridiculously good. Through the first six weeks of an NFL season,2 only three teams have ever possessed a higher Elo rating than New England’s current mark of 1736" Interesting that even the Bills teams in the 90's didn't crack the top 25 all time 6 weeks into the season.

I'll be with the kids so we are planning on "Breakfast with the Bills". Eggs, bacon, french toast and so on. Might sneak in a virgin bloody Mary that is a little slutty Looking forward to it

Rochester is considered a secondary market versus Buffalo is what they term the primary market. There have been other times that the game was on in Buffalo but not Rochester. Not many, but some. Exclusivity has been what the NFL has been doing for many years with the Sunday ticket being exclusively on DirectTV. Bottom line, the NFL will do whatever makes them the most money. As is their right, being it is their business and product (publicly funded stadiums and anti-trust exemption not withstanding).

ESPN complete

Yeah but I dare to dream. I was at the game a few years ago when high winds took out a transformer so TV could not broadcast for almost the entire game. It was so wonderful without all the delays.

So, does not being broadcast on TV mean no TV timeouts after each TD, possession and so on? Could it be that the game will be over in 90ish minutes and won't be painfully slow with all the delays? Would probably hold the interest of the Brits better that way. Or is Yahoo running ads?

Because the Jets have more national appeal than the Bills?

I agree with your assessment of the game. But you can't get me to believe you won't be watching like the rest of us

I can believe that the Bills D will have to hold the Jags to 10 or less in order for the Bills to win.

That's what worries me about the FireTV stick. I don't see any such preview. Do you see it on yours? I'd love to test their streaming.

Added partial ESPN.

I have a Chromecast and hate it (caveat I don't do it from a phone). Others here love it so YMMV. But the FireTV stick is great, and yes the FireTV stick runs the Yahoo app itself whereas the Chromecast needs something on your network to "cast" the feed to it. Be it your phone or the Chrome browser on your desktop/tablet. Hense Chrome Cast

I really like the firetv stick. Only shortcoming is that unlike the Chromecast which you can plug into the wall for power or to a USB port on your TV, the FireTV stick needs wall power. Otherwise though it's great. I still don't see the Bills game showing up anywhere inside the Yahoo app yet though.

I honestly can't see that happening. If the defense can't win this game, against the freaking Jags, then the Bills really are in trouble. Plus, EJ performed like a capable backup last week, and has had another week of 1st team reps under his belt.

They pick straight up. But if you look on the page they do show what they call the ELO Point Spread. Which for this week is Bills -8 versus the betting spread which is Bills -4.5. But 3.5 points is pretty tight considering the model doesn't know about injuries etc. Bet that at your own risk

Bills 27-20

That's what's on the Yahoo page (https://nflstream.yahoo.com/). Maybe contact them?

Or ... when your ego dictates that this needs to be seen as YOUR defense and not the defense you inherited from your predecessor.