Utah John

The Bills cleverly let the Ravens score quickly for most of the game so the Bills defenders would remain rested late in the game. (/s). In contrast the Bills ran over 70 offensive plays, in a Week 1 game when the players aren't all fully conditioned yet, so the Ravens defense was gassed at the end. Another view of complementary football, but not one I think McDermott will buy.

Those of us old enough to remember the Bills going 0 for the 1970s against Miami will remember several games where the Bills really should have won, but they always choked. The Dolphins were inside the Bills heads and the coaches and players always froze in the close games, handing wins to the Dolphins. I think the Bills are now firmly inside the Ravens' heads. By the middle of the fourth quarter, the Ravens started coasting. Harbaugh could have gone for it on 4th and 3 and thank God he didn't, but he was thinking about not losing instead of winning. Henry was incredible but he fumbled for the second time since the first Trump administration (I think it's been that long), a move that multiple Bills would have pulled during the Miami loss streak. The mental part goes back to the playoff game where Taron Johnson intercepted Jackson with the Ravens poised to tie the game. Johnson's pick six from our own end zone is still rattling around in Jackson's brain. Aside from that there was a recent regular season game in Baltimore where the Ravens kicked butt in the first half, but couldn't do anything right in the second half, and the Bills won. That game is rattling around in Harbaugh's brain. The game when the Bills finally broke the curse and beat the Dolphins came at a game at Rich where things broke so much right for the Bills that they couldn't lose, and the players and coaches just played great and didn't freeze or choke. There was such a celebration after that game that the fans tore down the goalposts. In the movie Seabisquit the trainers for Seabisquit told the jockey to give up the lead to the big horse he was racing against, but then to take it back, which would break the other horse's heart. Games like these where the Bills keep pulling wins away, are going to do a number on the mental state of the Ravens players and coaches.

He had a good game.

Rodney Harrison on the postgame show on Peacock looked like he was going to cry. He's all in for the Ravens and Jackson in particular. I've been a Bills fan since 1963 when I was 7. 62 years. There have been a lot more bad years than good ones. And during those bad years, these were the games the Bills would have lost when they had what should have been a sure win. I like these years more.

The Ravens choked, and they know it. They got up by 15 late and figured it was all over. Then the Bills started making plays and the Ravens froze. Not what you'd expect from a MVP wannabe.

The strange thing is, if you look at the stats, you'd think the Bills should have won easily. As it was I almost can't believe they pulled it off.

Tyler Bass who?

Unbelievable.

Coleman lantern.

Well I hope the Bills pull it out but they don't deserve it.

Wiggins mugged Coleman. That was DPI every time.

One bright light is Kincaid. He's been getting open and also blocking well.

The Ravens will give up 7 yard completions over and over.

Still alive? I don't think so. The Jackson scramble ended the game.

A twenty yard finger. It's a game of centimeters.

The one thing I'll say in Beane's defense is that Hoecht and Ogunjobi were supposed to help the D line. Hoecht in particular will help a lot.

Well, sure. The refs are supposed to get it right. They took away a possession the Bills HAD to score on.

What does McD think will happen as a result of the punt? The Ravens can't be stopped no matter where they get the ball. The Bills needed to go for it on fourth down.

He didn't slide early. The ref blew it.

Allen's body was past the first down when he started his slide. Bad spot.

Josh is throwing off his back foot a LOT. His mechanics are not as good as they have been.

The longest journey begins with a single first down.

The Bills D hasn't been the same since Hyde and Poyer were Hyde and Poyer. They were the glue that covered up all the deficiencies.

Too many posts to read them all. Apologies if you got there first.

Collinsworth was right, the Jackson first down to avoid a sack was the backbreaker.