jethro_tull

I believe that had the Raven's scored on more of their possessions the Bills offense would have opened up more and played with more urgency and less ball control. The bend and almost break defense gives me the willies at times and I wish they would make it a priority to improve it, especially third down stopping percentages.

I have read about the incredible preparation Sean McDermott did for the Ravens game(studied every play by the Ravens this season). Going so far as to sign former Baltimore QB Anthony Brown to the practice squad to help the Bills prepare a defense for Lamar Jackson. The way the Bills countered the Ravens showed that they made some worthwhile corrections and that they were the most prepared team on the field. The Bills were called for only one penalty for a total of 10 yards. He also made the critical call to go for the three points when they were 4th and a long two yards from scoring after Josh lost yards on the 3rd down play. Clock management was excellent and even the coin toss worked out well. Well done coach McD !

I heard Mike Golic on the radio today and he believes the Ravens lining up with 6- 300lb O-Lineman making room for Henry is something the Bills will not be able to stop (for what it is worth). Scheming can only go so far when it comes to brute force. I hope he is wrong.

Hoping for Sunday late game, not prime time.

After entering the weekend with an 8% chance of making the playoffs the Bengal's chances all of a sudden seem much brighter after their victory vs. the Steelers on Saturday. All they need is for KC to win vs. Broncos (still quite possible) and the Dolphins to lose vs. Jets (Tua is out). Good chance the Bengals are at Highmark next week-end.

Bass won't miss this time. But let's go at this one game at a time eh?

Right now the Bills defense is a big "IF" for me. I think they can beat any team IF- They can improve their near last in league 3rd down %- which by default would require improved run stopping and better coverage.

stats are part of it but are so situational and not with context. wins are much more important as well as the quality of help on the rest of the team. Josh has the wins and does not have another superstar on the offense helping the team win.

I would argue that last season Josh had the help of another superstar being Steph Diggs, also that Josh's turnovers could count against him. This season Josh has the wins, eliminated the turnovers and does not have a superstar like Derrick Henry to help. Josh all the way if the voters really think about it.

From AI: Most valuable player (MVP) is an award given to a player who is considered to be the best or most important player on a team, in a league, or for a particular competition. The award recognizes a player's individual performance and contribution to the team's success. MVP can also be used more generally to describe someone who has done something exceptional or important, especially to the success of a group or cause. So how do you define the value of the player? Statistics can be important to help define a player's value- but are just one measure. The value of stats can also be overrated because they have no situational meaning or context. Wins are what matters most- how valuable was the player in helping the team win and how many wins were achieved? Wins are super important. Case in point (1)- Of the two leading MVP candidates, Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson, Allen's team currently has 13 wins and Lamar Jackson's team has 11 wins. Big edge to Josh Allen. Another way to define a player's value is to understand his contribution to winning vs. the contribution of other individual players on his team. Is the MVP candidate truly carrying his team to win more often- or does he have help? Does the team have another superstar to greatly help them win? I love the way James Cook runs the ball and helps the Bills win. However Derrick Henry is a tried and true superstar running back who greatly helps not only the Ravens to win games, but he greatly helps Lamar Jackson to be successful. He helps the offense to be ahead of the down and distance battle which often makes it easy for the Ravens to possess the ball, put long drives together, get into the red zone and score points. Henry makes Lamar Jackson's life much easier. Case in point (2)- The Bills have a very good supporting cast that helps Josh Allen to be successful but Lamar Jackson has a bona fide Superstar runner in Derrick Henry. Huge advantage to Josh Allen being more valuable to his team's success because the Bills do not have a Superstar player to help him. More.......

Agreed, the Ravens scare me more than the Chiefs. If we play them it needs to be at Highmark. 3 of their 5 losses were on the road.

The D will need to be healthy, especially in the backfield. The Steelers are not a legit contender and KC looked better offensively than they really are- The Cheifs scored 20 less TDs this season than the Bills.

Rams too.

Hard not to think about that because it has happened but let's not defeat ourselves before the game is played. The Bills are different this year, especially Allen who has learned to play mistake free more or less. The offense has already scored 4 more touchdowns than last season with 2 games to go. We have a legit chance.

At least the game is at Houston, gives them a chance.

Thank you, Dick. Time to lock up the 2 seed and rest everyone....

Doubtful they re-sign him since he will be a free agent after this season, someone else will probably out bid the Bills.

who gets the ball in the second half?

Of course they are, they had the third easiest strength of schedule in 2024.

SI has the Bills at (1); CBS Sports has them at (3).

time will tell......

Better than ever......

Kingston Jamaica?

Some very good D-Lines coming up in their next games..... less mobility + underperforming offensive line = potential for lots of contact with the mahomie.

both in equal measures