TheBrownBear

I was at the three coldest games. #2 and #3 were damn cold, not much fun, but still bearable. But that Raiders game...damn that was cold and miserable. Dad and I got to our seats and there was a full foot of ice on them. We basically huddled together and never moved the entire time. We both wanted to drink hot chocolate from our thermos but didn't dare take off our gloves so it just sat undrunk the entire game.

Josh winning Angry Runs this week for his devastating use of the "stiffy" on Matt Judon.

No chance in hell outside of some early freak injury to Mahomes or something. I predict that the game is over by the middle of the 2nd quarter. That's how badly the Chiefs outclass the Steelers.

I think it's just a bar stool in Brady's house.

Look at it this way. We all agree that the first game was an act of God fluke that should be thrown out the window when comparing these teams. Then consider that in what amounted to an absolute must win game for both teams, we were able to go into their building, outgain them by over 100 yards and won by 12 points. Then also consider that in the last game of 2020, we absolutely kicked the crap out of the great Belichick in his stadium. So in the last two real football games against these guys, we've outscored them 71-30. I know it's "scary" since it's the Pats and these are all sudden death games, but in actuality, we should be able to kick the shiz out of these fools on Saturday night.

No. The Pats are the 1998 Buffalo Bills. 17 years of misery on the horizon. They just don't realize it yet.

I suspect that Belichick rolls a lot of coverage out there again and makes Josh prove he can methodically move it down the field two games in a row without making a mistake. For everything we did right in the second game, if JC Jackson catches that ball on the last scoring drive there's a great chance we lose that day. Pats will keep everything in front of them and it will be up to the Bills to solve the redzone exam inside the 20.

Well, that's mostly because of one horrendous statistical game against the Falcons. He was fine yesterday and great against the Pats. It's not like some 3 game "trend."

Imagine having Justin Herbert, Joey Bosa, Derwin James, Austin Ekeler, Mike Williams and Keenan Allen and missing the playoffs.

D was so damn good today. I know it was just the Jets, but feeling really good about them at the moment.

Total domination (240-70 yards) and only up 6 points? Ugh.

Lay off the sauce

Lol. Look at that wind!

Surprised to see so many say the '98 Vikings. They went 15-1, but the NFC was weak that year (the Falcons went 14-2 and were just a "good" team as the Super Bowl showed us). I was born in the late 70's, so here's my list: 1985 Bears 1989 Niners 1994 Niners 2000 Ravens 2007 Patriots The 1990 Bills from like week 10 through the Super Bowl belong with the teams above if they had sealed the deal against the Giants. They were totally dominating in the second half of that season. Their defense was basically impenetrable late in the season. They posted 4 shut outs and gave up 3, 10, 3, and 7 points in the postseason. They are on my list for sure. No one could do anything against that defense.

I remember us being a pretty good team, probably close to on par with the '99 squad, and then our defense was hit with a bunch of key injuries - most notably Cowart - in the Tampa Bay game (I think we were 7-4 or 7-5 heading into it). We actually dominated Tampa yardage-wise that day, but had some key turnovers and gave up a special teams touchdown. Johnson had actually played respectable up to that point in the season and in that game, but it was all downhill from there. I remember us getting absolutely annihilated the following week at the Ralph by Miami in a game where Johnson showed his full ineptitude and then the season was basically over (and Wade said as much in his presser that week).

Interior lineman always take longer than other positions to hit their stride, so I've learned to keep my mouth shut until these dudes have a couple of years under their belts. But still, as a top-10 pick, I think we were all hoping Oliver would be more of an immediate plug-and-play gamechanger, so I understood some of the negativity towards him over the years. I'm glad the staff stayed patient with him and Harry, and we are reaping the benefits now as they've grown into a nice tandem on the interior. Hopefully, we see the same type of growth over the next two years from our gestating edge rushers.

The Rams and Chargers are still playing in front of full houses of fans (most of them opposing fans...haha) and we are probably currently in the worst of the Omicron surge. I can't see them shutting out or limiting Super Bowl fans unless we get some more virulent strain pop up in the next five weeks.

When I was younger, I would have emphatically told you that I wanted an open air stadium with all the Buffalo elements that come with it. Now that I'm on the back 9 of life and softened by years of living in warm weather climates, I wouldn't even consider attending a bad weather game if it wasn't in dome. I love the in person gameday experience, but it just isn't worth the physical misery when you can watch from the comfort of your recliner next to your fireplace.

I assume you're an extraordinarily smart guy that doesn't spend too much time around people of average intelligence. A 28 Wonderlic roughly equates to an IQ of 116, which while not close to genius level, is above average for the American population - probably on par with your average accountant or school teacher.

(Guy who failed the Wonderlic)

It's the playoffs and anything can happen, but I feel like we are a couple of pieces and a year of growth away. This still feels a lot like 1989 to me. Edit: just wanted to add that I think we can make a run so long as we protect the football and play smart. I just feel like we've been a little sloppier this year compared to last.

Diggs is recording his rap single as we speak.

Wonder if they swapped Williams back in for Proehl since Beas and Davis had COVID and are now good for the rest of the season. Same can't be said for our RB room, so makes sense to have a guy like Williams ready to go on the practice squad.

Great story, RWC. Glad everything worked out in the end!

You're the best, Shaw. Thanks for the write up!