[Eli Apple - jackass of the year]

Here’s to hoping the Bengals win this weekend and get DESTROYED in the Super Bowl to go 0-for-4 in the big game!

[Von Miller ACL- Out for Season]

If he said “repair” vs. “reconstruction” there is a glimmer of hope that he can come back faster next year?  Admittedly grasping at straws…

[AZ cuts Jordan Phillips - now signed by Bills]

I wonder who will get #97 - Phillips or Settle? 

[McD's Presser]

1 hour ago, YoloinOhio said:

Mckenzie said he is vaccinated … may still be in two week window, or nfl doesn’t have updated data. I assume the first. 

Didn't see where he said that he was vaccinated?  Seems like that would have been front and center in the reporting on this, but most say that both he and Beasley are unvaccinated.  

[AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME! Bills at Chiefs, Sunday 6:40 pm on CBS]

1 hour ago, Coach Tuesday said:

That’s the key question.  Was just watching the Football Outsiders conference championship video preview and they basically said, you either trust the data and pick Buffalo, or believe that this season doesn’t matter and the Chiefs can just flip a switch to turn into the 2018-19 version of themselves, which analytics has never seen happen.  The non-analytics media seems to believe this to be the case.  The smart money seems to be on Buffalo covering if not winning outright.  Also I’m nervous.

Here is the Football Outsiders analysis...

https://www.footballoutsiders.com/game-previews/2021/afc-championship-preview-2021

[The coin toss and the wind]

When the Bills deferred and the Ravens (obviously) chose to receive the kick, the Bills took the wind with them in the first quarter (rather than give the Ravens the ball and the wind).  In the second half, the Ravens chose the reverse, to have the wind with them in the fourth quarter, allowing the Bills first drive to be with the wind.  Kind of repeating what others have said, but the Bills only get to choose which direction they want to start in one half (in this case, the first), and they chose to have the Ravens opening drive into the wind.  

[The colts fumble that was not called]

Some good stuff on this in Terry McAulay’s Twitter feed but the gist is here:

 

[The colts fumble that was not called]

It is fairly evident to me that Al Riveron is satan incarnate. 

[99.9% chance wk. 17 will matter to Bills]

NY Times playoff simulator says that if Browns beat Jets,  Colts beat Steelers, and we beat Pats, then we clinch #2 seed.  Titans game does not matter.  

[Draft order?]

We pick 8th in the first round and 10th in the 2nd round.

 

I think we pick 9th in the 2nd round since Cleveland used their 2nd round pick in the supplemental draft this year

[OT - Rental Car]

I used to make this trip all the time 5 years ago. Budget from Cambridge to Buffalo was ~ $80 total. National from Buffalo to Cambridge was about the same. You have to call them, though. Couldn't get this through the internet.