During the Williams/Mularkey years, a game like this game coming up would be exactly the kind of game where Buffalo would have wilted and got crushed hard.
Every time. No, seriously, Every. Time. Buffalo would be in a spot where people were starting to take notice of them, where they would win a couple of games, where all of a sudden something was on the line that could vastly improve their lot on life in the league, you could always count on Buffalo to fold. And not just get beat, but humiliated.
Think KC on that Sunday night, think Baltimore when fuggin Deion intercepted Bledsoe at the end. Think those Patriots games, think fuggin Pittsburgh. Think Tampa Bay the second game last year.
This year though, it has been different. Indy, Jax, SD, the Jets, and Miami all presented that same scenario, where Buffalo was starting to put something together, and people were starting to notice. And even though Buffalo lost to Indy and SD, they were in both of those games until the end, they did not wilt. This is why I think this year will be different.
Still, counting on Miami for anything give me the chills.