fergie's ire

There's no WAY a Steelers team could win the last game of the season against a team trying to make it into the playoffs. Doing something like that would be Bills-y...but maybe now Browns-y.

When I saw the 50 yard touchdown to Diggs, I thought of training camp when Diggs yelled at Josh to lead him....and the two did the play again until they got it right....and there it was. The receiver was trailing Diggs, Allen hit him in stride and he was gone....just like they practiced it in the summer.

They pretty much did.

Hmmmm, that is odd then.

Could we be protecting him from being signed by someone else....say the Football Team? With Covid protocols, don't know that he would be able to play this weekend....but they need to be looking for solutions.

Looks like Vegas needs to fire another DC.

Did you know that Marv Levy went to Coe College, too?

That he is hanging out with strippers is not the issue. That he is hanging out with strippers and neither he nor they are wearing masks IS the issue. He's putting his team at risk. Remember what happened to the Broncos? And this while the Football Team is trying to make the playoffs.

Right now, I expect them to lose the division to Cleveland. The way the Colts and Browns are playing, in contrast to how the Steelers are playing, would mean that the Steelers lose out and Browns win out and take the division. As for us playing Pittsburgh? Assuming we lose to the Dolphins (and given this scenario, I expect us to have the 2 seed wrapped up), then we would play the 7 seed. Dolphins, Steelers, and Ravens would be tied for the 6th spot. Steelers and Dolphins would have identical conference records...and better than the Ravens...so not sure how it shakes out at that point. Steelers would be in and I think Dolphins would be in...but who gets the 6th and who the 7th? Not sure.

I'm not sure. Seems the 2 vs 3 seed will likely be in play (unless Pitt loses twice...which would mean losing to Cincinnati), and I THINK that would matter to them.....but maybe not.

I can't matriculate through my morning without it.

I'd like to see the Patriots lose to Dolphins. They still technically have a chance to make the playoffs and I'd like to see that go away before they play us....then maybe the Dolphins can be eliminated by week 17 which will give us an easier path to 13-3.

So....you're sayin' there's a chance.

Yes, I remember someone in the in-game thread commenting that it seems as if when Josh Allen misses high early, it's a sign that he's going to have a bad game. But in this game, his early struggles did not predict his late game performance.

Yeah, in its own way, I thought this was one of Allen's most impressive performances. Even when things weren't going well, he seemed in control and totally took control in the second half. It wasn't just the 3rd quarter. The drive for the field goal was huge...and when the Steelers finally had some success against our D, the offense managed to keep the ball away from them. Collinsworth made a comment about Josh seeming to be in control and it being Brady-esque. I hate to besmirch Allen with that comparison...and yet it seems apt.

I see this...and ESPN listing the Bills chances of winning the division as 99% and my immediate thought is: Wow, this opens the door for the most Bills-y season ever. I know this team is different....but old mentalities die hard.

Interesting. I remember watching a video that someone posted earlier in the year where the analyst (don't remember who it was) picked up on that little foot tap and how it helped Josh rotate his hips better.

No....such a situation requires crunch.

The Steelers remind me of last year's Patriots and the Browns of last year's Bills. The Patriots were a good team with a great record because of inferior competition and with an ageing quarterback whose arm strength issues became more of a problem later in the year. The Bills were a so-so team that pulled out some close wins against bad competition and managed to compile a good record based on that competition. But, as the year progressed, they gained experienced and confidence until by the time the playoffs came they had become a pretty good team.

Our punter does not have enough punts to qualify....even though he hasn't missed a game. Let that sink in.

I watched First Things First for the first time today. I was looking for some Bills talk and I can't stand the new ESPN shows. Flipped this on. The one guy (not Nick Wright) said that he doesn't like the Bills because he doesn't like the quarterback. Says he has been playing terrible for the last two months and had one good game last night. Said that over the last 2 months he has the same QBR as Mullens. (Mind you, ESPN cherry picked their own stats during the broadcast to show that Mullens is off to one of the best starts ever to a career.) Pretty clear than rather than have a reasoned discussion, he sees his job is to PROVE JA is bad. I could see having some reservations about Allen...or not thinking he is one of the very top quarterbacks in the league yet, but claiming he has been BAD the last two months? That's just silly and clearly he has a vested in interest in wanting to prove the he has been right all along about Allen.

I think he is saying it was like facing Mariano Rivera when he was at his peak. What's he going to throw? Cut fast ball. You know it. He knows it. Everyone in the stands knows it. Are you going to hit it? No. He was saying even when they knew just what he was going to do, he was so good that they couldn't stop Allen.

Wasn't Tomlin a so-so coach that many former Steelers wanted fired a couple of years ago? Wasn't Reid the guy who was a TERRIBLE in game coach who couldn't win the game? Wasn't McVay the future of the NFL who was instantly the best coach in the league (so much better than everyone else that anyone who had once had lunch with the guy should be given a head coaching job immediately)? Coaching evaluation takes a long time...and certainly McDermott has shown enough to warrant that longer look.

I agree that they probably won't move it to Buffalo...but there is a precedent for having an extra home game. Post-Katrina the Saints played a "home" game against the Giants at Giants Stadium...and the Giants ended up playing an extra game at home.

The ex-Bills giveth and the ex-Bills taketh away for the football team. Thomas was one of their go-to guys on offense, and when Dallas had the ball, Ronald Darby was their go-to guy.