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A little Sabres instant trivia: The Sabres have three players on their team that were taken with the second overall pick in the draft. Two should be gimmes, but can you name all three? (no googling)

Eichel truly arrived on the national stage last night. The broadcast team even compared his ability to accelerate then stop on a dime to Mario Lemieux.

We'd already eaten, but I'll seek you out at the next game.

Yes, it was a tip of the hat to the late great Mr. Felser. Nice catch.

Well, it involves some impassioned speeches delivered from the top of a van with a mounted platform. Shots are done from the holes on a bowling ball. Often, a jersey or other item from the opposition is burned in effigy. Nearby, food is cooking on the hood of the famed Pinto while a man dances around in a full ketchup costume. Finally, a solitary man appears below and requests some ketchup for the hot dog he holds aloft. The result looks like this:

Awesome. I've said here before that you were the one that first mentioned TT as a possibility for our next QB and many here, including yours truly, said, "Who?" So glad that you were right. Also, I'm glad to be a long-time poster on TSW because intel like you provided way back in January put me way ahead of the curve of the average Bills fan.

Hope you get the chance. There's nothing like being there in person.

Rapid Reaction - 10 Observations About Today's Game Seeing as how I got back so late from the game, I thought I'd change it up a bit by making all of this week's posts about experiencing the game live at the Ralph. I know there are many Bills fans that never or rarely get out to a game at the Ralph. Hopefully, this will help you get a bit of sense of what it is like at the coolest stadium in all of the universe. 10) The Buffalo Stampede Drum Corps are really good. They are usually on the Abbot Road side of the stadium pregame and then lead the crowd in a "Let's Go Buff-a-Lo" chant as warm-ups are ending. Hate to say it former Jills, but you're really not missed on game day. 9) Whenever Mario Williams gets a sack (far too few times this season) a video plays on the Jumbotron of #94 in Super Mario world. Every time he eats a mushroom he grows bigger and sheds blockers on the way to sacking the QB. Pretty cool, especially if you came of age when Nintendo ruled the gaming world. 8) Every time an opposing team takes a time-out or gets a false start penalty due to crowd noise the Jumbotron shows a "Crowd Assist" tally. The 12th man got their 14th of the season on the errant snap that led to the safety early in today's game. 7) Speaking of the safety, it was surprising when the Shout song didn't play after the Bills took a 2-0 lead today. The Shout song plays after all TDs and FGs. It says here it should play after safeties, too. 6) When the Bills kick-off the fans serenade the team with the "Woah, woah, woah, woah, woah." from Seven Nation Army by the White Stripes. The chant replaced the sound of stampeding Buffalo that used to signal that a kick-off was imminent. 5) I know there has been a lot of debate about the legitimacy of branches of the armed forces paying to be "honored" at NFL games, but I have to say that today's presentation before the Bills game was very moving and difficult to criticize. The unfurling of the full field-sized flag by local service men and women was visually-beautiful and emotionally-powerful. And the airplane fly-over was the cherry on top of a red, white and blue patriotic sundae. I salute all involved in making today's honoring of our local military personnel a reality. 4) My good buddy and rising country music superstar JB Aaron sang both the National Anthem today as well as a rousing version of "God Bless America" to salute the troops. As always, he nailed it and had the crowd cheering wildly. Nice job, JB. I'm so very proud of you and look forward to where your career takes you next. 3) The offense was announced individually this game. The response from the crowd was the same as it was the last time the offense got the honor. The cheers are pretty even for most players. They make a big jump up when Shady McCoy is announced. They jump even more when Sammy Watkins' name is called. When Tyrod Taylor is announced the cheers begin to crescendo and reach a point where, if the Ralph had a roof, it would be blown clear off. Tyrod is clearly the most beloved current Bill. 2) And Brian Moorman is one of the most beloved former Bills.The longtime Buffalo punter led the charge onto the field today and the cheers he received greatly eclipsed those given to other former Bills, like Lee Evans and Eric Moulds, that have recently led the charge. That tells me two things: 1) Bills fans are very loyal to former players and 2) Moorman was on some teams so horrible that the punter was easily identifiable as the team's best player. 1) My son and I started off the day taking in the ketchup and mustard ritual at Hammer's Lot. If you've never seen it with your own eyes, you have to put it on your bucket list. One of the coolest rituals in all of sports fandom. The big picture is that the Bills got themselves right back in the thick of the playoff picture with a big divisional win today and set up a huge showdown with the Jets and a certain bearded QB this Thursday night. Bills fans will be seeing a lot of red on the field for that game, here's hoping they're not seeing red after it ends.

Yes, I bet they come in bunches now.

He was brutal in the 3rd yesterday, with bad giveaways and 2 penalties that hampered the Sabres' comeback effort.

Charges or no ( and I'm sure a big civil suit is forthcoming) excessive alcohol use has out Patrick Kane is some very ugly and compromising positions. I hope he gets the help he needs to put down the bottle for good.

sknaht, looc yreV.

He's injured himself, yet again, in an alcohol-related mishap. http://nypost.com/2015/11/01/is-jimmy-fallons-partying-getting-out-of-hand/?_ga=1.133904526.1859649492.1441813156&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=NYPFacebook&utm_medium=SocialFlow

RIP Al

Eichel with a late goal in the 1st puts the Sabres up 1-0 over Philadelphia.

Can't believe these guys aren't in. Greatest rock lyrics ever: We take what we want We do anything that we wish We got no respect For animal birdy or fish The grass does not grow On the places where we stop and stand River Bottom Nightmare Band We know we're a mess But I does not like to be clean We don't brush our teeth 'Cause our toothache can help us stay mean We don't wish to learn But we hate what we don't understand River Bottom When you see us comin' You better startin' runnin' We're always startin' trouble And we're happiest when things are outta hand Rivers are for boilin' Parties are for spoilin' We either like to sit and pout Or else go out and terrorize our land River Bottom Nightmare Band We laugh in your face Or we practice our growl and our sneer We break up your place We are dangerous when we are near And when we are done with our song Who will get the biggest hand? Who? River Bottom Nightmare Band! River Bottom Nightmare Band

3 points the hard way. http://youtube.com/watch?v=CflRfcj7Sz0

Don't feed the troll, Plez (PS - Although he is the funniest and wittiest troll on here)

Spot-on replica took 2 years to complete. http://www.buzzfeed.com/mathewguiver/exact-replica-of-andys-room?bffbentertainment&bffbdiy&utm_term=.ha5mRkMlmM#.gpGYOdl9Yl

Well played, Sir, well played.

Get 'er done, Dougie.

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Love Marmaduke. RIP, Brad.

The only way the Bills lose this game is if the star QB turns the ball over 3 times leading to 3 TDs for the opposition. Cassel, I'm willing to wager, would not have done that.