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I can't remember a season with so many foul weather games that were played in high winds, torrential rain, cold or a combination of those. All that's left is a blizzard.

The curse of white on blue uniforms strikes again. Hope they avoid this combination the rest of the year. 😜

On the plus side- I’ll have more free space on my DVR when I delete this unwatchable hot mess of a game. The o-line is only average with its starters active. With reserves in starting roles and others out of position, this is a predictable disaster.

Yes. Barely, but he definitely farted or something to make him flinch. What’s so amazing is how the linesman caught that minor flinch, but completely missed blatant movement by jags o-line numerous times

Living in Atlanta and having been to the Georgia Dome for games, I've always hated the circus tent feel of indoor football. Football under blue sky is my preference. That said, as I get older (as many longtime fans are at or nearing their golden years), I like the idea of comfort in a climate controlled stadium. The ideal venue for me would be something similar to the Vikings home, where the spectators are protected from the elements, but it's built to allow lots of natural light from above and at the ends. I believe the home field advantage/bad weather argument is overrated. Both teams have the same conditions. Even southern or dome teams have players who've played in cold. Seems to me it's usually the younger crowd who want the open-air option, but they have greater tolerance for extreme conditions. An enclosed stadium would be desirable to for a larger portion of potential attendees. Unfortunately, I don't see it happening - they'll probably have an open-air stadium with heated seats and heated areas that cater to old farts like my crowd.

Actually, the Miles Davis quote is: ‘it’s not about the notes you play; it’s the notes you don’t play”. One of my favorites. I’d rather hear BB King’s limited repertoire of 5 licks played to perfection than the 14-year-old ‘virtuoso’ at Guitar Center who can shred a mile a minute but has no soul.

Is that right? I thought NFL restrictions had all internet feeds cut off for all NFL radio broadcasts.

Is there a way for out of area listeners to hear the WGR55 broadcast of Bills games? (apart from having a friend or relative hold their phone to the radio speaker). I know you can pick it up with the Bills app, but it's limited to the local audience. I'm in the Atlanta area, so that's not an option for me. Does XM/Sirius use feeds from WGR?

I suspect one of the reasons for keeping Kumerow on the roster (aside from being really well-liked by teammates), is they can set up with 21 personnel; Gilliam and Moss/Singletary in the backfield, Knox on the line, and use Kumerow's size as either a receiving threat and/or extra blocker if a run to one of the backs called. That gives Josh a lot of options when he comes up to the line and sees how their D is set up. Part of the Patriots success through the years has been great blocking from their wideouts. McKenzie and Beasley's size limits their effectiveness against bigger and stronger defenders. When you see the Bills in 21 personnel with Kumerow, watch Josh scan the D-line, and if he sees a formation that he believes can be exploited, listen for the "alert - alert" audible signal. Options. Match-ups. That's how you keep the ball moving.

No. He's just another commentator adding his 2 cents. I don't care one way or the other about him or any other paid talking head. Not sure why many of you get so hung up on the people who fill the void on the radio and TV airwaves. It is what it is. Occasionally, Collinsworth et al add insights from their playing days, production meeting interviews. or other experiences. Occasionally they say things that seem way off base. So what!?! As long as I can see the game, their talking is mostly just white noise to my ears. Life's too short to get that blistered over Collinsworth, Mowins, Glab, Wilcots, etc. Turn of the sound off and chat it up with your buddies instead if it's that annoying. Not too concerned about the broadcast teams. I'm just glad it's football season and our guys are kicking a$s. Don't worry. Be happy.

Yes. Last year both my dad and my best friend lost to cancer. My mom and dad took us to several games in late 60's at the Rockpile, going directly to the games from church, still wearing our white button-down shirts and polished Buster Browns. Our seats were 4 rows from the field. Those experiences were field-of-dream memories passed from father to son in which the love of Bills football was manifested and still lives on. The friend is someone I knew vaguely through other friends, but we got to talking at a parents-out-of-town house party about 40 years ago, and bonded over our affinity for the Bills. We became best of friends. I was his best man when he got married. He was the reason I ended up in Atlanta in the mid-80's. In 1986. we drove from Atlanta to Buffalo for the season opener against the Jets - Kelly's first game. Stayed all week and left the following Sunday morning to catch the game that was halfway home in Cincinnati, Kelly's second ever game. He was back in NY for last several years where his wife had gotten a job. I spoke to him hours before he passed last Christmas. He was weak and could hardly speak, but we always ended with an 'I love you' and the last words he struggled to say to me before hanging up were 'go Bills'. Good original topic. Thanks for letting me share.

This is ridiculous. Sporting events are exceptionally entertaining, largely because of the unpredictability. If you stumbled onto any Hallmark movie while channel surfing, you'd instantly know how it will progress and end (so I've heard) before you switch over to the NFL Network channel. Football, possibly more than any other professional sport, has a high level of uncertainty throughout the 60 minutes. Numerous variables. A multitude of things that can happen. The big problem with officiating is the inconsistency in how different crews call penalties. Some are flag-happy. Others let minor infractions go if they determine it didn't effect the outcome of the play. Maybe the best officials who see everything are the ones we see as the worst. It's highly unlikely anything is 'fixed'. If it were, we'd have known long before some publicity-seeking journeyman RB made it a headline.

Don't count on it. If the Chiefs stay on their current trajectory, they'll be fighting for a wild card spot. The presumption that we'll meet the Chiefs again is leftover rhetoric from preseason prognostications. The Chiefs may not make the playoffs or may possibly be away from the cozy confines of Arrowhead when the playoffs commence. It would be nice to get them in Orchard Park in January. Time will tell.

Not to minimize the accomplishments of Diggs, Bass, etc....but does it seem that never-before-recognized statistics are just being made up arbitrarily to suit a narrative? Yards/catches, etc in a season, game, career have always been metrics for individual achievement. But when they start with: 'over the past 15 games, covering 2 seasons, in temperatures between 35 and 60 degrees Fahrenheit, after a bye week, only 3 other players have ______________ (fill in the blank).

What drives me nuts is when the official throws the flag well after the play is obviously over. The receiver will have a mini tantrum and throw his hands up in the air, at which point, the official pulls out the flag. Are some of these officials that indecisive that they're influenced by a whiny players' reaction? Brady and the Patriots were masters of getting a huge yardage in critical situations by throwing long and drawing a PI penalty. Brady could throw it just short enough that it became a contested ball and all his receiver would have to do it stumble and cry to the nearest official, and lo and behold, here comes the laundry. How many close games did the Pats end up winning with that strategy? Not quite cheating, but not exactly good sportsmanship either.

I find it amusing that her voice is so annoying to Buffalo natives. She has a thick Inland Northern working class accent that is prominent all around the Great Lakes, including Buffalo, Detroit, Cleveland, and Milwaukee. Her Chicago accent isn't that different from those found all around WNY. When I hear callers to local Buffalo radio shows, I cringe listening to their Sowt Bufflo ahhksents. Maddy does have a youthful tone to her voice, but that's not any fault of hers, and shouldn't take away from the content of her statements. Is there any broadcast commentator that everyone agrees on? The woman does her homework and is an enthusiastic supporter of the Bills. I don't find that she parrots the host at all. As far as her awards and lunchtime trivia games go - what do you expect. They're trying add a little light fun and fill their 2-3 hours, 5 days a week. If you don't like the shows, don't listen.

I think it's a coincidence. The offense and special teams let us down against Pittsburgh.

For all the wing places that get high grades such as Gabriel's Gate, Bar Bill, Duff's, etc. - what makes their wings better than those from other wing places?

I feel like that's something my wife would have said immediately before I turn the sound up on the TV

I think the point was that there are (amazingly) adult Americans who can't differentiate between an entire state and Manhattan. Do these same people think the Seattle Seahawks play in the nation's capital? I love those man on the street segments where a correspondent goes to college campuses, Venice Beach, etc., and asks basic American history questions such as, "what year was the War of 1812 fought?" Blank stare. Confusion. I get that the segments are edited for entertainment, but there are a lot of ignorant dumb-asses out there who have zero curiosity about anything outside of their little world.

I realize that defense wasn't the big problem this past week, but still I wonder how far the team can go without an All-pro level impact player as part of their defensive front 7. Don't get me wrong - I believe the Bills have good players in those positions. Just not anyone approaching the level of the Watt or Bosa brothers, Aaron Donald, Kahlil Mack, et. No game changers that opposing offenses have to plan around. The Bills have targeted the front 7 with top draft picks that last 4 years, starting with Edmunds, but so far, none of those players are a household name that puts fear in the hearts of the other team.

So, if I'm from out of town and already purchased a non-refundable airline ticket, a game ticket for the Washington game, recovered from Covid in August, and don't need the vaccine or am at risk (pregnancy, etc), I'm screwed. I'd like to see the Erie Co. exec cite Covid-related statistics from the gathering of 70,000 on Sunday* that warrants the abrupt change in policy that may leave some ticket holders high and dry. * guarantee there will be no proof of outbreaks caused by attendees of Sunday's contest.

I guess if anybody asked about my Bills, I'd have to reply, 'yeah, they won the Superbowl. They're world champs....but with an asterisk. They had to get in the playoffs as a wildcard. Another maybe next year moment [sigh] ".

Here in Atlanta we're getting a AFC/CBS 1:00 game. Pittsburgh and Buffalo ?? 2 potential playoff powerhouse teams. Oh no. Instead, we get 2 teams with a 2020 combined win total of 5 games, the Texans and Jaguars. Yes, locals are treated to the electrifying Tyrod Taylor slinging it for the Texans. Maybe because jags # 1 draft pick Trevor Lawrence is a local kid, they went with that game. Is our local CBS affiliate going to bump top contenders for Trevor Lawrence all year? Who knows? Just glad I have the NFL Sunday ticket.

I don't know if you were responding to my post from just before yours. My statement clearly said AFC Championship game, not SB.