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This one actually didn't bother me at all. A guy with Allen's experience level is going to mis-read the coverage occasionally. I don't see that as a cause for worry. The other interceptions were on passes that Allen knows better than to attempt, but he attempted them anyway.

Allen was bad yesterday. I haven't rewatched any of the game, but just from the broadcast it seemed pretty clear that he was having a hard time understanding the defense and was holding onto the ball too long as a result. That doesn't concern me in the slightest -- this sort of thing happens when a young QB goes up against a Belichick defense. He'll improve with experience in this area. I am getting concerned about two things though. The first is that he keeps making the same ugly interceptions over and over by rolling to his right and throwing back across his body. He knows that he shouldn't do this because he says so after games, but he keeps doing it anyway. I don't pretend to know whether this is a maturity issue, a coaching issue, or what, but it's undeniably a problem. The second cause for concern is the way he mopes on the sideline after making a mistake and the way he seems to be rattled when he comes back onto the field. Again, maybe it's just the immaturity of a young player, but they guy needs to grow some thicker skin. These are things that I've observed over the first four games of the season. No reason to overreact to one bad game against New England, but the decision-making needs to improve.

The Titans are not a pushover. Yes, this is a game that we should probably win, but it is also a game that we could easily lose if the ball bounces against us even a little bit. I do not like our chances if Allen can't go.

This is a huge game. We need Allen back. Or at least Singletary.

Best OC we've had since Marchibroda. Seriously, though that's not really saying a lot.

He played well the first three games, but everyone wanted Bojo gone in the preseason because we viewed him as a liability.

Yes, I agree. Both tackle positions are still very questionable, and Allen certainly did not handle pressure well today.

I mean, everybody understands that New England's offense doesn't suck, despite what they did today. Not sure why we're all freaking out over our own offense right now.

Our offense was an abomination last year. It has improved to average this year. NE's defense is going to make average offenses look terrible. People are wildly overreacting to one game against the best defense in the league.

I very strongly agree with the 4th and goal call. Our offense had all sorts of problems moving the ball all day. One play to take the lead? Yes please.

Nothing against Barkley, but we need 17 back for next week. And Singletary. This is a very important game.

I strongly agree with the decision to go for it on 4th down. That was our best chance to win the game.

If Josh Allen had thrown that pass, we would never hear the end of it.

Allen had a rough day, but I wish he had been available in the fourth quarter. I would have loved to have seen if he could make something (good) happen there.

Rams and Chargers.

But of course Gronk wasn't actually ejected or even penalized on this play, so . . . .

About a 2, maybe a 3. The Bills are capable of winning this game if they bring their A-game for all four quarters. That's a lot to ask for such a young team, though, and I think New England's talent advantage gives them the win.

In chronological order: 1990 1991 1992 1993 2017 Maybe it's just me being nostalgic, but the SB teams had real personality to them. Not always in the most positive way of course ("bickering Bills"), but people like Kelly, Thurman, Talley, Bruce, Marv, etc. were larger-than-life characters at times. That made those teams lots of fun to follow and cheer for. So many teams during the drought seemed like cardboard cutouts by way of comparison.

7-point dogs win about 25% of the time. Honestly, I'm not sure that the Bills actually win this game one time out of four, but it's not that far off. The line seems about right to me. The Bills are way, way better than last year's team. We seem to be pretty clearly on the right trajectory with an improving QB we can build around, solid performers at each position, and lots of youth. There are all sorts of reason to be optimistic about the 2019 season and the years beyond. That doesn't imply that we are in the same tier as New England (or Kansas City for that matter).

Maternity wards in western New York will be really busy in late June.

What specifically do you think would have happened differently? I can't really come up with anything that would NOT have the score 20-17 for Cincinnati's final drive. (Obviously that drive might go way differently if the offense had the option of attempting a game-tying FG instead of needing the TD).

The defense only allowed 8 points to the Jets. And you can't really compare Week 1 NYJ to Weeks 2 and 3 NYJ.

The write-up on McDermott seems about right IMO. He came into the season with a pretty secure grip on his job and a team trending in the right direction. 2019 is not playoffs-or-bust; the team just needs to show further improvement and Allen needs to develop. That all seems to be happening over the first three games. I mean, if the Bills had started 0-3 and Allen looked to be regressing, McDermott's seat would at least be getting a little warm, right? (Counter-factual, obviously).

They either will, or they won't, so it's 50-50.

I've been thinking the exact same thing for the past couple of weeks. Tennessee is a team that we should probably beat, but it's going to be a tough road test. In some ways, it's a bigger game than this week's.