SinceThe70s

Interesting comparison. Raiders got stuck behind the success of the Steelers dynasty and missed out on one SB opportunity due to the immaculate reception - and yes I get that play wasn't a failure on the coaches - still an interesting comparison on the thin line between winning and losing for the also-rans Ironically some think the Steelers team that lost to the Raiders in the 1976 championship game was their strongest team of that era- I looked it up and they gave up 9.9 points per game that year.

Didn't Rex also send IK out for the coin toss against the Jets? That was equal parts humous and classless.

After taking the Pats game off, the Squirrel Winters t-shirt was back yesterday and once again led us to victory. If you've been following the saga of my pre-game grocery shopping and it's karmic impact on the Bills: yesterday due to circumstances outside of my control I did not go grocery shopping until after the game, yet the Bills still won. It's clear to me now that my grocery shopping was a red herring and I will never speak of it again. And there's no truth to the rumor that I plan on having herring for my pre-game meal next Sunday.

Common sense is the coach should expect his kicker to be far closer to the middle on a kick from that distance.

Pretty sure the last time we saw the Broncos watch party was after they went up 7-0. Good times.

I file these commercials under "There's a sucker born every minute."

Appreciate the grounded perspective. FTR, I have no idea what he'll be and wish him all the best.

I lean right (imo both parties suck), but burning LA on purpose? Does anyone really buy in to that rhetoric?

Today I plugged in a USB drive with some music I was listening to a few years back. Came across two songs I forgot about that are diametrically opposed. One is bad ass the other candy ass (stick around for the guitar solo a minute in).

So you start with equating the NFC winning 'almost 60%' with pummeling the AFC - a questionable premise to begin with imo - and then move on to all that matters to AFC teams at this point is the top 1 NFC team - which going into the playoffs is a team the Bills defeated - and then you see fit to mention the Bills playing in the biggest doormat division. How do you reconcile the Bills beating the top dog in the big bad NFC on the road with your dispute of the narrative that the AFC is better than the NFC and claim that the Bills play in the biggest doormat division?

All the best to you and yours.

I purposely did not wear my Squirrel Winters t-shirt or go to a supermarket pre-game. The loss clearly confirms my past karmic contributions to Bills wins - what's unclear is whether it was the shirt or the shopping. Stay tuned.

By nixing a trade for Jeudy based on Madden stats.

How about that!

It would be news to me.

I stopped shopping for my wife years ago. Spent a lot of time one year trying to find matching earrings for a necklace she liked and was pretty pleased with what I bought. And then she asked me to return them a few days after Christmas. I wasn't offended, just decided I wasn't gonna waste my time again. She knows what she likes and wants and now we're both happier. The only thing I buy her every year is a heart-shaped Christmas ornament. I've been doing that since our first Christmas together. The funniest was the year I had them customize the ornament with our names and when I got it in the mail noticed they had written Mark instead of Matt. At the time Mark was our next door neighbor so we had a few laughs.

There are a few more I could hit but those three are in the regular rotation.

For years a New Years Eve staple for my fam has been the Dub Side of the Mule NYE concert. Couldn't find video for this one but 3 minutes in is classic NYE horns: And here's the first song of the new year

Reading through this thread reminds of the line "You can never build yourself up by tearing someone else down". Fortunately there's been good debate too.

Repo Man

Squirrel Winters t-shirt remains undefeated. For the third week in a row I went to a different supermarket before the game wearing a Bills hat and hoodie. I didn't have any direct interaction with a fan but an older cantankerous looking guy looked me up and down with a disdainful look. I assume he's a Jet fan and hope he enjoyed the game.

It says in the book: "burn 'n destroy... 'n repent, 'n redeem 'n revenge, 'n deploy 'n rumble thee forth To the land of the unbelieving scum on the other side 'cause they don't go for what's in the book 'n that makes 'em bad

Squirrel Winters t-shirt is now 3-0 in 2024. More intriguing and less controllable is the supermarket/retail connection. Last week it was pre-game encounters with a Lions fan at Stop 'n Shop and a Bills fan at Kohls. Yesterday at Giunta's supermarket, random deli counter guy saw my Bills hoodie and hat and told me he had switched allegiance from Jets to Bills cuz he'd had it with the Jets circus. Good times. I'm torn about next week. Different supermarket? No pre-game trip to the supermarket? Both are out of my control - as are any fan interactions. Sometimes you just have to let the fickle finger of fate play out. Stay tuned.