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That is absurd. The last holding call was about the only thing that was even remotely legitimate.

That sucks for Marshall, but he got away with blatant offensive pass interference the catch prior to that. If the refs don't want to call an even game, people are gonna get facemasked to even the playing field.

Without those terrible calls, they would have zero points right now. So I guess the defense is doing their job.

The defense has looked really good so far. You can't defend against horrible 3rd down penalty calls.

Considering at least two of our losses last year were directly attributable to horrific officiating, I think you're underestimating their affect on the game. If they score a touchdown here, that's 7-0 refs. And it's only the first drive. Just wait until we get a "roughing the passer" penalty on Hughes for cleanly tackling the quarterback.

Grind it out -2 yards at a time, baby. Are any GM's or coaches available in the draft this year?

Good lord. We have to say things like "at least it wasn't as bad as that one random game 13 years ago." That should answer your question.

23/34. 258. TD. Pretty good day for Flacco. And I don't think he even has to wash his jersey.

Well, no. But other teams game planned for all that and decided they could win despite those qualifications. And they did. Because it's football and not real life. If my life sucked as hard and as long as the Bills have, I'd definitely be in trouble. Luckily, I can vent about these guys sucking at their jobs while maintaining my own satisfactory status quo.

Okay, Chris Brown, we get it. The Bills are just about to turn this thing around.

It's been going on a long time. At this point, I'd rather start someone with an unknowable floor / ceiling than keep watching a never-ending carousel of mediocrity. I'd much rather ride a 2-14 wave and then rebuild instead of dicking around in the .500 club for two decades.

I've said this a lot tonight, but I don't think it can be overstated. "One game" is the difference between making the playoffs or going home early for the better part of two decades. One game is what teams are fighting for in the last few weeks of the season. And we just gave away yet another easy one that will come back to haunt us when we're 8-8 again. If we even manage that level of mediocrity this year.

You may have a lot of posts, but you sure as hell haven't been around long enough to know how ridiculous this statement is.

This. This so much. Being at this game, it felt like a foregone conclusion that the Ravens would suck and still beat us. There was absolutely no worry among the home crowd that we would beat their simplistic defensive scheme and laughable offense. And we were happy to oblige all day long. Absolutely nothing positive to report back about this game, except... Bills fans travel well, are the best fans in the league, and are rabidly loyal despite being continuously fed a garbage product.

So when this list of yours turns out to be correct in their projections, I fully expect you to write a mea culpa and promptly run off the board.

I don't subscribe to this line of thought. Today's game could have easily been a shutout with 14 defensive points scored. And we wouldn't have even had to try that hard. Flacco threw a few passes right to our defensive backs and their only points came off penalties and a blown coverage deep.

Brilliant! Several teams gave up 30 and still won. We gave up 13 to an offense that looked like it was trying to give the ball away all day and we still lost by a touchdown.

How many times over the last 15 years has one game been the difference between the playoffs or going home? I'll set the over / under at 5, and I think that's low.

When he's calling his own plays and the Ryans are done trying to convince everyone they're defensive gurus.

The Ravens are not even a remotely good football team. They will miss the playoffs along with us, but their organization will rebuild into a playoff team in less time than it took us to fire Dick Jauron.

One game is the difference between making the playoffs or sitting at home like the last 15 years. One game is the difference almost every single year.

For God's sake, just do what real organizations do and go for an early pick. Fire everyone except maybe Ed Reed. If you think this is an overreaction, you weren't watching today. The ineptitude of this team can't be overstated.

This was an easy win. Our defense looked atrocious. Our offense was even worse. This is not a team that improved over last year, never mind one that is built for the playoffs. The talent is there. The team is not.