Boatdrinks

He’s getting there for sure

Yep, sloppy play but still a few less flags than normal for a Europe game.

These overseas games are typically low scoring , flag filled slogs. This one is trending that way after one good opening drive ..

Right? Bills @CIN was over after less than 1 quarter played lol

Last play of the game flags are not that common. This is well known and it’s league wide.

The Bills could have chosen to have their bye after the London trip. They declined to do so in hopes of a later bye week. This is the part of the schedule that is definitely not determined far in advance.

My guess is Hamlin inactive tomorrow

This^ . Pretty sure the Bills and Bungles have split their last two meetings. ( I know I know , different QB and all that, but projecting an entire game on essentially a drive apiece is silly)

This team is really not built for playing in the snow in January. Weather hasn’t been any advantage at all for the Bills in decades. The game plans on both sides of the ball for the playoff game vs CIN were awful given the conditions . The Bills seemed like they’d never seen snow. One main point of deferring is to possibly get “ free” back to back possessions - at the end of the first half and start of the 2nd. Otherwise you’d need to “ earn it” with a turnover. This way you have a chance just by winning the coin toss. Doesn’t always work out that way, but the possibility is there.

Bengals in a close one , 31-27

Funny how the well worn , accepted as truth narratives don’t always match reality .

I’d prefer if the game @ CIN was next week rather than just days after the deadline but it is what it is. These moves are for the stretch run. Not expecting to see both these guys out there Sunday night but will be pleasantly surprised if they are.

Numbers say ok, but I just don’t love the look. If they win, I’d say wear ‘em for the rest of the road games.

Yep, this is a stash for a later move.

Exactly . This is a close, tough matchup. The old any given Sunday maxim is more fitting for bottom feeder teams.

Eh, he’s a 1 tech. A tad easier to be thrown into the fire there.

He’s not contributing and wasn’t going to be any time soon. Meanwhile , the team needs reinforcements for the stretch run. So Kaiir goes to IR to make room for a player at a position of need. Great job of filling holes resulting from injury by BB.

I disagree. While their recent play cannot be overlooked , they’ve played better , a LOT better this season. Not in 2021 or 2020, but this season. Even Vs better teams than they’ve played recently. If you assume that recent trends will continue on indefinitely, the same should have held true for good trends, no ? It did not. Truth is none of us know when or if the Bills will find their earlier rhythm. Or if the Bengals recent stretch of better play will continue. I’m nowhere near certain of a win : it’s a game the Bills could easily lose. I also don’t think the Bengals are the best team in the NFL, or even the AFC for that matter. The balanced opinion - that the Bills can absolutely win this game - is not the extreme opinion here. That would be the one that says since they lost an earlier matchup , and played very poorly in doing so they are doomed to get a similar effort and result on Sunday night.

Pretty sure Josh Allen ( and subsequently the Bills ) has a pretty good record in prime time games. Maybe I’m wrong but I’m sure someone will chime in . The Bengals are in their heads after essentially a single game ? Seems silly but the legend grows seemingly by the day around here.

It’s a bummer that he hasn’t panned out. He should go to IR as it’s pretty clear he’s not going to contribute to the 2023 campaign.

Sounds like Elam to IR.. makes sense as Douglas gets on board

If Douglas is a quality starter and good scheme fit, then CB is not a glaring need entering 2024. Probably going to need a WR2 as I don’t believe their going to ( or should) pay Davis what WRs get on second contracts these days. They’ll almost certainly add a CB somewhere , but it won’t be first on the list imo

Not so sure on the MNF either. It was 7-3 pretty quick- Bills could probably have gone for it too. Even if you spot CIN 14-3 for a bit, it could very quickly have been 14-10. Not quite a drubbing after say a quarter or so of football. This matchup thing is a bit overblown yet it’s accepted as gospel after basically a single meeting between two teams.

White probably wasn’t coming back to the Bills after the Achilles regardless of them acquiring Douglas. It would have been job 1 for Beane in the draft or FA. It’s too bad , but not a ton of track record for CBs coming back from those .

Okay, no homer take here - I’ve not said the Bills will definitely win the game. The Bengals are not exactly the ‘80s Niners and ‘85 Bears rolled into one though. The playoff game was a lackluster performance as you’ll see. It was also a classic case of getting outsmarted. The Bengals did exactly what you should do in the cold and snow that day. Run, get short throws in the hands of the WRs and let the skill guys run for the easy first downs the Bills scheme was ridiculously handing them. The Bills looked like they had zero idea how to play in snow - on both sides of the ball. They deserved the lumps they took that day. I don’t think it’s necessarily any indication of what to expect on Sunday night. Again, there’s not a lot of history between these teams / QBs to go on.