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Totally overrated, and besides the Bills were hardly the first team to party. The Raiders on Bourbon Street were legendary partiers. Still got the win on SB Sunday. Pretty much a non factor.

They haven’t been an elite defense all year and aren’t about to change now. Plays will be made.

I’m feeling like “ Bring it on ! “ When the Bills take care of their business tomorrow and punch their ticket to SB LV, it won’t matter who the opponent is. They’ll deserve to be there and either matchup will present a new challenge, but they’ll accept it and meet it to achieve victory.

Ahhhh, nice meat puppets reference. Bravo 👏

No, you do not need to be tested to attend the game. There’s a new restriction on flying to US requiring a Covid test to board the plane, but that doesn’t start until Jan 26. Good luck and go Bills!!!

It’s already been done, and it was really good. Was on the 1988 WGR Bills fan mania (or something like that ) cassette lol. I still have it somewhere, but would probably take me a month to find it! It consisted of about ten classic songs remade with Buffalo Bills lyrics. The song you mention was turned into “ the Bills are back” . Might have been the first track on side 1 iirc. Anyway, there were other good ones like “ get ready” , and Beat the NY Jets “ you guessed it Bennie and the Jets . It wasn’t Karaoke either, the tracks were all remade at a local studio with session players but they did a great job. Reminds me of the excitement back in those years.

No link, but I’ve seen it reported on OBL and a couple other outlets.

I’m on the fence currently. The AFCC tix ( upper level) can now be had for mid $ 600 range per ducat, but not too interested in sitting there. Bills lower bowl sideline or corner are still around $1100 -1800 per. Those really haven’t moved much since Sunday. Next day or so will determine.

Hmmmmm... always great to welcome new fans into the fold! She’s got great form. There’s a joke about getting shafts regripped for the upcoming golf season that I’d like to add, but will refrain for now. Fore!

Not directed at you John, but that’s no matter. You’re certainly entitled to your opinion and I respect that. It’s unfortunate that “ truth “ has become self validating narratives for journalists who were once unbiased. I’m sincere as well. Cheers and I’ve always enjoyed your contributions to the board.

I’d like to culturally cancel about 97% of “ reporters”.

Love it. Loose translation of mafiusu from Sicilian dialect means “ bravado, swagger , or boldness” it’s unique to Bills fans and I liked it the first time I heard it.

Interesting ; I figured the initial line was based on the expectation that Mahomes plays. That they kinda baked that in. It seemed the prevailing opinion was Mahomes walked off the field and the injury wasn’t likely to keep him out. I’d be surprised if this line was based on Henne starting at QB. Just my opinion , of course. I’m not much of a gambler, so what do I know ?

Totally sucks. PUTRID decision. Glad the combine isn’t as relevant to the Bills this spring.

This game stacks up really well, imo. The offense is at least as high powered as the best of those Bills teams. The ‘88 team was sort of the outlier of the Kelly era championship games. Kelly was in just his third season with the Bills, and the ‘87 season was a strike shortened one. The offense featured a rookie Thurman Thomas, and Reed had established himself but they weren’t running the K Gun / no huddle yet. They were a stout defense with good STs, but the passing offense was somewhat lacking. They were underdogs to the Bengals and hadn’t beaten them in quite some time. The ‘90 team was high powered offense, pretty solid defense and were favored vs the Raiders but not by a lot. They had beaten the Raiders in OP in September of that season with a late comeback, and had the home field on the basis of that win. 1991 was the best statistical season for Kelly and the offense , and the Bills were favored over the Broncos. To everyone’s surprise , the game was a defensive struggle rather than the high flying offensive display fans expected. 1992 brought a wildcard playoff run with just a single home game - the famous comeback vs the Oilers. The Reich-led Bills knocked off the top seeded Steelers in Pittsburgh then headed to Miami as a road favorite for the Championship game. Lastly the ‘ 93 team was weakened by the debut of free agency in the NFL - the Bills were stacked and the initial NFL salary cap was low. Other teams feasted on the Bills’ roster as they simply couldn’t keep everyone. That development accelerated the Bills decline, especially along the OL. This Bills team reminds me most of the 90 and 91 teams, just without a Thurman Thomas type RB. Thomas was the NFL’s MVP in 1991, which illustrates the difference in today’s passing game standards.

After he wins the Super Bowl.

BECAUSE THERE ARE MULTIPLE THREADS ON THE TOPIC ALREADY! LOOK!

THIS DOESN’T NEED ITS OWN THREAD

....If Mahomes plays he will get hit and be out of the game. Just a gut feeling.

They needed a TD with 5 minutes left and couldn’t do it. If the Bills are down 5 in AFCC with five minutes to go, I’ll feel pretty confident.

The Bills have an elite passing offense for the first time in over a quarter century, have won fifteen games , haven’t lost since October save for a crazy Hail Mary and fans are worried about the running game ? Cleveland’s running game didn’t get it done, even with Mahomes out. The Bills haven’t needed a ground game, and don’t bother with it too often. So what? This is the modern NFL and the Bills with Dabolls playcalling / design are in the title game this Sunday. I’ll trust in this coaching staff to have a winning game plan. It’s their toughest matchup of the year ( thanks Browns, lol) for sure, but fretting over the ground attack is something I’m glad to forget as a Bills fan.

Injury status usually updated on Tuesdays.

Early forecast for gametime is around 40 degrees, dipping to high 30s by 9pm. Wind around 7 mph and 40% chance of precipitation.

Ahhh, a Hamden reference! Surprising with the low post count that you would remember the “ Chroise” but impressive nonetheless . Great job!

It’s an outdoor stadium. In the situation you describe, I would attend but everyone’s different.