Boatdrinks

Then knuckleheads will come out of the woodwork with threads about who should start over who, coaches are dumb etc etc.

The Texans will already know the outcome of Chiefs/ Chargers, as the NFL left that game at its original 1 PM kickoff. If somehow the Chiefs lost , I’d imagine there’s a good chance that Watson has a quick recovery and starts.

WNY real estate costs are low compared to many areas of the country, and half your games are played outside of NYS ( and the associated taxes) anyway. Aside from that, players are giving the management and environment great reviews. That word gets around with players in the league, and the team has become relevant again with two playoff berths in 3 seasons. These things do matter.

A TE has been inactive all year. So has a WR. Just being consistent. Besides, you’re not going to have a QB inactive. Allen can use some reps early, as he’s often a little too hyped up. Knox can practice catching all week on a Juggs machine.

Has to be some of both. I believe a couple weeks ago I heard announcers say the Texans finally scored an opening drive TD for the first t8me in a ridiculous amount of games ( longer than the Bills by a lot). That just shows this can happen, even to teams that are thought to have good offenses and good WRs, etc. Probably a little bit of play design/ calling ( Daboll has mixed things up; remember passing 15 straight plays or something ? ) and some poor execution on the part of the players. I view Daboll as a good play designer at times, but often lacking the feel of what to call in certain game situations.

It makes a more catchy line for a song, but hey, who’s counting ?

What year do you mean ? Year one ? Then yes, year 1-100 is a century. You don’t start with year nothing.

Terrible way for the Buckeyes to lose. Thought they had it for sure on the final drive, probably didn’t need to go for the whole enchilada on that play, and it came back to bite them. A miscommunication or something , and the WR falls down. At least force Clemson to make a great play... the pass went right to the defender.

Need to go back further than that. Can’t just choose a random century, but rather back to the beginning of recorded time. Was the first year known as year zero, or was it year one ? Yes, the nineteenth century was years 1901-2000. You may not have been in the “ nineteen hundreds” but you were certainly in the last year of the nineteenth century.

May blew this game by going after that punt. Totally not necessary. Ball never moved and he took multiple steps. Why have rules if they’re not going to be adhered to ?

That was obviously a catch and fumble. Terrible overturn

The team wouldn’t be in the playoffs with the 29th or 32nd ranked defense, even if the offense were top ten. Anyway, ,most fans want to see the offense improved. They’re not okay with it. What would you suggest fans do about the Bills offense ? There’s nothing we can do. So perhaps you’d be more entertained by following Arizona or something. There’s little that we can do as fans except trust that those in charge will make the necessary improvements in the offseason. Their jobs depend on it, so I’d suspect they know what needs to be done. Making the playoffs and winning games is a good step, but no one on the staff would be satisfied being the 24th ranked offense.

Is it ? Shouldn’t next year’s finale be the last of the decade ? I mean, if recorded time began with year one ......

Yeah , this is Buffalo after all. There will be some saying Barkley should start the playoff game.

The Ravens would play Saturday and get the extra days rest before the AFC title game due to their status as the #1 seed.

Perhaps. Most would say Pat Mahomes has a lot better chance of being that player, and I would agree with them.

I’d guess there’s a good chance Williams is active this Sunday.

I’m certain the Bills are capable of throwing for 300 yards in a game. However, it’s clear they do not want to do the things necessary for that to happen in a game. Namely, pass the ball about 35 to 40 times. This reluctance may be due to personnel issues on the offense, which is still not completely rebuilt. They focused on the OL this past offseason, and got two starting caliber WRs as they had none. They’re scraping by with a rookie TE that caught few passes in college and lack a physical, big , matchup WR on the outside. Patience, grasshopper. I’d reckon a sizable chunk of their offseason and cap $$ will be spent adding weapons for Josh Allen. Meanwhile, this team in its current form is going to the playoffs. That’s entertaining by any standard.

Sad story, wow. I remember Smith, as I met him briefly and got his autograph in August of 1990. He was in the building where I worked at the time for an appearance on Budweiser Sportsline with Paul Maguire. Paul often brought players back to our office, but I bumped into Smith as he was leaving. I recall he was very nice , and we briefly discussed the upcoming season. Of course, I had no idea what an amazing season was about to unfold , and he was an unlikely candidate to score the Bills first SB touchdown in franchise history. I was never aware of what happened to him, except that he wasn’t in the Bills the next season.

FWIW , Synopsis of playoff scenarios on NFL.com stated “ don’t be surprised “ if Texans get early slot on SAT for playoffs.

Sucks that we get the Steelers game in BUF, rather than the much more interesting ( to Bills fans) HOU Vs TEN.

Of course it is ! After the Ravens victory over the Pats* , I couldn’t find that game replayed all week.

The dark overlord Belichick has played starters ,including Brady in the first half of meaningless week 17 games.

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Will Fuller’s absence / presence will have a bigger impact on the game than Watt imo.