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He played okay to pretty well. Not as bad as his detractors are going to tell you. Yes, he got beat on the very visible deep post. Other than that, there wasn't anything noteworthy. AJ Brown and Devonta Smith had a combined 24 yards receiving. I think he's probably more or less the same guy he was in Buffalo, but last night wasn't enough of a sample size to say definitively.

Gruden is a lunatic. It's clear that football is and has always been his whole life. His passion for the game just oozes out. It's a shame he seems to a creep behind the scenes, because he was one of the most relatable, entertaining commentators in the game. Alas...

Also: Thanks for the response. I think this game may very well come down to who is and isn't healthy on both sides. Ricard and Likely are both significant losses for the Ravens offense, and Tre White would be a potentially big loss for the Bills defense. Here's to a good, hard fought, injury-free game (and a Bills win, of course!)

@FranchiseSavior If Ricard misses the game -- and given that Likely will also miss the game -- do you anticipate the Ravens to pivot from their usual heavy use of 12 and 21 personnel and perhaps employ more 11, with Hopkins getting serious snaps? Or do you expect them to stay more true to their typical offensive identity? And if so, is there anyone on the roster that they consider a backup of sorts to Ricard? Granted, no one can do what he can do, but...is there a backup FB?

While I fully believe that -- ON AVERAGE -- that's true... Home Field Advantage is DEFINITELY a very real thing for some teams. The Bills were 10-0 at home last year. 3-5 on the road. Chiefs, Ravens, Seahawks... There are absolutely some teams in this league (and the Bills are one of them) for whom home field advantage matters.

Based solely on online interactions -- I admit to now knowing or interacting with any Ravens fans in real life -- I have found Ravens fans to be some of the worst in the league. Arrogant, uninformed, insulting, dismissive, and immature. I have had more productive and enjoyable conversations with fans of just about every other fan base. Ravens fans, though? I really have yet to find an even remotely pleasant one.

This is where I tell you that I see end stage free market capitalism as a hideous medley of crass materialism, brazen greed, and the prioritization of profits over the good of human beings, and that one need only walk down the street of any major city, talk to any struggling family, listen to any medical procedure cost horror story, or look at the profit margins of any billionaire to see that the unchecked and voracious financial appetites of money-obsessed corporations and the politicians who enable them is destroying this country and its people from the inside out. And then you tell me that I must be come kind of anarchist or communist, and that I should take my pinko propaganda to the PPP, and "America, love it or leave it". And some of the things that I said and some of the things that you said are probably true, but not all of them in either case. Now let's shake hands and agree that we probably disagree wildly on a lot of things other than Bills football, and then stick to that instead. Go Bills!

Not that this is by any means the gospel on the issue, but...a quick AI answer to the question "does piracy drive up streaming costs?" It's far from the certainty that you make it out to be.

You're not paying higher prices because others are stealing. You're paying higher prices because of corporate greed, which would exist with or without piracy.

I remember when they shut down Napster and it ended illegal music downloading forever!

Several have said this already, but just in case there were a few out there who still have lingering thoughts of this move signifying any kind of roster addition:

The practice squad is very different than it used to be. It is now essentially an extension of your roster, more so than just a training ground for young players. McDermott and co seem to have consciously decided this season to use their six veteran practice squad spots largely on players that know the Bills' system and locker room inside and out. Known quantities. Good locker room presences. Good teammates. In some cases, good leaders and mentors for younger players. Gabe Davis, like Jordan Poyer and Dane Jackson, will likely spend the season on the practice squad, providing leadership, mentorship, and staying ready in case they're called upon. Barring injury, they aren't likely to be called up. If they ARE, though, they'll be ready, and McDermott knows it. Davis, by the way is just 26 years old, and we've seen him produce in both the regular season and postseason for Buffalo. He averaged about 700 yards and 7 TDs a season in Buffalo, which would have made him comfortably the second most productive receiver on the team last year. You could do much, MUCH worse for a practice squad receiver.

Man.... A second MVP in a row for Josh. The last ever game at Highmark Stadium being an AFC Championship game under snow flurries... Josh outdueling Lamar and taking the Bills to their first Super Bowl in 30 years... Winning a Super Bowl comfortably over Tampa Bay (the team representing the city in which our franchise's most infamous moment occurred). Where do I sign up for this? Can you even imagine?