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7 minutes ago, transient said:
At this point, realizing the only way his team is going to win the game is if he plays nearly flawless probably has something to do with that.
That's the formula for most teams who want to win a ring, and it's what Mahomes does every playoffs. You want to beat the best, you have to be the best.
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13 hours ago, UKBillFan said:
After leaking 32 points. Well done, defense. Great job.
KC leaked 29 points to us. Is that significantly better? Had we scored at the end of the game, it would have been 32 or 35. Should our defense be held to a higher standard than theirs?
The defense had many many flaws last night, BUT
They held kelce to 2/19
They held the top two running backs under 4 yards a carry
They did not allow a 100 yard receiver.
They forced a fumble
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2 hours ago, 78thealltimegreat said:
Mad Max in Buffalo would be amazing but how about bringing Khalil Mack home he’s finally a free agent.
For vet minimum?
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1 minute ago, UKBillFan said:
In all seriousness, I think Josh was good enough last night, excluding the opening drive. I acknowledge he came out badly, and it was a shame because I thought that had been sorted. But at the same time, there was no run game or easy pass to help settle him (see the start of the Chiefs first drive to assist Mahomes). The run game didn't make a true appearance until the third quarter. Question one, where as it, followed by... why persist with the QB sneaks?
But he did enough to move the chains. He did enough to win. Opposite a far better defense than Mahomes was facing. With far fewer options than Mahomes had. He got us within three. If Kincaid or Samuel could catch, maybe things would be different. Was he at his best? No. Did he play well enough to win considering the inbalance on both sides of the ball? Yes. How often do we see QBs play at their very best against this Chiefs defense?
Even if you actually believe that - we lost by 3, so a TD on that drive instead of a punt wins it and a FG takes us to OT. We had 4 drives that failed to produce points while KC only had 3 (excluding the kneeldowns at half/game). It was a big deal.
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6 minutes ago, T.E. said:
He needed every break imaginable to go his way, every officiating call to go his way, and a complete meltdown by our coaching staff to beat us by three - at home, no less.
There's a reason Allen the has better playoff head-to-head stats yet still loses over and over again to Mahomes, and it's not because he's getting outplayed.
Mahomes is 17-3 in the playoffs. Josh is 7-6.
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2 minutes ago, UKBillFan said:
OK.
So Josh was good and got the Bills to within three. If he was great, they would have one by at least a score then. If he was MVP level it would have been a blow out. 50-32 maybe. If only.
Nope.
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2 minutes ago, UKBillFan said:
So Josh was average
Didn't ever say that. Try again.
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5 minutes ago, UKBillFan said:
Josh was bad on the opening drive. After that he played more than well enough to win. Unfortunately the other things you mentioned conspired against him and the Bills. You also forgot the drops - Kincaid two and Samuel one.
Well enough to win against an average team, sure. Well enough to win against the best team in the sport? No. Not even a little bit. Mahomes was near perfect. If Josh wanted to move on, he needed to be at that level too.
I already said it was a total team loss, but Josh can't control that. All he can control is his own play, and this notion that he can't be any better than he is, is false. He didn't look like an MVP out there last night. If he played an MVP game, that would've done the job.
The defense, for all of their warts, did hold Kelce to 19 yards of two catches, and stifled KC's running game until the very end. We needed a play from someone - could have been Kincaid, Johnson, Cook, but there's no one better equipped to deliver one than Allen. Unfortunately, he didn't have it when we needed it either.-
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Just now, T.E. said:
Allen is better than Mahomes in a vacuum; he is just saddled with a moronic coaching staff while Mahomes has the greatest offensive play-caller of all time at his disposal.
When is this going to stop? It's patently false.
Mahomes outplayed Allen AGAIN yesterday,a nd he looked cool as a cucumber doing it. The game has never been too big for him - not once. Mahomes is in a tier of 1 right now and in a tier of 2 all-time. It's him and Brady - that's it.-
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Josh had a bad night from the opening drive and never really looked like himself, but it was a complete team loss.
The playcalling and strategy was poor - completely abandoning the run that got us here
Josh was rattled/rushed a lot of the game making poor decisions/executing poorly despite walking away with a clean sheet on the night.
The offensive line was terrible
The defensive line had a few big plays int he passing game and did well against the run for portions of the game, but they weren't consistent enough
The secondary was a disaster, constantly taking poor angles to ball carriers.
Elam in particular was a nightmare. I don't know if he's a redeemable player, but he surely isn't as a bill. Jackson should have played over Bishop. -
42 minutes ago, DapperCam said:
They weren’t flawless last week, their elite defense saved their butt. The Bills score 2x more points than the Texans managed. And the Bills defense gave up about 2x more than the Texans allowed.They didn't have to be to beat the Texans. They were in command of the game the entire time. When they needed to get the plays to close it out, they did - like they always do.
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1 hour ago, Straight Hucklebuck said:
Cooper DeJean, Darius Slay, Mitchell, Blankenship, Gardner-Johnson aren’t going to let 2000 year old JuJu Smith Schuster run wide open, or get out leveraged by Xavier Worthy.
He's 28...
2 minutes ago, DapperCam said:So you are saying the Bills should have done what no other team has done against this current iteration of the Chiefs with an elite defense. It’s unreasonable.
If you want to beat them, what alternative do you have? They're no worse than the 2nd most dominant dynasty in the history of the sport. They're flawless when it matters.
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2 hours ago, DrBob806 said:
McCarthy?
Hard pass.
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2 hours ago, MPT said:
Interception for the Bills became a Chiefs' 30 yard completion. Phantom PI against Elam prevented a Chiefs' punt. Successful 4th down QB sneak in the 4th quarter inexplicably became the Chiefs' ball. Penalty flag against the Chiefs on the Bills' last play was picked up with no explanation. This isn't rocket science. Refs know exactly when and where to have the biggest impact while making things seem close. It's all fixed.
calling football fixed is the laziest take anyone could possibly have.
First of all, no it isn't. The Bills largely deserved the penalties they got just as much as KC deserved theirs.
Second of all, Fixing pro football would be impossible.
Third of all, if they were going to fix the game, why go with the Chiefs when the Bills upset would be far more beneficial to everyone in the league. The premise of parity is what's vaulted the NFL to the most profitable league in the nation.
Ask Josh if he thinks the game was rigged, or if he and a bunch of his teammates absolutely sucked out there tonight. I bet I know which answer he'd go with.-
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Nope. Watching the two most insufferable fanbases in the NFL battle it out? Doing nothing would be a better use of time.
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The refs has nothing to do with the outcome today. We had every opportunity to win, and predictably choked.
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5 minutes ago, Roundybout said:
Find someone better. I dare you.Sure, let's do it.
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Outcoached on both sides of the ball, Allen was rattled too much of the game and missed too many throws, and our secondary was taking terrible angles all night. I didn't expect us to be here a few months ago, but watching them gift-wrap this game for KC was painful. Chance after chance and not a one of them could find a way to rise to the occasion.
Are we ever going to have a real discussion that maybe this group has peaked?-
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13 hours ago, Toyo321 said:
We can all say what we want but this teams D is by no means elite. Just go back and watch the replay of the last two passes & the touchdown throw Lamar had against us in the 4th qtr. There was not a Bills Defensive Line player within 5 yards of him when he made these throws. Our D is too volatile to be relied upon. We did not force a single punt by them. It was more Lamar and Andrews mistakes than us forcing them. Our D excels on some plays and is nowhere to be found on plays like these last two passes & that touchdown pass. Our D needs work in the offseason and in the draft. It is only average for a reason this season and it is what it is for the rest of the year. I never expected this team to get to the AFCCG this year with the talent we had, we did not sign any difference makers. Our Safeties and CB's are frankly very replaceable. I hate to say it but next year was the year many people thought that this team would be better because we will have money to sign FA players again, and have another draft.
We are just along for the ride at this point. This track that this "D's" roller-coaster is on, is all over the place, all you can do is hold on for as long as this ride lasts.
Not sure when it will end. We have to get a little help and not shoot ourselves in the foot for two more games.
Not sure if you noticed, but on non-blitzing plays most of the D-line was trying to contain. It seems they rarely had more than 1 of the 4 push Lamar while the rest held their gaps so he couldn't run free. For what it's worth, it worked very well too.
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52 minutes ago, Billsfanatic8989 said:
There's no viable replacement out there. Johnson & Vrabel are not an option now. Belichick is in NC. McCarthy will likely get the Saints or Raiders job. Regardless, McD wouldn't be fired if the team lost 71-24. And great coaches were available.
But...I'm of the opinion he should be gone with a loss. Specifically, one where his D is shredded.
How could you not be upset with yet another loss to the same team?
I'm legitimately asking. Not trying to be rude.
Why would I be upset losing to one of the greatest dynasties in the history of the sport? You aren't supposed to beat these teams, especially in their home stadium.
Put the shoe on the other foot. If you're a Chiefs fan, how would you feel losing to the Bills - a team without a 1st team All pro player, a 1000 yard receiver, a 4000 yard passer, and a defense with a double-digit sacker or anyone with more than 2 INTs, in your own house. The Chiefs should expect to win this game by any metric, the Bills shouldn't.-
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I'm also extremely pleased with the team's performance this year. Win or lose, I was very encouraged by the way the team was prepared last week against a more talented Ravens team and was extremely pleased to see that they didn't play down tot he Broncos' level the week prior.
I've been a vocal critic of McDermott since the day he was hired, but this season has been, by far, his best. He still had some bad looks in the regular season, but it's the first time I've ever seen his staff outcoach people.
Earlier int he season, I gave the Bills a 5% chance to win the Super Bowl. I think that number is considerably higher now. I don't think they're favorites, but I can see an argument where they have as good a shot as anyone, because of how they're prepared and how they're executing. I think we are a better team than the Chiefs, but I don't "expect" us to win, nor will I be particular upset if we don't. However, the perfect scenario may have presented itself to us to actually win the whole damn thing this year, so I'll be on the edge of my seat.-
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Yes, it's technically true, but it's pedantic to belabor it. Yes, clearly everyone knows that Lamar is not defending Josh's passes, but the QB vs QB thing isn't all that different to describing individual games like Golf, Darts, Bowling etc. Phil Mickelson wasn't roleplaying as a sandtrap when he faced off against Tiger Woods, but he still played againt him, even if the game was really just playing against the course. Yes, it's absolutely a team game, but these guys understand the reality. Josh sees what Lamar is doing when he plays and if he scores a TD, he knows he has to go out there and score blow for blow. I think it matters more than a little.
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I've done it several times over the years, but only with a spread. Betting against the Bills is win-win in my book. If The Bills win, I'm not mad about losing the bet. If they lose, I get something out of it.
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On 12/30/2024 at 3:06 PM, Bockeye said:
I tend to agree, but 8 straight games of 30+ points per game along with 3.12 points/drive is astoundingly good. I’m fine with his passing and running calls. How the heck can we do much better??
So the below stats are wrong then?? Brady and Manning in their prime were putting up more points per drive? Had way more than 8 30+ point games. Just trying to square this.
The 2024 Bills are averaging 3.12 points/drive - In the history of the NFL, only the 2007 Patriots have averaged more at 3.19. The only other teams above 3 are the 2018 Chiefs, the 2013 Broncos and the 2001 Rams.
No one said the stats were wrong. What value the stats have is definitely open to interpretation however. Point per game is an inflationary statistic, with teams scoring 10% more points per game than they did 20 year ago. If you add 10% to the scoring offenses in the year 2000, we'd have the fourth highest scoring offense that year.
How is it we can beat the Chiefs in the regular season but not the post season ??
in The Stadium Wall
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For the Chiefs and the Bills, the regular season is just pre-season. They're holding back their best plays, and players aren't giving it every last ounce they have. It's pretty apparent that playoff football is just a whole different animal, which is true in every sport. Guys run faster, hit harder and lay out for plays they otherwise wouldn't when it's all on the line.