Success

Allen has gone from around 50%, to 60%, to close to 70%. He looked determined at the end there. 80% next year?

SO MUCH FUN. This season was just a big smile. We're just not as good as the Chiefs yet, which is okay right now.

We're just taking some lumps right now. This doesn't derail anything. I loved when they showed Beane. I could see his mind working.

Defense can dictate a lot of that. We were giving Mahomes open receivers all night. Our receivers were blanketed every time they showed the view downfield.

Yep - that was needed.

Learning lessons. Jordan had to figure out Bird's Celtics, and then the Bad Boys, before he could go on and dominate.

LOL - on their boards, Pats fans are saying this was our "one shot," because after they get Stafford and Miami gets Watson, we're right back in the basement.

If we get there - McD has defended him well over the years. So, there's there's that.

Everything seemed to go the Bucs way so far. But are they the better team? They really look like it. GB may have been a bit hyped.

I'd rather be a millennial Bills fan than a millennial Pats fan. For any Pats fan under 30, winning is really all they know. They're like trust fund kids or something. How can you appreciate it when it comes easily like that? For younger Bills fans - and ALL Bills fans - we can look back on losing to Pittsburgh's 2nd string, the Losman/Edwards debate, three consecutive 7-9 seasons, Mularkey, Williams, Jauron, Gailey, the Dallas MNF game, dozens of plays where we basically had games won and found a way to lose, and all the rest of it. It has been a slog, but we got through it, and here we are: win today, and the Bills are back in the show. Good days, indeed. I'm soaking in every second.

It's weird. I usually have an undercurrent of doom and tend to expect the worst - but I'm not even worried today. I just think we've got this (and apologies to anyone who thinks jinx is a thing). Of course we could lose - but I feel like if both teams play their game, the Bills win.

ANYWHERE but New England. Pretty please, with sprinkles and all the fixins.

The coaching feels like a wash in this one. McD has really emerged - I have complete faith in him at this point, and the staff. They gameplan & adjust very well. Reid has always been a top coach. I was really happy he got the monkey off his back last year. It has really changed the narrative on him (though true fans of the game always knew he was great).

Man, no one told us about this - making the championship game really wreaks havoc on having a normal weekend. I feel like I'm just finding things to do the whole time. Doesn't even feel like a Saturday. People never tell you about the downside.

That's the kind of statement that, if I was a computer, I'd start smoking and shooting sparks, and saying things like "does not calculate....does not calculate...."

That really would be quite a narrative. Kind of a "slay the demons" season all the way to the end - sweeping the Pats, getting BB to throw his phone, winning the division, making a run to the SB, winning in TAMPA - the scene of the original crime, and finally, beating without a doubt our greatest nemesis. It's like a tale from Homer or something. Immortality! Take it. It's yours.

One game at a time & all that - but we are fans, and can look ahead. IF we win tomorrow, who would you rather face....a better team w/ Green Bay, or Tampa Bay and the guy who also played the role of "monster in the closet" for Bills fans going on 2 decades? It defies logic - because I do think GB is measurably better, with a better QB and coach - but I'm pulling for them in the 1st game. Defeating Brady in the big game, in Tampa, would help erase a lot of demons. But for me, he is still the monster in the closet. I'd rather have a game w/ as little baggage as possible, if we get there.

That's an incredible doc - but I was only able to watch it the one time. I saw it was on last night, and quickly flipped past the channel. Just can't do it. I think if we win one, I'll be able to watch it again more easily, and w/ more appreciation.

I've been taping all of the "NFL Lives" and other shows all week, and will probably watch a lot of that. And do some outdoorsy stuff just to clear my head. I'm trying to really appreciate the coverage being given to the Bills. It's basically the opposite of the past 20 or so years, and it's fun to hear everyone talking about the team. I also have 5-6 take out menus printed out. I'm perusing those and trying to make a decision on the best course of action food-wise for the game.

Best wishes for a very quick and full recovery.

It's probably somewhere in the thread, so forgive my laziness - do we have any idea if they're going to activate Williams or Freeman? Do we think they're just going to ride w/ Singletary and Yeldon for the most part?

I have my pundit-to-English dictionary. When someone says, "It's just Diggs," it means "I haven't seen the Bills play this season."

Sunday is going to be fun. I think they play like the team we got used to in December. KC might be the best match-up we've had in some ways.

The Pats will be somewhat competitive as long as they have BB - but he's almost 70, and right now, they don't have a QB. We really need to appreciate that our biggest competition for the division is Miami. The Pats look to be headed for a stretch of irrelevance - right when we're setting up for a long run. I could use a decade's worth of sweeps to get back to normal psychologically when it comes to football.

I've said it a few times - I wouldn't do a straight-up player for player trade as of today. Love Mahomes' game, but I think Allen has the higher ceiling, and he's just better for Buffalo.