Success

Oh, how I have dreamed of this day...

Fellas - seeing BB lose it like that on the challenge, seeing Allen pick that D apart, Diggs tearing it up & getting in their face. blowing them out - it's awesome.

Knox has been great since the drop.

That pass by Allen was not an easy one. We've never been able to do that - at least in the new millenium.

That drive was 100% redemption for Knox. JMHO

Knox can still redeem himself - with a game-winning catch in the Super Bowl.

I'm tellin' ya - they're the Jauron-era Bills now. Mediocre team, awesome punter.

We haven't earned the luxury of toying w/ this team yet. Maybe in a few years.

He's Vader. Great advice not just for this game, but for life....

Chills, man. That was a great piece about the fans. I really love being a Bills fan. We ARE the best. It's not just an empty claim that any fanbase could make - we walk the walk.

ESPN is doing some good stuff right now. It has been MANY years since we got these kinds of in-depth stories about the team & fanbase.

I wonder how long it will be before I can approach a Patriots game more like a "regular" sort of game, and not with a pre-programmed feeling of dread and doom.

I really wanted to match that 56 point total they had against us in 2007. Oh, well. Gotta settle for 49.

To win tonight, BB has to use the same strategy he did as DC for the Giants in '90 - keep Allen and the offense off the field. They're capable of doing that. In the games that they won - from what I saw - they were able to grind out long, time-consuming drives, with Cam picking up key 3rd & shorts with his running ability. The Bills defense is playing much better, and they need to shut that down. If we can keep the TOP at a relatively even split (at minimum), the game shouldn't be that close.

They should stick w/ Darnold. He can be a very good QB and still live up to his draft expectations - they have given him almost nothing to work with, and he needs better coaching. They'll probably still draft a QB, though.

New England is still a division rival, and more importantly, they still have the greatest coach of all time. I feel like it's conventional wisdom now that it won't be close tonight - I definitely hope that's true, but I'm ready for anything. This could be a kitchen sink game for BB - he surely doesn't want to get swept, and will likely pull out all of the stops. He's been able to contain Allen so far in their match-ups. That was also true of Peyton Manning and a lot of good & great QB's over the years - but eventually, the great ones like Manning figured him out. I'm hoping Allen has that kind of moment tonight.

Not to be all hot takey - but are we sure that KC is that scary?

Yeah - I'm w/ the "anyone but the Ravens in round 1" crowd, for sure....

I'm getting a bit tired of the greed. Am I off on that? Is there something I haven't read about where owners and the NFL in general is struggling financially? Because all I see is a bunch of super-rich dudes who can't possibly spend the money they have, wanting more money. I don't like that the Bills wait over 20 years to get the 2 seed and still have to play on WC weekend, and I don't like the idea of 17 games.

Fitz is easily one of the most entertaining players in NFL history. Legend.

I remember when New England had a sense of humor...

The Patriots aren't a bear anymore. They're a smaller mammal - not sure which, but it's one that can't score TD's.

BB can still out-coach anyone. Problem is, he can't out-GM anyone. He'll outsmart himself in the next few drafts, like he always does. Trading down, going for D3 "gems" that he thinks only he knows about. He may get lucky here or there, but he very likely will NOT find the QB he needs. With Miami on the rise, and the Bills already there, it could be a long stretch of wilderness for NE now. They are looking at a major rebuild, and BB might retire before it even comes to fruition. The only move that I could see making them competitive next year would be getting Stafford somehow.

Anyone remember when the Jags were new to the league, and Denver had a similar layoff before they faced Jacksonville in the division round? That goes back a ways - but teams can get rusty. Here's hoping.

On their boards & on twitter, it's almost consensus among Pats fans that they're "glad" it's the Bills winning the division, and not the Jets or Phins - and that we're their "least hated" division rival. This troubles me. A good blowout to complete the season sweep will be a good start toward rekindling some solid animosity.