Success

I had one demon, and their team fumbled the ball & their dynasty away yesterday with under a minute to go.

It's easy to say Edmunds - but he has also made some outstanding plays, and I think we need to keep in mind that the guy is only 22. I still think his ceiling is way up there. I wouldn't say Tre has been disappointing, because overall, he has been & is still one of our best players. He just doesn't seem to be playing as well this year - both in shutting down who he's assigned to, and making the occasional pick or big play. It's very possible that the nagging back issue is slowing him. We need to be more stout upfront. That lack of size has made a lot of other positions look "not quite as good" as we would expect...

I mean, it's a little tough to gauge from yesterday. The conditions were just bad, for both QB's. I thought Allen made good decisions yesterday, all things considered. If you look at most of the passes on both sides, neither QB was trying to thread any needles. They mainly threw it when guys were pretty open.

The Bills are 6-2. Therefore, the Bills are good.

It's kind of funny reading the Pats boards right now. They think a rebuild is a matter of "if you do X and then Y, you'll be back in contention by Z." They may be back competing, and they may not. I remember when Shula was the feared coach - until the league caught up w/ him and he got older. I'm not sure that I fear BB as much as I used to without Brady. I don't doubt his abilities as coach, but I don't think he's a great GM. And it may take them as long to find a replacement for Brady as it has for us to replace Kelly.

Nah. Celts aren't built well, and keep getting knocked out in the same round of the playoffs. The benefits from that Brooklyn deal are over, and they've basically hit a ceiling, while 4-5 other teams in the East continue to get better. And the Bruins are definitely done. That team is in for a rebuild now just like the Pats.

He called us the "pathetic Bills Mafia" this offseason, and also said the Bills would be a "tomato can" for the Pats yet again. How ya like us now, Danny? Welcome back to the true golden age of Boston sports (a.k.a. back to being the lovable losers....)

Pure, unadulterated joy. No qualifications, no fine print, no "but the defense..." We're 6-2, and have a healthy lead in the AFC East. And we beat the Pats in the 1st truly meaningful game for both teams since the '90's.

I'm 100% sold on Allen. I loved how he played today.

It was still Bill "GOAT" Belichick on the sidelines over there. I don't care how many guys were out on the Patriots. It was never a given that we were going to run away w/ this one, no matter how good we're supposed to be. Given the conditions, the fact that we put up 24 is noteworthy. The offense did its job. The D had an outstanding 1st half, and made the big play when it counted in the 2nd. I don't really get the hand-wringing. Beating THAT team in a crucial division game, to get to 6-2 and a commanding division lead? That can't possibly be ugly. That's a beautiful thing.

Pretty windy today.

Cam is the hat master. I will give him that.

Cool. I don't love drinking alone (but it's not that bad in a pinch)....

Remember when Bills seasons were over by Halloween? Pats fans are dealing w/ that now. For the 1st time since Clinton was President.

Anyone else getting drunk? I feel like the drinkers owe that to the universe. Not the non-drinkers, of course.

We tend to think of the Patriots as the "unstoppable jauggernaut" during their dynasty years (which have ended). But that only started in 2007. To that point, they were the scrappy team that figured out ways to win close games.

Thanks, Pats fan. I feel like we finally got a break against you guys. Without that fumble, I give it 95% that New England pulls that game out.

No style points in football. We're 6-2, and just beat a 20 year nemesis. Happy.

And look at that - it's November, and the mighty Patriots are in 3rd place...

Did you guys lose it like we won the Super Bowl? We were going bananas here after that fumble. Makes me realize what that team has done to me over the years....

It felt better, I agree. But it wasn't as consequential.

If it cheers anyone up even more, I checked one of the Pats boards, and one post said "all I feel is pain."

Just told my 2 sons - both in their twenties - that this was the biggest Bills win I've experienced in their lifetimes. That almost made up for 20 years of misery. Awesome.

Need a positive play - a sack even. They're in 4 down the rest of the way.

A sneak, executed properly, should be indefensible. Like the kick at the end of Karate Kid.