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It means more money, brand, and growth for the team. It makes sense and seems far more reasonable then what they did prior. Someone also made the point that if the NFL decides to put an international game in Toronto (not one we give up) and we play that team wouldn't you prefer we go there instead of Europe.

Nope your not allowed an opinion. Don't you know we all start with 3,716 points and for every mile you are from the stadium you are deducted 1 pt, if you hit 0 you are allowed no opinion and go straight to jail for expressing any form of sentiment about the team. I didn't make the rules sorry.

All of this to the max. During the freakin drought people stayed for games with far less importance. I am sorry but we deserve the smoke people give us nationally or by other fanbases because the "Bills Mafia is the best" blah blah looks quite stale with people leaving.

Do a go fund me and seriously consider their fandom. Honestly all I heard leading up to the game is how big it was being the final opener, this is the year, were the best fan base blah blah blah. It was a two score game from 11:42 left in the fourth and never more then that. I understand that it was a long shot but you have Allen and that is not insurmountable by NFL standards. Watching at home I was pretty annoyed that our fans left considering how much it costs to go this year which I may not be able to even afford one game and the fact situationally the game was not over especially with 17 as our guy. For the hype and pride our fanbase shows and believes in compared to the rest of the league it was a very bad look by those who left.

My back is sore and abs from running a bunch lately. My kids also jump on me 24/7 so regular bruising at this point

In fairness Collinsworth post game trolled the Ravens hard saying we saw what the MVP can do tonight referring to Josh lol

Whatever their food costs are which is pretty sizable although still probably less then a million

All the Bills fans who STAYED at the stadium the WHOLE game OR those who didn't turn off the TV. With Josh anything is possible, final opening night game, and the game was never fully out of reach even if it was small % chance. If you stayed through you got to see magic you dream of as a fan.

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Two live real Buffalo's is my suggestion

Welp time has come and I have thought it over long and hard. Ravens 27 Bills 24 I think this game mimics the first but Buffalo is chasing Baltimore and does not benefit from 3 Raven turnovers. The Ravens jump out early 7-0 behind a long drive capped by a Flowers TD. Josh and the offense move strongly downfield and tie the game on a Cook screen pass TD. The Ravens take the lead early 2nd quarter when the Bills secondary falters leaving Hopkins behind the safeties to put Baltimore up 14-7. Josh and the offense get a drive downfield right before half but settle for a FG when Knox drops a TD in the endzone with 3 seconds to go and the Bills are down 14-10 at half. The Bills get to midfield out of half but Kincaid fumbles and the Ravens get the ball. The Bills defense does hold the Ravens to a FG and it is 17-10 Baltimore. The Bills offense goes on a long clock running drive and Josh caps the drive with a TD run from 8 yards out to tie the game entering the 4th quarter. The Ravens get the ball and move quick with Lamar getting Andrews on a 30 yard pass beating the safeties again before Henry runs a TD in with 8 minutes left. Josh and the offense rally to tie the game with Coleman getting his first TD in the redzone to tie it at 24-24 with 3 minutes left. Unfortunately the Ravens have the hammer and are able to move downfield running the clock out before winning on a 45 yard FG sending the Buffalo faithful home sad. Allen 26-35 281 yds 2 TDs 30 yds rush 1 TD Cook 62 yds 14 carries 1 TD 40 yds rec Palmer 95 yds 3 rec Two notes: -People are pessimistic on the Bills in this game including myself because the defense has some injuries and in general will need time to find it's form. The one thing that could change this game where I see Buffalo winning 28-17 or something more sizable then close is IF Bosa plays like old and the d-line in general dominates. That to me is the Bills ace card on the season and I think by the end of the year it is a major issue for any opponent we play. I am just not sure it happens this early, but if it does I think Buffalo can win by more then one score. -Josh has never been great vs Baltimore. His best two games were the playoff game in 2020 run and 2022 in Baltimore. Last year he did what was needed in the post season which is fine but he has never had a big game vs Baltimore. I think win or loss Josh is superb finally and plays within himself throughout.

this is all part of my master plan

The NY media already had the Jets in the wildcard and really thought BUF was nothing special. Lol then 3 weeks later mono strikes and their seasons over

I expect the Bills defense by seasons end to be very good and the dline to really dominate... with that said right now the Ravens have a Bills secondary that is a mess at CB and Safety pls the defensive line isn't jelled at this point. Like you said turnover wise your not getting cold and snow so the Bills offense has to play ball control and hope the defense can force a few 3 and outs. Bills defense has performed above the mean turnover wise since McD, but I would be stunned if they get 2 turnovers let alone 3 so yea its tough sledding. I am holding off my prediction until I see the injury report Friday as the Ravens are already out Likely & Alexander, but if Ricard is out and the Bills are healthier on defense my opinion will change. The blue print for the Bills right now is basically the same as it was in January to beat Baltimore, whereas the Ravens can win a few different ways at this moment.

Top 3 which I have no real order for anymore 2014 at Bears 2019 at Jets 2022 at Rams Ironic all were roadies but in my adult post college life those take the cake. 2019 may be my favorite I guess by a smidge because it really did feel like the start of something with Josh and while he was very raw still it was like seeing the foundation start to settle.

Gonna have to move his prediction to the Bold Takes thread then lol

Yep. I actually should’ve added Rodgers and the Packers here. If you told me after 2010 they’d never be back I wouldn’t have believed it.

Everything I have read is the Browns in general matched up better with their style of play vs NFC. Part of the reason the AFC had such a long losing streak in the SB was their teams during that stretch were more finesse passing attacks that ended up in the SB, whereas the NFC was a street fight in style and it showed. I actually think in today's NFL the AFC probably wins half those SBs during the streak just given how the offenses were created for teams like BUF MIA CIN DEN.

This was specific for teams with rings otherwise I'd agree Vikings. Browns never had an elite QB so can't agree there, Bernie was good not great. Broncos of the 80s are closer example.

A lot has been made about the Bills inability to breakthrough to a SB and win at this point and for understandable reason when you have a QB like Allen and the regular success they have had since 2019. I am pretty big into football history post SB 1 on and these three teams are very big comparables to the Bills right down to having a team block their way who was their own dynasty and literally took rings off the board. This is not meant to guarantee a SB for the Bills (I wish) as much as show that sometimes you are on the wrong side of the coin but the success in itself is still impressive and appreciate the wins when they come. My criteria for this were franchises who had long term success (decade), consistently won their division, and had some playoff success outside of their super bowl victory. Oakland Raiders 1969-1978 Record 103-32-7 W/L/T, 1 Super Bowl, 7 Division titles, 8 playoff appearances in 10 years, 7 AFC title appearances (1 Victory) John Madden's Raiders were sublime during there time and one of the best teams in the NFL for over a decade. Unfortunately they happened to be in the AFC as the 70's Steelers Dynasty a team they would lose three times in the playoffs including back to back AFC title games in 1974 & 1975 (one of those games were at home). When the Raiders finally broke through in 1976 they demolished the Steelers in the AFC title game at home 24-7 before routing the Vikings in the Super Bowl 32-12. They made the AFC title game against the Broncos the next season before missing the playoffs at 9-7 in 1978 due to tie breaker which was also Madden's last season as a coach. They were truly a great team during that time led by Ken Stabler & George Blanda at QB, HOF WR Fred Bilientnitkoff, HOF OT Art Shell, etc.. They may be the team the most resembles the Bills as they played the Steelers tough and clearly were the 2nd best team in the AFC during the 70's who probably would have been a dynasty had the Steelers not been in their way. San Francisco 49ers 1990-99 Record 113-47 W/L, 1 Super Bowl, 6 Division titles, 8 playoff appearances in 10 years, 5 NFC title appearances (1 Victory) This is an interesting submission because the 1980's 49ers were the dynasty and immovable object of the decade under Bill Walsh & Montana. Head coach George Seifert took over in 1989 from Walsh and won the SB with Montana who was also the league MVP. I am viewing this more as the Steve Young 49ers while using the 1990 season as the starting point. Things changed in 1990 as the 49ers were upset at home by the Giants in the NFC title game and Montana was knocked out of the game (and 49ers lineup as the starter for good). From 1991 on Steve Young became the starter and regular season success was just as frequent as it was for the 49ers in the 80s... until the NFC title game. The Cowboys dynasty stood in the way as Dallas took out the 49ers at home in the 93 NFC title and then in Dallas in 1994. The 49ers finally got revenge in 1995 as they loaded up their defense adding Deion Sanders and linebacker Ken Norton (from Dallas) to win the NFC title and Superbowl. But the following three years the Packers led by Brett Farve & Mike Hologram knocked the 49ers out in the divisional round (96 & 97) and the NFC title in 1998 which again the 49ers lost at home. In the 1998-99 season the 49ers went 12-4 and finally beat the Packers in the playoffs only to lose to the Falcons in the divisional round when stud running back Garrison Hearst (rushed for 1510 yards that year) broke his ankle early in the 1st quarter. 1999 would be Steve Young's last season as the 49ers started 3-1 but saw Young get knocked out with a concussion that would end his career and send the 49ers plummeting to a 4-12 record. The 90's 49ers were truly great throughout but failed to capitalize at home in the NFC title going 1-3 in that time (and 1-4 overall). The team was loaded with future HOF's such as Young, Jerry Rice, Charles Haley, Deion Sanders, & Bryant Young etc.. all were on the team for portions or the entire time. There is a saying that iron sharpens the sword the the 49ers of this period faced some truly great teams in Dallas & Green Bay that all went on to win rings and were just a little better a few times than San Fran. Indianapolis Colts 1999-2010 Record 138-54 W/L, 1 Super Bowl, 8 Division titles, 11 playoff appearances in 12 years, 3 AFC title appearances (2 victories) The favorite comparison for every team/fanbase with a great quarterback that hasn't broken through and for good reason as the Colts from 99-2010 really were a dominate wagon that consistently came up short come playoff time. Much is made about the Patriots being in the way come playoff time, but the Colts & Patriots played three total times with IND breaking through in 2006 to go to the Super Bowl. The greater issue for the Colts was the offense went quiet way to often with Colts scoring under 20 points in nine of their ten playoff defeats during that time (including Super Bowl XLIV vs New Orleans). The Colts also lost two games in overtime during this run as they couldn't close vs the Dolphins in 99' and Manning didn't even see the ball in their 2008 loss to the Chargers. Additionally the 2005 loss to Pittsburgh was especially painful as the Colts defense forced a fumble of HOF running back Jerome Bettis at the goal line which the Colts returned close to mid field only for kicker Mike Vanderjagt to miss the game tying field goal badly (he was perfect kicking at home all season) preserving a 21-18 Steeler win. Many people bring up that the Colts never had a great defense during that time which is a fair point and only when safety Bob Sanders was healthy were they really a good unit. What is kind of ignored though is the Colts defense in the playoffs were not sieves the way the Bills defense has been vs KC. The Colts defense in six of the ten playoff defeats held their opponent to 21 points or less including the two playoff games they allowed 17 pts heading into OT. Again they were not a top flight unit, but they certainly did a decent job for the league's top offense to have a good chance to do work. In defense of the Colts offense, they ran into many of the leagues top defenses in these losses as the 99 Titans, 03 Pats, 04 Pats, 05 Steelers, & 2010 Jets all fielded top 5 defenses in the NFL in those years. The Colts only having three AFC title appearances during this time is a reflection of a team that probably relied on its offense too much, but an offense that also failed to hold the pace it regularly did during this period. It is forever interesting to me that Manning in just four years in Denver got to the same number of Super Bowls and just one less AFC title game then his entire time in IND (also in their loss to BAL he was tremendous, you can blame the D for that blown AFC title game appearance). Tony Dungy led to the greatest height of these Colts and it is a fair question what would have happened and if Manning even would have left if Dungy was still his coach. Regardless the Manning Colts are the latest great example of a team being blocked out of a dynasty but at least getting their ring to solidify the success they had during this run.

Someone ran the numbers and the money given to the Bills amounted to like .5% in one NYS state budget for one year. One year .5% total. I can guarantee you if you go line by line you will find many things just as annoying or unneeded as a taxpayer.

Can we legally play the ship at safety? It would cover alotttt of ground

lol Main street has improved but is without a doubt a work in progress. The area by the gold dome building I remember forever being awful and it is nice to see it more filled in. Forever one of my favorite stories to tell of old Buffalo before things turned up a bit was in 2006 heading to Thursday at the Square and getting off by the TGIF. Walking over my buddies and I were like oh see Buffalo isn't as bad downtown as it used to be. Legit 3 seconds later two guys start screaming 20 yards in front of us and fight each other. Never change Buffalo never change hahahaaha

The real Buffalo Resurgence was 2014-2019 and you are 100% right COVID killed the momentum although I would not say its 90/00s as the issues Buffalo is facing with office vacancy is a national issue. If anything because the city had already started working to get more apartments and residential units downtown before COVID it muted the impact compared to other cities. Regardless the city needs to quickly move back to things like Thursday at the Square and other events downtown to bring people while working as best it can within the state tax issues to bring in more commercial companies. The brewing boom is over and you are not going to see those keep filling in vacant spots the way it had during the 2010s. Downtown at least has a few different vibrant areas that are fun and it is not like the 90's where downtown really had verry little happening or going for it, but it is a bummer after seeing the "14-19" time where there was a legit energy that was pretty cool to see and be apart of if you live or visit Buffalo regularly. The Bills are back to being the major focal point community wise which is great, but I do hope with new leadership the city can get back to being on the up and up.

Honestly not impressed. No sails, no cannons, no weapons, no nautical style. For 100 million or more you could do so much more fun stuff.