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To me its a time and place type thing. I met Jim Kelly at a bar once on St Pattys in 2010 because he was being social and ok with people coming up. If I was at a bar and brewery and Allen was mingling a bit I wouldn't feel bad coming up to him. But if he is doing groceries or at a restaurant I am leaving him be and hope others would, same really for any player. I use to work at a bank and frequently met/worked with some of the Sabres, Thomas Vanek especially. 90% of my conversations were what I would have with any of the customers, with the rare occasion if he had a great game or they just clinched the playoffs to bring up that.

For the Bills I predict a very lazy Sunday for fans that sees weight loss due to no game meaning less beer, wings, and other food. Perhaps even the lawn gets mowed! For the games over the weekend I want/see KC beating TEN which helps our tie breaker for the 1 seed, Bengals hopefully upset the Ravens for seeding reasons and Joe Burrow is fun to watch, and the Geno lead Seahawks upset the Saints because football is really weird.

Yea the biggest weakness this defense has is the PA. For some reason it’s the one area they freeze like deee in headlights at points.

Agreed. To read that he had a good game is just crap. The Jets, THE JETS, sacked the crap out of Titans and we couldn't get one. Sometimes this is where looking at analytics is too much. The Bills failed to get to Tannehill and he was able to convert many big passes in the 2nd half especially because of this.

Exactly. I HATE when people cherry pick stats because you literally are altering the reality to your own liking.

Having the #1 seed guarantees just two games needed to make the SB and you are home for both. At least one of the #1 seeds has made the SB 4 of the last 5 years with the only year not being the 2018-19 season when both #2 seeds NE and LAR beat the #1 seeds at home (mind you NOLA should've went thanks officials). The year prior to that in 2017-18 both #1 seeds made the SB (NE and PHI). So you when it basically has been a 50% average of a #1 seed making it in I would say its a big deal.

Oh yea agree 100% it was why I was annoyed with our fans coming in thinking it would be some cakewalk, they were no joke.

The Titans are very good talented team but their team is focused a certain way. Their two losses in the playoffs the last two years happened when the Chiefs offense got going and Henry was held in check long enough to make the lead untouchable. The loss to the Ravens was a team who could match their style and physicality. Buffalo can do what the Chiefs did and were basically a 4th down stop/FG turned into TD from doing so. I think that is what is kinda their undoing is the fact they have certain brand and if it doesn't work it stymies them.

Nope host the AFC South champ in Buffalo

The period of Dunkirk Don was one of the more thrilling and stupid times on TBD.

I'll say this in defense of the defense. They had a game against the Chiefs the week earlier where they played lights out in an incredibly emotional hard way. The second half I honestly thought having a second night game in two weeks that had a lot of emotion finally was catching them a little bit physically. The guys are human and the first drive for the Titans in the second half was a nearly 7 minute 12 play drive for a Henry TD which included the big 4th down conversion for the Titans. Watching the game it felt like that was truly the big momentum swing for the Titans as had the Bills stopped them Buffalo is up 23-17 with an opportunity to make it a two score game. Instead they went up 24-23 and had forced their will on our defense. It just seemed like things finally caught our guys are little bit. Making matters worse the Titans next two drives were over ten minutes combined so the defense was really starting to wear too and I just gotta believe being human you they started having that feeling it was all uphill climb.

Not sure how the heck this is moaning. They played a highly entertaining game that was the best of the year so far. My point is it sucks back to back year what probably was the best game viewer wise we came up uber short. Check my prediction for the Titans game I had Bills 28 - Titans 27 with Allen leading a last second drive, I said wayyy too many people undersold the Titans and oversold the Bills after weeks of dominating. My point was simply its a maddening feeling to have a game like that for a second year and come up literally inches away from victory. Outside of making the path to the #1 seed potentially tougher I think the season is still in tact and they are doing fine.

I'm not upset as much as more just maddening to have back to back years of amazingly entertaining epic games and come up sooooo close. I loved the call to go for it, I just wish they went 4 wide with RB there so they had a lot of options given the weapons. I really don't look at reffing calls anymore. Buffalo had a multitude of errors that cost them more then just singular missed holding call. Also last week we benefited from a really weak roughing the passer call. Difference was we played a good mistake free game whereas this week we didn't.

I had a similar thought that the drive wasn't good, but the sack was a killer and the amount of pressure Josh had I think he did the best there with what he had. At the time I didn't like the deep throw but in retrospect I get given the situation trying to do it. Third down their coverage was great and he almost got the pass in a super narrow window. So I agree that drive was the chance to put the game away, but I really wish the defense could've made a stop at the same point. The offense put 31 pts up despite heavy pressure on Josh and the defense had allowed 5 straight scoring drives. A stop with no points on even one of those 6 and we win. The game as a whole had just too many what if's for Buffalo.

I was thinking of the Bills MNF record recently and its gastly bad (1-9) in the last ten games with a ton of soul killing games: 2021: 0-1 Titans loss 2020: 1-2 Pats win, Titans & Chiefs loss (not sure how else to code those) 2019: dnp 2018: 0-1 Pats loss 2017: dnp 2016: 0-1 Seattle loss (ugh) 2015: 0-1 NE loss 2009: 0-1 NE loss (double ugh McKelvin) 2008: 0-1 CLE (wide right) 2007: 0-1 DAL (triple ugh) SNF since McD got here I believe we are undefeated which is good minus Collinsworth lol

Agreed. Unfortunately with Hughes I think age has caught him and they may have been better of cutting bait in the offseason to sign a younger FA. With Bruce Smith it took a year or two before he fully emerged and that's why with Groot I am happy with his performance but tempered expectations like you said to what he can and should be doing.

I walked more away from it that Allen basically carried the team throughout and the margin for error is razor thin if he makes a mistake or doesn't convert. The defense is concerning that like last season they allowed so many consecutive scoring drives. For as much as the offense didn't convert in the redzone TD's they still put 31 up and gave the defense a lead to protect late which they failed to do. I do not know if big time changes are needed, but the Bills really could use a guy like Frank Clark or Chris Jones or JJ etc.. even if they have to trade and overpay to be a true disrupter off the end. I like Groot but he needs time still to find his way and truthfully if they want to run 4 man pressure they need more of an impact.

Oh no not at all. I’m more saying for a second straight year in one of the probably top 10 best games of the year we got the L. I want the W so I don’t have to go through ptsd each time it gets brought back up haha

Obviously losing Monday stunk for a bunch of reasons. For me while you do not want to lose my greater frustration was just the potential seeding tiebreaker, but I had another thought that bugged me more then anything else. I feel like for the second dang year we played in a game that will be considered one of the best on the season and came out on the losing side. Last year when we lost to Cardinals last second my frustration wasn't as much the loss because it happens and like Monday they lost but it doesn't ruin the season I am confident the team will be fine. But for the love of god can we come out on the better side of this equation haha. We play the Titans next year and like this offseason I am going to have to hear a years worth of how great the game wise, blah blah blah and it's deja vu all over. Hopefully we win the SB so we have the ultimate trump card, but it would be really freakin nice to play in one of the games of the year and not come out on the losing end and actually be able to enjoy watching it back.

How bout the FU Collinsworth Wright Defense

Bills 28 Titans 27 Buffalo falls behind 13-0 as the Titans score a TD on the opening drive and then FG's on their next two drives one of which is due to a Bills turnover but the defense holds. Buffalo finally gets going on a Beasley TD for 25 yds after a few broken tackles. 13-7 out of half Buffalo responds with a TD drive and Moss TD from 3 yds out to go up 14-13. Titans respond right back with Henry scoring from 15 yds out as Edmunds picks the wrong lane and it is 20-13. The Bills fumble on their next possession thanks to slippery hands by Singletary and the Titans score on an AJ Brown TD to close the third quarter 27-13. Bills fans fear a repeat of the prior year but Josh says no way and a leads a 5 minute TD drive capped by a TD run by Josh. The defense allows the Titans to move the ball to mid field but they stall with 5 minutes to go. Josh gets the ball and leads a game winning drive capped by a Diggs TD from 17 yds out towards the left endzone with just 14 seconds left. The Bills walk out victorious despite having a let down for most of the game minus Josh. Allen 24-33 301 2 TD's 23 yds 1 TD rush Moss 85 yds 11 carries 1 TD Beasley 133 yds 7 rec

Additionally their leadership in the first 2-3 years was paramount to establishing what exists now. Sure Josh is the dude now and the team seams to follow him, but they were big pillars in even allowing that possability.

Figured it would've been more performance related but I guess I will take it

Do we get Buddy Holly back then?!

I think you will see Beasley and Knox go on and off with good and lesser games as they trade targets depending on how the defense matchups up against us. I agree the 11 personnel set is the best and truthfully if they ever got the talent going to 12 with two TE's would be really fun given Josh's skill set. Davis may have a lesser year, but my expectation is Beasley is cut this year and in comes Davis or he potentially is groomed to take over as the WR2.