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It is why for the entire AFC in general anyone not named KC getting the #1 seed is huge to everyone's chances

I am all for tearing down goal posts

The AFC is pretty wild this year as all of the division winners from last year are 1-1, the Broncos and Raiders are 2-0 (wtf), and the only 0-2 teams are the Jags, Jets (no surprise), and Colts (partial surprise). Given the power the #1 seed has now in the playoff picture and the ability to get especially KC on the road and not home for any contender, this year is shaping up to be a dog fight for whoever does get the #1 seed. So with that said if you look across the board at Bills opponents schedules, the Bills schedule itself, and just some basic guessing a few thinks shake out: The Ravens win opened the AFC big time to the #1 seed. KC's division is improved and even if they win it they are going to lose a game if not two. With a AFC conference loss already in the books a Bills or Titans win could really hurt KC further in the battle for 1 The Ravens themselves are a threat for the top seed, but their division is a buzz saw and attrition will play a factor. 12-5 will probably take the division, but they need to hope KC can get there too This is without a doubt KC's toughest schedule since Mahomes started and isn't super hard to get them to 12-5 as they have BUF, TEN, GB, DAL, PIT and their full gambit of division games. Going 7-4 in those games is nothing to slouch at and those are all quality opponents. If KC does go 12-5 the whole tie breaking procedure will probably be wild The Bills do not need to necessarily win both KC/TEN, but they have to beat one if they want to be in the dance for the #1 seed. Win both and your in the front seat. The Bills schedule is heavy early on, but after the bye the only tough games are NOLA, TB, & NE. They really need to clean up wins quick against their lesser opponents and if they do they will have a good look. The loss to PIT hurts more in the sense that 13-4 which probably takes the cake only allows 3 more losses. They have KC/TEN/NOLA/TB all on the road and somehow have to go 2-2 minimum so they can afford one loss somewhere else. The Titans may be the biggest threat to the Bills as they have BUF, KC, SF, & LAR but otherwise a probably soft schedule especially considering the Jags & Texans being weak and the Colts current implosion. Truthfully beating the Titans might be more important then KC just given the fact they have a similar amount of soft opponents as Buffalo Cleveland's schedule is no joke like Baltimore and they also need to hope that 12-5 is the mark to get the top seed. Between the division and the quality of opponents they have its tough sledding I do not think the Raiders are a contender (they are a playoff team though), but they already are 2-0 with two big AFC wins including a tiebreaker with Baltimore. If they can go 4-2 division wise they could be a sneaky contender to get to 13 wins as they play the NFC East which is a dog plus weaker looking teams like IND, CHI, & Cincy. Who knows with Gruden they have started hot before, but Carr does look good and the longer they keep winning the bigger a threat they become. Overall for the AFC I think if someone gets to 13 wins it will take the #1 seed. The level of competition is vastly higher in the AFC already and personally I think it would be really fun if 12 wins took the #1 seed and the chaos of the tiebreakers.

I was soo hoping as a Star Wars nerd this was going to end with Jim Kelly (and others) had the force too!

No planes, just trains, busses, cars, and boats

I meant only recently has his name as like one of the ten best QBs finally generated some true momentum.

When people say Michael Vick should be in the HOF I generally say if thats the case then Randall should be in first.

Moon got royally screwed by the teams he was on in the playoffs. He and Randall Cunningham are both unfairly forgotten about

When was this ever unacceptable

I was gonna make a tik tok video with Jackson Mahomes

All my point was is this. Not many fan bases do what Bills fans do which I think is awesome. But the uniqueness goes away and because stale with something big like this when it’s all the time. Have bigger expectations why is that hard for people

I actually liked that it happened because it was a unique awesome display of fandom that originally didn't feel overdone. Nowadays I just think its overboard and overdone and chips away at times it should happen. I will say someone said it could be the only way some people see the team in person and if that is the case more power to them. On a different note I could see something bad happening one time that kills the ability for this to happen which is the other reason. If it is one off situations not as big of a deal, but more occurrences better chance something rocks the cart. I know in the past they were annoyed at the garbage left after.

The more it happens the more it becomes routine and honestly corny. It was super cool the first few times which usually were big moments. There is nothing big or momentous on a week 2 win over a team we've been crushing. Be better with expectations and something that in the past had a cool meaning. Only trainspotting

One of these things are vastly different then the other and going to the airport is vastly different. There is a reason when fan turnouts happen its for big events with other teams and that is because it is for an occasion that warrants it.

exactly

No, only playoff games you'll need to take the train or car

I did admit to being part of the fun police OR go when we've actually done something

Ok we've hit a point where the airport thing has lost its uniqness and specialness. Fans were at the gate Sunday after they beat Miami and I am here to say ya'll gotta stop. When they broke the drought, when they clinched the division, heck when they truly clinched the playoffs against PIT in 2019 I get going those days. Those were big important days which celebrations are worth. I myself would've went in 2020 had they beat Houston as winning your first playoff game in 20+ years also is one of those big moments. But were at the point people are just going for the sake of going. Beating a team to get to 1-1 ruins the coolness that had been established prior. Some of you may say I am no fun, but to me things like greeting the team at the airport should be received for occasions that grant it. Truth be told now that the team has made progress I'd rather see this held back to winning the AFC title, then just a regular season win that really isn't special at all.

Bills 21 Aquatic Creatures 17 Bills get back on track but questions still stay as the offense is shaky again. Miami jumps out to a 7-0 lead thanks to a Waddle 30 yd TD, but Bills counter with two straight drive for an Allen TD pass to Diggs and one to Beasley. 3rd quarter is a snooze as both defenses do this thing and neither offense is effective. Miami kicks a FG to start the 4th but the Bills get a drive capped by a Zach Moss TD. Miami scores to make it 21-17 thanks to a TD pass from Tua to Preston Williams but that is as close as the aquatic creatures get. Bills win but the locals aren’t happy with the offense still. Allen 23-33 245 yds 2 TD Singletary 12 rushes 71 yds Diggs 125 yds 1 TD 6 rec

No position in sports sees opinions change faster then QB. Brady was supposivily done years ago when the Chiefs throttled them. The big picture does matter and realistically every guy has good and bad years. I think Josh will have another good year but if he is not MVP caliber 24/7 it will def annoy some people.

I have a rule to generally not comment until at least 24 hrs after a game as emotions run high and lose objectivity in thought. But my second son was born Friday so I’m in a pretty happy place regardless and right now it’s just a game. With that said here was what I saw: 1. Expectations alter reality to good and bad places. In this case it was bad. Heading into this week every analyst, major media member, and fan was calling this a win for buffalo with many fans thinking it was a blow out. Honestly I think unless Buffalo won 49-7 people would’ve been disappointed especially since in a close game. I never saw the AFC titles or SBs so having SB hype was new to me. I asked my cousin prior to week 1 how to feel as he went to the AFC title game in 93 against KC and he said don’t even think about the expectations they just need to win enough games first to make the playoffs. Hype is fun and is a great place to be where it’s good, but the reality is win or loss yesterday Buffalo needs to get to 11-12 wins before we can truly think that way and have a real idea what we are as a team. 2. This felt like the Titans game in a weird way where we moved the ball on offense but kept shooting ourselves in the foot. The difference is our D came to play. I’ll get more to Allen but he wasn’t atrocious he just wasn’t great and mixed in with bad play calling and an offensive line that was an ez pass all day your mistakes are magnified to 1000%. The Bills didn’t deserve to win this game, but their were def some weird things. 3. Fourth down killed the Bills. They punted twice and failed to convert twice. If any of those are converted it’s a different game. Truthfully it’s a statistically anomaly after being so good last year. 4. Allen, this was one of his not great days the problem is nothing else on offense was working either. Probably my greatest frustration was in the 4th the return of hero ball. Whether too much hype or frustration later he forced too much rather then taking what was given to him. In the 3rd quarter Beasley started getting open underneath and he kept looking high. That said he still had some insane passes especially given the pressure and I liked his runs. Like the KC game the pressure def got to him and he is going to need to learn to keep his emotions in check. He will be fine but I don’t need MVP Josh as much as smart Josh because the rest will take care of itself. 5. Play calling/Coaching, somehow after losing the AFC title in which they got conservative the Bills coaching stuff doubled down with extra some absolutely madding calls. Whether it was punting in two 4ths, the play call on 4th and 1, the flea flicker on 3rd and 1, or the amount of east west designed plays against a PIT team that was eating them at the line it was bad. It felt super drought like how the game was called. More then the players I hope this lights a fire in the coaches because your not beating KC playing conservatively or any other good AFC team. 7. The defense was good. They never got really driven on by PIT and while you want more pressure and a turnover would’ve been big, they did their job and a total of 16 pts were allowed, I’m good with that. 8. Week 1 is the biggest overreaction week that exists and many times teams design things that the rest of the NFL hasn’t seen and just takes time to figure out. I think PITs defensive strategy was that and the Bills offensive line was caught off guard moreso then being so talent deficient. Play this game again week 16 I think the offensive line is better and Allen isn’t flushed 40% of the game. 9. 4-2, realistically the Bills need to get to 4-2 before the bye. The schedule is far later after that with some real easy games for the taking. I don’t care what it looks like to get there just get to 4-2. 10. Last year was a dream regular season where you felt good basically the entire time. That does not happen most seasons and settle in from probably a year that is a bit more turbulent. The Bills no longer are hunting, they are the hunted and yesterday showed that. PIT wanted to play Buffalo and looked like a team ready to take on one of the believed to be top dogs. Many teams will be circling Buffalo similarly and the Bills coaching more needs to prepare the team for that.

Last Ten Years, otherwise it would've along with many others but this is 2011-2020

Agreed. While I appreciate the attention Bills fans have received and Hammers lot the last decade for the tailgating and event it has reached a point of too much. In general I don't think it is the worst things of the tailgating shifts ever so slightly back from scenes from 300 with food to a slighty calmer approach.

I've wondered if he starts Hughes and Addison and then unleashes the kids (Aj, Boogie, Groot) after a little to use their energy then

Nope that was IND the next week.. at home lol