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Lol can’t argue here. The hype going into the season with Mario, then offense thought of being competent, and a schedule which looked easier evaporated three quarters into the season. Spiller was fun and Stevie was good.... yeaaa. Actually the TNF game was cool and looked great on TV

I think there is some merit and this is more well thought out compared to some takes. BUT... I really feel these takes come from a place based off the Browns barely losing to the Chiefs vs. the Bills losing a less competitive game. The Browns absolutely have made strides which is nice to see as we came from a similar place. They also have yet to win a playoff game, division crown, and their QB doesn't rate as highly as others in the AFC. I believe the Browns are the class of the AFC North this year, but I also want to see how they handle the pressure of being that team and going the distance. The Bills mindset is literally at this point SB or bust. They could go 11-5-1 and Cleveland 13-4 and I do not think they would bat an eye considering their main goal is the SB. Cleveland in my opinion is not there, they are where the Bills were last season. Also the Bills remind me a bit of the Colts in the mid 2000s where the Patriots were the immovable force they had to vanquish if they wanted their ring. It gets to a point where tunnel vision kicks in and everything else doesn't matter. KC is at that point and I think the Bills learned it last year. Cleveland seems step away, but another contender if they learn it.

For two reasons: 1. for some of us it allows us to appreciate the team more and the fact they are not moving. 2. for the stories of people at different games that are fun to here or things I/other didn't know. Sure there early part of the decade 10/11/12 really sucked a lot, but there were fun moments and times still. 2013 I was at the game EJ got the GW TD to Stevie. He may not have been the guy but it was still a fun moment. I've heard Zona is a cool game experience from people who have went there. My favorite tailgate I've done was the 2018 Bills Bears 41-7 wipeout. May have been a loss but we had the time of our lives

Bills 2012 Moments Coming into the 2012 season their were high expectations perhaps the highest since the Bledsoe era that the Bills could/would make the playoffs. With the addition of Mario Williams, a solid draft, and an offense that showed a decent level of competence plus an easier schedule optimism ran high. Instead the season was a massive failure and highlighted the Bills lack of depth and coaching. Week 1 at New York Jets, 48-28 loss: In the debut of Mario Williams on defense the Bills were run out of the building. The defining moment came 5 minutes into to second quarter as Jeremy Kerley of the Jets (And Future Bill! Lol) scored on a 68 yard punt return. That put the Bills down 21-0 and they never could recover. Week 2 Kansas City Chiefs, 35-17 win: Reversing their poor play from the week earlier the Bills trounced the Chiefs with CJ Spiller virtually unstoppable. Highlighting what would be Spillers breakout season was a 37 yard run from midfield. He would score three play later as cementing his role in the offense. Week 3 at Cleveland Browns, 24-14 win: In a boring affair that the Bills won Ryan Fitzpatrick hits Stevie Johnson from 9 yards out for a TD with 9:08 left to put the Bills up 24-14. Week 4 New England Patriots, loss 52-28: In a game to see where they stood against the top of the AFC the Bills faltered. There are two defining moments the first is up 14-7 with 1:14 to go in the second with then all on the Patriots 3 yard line CJ Spiller runs the ball up the middle but fumbles costing the Bills any points and chance of a two score lead. The second moment with the Patriots pressing after tying the game at 21-21 Brady hits Gronk wide open in the middle for a 28 yard TD and a 28-21 lead. The Patriots keep getting stronger from here and the Bills keep spinning their wheels in 4th quarter. Week 5 at San Francisco 49ers, 45-3 loss: The Patriots loss hangovers badly as the Bills get beaten badly by the future NFC champions. Down 10-3 with under 40 seconds left in the 2nd quarter the Bills are trying to move the ball for some pts. Ryan Fitzpatrick hits Scott Chandler for a 1st down past the Bills 35 yard line when he is hit and fumbles. The 49ers score on the next play and never look back. Week 6 at Arizona Cardinals, 19-16 OT win: A reeling Buffalo team wins a gutsy effort by a shamed defense. Arizona Kicker Jay Feely who had hit a 61 yard FG less then a minute earlier to tie the game with two minutes left, shanks the GW kick allowing the game to go to overtime where Buffalo wins on a FG. Week 7 Tennessee Titans, 35-34 loss: After the win in Arizona hope remained that despite two bad losses the Bills could still be a wild card team especially with a weaker Titans team coming in. The game ended up being a fun high scoring battle with Buffalo seemingly in control with 3:03 to go. On 3rd and 7 at mid field Fitzpatrick throws a badly under thrown duck to the sideline which the Titans intercept. The Titans scored on 4th and 9 in the red zone with a minute to go to win the game. At this point in the season this loss really felt like the team was toast and any playoff chances were gone and the management/coach probably were going to be overhauled. In my eyes it took just 7 weeks to see it wasn’t going to work with this coach or group. Week 9 at Houston Texans, 21-9 loss: Coming out of the bye the Bills played a good Texans team. The defense actually played decent... the offense stunk. With under 12 mins to play the Texans on 3rd and 2 at midfield got a 36 yard pass play with Matt Schaub finding Andre Johnson. That broke the Bills defense which had kept Houston limited most of the game as the Texans scored a few plays later to increase their lead to 21-9. Week 10 at New England Patriots, 37-31 loss: The Bills at 3-5 needed a win to even be in the hunt for the playoffs. The Bills put a up a spirited effort and were driving to win on the Patriots 15. After just having Scott Chandler miss catching a TD, Fitzpatrick threw an interception in the right side of end zone intended for TJ Graham costing the Bills the game. In post game it was learned Graham ran the wrong route on the play. Week 11 Miami Dolphins, 19-14 win: In the Bills only night game of the season they hosted the Miami Dolphins on Thursday Night Football. Leodis McKelvin had a beautiful 79 yard punt return for a TD, but the Bills offense wasn’t able to ice the game forcing the defense to make a play. Up 19-14 Jarius Byrd made a spectacular interception on Ryan Tannehill with 50 seconds left to end the game as the Dolphins has no timeouts lefts. Week 12 at Indianapolis Colts, 20-13 loss: at 4-6 if the Bills could win this game they still had a small playoff chance as their schedule eased up and the conference was weak. Despite another week where the defense played decent, the offense again was limited. Down 20-13 with 5 mins left in the game the Bills had the ball driving in Colts territory. Fitzpatrick threw a pass to Stevie Johnson on the Colts 24 which got intercepted. The Colts actually fumbled it back to the Bills on the return, but Buffalo went 3 and out. Week 13 Jacksonville Jaguars, 34-18 win: By this point the question wasn’t playoffs but whether the coaching staff even would make another year. In a torrential rain storm the Bills offense finally had a great game with running game putting up 232 yds. With under 2 mins left in the 1st half and the Bills up 14-10 the Jaguars tried to mount a drive. Jags QB Chad Henne on 1st and 10 from his own 20 got strip sacked by Mario Williams with the Bills recovering the ball. Ryan Lindell kicked a FG from 30 yds out as the Bills scored 20 straight pts. Week 14 St Louis Rams, 15-12 loss: In another wintery mess of a game the Bills choked away a 12-0 lead in the fourth quarter allowing Rams rookie QB Sam Bradford to score 15 pts in the fourth quarter for the Rams win. Up 3-0 with the first half closing down Rams QB Sam Bradford throws an interception to Bills CB Stephon Gilmore who goes 62 yds for a TD... except Bills LB Kyle Moore got a holding penalty. The Bills did get a FG but up only 6-0 felt brutal given the conditions and the offenses inability to get TDs. Week 15 Seattle Seahawks in Toronto, 50-17 loss: The Bills got curbstopped and the writing was on the wall that head coach Chan Gailey just wasn’t the guy to lead the Bills forward. Cementing the Bills destruction was Russel Wilson’s third rushing touchdown of the 1st half on 13 yard run through the Bills defense to put Seattle up 31-7. Week 16 at Miami Dolphins, 24-10 loss: In what turned into a very forgettable season the Bills showed no pulse or care losing on the road in Miami. Reggie Bush had 107 total yards and 3 TDs for Miami. His 12 yard TD catch early in the 3rd quarter put Miami up 21-3 and that was the game. Week 17 New York Jets, 28-9 win: In head coach Chan Gailey final game the Bills sent him off with a win as CJ Spiller had the big play early on to cement the Bills win. Early in the 2nd quarter Spiller caught a screen pass and went 66 yards for a Bills TD. That was pretty much all the Bills needed as they coasted to victory with by their first victory over the Jets since 2009.

Yea Fred's season was insane it sucked so much he went out. I really believe had he not have been injured they probably are 9-7 and near the playoffs as they had some close losses that his impact on offense would've helped. Haha well the plus is once I get to the 2017 season on it gets fun and happy quickly

Yea dalton and Green turned it on and Buffalo never responded Lol

This season was a roller coaster of amazing highs only to follow with incredible lows. Going from playoff expectations to top 15 in the draft was really hard and this season scared a lot of fans for a long time about the Bills starting fast. Week 1 at Kansas City Chiefs, 41-7 win: After a FG to go up 17-0 the Bills force a fumble on the kickoff which they recover. Buffalo kicks another FG to go up 20-0 and never look back as the fumble cements it’s going to be the Bills day. Week 2 vs Oakland Raiders, 38-34 win: The Fitz Scream was born this game. After the Bills spot Oakland a 21-3 lead they storm back to go back and forth with Oakland with the lead. Down 35–31 late The Bills offense moves downfield to the Raiders 15 yard line with .34 seconds to go. On fourth down Ryan Fitzpatrick connects with David Nelson in the end zone for a touchdown while letting out an inhuman scream that NFL films picks up on audio. Week 3 vs New England Patriots, 34-31 win: In the game to finally end the streak against NE there are many moments to choose from. As much as I want to pick Fred’s run which setup up the GWFG, the Drayton Florence Pick 6 with 10:32 to go is the moment. The Bills came back in this game to tie it at 24-24 with the Patriots getting the ball back with under 11 minutes to go. Tom Brady throws a pass to at gets batted at the line and Florence picks it and takes it to the house. Just about every Bills fan at that moment felt this is our game finally to beat these guys. The picture of Florence scoring famously ended up on Sports Illustrated cover the next morning (one which I need to frame). Week 4 at Cincinnati Bengals, 23-20 loss: Despite running out to a 17-3 lead into the 2nd half Buffalos offense couldn’t move the ball and the defense wore out. Tied 20-20 with just 52 seconds left in the game Andy Dalton dove for a first down on third down at mid field to give a new set of downs. Next play the Bengals got a 20 plus yard run and won the game on a last second FG. Week 5 vs Philadelphia Eagles, 31-24 win: Going into the season the Eagles were a self proclaimed “Dream Team” after a bunch of marquee free agent signings. Yet by this point they were 1-3 and not nearly the squad many expected. Up 14-7 after a Fred Jackson TD, Bills LB Nick Barnett intercepted Eagles QB Michael Vick for a touchdown to put Bills up 21-7, a lead they never would lose. Week 6 at the NY Giants, 27-24 loss: After weeks of getting timely turnover the well dries and Fitzpatrick Fitzs. Tied 24-24 with 4 minutes to go The Bills are on the Giants 30 with a chance to take the lead. Fitzpatrick under throws a pass down the left sideline which is INT. The Giants proceed to go down the field draining the clock and get a FG with 1:35 left. Buffalo goes four and out. Week 7 home in Toronto vs the Washington Redskins, win: 0-3 in their first three games in Toronto the 4-2 Bills just gave Ryan Fitzpatrick a contract extension. Up 10-0 Ryan Fitzpatrick gets hit hard in his mid section during a completed pass. He finishes the game but after the season it is revealed the hit broke some of his ribs. The impact of this is soon noticeable during the Bills slide the rest of the season and Fitzpatricks reduced play. Week 9 vs NY Jets, 27-11 loss: In what may be the season defining game the Bills take on the Jets in a hyped divisional showdown as the Jets were coming off back to back AFC title game appearances and were 4-3 winning 2 straight. In a game to show the NFL a statement Buffalo falls flat. Wearing white at home for the first time since 1986 the Bills are down 6-0 early in the 3rd quarter Fred Jackson fumbles the ball on the Bills own 20 and it is recovered by the Jets. It takes NY just three plays for a LaDanian Thomilson TD to put the Jets up 13-0 and they pull away from there. Additionally the injuries start to pile up as starting young center Eric Wood is injured for the season. Week 10 at Dallas Cowboys, 44-7 loss: With major questions on whether the Bills are real they get wrecked in Dallas. The defining moment is a pick six by Dallas in 4th quarter cementing Bills fans worst fears that their team is a pretender and the QB is not as good as they thought. Week 11 at Miami Dolphins, 35-8 loss: Hoping to get a win to at least solidly stay in the playoff hunt the Bills instead get embarrassed by their rivals. But the defining moment is the season ending injury to Fred Jackson who fracture his tibia. With Jackson gone the heart of the Bills offense went too. Week 12 at NY Jets, a 28-24 loss: At 5-5 the Bills need a win to truly think playoffs. The offense actually shows up in this game as it is back and forth throughout. With a minute left the Bills have the ball at mid field when Fitzpatrick throws a dart to a wide open Stevie who drops the ball at the Jets 20 and would’ve acted to take the lead. Week 13 vs Tennessee Titans, 23-10 loss: With any playoff hopes hinging on this game Buffalo again fails to produce. By this point in the season the Bills injuries and lack of depth show especially on defense. In the 2nd quarter Chris Johnson scores his second TD of the game and gets to 90 yds rushing already on the day as the pours Bills D cannot stop the run. Week 14 at San Diego Chargers, 37-10 loss: With the Bills playoff chances basically gone the Bills help to eliminate any mathematical chance with a bad loss in San Diego. Defining this game is Ryan Fitzpatricks pass in triple coverage to Lee Smith which hits the back of Chargers defender and pops right to a Chargers defensive back. At this point of the year not a single break would ever go Buffalos way. Week 15 vs Miami Dolphins, 30-23 loss: In a more spirited affair vs the division rivals Buffalo loses a spirited contest. Defining this game though early in the 3rd quarter down just 13-6 the Dolphins have the ball at mid field. Dolphins QB Matt Moore bombs a deep ball to WR Brandon Marshall who takes it in for 65 yard TD. The Bills fight back but the trend of falling behind my multi point deficits wrecks their chances. Week 16 vs Denver Broncos, 40-14 win: Against an upstart Broncos team led by Tim Tebow the Bills actually win. Leading 26-14 with 8 mins left in the game Tebow is intercepted by Jarius Byrd near mid field who scores cementing a Buffalo win. Week 17 at New England Patriots, 49-21 loss: I’m not even doing a defining moment here. Just look at the box score and see Buffalo had 21 pts in the first half and then the Patriots scored 49 pts consecutively. Stevie Johnson got himself benched also for another celebration penalty.

When I was writing up my 2011 moments I reflected how I wish that team broke that drought. They were close but didn’t have enough depth once the injuries started. Chan made that offense farrr more functional then it should have been. They also lost a few games that really swung their chances.

Yep week 3 NE started and everyone’s general reaction was it’s about time and wow the offense is just bad not historically awful. Gailey walked into an awful situation as the team had little talent, ownership was a major ?, and they had no QB answer. He wasn’t even the teams first choice which was Cowher. I think he started Trent to see if anything was salvageable and then moved from there. To me his major mistake was not pining to draft a QB any of his years there.

Haha yea the Bengals game was wild and fun. It was the one legit good and fun game that season. I went to the Dolphins home opener, Jets rain blowout, and Pats snow blowout. All were miserable for different reasons. The Pats game we went to tailgate we sat 200 level for $35 for two tickets. I remember that morning buying an 18 rack of Coors at 6:45 with the purpose of drinking all that by start of game haha I remember people were legit angry they won games because Cam and Luck were potentially there and they needed a QB badly. Fitz fooled them like he has everyone on being a true starter (not hate at Fitz I loved him he just wasn’t a franchise guy).

It’s the off season and I feel like having fun. I feel like each season and game has a defining moment symbolizing what went wrong or right. I’m going to start with 2010 and go forward to this season. Let me know what you think! Week 1 Home vs Miami, Loss 15-10: In the opening game of the season the Bills took on the Dolphins in a pretty non eventful game. That said Buffalo had the ball with a chance to win, but the drive stalled and on fourth down new head coach Chan Gailey intentionally took a safety playing for field position instead. That may have actually summarized his time in Buffalo. Week 2 at Green Bay, Loss 34-7: After sacking Trent Edwards LB Clay Matthew’s humped him as he got up. The Bills lost even when the clock was stopped. Week 3 at New England, Loss 38-30: A 35 yard TD pass from Brady to Moss put NE back in front for good and solidified the divide between the teams. Rookie CJ Spiller did have a beautiful 95 yard kick return TD return. Week 4 New York Jets, loss 38-14: A 41 yard pass from Sanchez to Braylon Edwards put the Jets up 17-0 on the Bills midway in the 2nd of a rain soaked affair. Week 6 Jacksonville, 36-20 loss: Down 30-20 with ten minutes to go the Bills go for it with a fake punt which Moorman only gets 1 yard needing 7 to give the ball back to the Jags. Buffalos defense was a sieve and the Jags get FG while burning the clock down. Week 7 at Baltimore, 37-34 OT loss: In a very entertaining game the Bills rally to force OT. In OT the Ravens pick up Bills TE Shawn Nelson despite him being stopped and Ray Lewis strips him with the Ravens getting the ball and then a GW FG. I’ll never understand how this was legal as Nelson’s forward momentum was stopped and the play should’ve been blown dead. Week 8 at Kansas City, 13-10 OT loss: The Bills were looking to end a six game losing streak and came oh so close at the end. With 1:17 remaining in regulation the Bills had the ball close to mid field and got to the KC 41 with a first down. Then it happened, Fitz Fitz’d. He threw an INT on first down to Chiefs Eric Berry despite being in FG range. This would be my first memory of us being bad Fitz’d. Week 9 home but at Toronto vs Chicago, 22-19 loss: In a relatively nondescript game like all the Toronto games the Bills score a TD midway in the 3rd quarter to make it 14-13 Bears. The Bears defense was quite good that year and blocked the extra point. That ended up being the difference as the Bears ended up going for two later on rather then kicking to tie. Week 10 vs Detroit Lions, 14-12 Win!: In an ugly rain soaked mistake riddled matchup Lions QB Shaun Hill throws for 300 yds on 50 attempts, but his last second TD drive fails as he can’t convert the 2 pt conversion. Week 11 at Cincinnati Bengals, 49-31 Win: Roaring back from down 21 pts the Bills see Drayton Florence pick up a fumble and go 27 yds for a TD. With all the momentum on the Bills side they keep going and stun the Bengals for their second win. Week 12 Pittsburgh Steelers, 19-16 OT loss: This moment may have been the apex of bad “Billsing” and snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. Buffalo played the future AFC champs hard forcing OT. In OT Ryan Fitzpatrick throws a 50 yard bomb to a wide open Stevie Johnson streaking into the end zone which will win the game... and he dropped the ball which hits him dead in the hands. Week 13 at Minnesota Vikings, 38-14 loss: Bills LB Arthur Moats crushes NFL legend Brett Farve that he is knocked out of the game. The hit is so bad it ends Farves iron man streak as he has to miss the next game. Week 14 Cleveland Browns, 13-6 Win: Browns QB Jake Delhomme is hit by Moats and his pass misfires getting intercepted by Leodis McKelvin late in the 4th. The Bills run the clock out for their 3rd win. Week 15 at Miami Dolphins, 17-14 win: CJ Spilele gets a 34 yard punt return which helps the Bills get a 10-0 lead a rare multi score lead on the season. Buffalo never relinquishes for their fourth win. Week 16 New England Patriots, 34-3 loss: Patriots LB Gary Guyton forces a Fitzpatrick fumble on the Bills third possession. The Patriots drive down and score to make it 14-3 and Buffalo continues to keep turning the ball over and the Patriots keep scoring. Week 17 at New York Jets, 38-7 loss: Brian Brohm is the QB with Fitzpatrick injured and throws a pick six 6 minutes into the 2nd quarter to Jets CB Marquice Cole. Few fun factoids on the season: -The Bills played three overtime games and lost all three. That is the most OT games they’ve played in the last 11 years. -The majority of Bills home games were played in awful conditions. With 5 of the 7 games in Buffalo (screw Toronto it was not a home game) having rain or wind. -In the last 8 games the Bills went 4-4 after at starting 0-8. However after going 4-2 they got blown out 72-10 in the last two games. -Against the Bengals the Bills scored 49 pts, in their other three wins combined they scored a total of 44 pts. PSA: Please appreciate our offense that exists currently. -This was the last season with the NFL blackout rule so it was possible to not see some Bills games.

If you take a look at some of the biggest tours in the nation they have been using football stadiums (Taylor Swift, Metallica, etc). Buffalo has been passed by for bigger cities because of size. Again read the study yourself to see the differences. Summer and Fall they do most of the events at the Ralph as Winter and Spring are notoriously bad for outdoor events that don't involve the Bills. You gain those two seasons back for use if it is indoor. One of the perks people don't talk about is stadium tours are really popular for new venues or in general (believe it or not you can tour the Ralph.. well could pre COVID I meant to do that). Downtown you can get many more people who are interest. I am not trying to sway your opinion as much as just point out some of the advantages that have been reported with indoor use. Truthfully nothing is better as a Bills fan then a 60 degree day in October watching them play. But if a new stadium comes to pass I want them to explore every possibility and use especially because tax payers will feel it. That honestly would be super cool but I doubt it ever happens now that the Pegulas own the team and the city of Buffalo has made the overtures it has to have the team downtown. Had we had different ownership that wanted the Canadian market more I think that was a real possibility.

I am just telling you what I have read. It would open the possibility for larger tournaments in college sports, Buffalo would be bale to get larger concerts or conventions. In general Buffalo does not have a large enough venue for major things like that. Key Bank is find for most concerts, but there are larger concerts that do stadium type tours that having an indoor venue allow. I am not necessarily disagreeing with you, but indoor has more potential for use.

I read the stadium report Populous did a few years ago. The major reason for indoor is the amount of events you can do and host like doubles as opposed to out door. If you are going to spend that much money I'd rather have 55-60 things happening a year as opposed to the 20-25 you get outdoor. I did Miami pre Canapy and post Canapy and it was like a different stadium. Even though it was like 80% capacity, with the Canapy the sound reverberated tenfold more then the night game I went to without it. Def an interesting difference to have experienced.

Bills beating NE in 11 is the easy pick, I was at the Raiders the week prior which was nearly just as good. The Packers 2014 win to me was the start of the Bills fortunes changing and the first flicker of remerging onto the national landscape (the Dallas win in 2019 was the fire in full force). Some other fun games I was at during drought time were the 2004 win vs Miami when McGhee first started, 2013 Panthers win last second, 2015 Colts home opener. The Jets TNF home opener in 2016 was insane atmosphere wise the defense just couldn't get out of its way and Fitz had one of his great Fitzy games.

I really like this question. I think for the first time ever the young QB potential may have swung a bit too far to the other side. Some of the bigger QBs moved (Stafford, Wentz, Goff) were done because teams felt the contracts were too high. If you hit on a young QB teams see the 3-5 years you get with a cheap contract and cap room to improve the roster quickly. The flip side though is Wentz & Goff were teams went too big too quick. People laugh at Jerry Jones but truthfully I think what he did with Dak was more logical compared to Philly overpaying Wentz which basically led to their roster being deconstructed because of his cap. I believe it was Bill Barnwell had a thing or 538 that the odds of hitting on a QB in the 1st round where its a ten year run with sustained success (division crown, 10 + wins etc..) is 46%. To have success with a young QB you need to surround them with a system and talent that fits which won't happen for all. Not enough of these teams will have plans or systems that work for what it takes with a young QB. Getting a veteran isn't as sexy but rather then paying a premium for a QB it can give you time to identify the right guy for your system and get the talent needed.

Depends on the year the contract kicks in. If it is 2022 then it makes sense the cap having a one year dip, otherwise completely agree.

Hopefully can take the Reigns off and stop the "rains" for Moss hahaha

Agreed. Every time I buy the Russel hype train it crashes into a lake. I'm at the point he is a top 10 guy but the reason Seattle went to SB's was the defense not him.

I am not a fan of this. I'd rather keep Milano and let Williams walk. Yannick I am shaky on, his stats are not bad but he seems to be a malcontent at points and I wonder if the defense had a start they way they did in the 1st half how well he would do with it. That said I really like our defense with Milano staying and Yannick added and that feels like it could help gel the defense to have the edge they missed last year. That said I think you can find a RT faster then a LB like Milano who has proven that his absence in the lineup has been a major void. Additionally you do not know if Tremaine is worth the money long term and Milano has shown more. Even if they had to franchise tag Milano I would rather do that for a year.

Yea AFC I’d say it goes like this: Should win Division Bills Chiefs Ravens Solid Teams That Could Jump Titans Browns QB Play Could Change Fortunes Good Or Bad Dolphins Steelers Raiders Colts Some Pieces But Need Improvement In Certain Areas to Jump Bengals Broncos Chargers Playing for Draft Picks Patriots Jets Texans Jags The top 5 teams I listed I would be genuinely surprised if they missed. After that it’s a hodgepodge depending on additions and subtractions etc. The bottom two AFC spots are going to be really interesting to see what happens to.

The nostalgia for the past is insufferable at points. Its a new time, new identity, new group etc.. the 90s had their time and its past. When the NFL finally dumps the stupid one shell helmet rule fine do a game or two in red but that is it.

I've always liked TNF as it kinda starts my weekend for me, but I don't disagree with how bad it is for the players and recovery. I've always thought if you play TNF then you should be coming off a bye or play on at least Saturday the week prior

Thinking about it the last truly fun opening matchup was probably the Colts in 2015. Jets in 2019 had some hype because at the time people thought they could be decent. Bears in 2014 is still probably my favorite opener of the last decade.

Same here. Everyone keeps thinking us, but its the NFL and with Dak returning, Dallas being Dallas, why would they not take a layup like that. Additionally the NFL since 2002 has had one NFC v AFC opening night game and that was in 2003 when the Jets played the Redskins otherwise the opening game is always inside conference. That was also the last time they didn't have the Superbowl Champion open the season.