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I wouldn't say I hate them and def didn't mind most while here minus Poz and Hogan. Marrone I think wanted more control and if I remember one of Polians to come in and replace Whaley.

Makes sense 1 SB loss is a FG miss but it happens, 2 were blowouts, the other slowly faded. You can prepare for that and the FG loss at the time wasn't a gimmee the way kicks inside 50 generally are considered now. By comparison the Titans game was a brutal slugfest and getting a FG at that point felt like we iced it. I was speechless watching because it was just so stunning. The Cardinals game felt similar but not being a playoff game helped a little. By comparison Music City never stopped being shown and the implications were so large it was a knife to the heart and it being the last bills playoff game in 17 years was just great long term also lol

Virigl love what you wrote and I want to play along too as you formatted this really well 1 – First Bills Memory – My dad took me to a game when Kelly Thomas and Reed were still playing so I was able to be there. I do not remember much other then we were 300s and it was loud. My first Bills game I remember was the famous 2000 Bills Bears game when Johnson got put in during the 3rd quarter, got hurt, and the fans cheered him going off (not Bills fans finest hour). My other big Bills memory was actually at my grandparents because they had the 1990 Bills VHS season recap. I watched that incessantly and actually have it now and watch it once before every season as a way to remember them/bring a little luck. The 98 Dolphins playoff loss I remember watching with my dad and after we lost I went to go rip up my Dolphins trading cards I was so mad we lost. Dad didn't let me but I could see the smile on his face. That is probably all my early memories. 2 Dedication – My wife and I will drop pretty much anything to go to a game if we can. Even with kids we will do what we can and they are being indoctrinated into fandom. I have a signed framed poster for the 2014 team because they actually went 9-7, EJ Manuel uni, swore we were upsetting the Pats in 07 SNF, wear specific unis depending on the game, and can name where I was for way to many games that have zero importance and the big moments of the game. I need help haha 3 – I’m Wrong….A Lot – 1000% agree with you on this. I also was team Rosen to the point the moment they drafted Allen we left the draft party we were at because I was pissed. 4 – Bill from NYC – "Everything dies, baby, that's a fact, but maybe everything that dies someday comes back" 5 – The Grind – My thing has always been doing the schedule and historical recaps. I have zero clue how people like you can analyze the game to depths you do. I also was the person responsible for the cut Micah Hyde thread last year ...whoops! (in fairness the defense was sucking and he was not playing well for 3 games haha) 6 – Rules – I have a rule after bad losses that I will not post for 24 hrs the same way players are only allowed to typically be mad for 24 hrs. Usually by the next day I am composed more to be more thoughtful. I will say as I have gotten older my takes have matured and I do not necessarily live and die on each game or play. That said that Cardinals game unhinged me for a while haha. 7 – Favorite Players – As a kid I liked Kelly I thought he modeled the type of player you wanted to lead the team. The 2000s guys like Lee Evans, George Wilson and Terrence McGee (dang injuries' robbed him of a better career) were some of my favorites. I was a huge Stevie Johnson fan and think he was criminally underrated. Eric Wood was a real favorite of mine for his play and honesty, I hate that his career ended as I felt he was the perfect center for this team but oh well. I loved Aaron Williams and hated that his career got taken out the way it did just as he emerged into a true leader and pro bowl caliber player. Ironically Micah Hyde literally slipped in as the exact player I think Williams would've been. Matt Milano is probably my favorite dude now and the results show how much they need him as when he's out the defense is remotely the same. Kyle Williams is a HOF outside of Buffalo, loved him and we completely let his career down until the very end. 8 – Most Disliked Players – Donte Whitner dude was a jerk, Paul Poz he made a ton of tackles.... 7 yards downfield was always behind the play, Watkins for carrying about being a Diva then being a team player, Chris Hogan for his drops in 2015, McKelvin for just not catching punts/kick offs and going down, Willis McGhee self explained, Dareus not in play way more because he wasted potential to be so much better which was sad to see, and Charles Clay for the amount of drops and bad plays he made including his flub against Miami in 18 when Allen played lights out. Coach wise Marrone and Jauron were soul killing for punting on the 40 of the opponent on 4th and 2. 9 – Favorite Memories – 2011 Raiders Bills win (huge comeback was insane to be at) Slaying the Pats in 2011 EJ comeback vs Panthers in 2013 was 100 level for that Packers win in 2014 (loudest I've ever heard the stadium) Colts opener in 2015 was really cool 2017 Snowbowl was front row that was downright surreal Drought ending and finally watching a playoff game with my wife for the 1st time and father as an adult 2018 tailgate before the Bears game. Lets be honest we knew it was a loss and Peterman would implode so honestly it was just a fun time partying 2019 Jets opener felt like a new dawn when they came back 2019 Cowboys was soooo cathartic 2019 Steelers to clinch for real was awesome. Stayed up to 2 am listening to radio of bills fans Entire 2020 season was a dream after living my teenage years into adult years in drought Bills. Was rewarding after sooo many down years to get that 10 – Thank you - Thank you Virgil!

Gotta love how Madden has Dallas at 86 meanwhile across the league they aren't even considered the division favorite. It's one of the 1000 problems with the game where it overrates skill players over team. I will say this both Star Wars battlefront games they made were good and Jedi Fallen order was really good. Battlefront 1's online multiplayer was the best most real to movie gameplay I've ever experienced both in look and feel. But in general I do agree with you.

2017 is under construction and it will be my magnum opus

Considering they literally have 4 active receivers at this point and they are dropping like flies if this happen I may buy you a pizza for calling it.

Few ideas for what you can use: -Quotes from Bills drought coaches after random nothing losses for us to decode which it was -Hurricane names from the past, again we decode the year you just need to describe it -There are 17 games so each week pick a player in correspondence to the # with the fun fact. Doesn't need to be limited to this year -Use a dog breed week to week to describe good or bad. -Drinks! You could say this game was like an IPA, trash at the start followed by horrendous puking later on (that describes the drought in a nutshell) I will see my way out now haha

If I was a Pats fan I wouldn't want Jones playing for a while. Cam looks decent and Jones did some nice things last night which with some time could really develop. Cam needed more help and NE certainly added some pieces to make his life better. I can easily see NE winning 8-10 games with Cam and the offense just improving a bit which allows Jones time to find his way. If Cam stinks it up it will make it an easier choice to go to Jones, but the current structure of the offense should do well for Cam. Jones sitting will benefit him to not be rushed. The preseason experience will help, but when the live bullets' fly very few rookies have ever came out without some tough lessons. It shall be interesting how it works out

It wasn't until his injuries in Carolina. The All or Nothing series highlighted how bad his arm got messed up. I think Cam could do pretty decent in the offense and while his arm may not be 100% what it was, if it has healed properly and has no lingering issues he should be fine. Last night I thought he looked pretty solid.

"We won the offseason. I know other teams did their thing and some did well but I really believe we won the offseason" Just remember we won the offseason no one can take that from us when he was here

Let the hate flow through you! #theEmperor

Is it bad I thought it was Buffalo Bills F*cking Suck

Players are human and anyone whose plays sports knows its easy to buy into something that makes sense and when it doesn't its really hard not to ask what are we doing. Rex did a great job of taking his most talented players and creating that exact situation.

I've actually thought that had Mario been with McD he would've flourished.

So in my opinion the true worst part of the drought where my opinion and lack of faith in the team was at the max was 2005-2011. During that time the coaches were retreads that was nothing of brand due to Buffalo's unwillingness to pay or reputation, the players flamed out who were suppose to be the new core, and in general they became hyper irrelevant outside of a TO signing here or a Bill inducted in the HOF. They also had a string of absolutely brutal drought style losses ranging from the Dallas MNF game, the NE SNF blow out, the NE fumble loss, the CLE MNF loss the CLE 6-3, etc.. where in bigger stages we failed spectacularly. Mix in the lease expiring and uncertainty of the team in Buffalo it was a REALLY hard to time as a fan. My opinion started to change in 2012 when they got Mario. He was not a burnt out old name FA like TO he was a legit top impact player and he choose Buffalo. I think nationally it was the first brick to the team starting its climb back up. I've always laughed when people say he was a bust considering he never missed a game, had 43 sacks in 4 years, was a Pro Bowler in 13/14, 2nd All pro 13, and 1st All Pro 14, plus the teams record increased. Anyhoo that was the start of "ok maybe we are actually back in this thing and expectations should raise". From there I think it was gradual for me as Marrone was viewed as a decent hire that wasn't a retread, the Pegula's buying the team in 2014 solidified the long term out look, and the Bills drafting improved as they did add Gilmore, Dareus, Woods, Watkins, and Wood while trading for McCoy and Hughes. That finally gave them a decent roster where for me you could realistically say they were not meeting expectations and they have playoff worthy talent as opposed to well maybe will get lucky. All that said it was still drought and yea PTSD came back hard at points where you threw you hands up and said "come on just one time let it go our way". I just did my 2016 Defining Moments thread and the Seattle and Miami games were both moments where faith was broken as they failed the big test. But yea 2017 was the big year as they finally slayed the dragon. To be 100% honest I thought they were going to suck that season. Things changed with Atlanta as the team had a chance to be 3-1 and win a big road game against the defending NFC champs. In the prior 17 years they lost this game every time and every break went against them. But finally Taylor makes a big throw to Clay, Hyde's INT counts, and they close when it gets tight. At that point I at least bought the coaching staff had an idea what they were doing. The KC win after losing three straight to go 5-5 was equally as important as previous Bills squads faltered after hot starts and when the pressure came to bounce back they couldn't. Instead young guys like Tre's INT and Milano stepped up and they gutted it out. Making the playoffs changed my belief but it was " a process" with the coaching staff. After that I was confident they could make some legit headway, but even I probably didn't foresee how they developed Josh to this point or Diggs addition etc.. They really proved it and their success in 2017 made it easy to believe. Nationally Dallas 2019 Thanksgiving full stop. Up until then the narrative was "well the Bills got lucky in 2017 and they have some talent and McD is decent but they haven't shown much". The way they beat Dallas and resiliency throughout spoke volumes and was the Bills kicking the door down that yea were back and good and notice is now served. Anything I've expected since that game they've surpassed and at this point I believe they will win the SB this decade so I am just sitting back and enjoying the ride and even if it gets bouncy I don't doubt with the leadership, coaching, and Josh they will be ok.

Yea fan treatment of Gilmore was really frustrating. He had a superb year on a defense that constantly was breaking down all around him, I think anyone would've gotten frustrated at the lack of support. When I he signed in NE I told people you will end up not respecting how good he is and they didn't want to buy it until he proved them wrong. Buffalo lucked out with Tre, but they legit blew it in a sense letting a homegrown top guy like that walk. Aaron Williams will forever be a "what if" Bill in terms of his career and where it could've went as he really emerged his last three seasons both in play and leadership.

Once Aaron Williams went down against Miami the secondary got exposed badly on a regular basis. He was the lynchpin as he had grown into a probowl caliber player back there and the replacements were far less effective.

Oh I can't wait. Today my facebook reminded me that this was in 2017 when we trade Watkins and Darby and I pretty much lost it saying how the team had no idea what their doing and weren't going anywhere fast. WHOOPS haha

It is coming! I think by the start of 2016 most fans saw the truth that Rex wasn't all he was cracked up to be, but the talent was there and off a 9-7 and then 8-8 season it was just get to the playoffs and will worry about the rest mindset. Once he couldn't even do that the fans and team thankfully said were out and redoing it better

lol won't lie 2015 and 2016 all felt like one long season together with Rex I understand people saying guys quit on him or the egos were too big etc.. But imo part of being a good coach is having guys buy in and adjusting to fit their strengths. McD has been a great example of this and the 2017 was case in point to maximizing a roster to its strengths regardless of how limited it is/was

It was peak drought Bills and fitting conclusion to the last drought year. Being Xmas Eve we all got to the party early to watch the end and everyone was really excited we might have a shot the next week. Then the team blew it and the party took a noticeably bummer vibe the rest of the night. Carpenter was a really weird kicker, 48 yards + out he never missed, but up close he really was shaky.

They would've moved up to 8th if they won the last two, but I am a believer that in the butterfly effect. If Buffalo wins maybe Denver who wouldve take 6th and maybe Houston plays to beat the Titans more who were 7th. Its widely insane that they went 1-5 that season in division with their one win over NE of all teams and the fact they couldn't close vs Miami.

2010 to 2016 was exhausting but we are finally getting to the fun

2016 Bills Defining Moments Last one before things get fun and good. After the frenzied hyped 2015 offseason, 2016 was decidedly more tame, had more pressure, and uneasy as expectations sat unfulfilled. Rex Ryan was target number 1 after taking over the NFLs 4th ranked defense and seeing it plummet to 19th overall. Rex in his words went “full pregnant” and hired his brother Rob Ryan as an assistant coach. Additionally after being buyers in free agency from 2012 on the Bills suddenly felt a cap crunch. This forced them to either cut or lose in free agency starters Pro Bowl DE Mario Williams, Leodis McKelvin, former lacrosse star Chris Hogan, Ron Brooks, and solid LB Nigel Bradham. There was one free agent signing which long term proved important to the Bills future in LB Lorenzo Alexander. The draft saw the Bills try to get younger upfront with DE Shaw Lawson, LB Reggie Ragland, and DT Adolphus Washington all get selected in the first three rounds. Unfortunately Rex Ryan ended up losing Shaq for basically half the season and Ragland never played a down tearing his knee in preseason. Still despite the losses and step backs expectations for the team were breaking the drought and the defense bouncing back. Week 1: at Baltimore Ravens, 13-7 loss: Both teams came in with big expectations but the game was expected to be a defensive battle. Well for my money it was the boringest opening game of probably the last two decades. Honestly there was literally one note worthy play which was Mike Wallace 66 yd TD from Joe Flacco to give the Ravens a 10-0 lead early in the second. So there is your defining moment because something actually happened. There were 10 punts, 2 FGs, a missed FG, a turnover on downs, and an 8 play drive at the end to literally run the clock. This game sucked and when opening week is suppose to be exciting, watching the grass get painted for the game had more action. Anyway Bills 0-1 and Rexs hot seat get warm. Week 2: New York Jets Thursday Night Football, 37-31 loss: The Bills only home primetime game and 1st at home since 2012 was a rematch with the Jets who the Bills ended their playoff hopes a year earlier. Each team was 0-1 and the game had a hightened importance as teams staring 0-2 only make the playoffs 20% of the time. This game was a barn burner as Fitzpatrick had one of his great games torching the Bills defense for 374 yds and a TD but more importantly converting any big play when needed. The Bills offense held in with deep TDs to Marquise Goodwin had a 84 yd TD and Greg Salas had a 71 yd TD. The game felt like it swung to the Bills when the defense scored on a fumble recovery by Nickel Robey Coleman for 36 yds to go up 24-20. The Jets took the lead back 3 plays later on a Matt Forte TD to go up 27-24. The defining play came at the start of the 4th quarter when Tyrod Taylor got INT on an under thrown deep ball to Sammy Watkins on 3rd and 1. Being at the stadium you had a feeling like they just blew it as the Jets offense was virtually unchecked all night. Buffalo failed to respond and fell 37-31. Additionally Sammy Watkins was lost for the first half of the season due to a foot injury. Week 3: Arizona Cardinals, 33-18 win: After the loss it felt like the season was over. Media and fans were ready fire Rex, he dumped offensive coordinator Greg Roman after just two games, and the NFC finalist Cardinals came to town a team many picked for the SB. Yet the Bills throttled the Cards running for nearly 200 yds and 3 TDs. The defense got some timely turnovers none bigger then Aaron Williams 53 yd TD fumble recovery with the Cards on the Bills 12 on 4th and 6. Up 30-7 Buffalo never really looked back. Quick note Patrick Peterson had the best INT I’ve ever seen that day along the sideline on a great deep pass by Tyrod Taylor. Week 4: at New England Patriots, 16-0 win: With Tom Brady suspended the first 4 games and backup Jimmy G out for the year with injury the Patriots were down to Jacoby Brisset and Buffalo had a real shot to get back to 2-2. The Bills offense came out fast going up 13-0 thanks to a Tyrod Taylor to LeSean McCoy TD Pass for 7 yds and two FGs. After that the Bills offense basically just ran the clock as NE never mounted much of a threat. The defining moment of the game was Zach Browns forced fumble on Pats QB Jacoby Brissett as he ran in 3rd and 11 in the Bills red zone down 13-0. Had he scored a TD or even a FG perhaps the game goes different but that was NEs best shot all day. Oh yea pre game some Patriot punk coaches intentionally got in the way of the Bills cbs which caused a scene. Week 5: at Los Angeles Rams, 30-19 win: Buffalo came in feeling good at 2-2 with an Arnold Donaldless Rams team coaches by Jeff Fisher. Buffalo got out to another quick start (13-3) thanks to a TD rec by Justin Hunter and a TD by Mike Gillislee which LeSean McCoy went off on a 53 yd rush a few plays earlier. The Rams rallied and a Todd Gurley TD closed it to 13-13. Tied at 16-16 mid 3rd quarter Nickel Robey-Coleman made the big play when Rams QB Case Keenum stared down WR Pharoh Cooper and his pass was INT for a TD by Coleman. The Rams tried a fake punt with 3:47 left in the game which failed miserably and the Bills got a Mike Gillislee TD to go up 30-19. If you ever watch highlights of this game LeSean McCoy was unreal and in general his 2016 season was sublime. Week 6: San Francisco 49ers, 45-16 win: At 3-2 the Bills played a bad and drama filed 49ers team with Chip Kelly running the ship. Controversy surrounded the game as Colin Kapernick was in the middle of his kneeling protest during the anthem. The defining moment was the anthem and the controversy around it. After a very tense energy during the anthem the Bills absolutely laid waste to the 49ers. Buffalo ran for a team record 312 yds with LeSean McCoy going for 140 yards and 3 TDs. Even Reggie Bush had 6 yds! The big play of the game itself was actually Bills WR Justin Hunters 30 yd TD rec late in the 3rd quarter which broke the game open for good. I’ll say this if ever there was a point you thought hey maybe Rex actually has an idea what he is doing it was after this game. At 4–2 the offense was clicking behind the running game and the defense was doing enough where the Bills being a playoff team didn’t see dumb. Additionally the schedule looked to have some winnable games with two of their toughest games at hone (NE/PIT). Week 7: at Miami Dolphins, 28-25 loss: at 4-2 the Bills came in flying high with a real chance to get to 5-2 against a resurgent 2-4 Dolphins team. The Bills were fine in the first half doing what they had done for success in the previous four games running the ball a lot with some timely passing. The Bills defense suffered a huge loss as Aaron Williams got cheap shotted by Dolphins WR Jarvis Landry. Williams never played again as the hit ended his career. The high watermark for the Rex led Bills happened when mid 3rd quarter Tyrod hit Marquise Goodwin for a 67 yd TD to go up 17-6. Everything by looked like the Bills were on their way to 5-2 and being the team Rex always envisioned. Then it unraveled. Like a dam bursting the defense allowed a 5 plus minute TD drive and the Dolphins we’re back down 17-14. The Bills offense stalled and then Miami scored another TD drive to go up 21-17. Within 12 minutes the Dolphins erased an 11 point deficit to go up by 4. The offense was reeling going 3 and out in 29 seconds. The defining play then hit as Ryan Tannehill threw a deep pass on 3rd and 6 to Kenny Stills for a 66 yd TD effectively ending the game. The Bills needed someone to make a play and it never happened. Week 8: New England Patriots, 41-25 loss: In a rain soaked battle with their rivals the Bills failed to matchup with Brady back. The Bills defense played like a unit whose spirit broke a week prior and the offense could only do so much. The defining moment was now Patriot WR Chris Hogan scoring a deep TD pass right in front Bills CB Stephon Gilmore who famously looked back at his secondary as to say what are you doing. The game was over by mid 3rd quarter. Shout out to Bills FB Jerome Felton for a nice first down conversion on a catch in the 1st quarter. Week 9: at Seattle Seahawks Monday Night Football, 31-25 loss: If ever there was a dark horse for worse/most BS/frustrating losses in Bills history this is the game. The Bills were losers of two straight after getting to 4-2 and didn’t get a lot of supporters that they had a chance. Yet throughout the first half Buffalo mostly had their way with Seattle’s vaunted D as the offense kept up. Special teams came up with a block on the 1st Seahawks punt to give the Bills great field position which they used for a Tyrod Taylor TD run. The issue was the secondary which Russell Wilson throw all over and Ronald Darby who couldn’t stop a beach ball as Jimmy Graham toasted him for deep touchdowns. Still at the end of the half the Bills offense drove into FG range when controversy struck. On Dan Carpenters FG attempt Richard Sherman hit him after a whistle blow injuring him. Buffalo then took an illegal formation penalty as Carpenter made his 30 yd kick. Back five yards Carpenter missed his FG after making the prior two and Buffalo still trailed by two scores at 28-17. The refs 1000% botched this and it would proved crucial later. Both defenses tightened in the second half but the Bills got a Mike Gillislee TD late in the 3rd to get it to 28-25. The Hawks got a FG early in the fourth and Buffalo got the ball back with 2:41 in the game. Taylor had some crazy conversions and moved the Bills to the Seattle 10 yard line. The Bills offensive line failed on the first three plays and it all came down to fourth down. Would Taylor break 300 Yds passing finally as a TD would do it? Could the Bills get a legit big win to help their playoff chance? Nope. On fourth down Sherman “legally” apparently cheap shoted Walter Powell and Taylor’s pass in the end zone to Robert Woods who had a superb game (10 rec 162yds) went incomplete as Seahawks safeties Thomas and Chancellor kept anything from him. The crappy part was Buffalo would've tied the game with a FG if the refs didn't mess everything up at the end of the 1st. I won’t lie I remember this game vividly and when Taylor’s pass went incomplete I fell to the couch broken. I couldn’t see how they would make the playoffs or Rex would survive or how Taylor would ever be the guy. It was a legit gut punch that made you realize the team was closer to rebuild then contention with that group. Week 10: Bye Week: The Sabres probably lost a game or five during this week. Week 11: at Cincinnati Bengals, 16-12 win: Against a descending Bengals team this was a defense struggle as both teams turned the ball over. Stephon Gilmore had a tremendous game with 2 INTs and 3 PDs. LeSean McCoy had to leave early as did AJ Green taking the two biggest offensive stars out early. The defining moments of the game were Bengals Kicker Mike Nugent missing two extra points which forced the Bengals to have to go for a TD on their final drive instead of a game tying or winning FG. Nugent was later released after missing his 6th extra point kick in December. Week 12: Jacksonville Jaguars, 28-21 win: At 6-6 the Bills took on Doug Marrones Jags with a shot to get back in the playoff race. The first half was very defensive as both teams front lines hit Taylor and Bortles a lot. LeSean McCoy got a TD to get the Bills to 7-6, but Carpenter missed the extra point. Out of half McCoy ran a 75 yd TD on the first play of the half to put Buffalo up 13-7. The Jags and Bills would go back and forth as Marquise Lee put the Jags ahead with a TD and Sammy Watkins beat Jalen Ramsey for a 62 yd catch which led to a Taylor TD run and a Bills 20-13 lead. The Jags would respond to take the lead with an Allen Hurns TD as both offenses kept making plays. Taylor put the Bills ahead with a Justin Hunter TD with 10:52 which was the big play as the Jags couldn’t respond and the Bills walked out with a 28-21 win and 6-5 record. Week 13: at Oakland Raiders, 38-24 loss: In the Bills final game in Oakland they fell apart against the upstart Raiders who were 9-2 coming in. Despite that the Bills offense got the team up to a 24-9 lead early in the second half on the legs of a Mike Gillislee TD. Raiders QB Derek Carr quickly went down the field and found Michael Crabtree for a TD making it 24-16. Buffalo never found their footing after that as Oakland kept scoring thanks to Carr and the Raiders defense kept making plays thanks to Khalil Mack. The game ended down 30-24 with ten minutes left Tyrod Taylor went for a deep pass only to have his throw hit by Khalil Mack which caused it to be intercepted by Raiders CB Nate Allen’s as Marquise Goodwin never had a chance. The Raiders iced the game with a TD right after. Week 14: Pittsburgh Steelers, 27-20 loss: At 6-6 with three of their final four games at home the Bills had a look (while difficult) at the playoffs. The Steelers came in at 7-5 and ran all over the Bills in bitter snowy and cold game good for 240 yds as Le’Veon Bell had 236 yds and 3 TDs. The Bills offense never could do much when the game was close outside a Watkins TD midway in the 2nd to make it 14-7 Pittsburgh. The game officially swung on Tyrod Taylor INT to open the 4th quarter as he missed on a deep pass to Marquise Goodwin as Steeler CB Artie Burns picked it off. Next drive Bell set the Steelers single game rushing record and a FG iced the game for PIT now up 24-7. The Bills wilted again in a big moment for the playoffs and after the game calls we’re loud for Ryan to be gone. Probably the most memorable thing of this game was the field delay after half time when the snow machines accidentally popped all of the black pellets up causing a mess that took 20 mins to get fixed. Week 15: Cleveland Browns 33-13: The Browns came in 0-13 and the Bills made sure they didn’t become the team that lost to them. This game has a bunch of TDs for the Bills although none super memorable. Brandon Tate had a cool pitch handoff run for 30 yds and the Bills had a nice 101 yd TD drive capped off by a good diving catch by Charles Clay for a TD. Truthfully the most memorable piece of this game was seeing RGIII playing as a shell of himself just 4 years after taking the league by storm. Week 16: Miami Dolphins, 34-31 OT loss: with some playoff hopes the Bills took on the Dolphins who themselves had their eyes in the final playoff spot. The game was effectively Rexs last stand as it was reported if he lost he was basically out. So here’s the recap of the last true droutastic game which the two teams combined for over 1000 yds of offense and 65 pts: Did the Bills allow Dolphins RB Jay Ajayi to run for over 200 yards? yes, the second time the Bills allowed 200 yds to a running back in three weeks Did the Bills spot the Dolphins a 14 pt lead twice? Yep 14-0 and 28-14. Did the Bills rally despite these deficits? Yes. In fact the Bills play of the day was a flea flecked with 2 mins to go that resulted in a 34 yd catch by Robert Woods down at the Dolphins 7 yd line. Did Tyrod Taylor finally throw over 300 yds? Yep Taylor had a marvelous day for 329 and 3 TDs showing great composure leading the team back. Did the Dolphins kicker Andrew Franks make a 55 yard kick to tie the game with seconds left? Yep. The Bills defense allowed Matt freaking Moore to pick them apart past mid field in just 1:14 at the very end. Did Dan Carpenter miss his second FG of the day which would’ve won the game in OT? Oh yea. Despite the offense moving down field in OT to the Phins 27, Carpenter again shanked his 45 yd kick left. Did the Bills defense only have 10 men on the field during Ajayi's backbreaking 57 run into Bills territory in OT? Yep. Two years into his coaching Rex still couldn’t even get the proper number of players on the field. Week 17: at New York Jets 30-10 loss: Rex was dismissed early into week 17 and his reign as coach came to end. Video of his bills painted truck leaving exists as his final exit from the team. As for the Bills they went to NYC in a game before the season many thought could decide a playoff spot. Instead the Jets also crashed and were playing for nothing. Intern head coach Anthony Lynn took the bullets as the team benched Tyrod for salary cap reasons so he didn’t get injured in case they cut him that off season. EJ Manuel started the game and he was generally ineffective which allowed rookie QB Cardale Jones to play. Buffalo got beat 30-10 in a pretty lifeless game which included an all time great special teams blunder by the Bills. Jets kicker Nick Folk boomed the ball to bounce in the end zone and the Bills returners never recovered the ball. The Jets easily went over and recovered it for a TD thanks to the Bills special teams literally doing nothing and just watching. Jets RB Bilal Powell had a nice day against the Bills with 1 TD and 137 yds. The one true Bills highlight was Lorenzo Alexander getting his 12 sack of the season a new career high. He had a superb year and went to the Pro Bowl.

This one specifically is vastly more likely then I think a lot of people want to admit. It is very very difficult to sweep the division, even Brady with the Pats would lose one to Miami or NYJ. I actually have the game at NE as a loss (even with me thinking they go 14-3) and I think it is very fathomable that the NE is a game back last week which requires us to win to clinch division. Also the new schedule will keep more teams in wayyy longer then before. I have ran simulations and unless a team is at 12 wins plus by week 17, it will make teams artificially closer.