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Buffalos 27 Tigers 23 Classic upset coming as everything is towards Cincy and Buffalo is completely being undersold along with this being a revenge game for the playoffs. Bills and Allen got off to a hot start as they use a hurray up offense and Diggs torches Hilton on a slant for a 7 yd TD. After trading possessions Cincy has the ball midfield before a sack fumble from Groot. Allen hits Shakir on a play action for a 35 yd TD and suddenly it is 14-0 BUF with 10 mins left in the half. CIN gets going and Burrow answers with a Chase TD. BUF gets a FG before half to go up 17-7. 2nd half CIN gets it to 17-14 as they move downfield and Mixon scores. Allen takes the Bills on a time killing drive and they get a TD from Cook on a 20 yard run to go up 24-14. Entering the 4th CIN is slowed on their drive which takes time but a pass interference call gives CIN an easy TD from the 1 yard line from Burrow to make it 24-20 as they fail on the 2 pt try. The Bills go 3 and out and the defense slows CIN with a sack on 3rd down by Von to force a FG with 5 mins left and it is 24-23 BUF. The Bills are able to run most of the clock and kick a FG with 30 seconds left to go up 27-23. Burrow and the Bengals fall as the clock expires (no hail mary as they are not pass midfield) and the Bills get their most convincing win of the year. Allen 276 yds 26-32 2 TDs 63 yds rush Cook 89 yds 9 attempts 1 TD Shakir 98 yds 6 rec 1 TD Groot 2 sacks 1 FF

Mark down the victory boys

This might be the closest prediction I have had between score and what actually occurred lol

Him and Andre Holmes out there doing the lords work

Haha yea I remember listening to the first half from turning stone and it sounded bad. They had just lost to ATL in a game they 1000% should've won and the entire team looked not into that game then. My buddies went to TB in 21' and said other then the loss it was an awesome time and def worth going back to. I've done Miami twice and it is a great trip. Same man. I was pro EJ really hard, but once that pick happened you could see it in his face he knew that was it.

don't forget the legend of Mike Glennon took us down that day

2017 game I was full Bills fear bunker at the end because if they won they were 4-2 with the Raiders who were not great at home and a real chance to at least make the playoffs given what their schedule. So I was borderline ready to throw things when they blew a lead they had all game and I almost jumped through the ceiling when Tre forced the fumble. What is not talked about enough is the end of the game the Bucs had an insanely long lateral that failed, but it injured Poyers knee on the final play and EJ Gaines also tweaked his hamstring also.

End up with an orange jersey sponsored by franks hot sauce because chicken wings

No thanks. Mostly because the odds of them making it infinitely worse are more then it being cool or better

Bills 27 Bucs 17 Score shows ten pt win but realistically I think while the offense plays more competent throughout Tampa hangs around until the late 4th. Buffalo goes into half up 13-10 courtesy of a Kincaid TD and two stalled drives, TB gets a 30 yard Godwin TD and FG before half. Out of half Buffalo goes 7 mins and Allen runs a 10 yard TD in to put the Bills up 20-10. Baker marches a drive as the defense wilts and early 4th Bucs run a TD in to only be down 20-17. The offense for the first time in four weeks seals the game as Allen moves the team quickly and gets Davis on a 25 yard TD to get the Bills up 27-17 with 5 minutes to go. Baker throws a pick and the Bills run the clock out with a game closer then the final looks. Allen 25-35 310 2 TDs 45 yards rush 1 TD Murray 10 carries 55 yards Davis 102 yards 3 rec 1 TD Bernard 1 INT 6 tackles 1 TFL

As I have been doing every few weeks I take a step back to see realistically where everything looks to shake out. As always criticize, laugh, tell me to drink hot sauce because you disagree, do what you must: SB or Bust It Feels KC - The offense is good but this is their best defense in the Mahomes era and that is terrifying PHI - Defense is good and Byard is a great addition. Offense still a little off but it feels like a collision course between them and SF for the NFC SF - Back to back losses as the injuries mount and Purdy looks a little mortal. Still their ceiling is incredibly high and their goal is plain and obvious for this year. See You In January... But How Real Are You BAL - Ravens on offense look revitalized with their new OC, but they do have a bad loss in PIT. Feels like this might be Lamar's year to show what he has in the post-season and prove his point. DET - They clearly are a really good team... but they got taken to task by Baltimore and when its crunch time how much do you really trust Goff? JAX - They have won the games they should and the BUF win is nice as they look to be rounding to form. SF/CIN/BAL are coming with a real chance to show where they stack against some more quality teams. MIA - Certainly an explosive offense and a true threat in the AFC... BUT the book is out on Tua and this offense as both losses when he had to move around due to pressure the offense couldn't go at the same rate. Not many teams have PHI/BUF's level of d-line play but even NE made life uncomfortable for Tua. They need to prove it against a bigger foe before they are at KC/PHI level SEA - 4-2 and the defense looks like it is finding its way while the offense is a little shaky compared to last year. I would expect them in the post season but can Geno make more plays to really go toe to toe with SF or PHI? They play both this year so we will find out. Causing Their Fanbases to Reevaluate Existence. Seriously Can Any of Them Get It Together Because They Have Contender Abilities. Playoffs 70/30 BUF - Allen is having his best passing year across most statistics... yet he seems leashed and not the same guy. The defense has injuries the limit the potential of what they can do, but realistically if the offense plays at the high levels at has from 2020-22 they potentially can hang with anyone thanks to 17. How you feel about that is up to you. CIN - A lot has been made about their comeback to .500, but right now the defense is driving this team and Burrow still doesn't look himself. He has just one 300 yard game and they have struggled to move the ball consistently. Like Buffalo the potential is their for the offense to get it going and their fine and the defense is good.. but they also have put themselves far back in division. DAL - One week they look like gods the next they look like goons. The schedule is incredibly hard after the break with PHI 2x, at BUF, MIA, DET, and SEA all to go and WSH who plays tough at times. Like the other two above they could go on a run and be 12-5 at seasons end, be 10-7 and make it in, or even be 8-9 and leave you wondering why. Can Play Themselves In or Out of a Playoff Spot LAR - Crappy outcome as the refs gave the game to PIT, but the offense looks better and the defense is growing. They have games later vs NYG/NOLA/ARZ/WSH so the potential is there is they can win all of those that a 9-8 record could get them in. MIN - They have played themselves back into the race at 3-4 and have at GB at ATL NOLA at DEN CHI and at LV NYJ - Zach Wilson has maybe evolved from trash to at least competent game manager which gives them a shot as long as the defense plays well and they can run the ball. Still they have a bunch of road games coming so pressure falls squarely on the defense to keep them alive. PIT - Honestly I think this is the worst 4-2 team in football, but they have two nice wins so far over CLE/BAL. The schedule gets much tougher starting this week as they have JAX/CLE/CIN/CIN/SEA/BAL all to go and three of their last four are on the road. Can the defense keep playing at a high level to limit that limited offense? Truthfully Probably Too Flawed for the Playoffs But... CLE - The defense while not so great against IND is stout and they are still running the ball well. The QB question and schedule feels like it will cap them to 9-8 at best. HOU - This is probably the true darkhorse playoff team of the AFC. Stroud looks quite good despite the roster not fully being built yet and they finish the year at TEN, CLE, TEN, at IND while having a three game home stretch in November of ARZ/JAX/DEN. If they can be 7-6 entering the final four this might be your 7th seed in the AFC. LAC - After hosting CHI on SNF (blah) their schedule offers no relief and if you believed Herbert eats stats but isn't as good as the numbers say this year is proving it. To get to even 10-7 they need to go 8-3 the rest of way which seems really hard to buy at this point after years of evidence saying otherwise. LV (Raiders) - They probably just lost their playoff hopes Sunday against CHI, but their a really weird team that still feels Dick Jauron in the hunt style come December (aka 5-7 but in the hunt) WSH - The NFC is bad enough and WSH has enough talent still to hang around. Their schedule does them no favors and Howell doesn't look the part. I Hate This Division.. They Are Taking Up A Playoff Spot ATL - Desmond Ridder, you really had to go that direction when you literally could've had Lamar or Rodgers or traded up etc.. Seeing talented teams waste a year because of hubris is maddening. NOLA - Raiders 2.0 down South. What a surprise as this looks like Carr we saw before and Dennis Allen is a crappy coach. Maybe they get a little hot and win enough to go 9-8 before they get beat. TB - I still think TB wins the division as when Baker is good that offense can come alive and the defense is feisty. After Buffalo they only have SF/JAX which pose real issue with Carolina twice still and NOLA at home week 17 with some other weaker opponents. Do you job and you get another crown TB. Drafting Away ARZ - They play hard and Murray is coming back so maybe they can steal a few more games. More importantly the coaching staff is seeing who is and isn't part of the future as they sit happily with two 1st round picks in 24'. CHI - Fields has at least shown some flashes to maybe make you think build more over the offseason but with his injury it limits anymore learning. If Atlanta would give a 2nd or 3rd for Fields it almost feels worth so you can grab a young QB with a fresh rookie contract to build worth vs paying Fields 30 mil plus and still not know. DEN - They are in a really awkward and tough spot. Payton has not been anything special as a coach, Russ is being paid to cook 19 pts a game, and they look more ready for a reset then a build forward.. but Payton can't be fired and Russ has to play out on his contract through at least 24 before cap relief. Yikes. GB - After starting decent the first three weeks Love has comeback to earth these last three. This wasn't going to be a playoff year, but how he goes the rest of the way will determine a lot on what GB does this offseason. IND - This team was so much fun with Richardson and plays really hard. They will finish 5-12 and then draft a top WR which should scare the AFC at the talent that may go there. NE - Nice win Sunday to show some signs of life, but 5 losses caps their ability to really make any run as the schedule still is daunting throughout. Biggest question is if Mac Jones can show more good like he did Sunday. NYG - Tyrod Taylor could win them enough games that instead of being able to draft a QB in the top 5 they have to add skill guys instead. Not the worst problem, but really what are they playing for long term. TEN - Feels like they accepted reality 6 months to late, but regardless the rebuild looks to be getting started. Big question is when Hopkins goes (quietly on pace for over 1000 yards) and if a player like Simmons would be available for anyone. We Made A Very Bad Decision CAR - Just to recap they traded a top WR, last years 1st and this years 1st for Bryce Young who has been decidedly the worst of this years rookie class as Richardson showed great flashes and Stroud looks quite good. Plenty of time for Young to turn it around and year 1 for any rookie does not determine the future either way, but they could've had DJ Moore AND a 1st this year with Richardson or potentially Stroud which would've felt a lot better.

If this is the case then the back half of the season is going to be awesome!

I am calling a TBD meeting only... 9th green at nine at the local golf course see you tonight!

Ironically he is on pace for the best year statistically since 2020 passing. It is why the eye test matters more to me then the stats, I thought last year was actually Joshs best year as they took a lot of body blows and regardless of turnovers he got them through it. To me he is pressing a bit too hard and things have gone sideways in a way he has not faced since 2019. The offense seems to actively trying to evolve for some reason to be more balanced and he has been far more a pocket passer this year then I can ever remember prior. He still is a freak breaking tackles and making plays exist that normally don't, but there seems to be a forced effort to not run 20 yards and pass for 10 or throw it away. When the offense was running hot weeks 2-4 it wasn't an issue and the evolution seemed fine. But the last three weeks have been a step back and I think they have gone a bit too far with keeping him safe and in the pocket vs letting him play. Truthfully Josh is at his best when he is a dual threat and willing to take a guy on. Week 1 may have spooked him in a season he was already moving away from being as aggressive running it. Maybe this is just part of his evolution and by the back half of the season this is a road bump as they find the stride they had weeks 2-4 or maybe the offense as a whole needs a rescheme and going back to the most successful parts of 2020-22. To me the answer is probably more towards the middle by loosening and letting Josh play a little more free and utilizing 11 personnel which josh seems to like more while having a more targeted rushing attack when you run.

Because everyone else hasn't had two weeks in a row vs inferior opponents where they played this bad. The Bills strength since Josh arrived in 2019 has been their offense and the ability to be dynamic regularly on offense. They have 10 total pts in the 1st half of the last three games combined. No other team has lost three pro bowl players either of that bunch creating a greater emphasis for the offense to do even more. If you really are at the point your trying to defend them at this time and can't see the issues that are there, I don't know what to tell you.

I could see them win comfortably against TB 27-13 in terms of score but you just sit here and go yea ok I guess.. and then go to CIN and win by 7 and everyone is at a loss on what the heck to think. Football is weird, seasons have phases and major ups and downs so I do understand that to an extent. But the offense is the piece no one feels good as like you said Miami felt amazing and now feels like a mirage. This stems back to last season where when the offense is hot the team is good, but they are so streaky and up and down AND now this season the variance is even larger. IDK I am generally a glass half full guy but the check engine light feels like it is at least on and we are closer to major changes come offseason then how we retool for a longer playoff run.

Currently Buffalo is the 7th seed at 4-3 with a 2-3 conference record and 1-2 divisional record. The next four games give three AFC games and one NFC game with 3 of 4 at home. If Buffalo truly is thinking their a playoff team then at minimum they need to go 3-1 which would get them to 7-4 entering Philly. Even with a loss in CIN they would at least be 4-4 in conference and 2-2 in division. Not great by any means but you at least give yourself a chance at the back end and based on how the rest of the AFC is just chaos after KC/BAL/MIA you probably are sitting relatively safe in a playoff spot. But they have removed any chance of error in the next four games and the pressure is on to the max.

They are a game back but that also requires then Buffalo BEATING PHI which right now is impossible to see so they are 2 games back minimum. At this current juncture they are decidedly average 100% and based off the first 7 games 100% could miss the playoffs or barely squeak in and get torched. None of that is good. The potential does exist for them to be the team you saw against MIA, but they need to prove A LOT before I think any of us believe that again.

Just gonna note they had an atrocious day on O today also. I think he’s tremendous and I would be really intrigued

I’m sorry but I just don’t see it. The collective talent and cohesiveness in 21’ is above anything put out this year. I’m sure the D will get righted to some extent and the offense stops sleepwalking through the 1st half, but the fundamental issues are larger and more severe now.

But you’re not replacing that. The defense only can handle so much attrition and the talent across the board isn’t as high as 21’ because you have to pay 17. Not complaining he does a ton and he prob can do enough to make the playoffs. But the circumstances are vastly different this go around.

Problem with comparing to 21’ is the health and age of the team was vastly different. Tre went out, but the rest of the D was healthy and the team itself was 2 years younger. I can see the offense doing enough mostly because of 17 to drag them to the wildcard. But where in 21’ the talent was there to be scared of them, that is decidedly not the case now

I need the Bills to win the SB 13-3 like NE did vs the Rams a few years back just so I can see how long it takes for someone to say the offense wasn't good enough and Dorsey needs to leave.... despite winning the SB lol

Bills 28 Patriotic Football People 14 No slow start for Buffalo this week as they go back to back drives to go up 14-0 behind a Cook 20 yard TD run and a Kincaid TD from 3 yards out. The Patriots put together a long drive and score a TD to Bourne with 3 minutes left in the first half to make it 14-7. Allen and crew though go down the field and Josh runs in a TD from 5 yards out with 10 seconds left to give Buffalo a 21-7 lead which they never release. Buffalo gets a TD late in the 3rd on a Diggs slant from 4 yards out to cruise to a 28-7 lead and while NE gets one more TD mid 4th quarter, the Bills cost despite a Bass FG miss late. Allen 22-29 301 yds 2 TDs 17 yards rush 1 TD Cook 87 yds 11 att 1 TD Davis 94 yds 7 rec

Well put. It is tough to because odds are they will eventually break through but you've basically had three years of missed opportunities which long term you look at and just go dang we could've had another shot. On the flipside historically it is really difficult to get back and the Bengals with Burrow you wonder how many chances they even get. The last QB who lost his first SB and then won down the road was Elway. If you win you can get some more cracks as Peyton, Eli, Big Ben, Mahomes etc.. have showed over the last two decades, but history is not kind to those who lose the first time in. On a complete side note if I was a Packer fan I'd be having some huge issues knowing Rodgers only got one ring and they had that many shots they missed after. To this day if you told me back in 2010 after he won that he never would make it back with GB I wouldn't have believed you. Sports are really weird.