BigDingus

Josh Allen is proof that the idea big hands = less likely to fumble is 100% false.

The Steelers have a ton of drops too. Unfortunately they don't fling all theirs into the air for the defense to catch.

Why is whenever we play an AFC team, the Bills' performance is so predictable based on their opponent's record? Why can't they just surprise us

This is true. It was pointed out a while back, but you almost NEVER see him ready to throw at the end of his drop back. I've been paying attention to it all game, and even if it's a 7 step drop, the ball is never coming out of his hands when he initially plants his feet.

I'm telling you, we need a dome. Allen would just have such a better time for the next decade+

Happened against the Pats the last 2 years, the Titans, the Chiefs and now the Steelers. It's like he sees their record, gets nervous & plays the exact opposite as how he normally plays.

Playing tight once again... Is it too much to just have one good game against a top AFC opponent?

And that's why these guys will never amount to much, unlike Bills Legend & Hall of Famer Terrell "T.O." Owens who we gave a key to the city (in exchange for future Super Bowl rings...it was only fair).

The Dolphins right now remind me of the frustration we Bills fans endured during the Tyrod era. I know many fans championed him for years, but there were times our defense did damn near everything perfectly all game, but the offense just couldn't muster anything of value. You would see fantastic performances go to waste time & time again because the offense simply couldn't do anything but go 3 & out or check the ball down.

Dolphins need to get some Fitzmagic in there if they actually want to win

Technically Baltimore is sitting at #9 right now, but yeah, they've got an easy schedule after tomorrow night. I'd be shocked if they didn't at least finish with 3 more wins.

Also, is this you? The low view count makes me think it must be somebody on these boards that just wanted to show off their sweet Bills room, and all the views are from us watching you dance around 😂

I like the New Era Field sign in the background...except with "New Era" crossed out lol

Miami has the most difficult remaining schedule out of all the current top 7 AFC playoff teams. They're in for a rough ride. Tennessee on the other hand, they're the ones looking like they can cruise into the playoffs.

Just weighing the risk vs the reward. Analytics show teams should go for it on 4th more often than they do, and thankfully the Bills have been great at it. Leading the league in both 3rd & 4th down conversions (80%+ on 4th if I recall), and if it fails, you have a strong defense to give you a good chance to retain great field position.

I mean I 100% agree with you, but the reasoning for the transitions don't matter. Teams giving up or moving on from players can be said for all the QB's listed in the original post (Plunket wasn't viewed as a franchise QB either, the Niners were ready to push Montana out the door near the end, Belichick had no interest in Bledsoe after seeing what Brady could do etc). And I don't think Dak is #1 QB in the league-type of player, but if the verdict is still out on him, then the verdict is still out on Allen... Dak is about to become the highest paid QB in the league for a reason, as he's shown plenty enough to be a franchise guy. 42-27 W/L record, averaging nearly 4,000 yards a season, 106 TD's to 40 INT's, 66% completions, 97.3 passer rating. Definitely not the best in the world, but a great followup to Romo? Certainly.

In some recent years, we've had some pretty successful transitions too. Chargers went from Brees to Rivers, that's not bad. Cowboys went from Romo to Prescott. Chiefs went from Smith to Mahomes. Ravens went from Flacco to Jackson. I know those aren't all legends, but they went from playoff/SB QB's to other playoff/SB QB's.

Man, I hate threads like these just out of superstition lol I'd just feel so dumb if I said "yeah, definitely!" only to watch the Bills get manhandled later tonight.

I sure hope not. He was crucial to our success last year, and even though we can obviously succeed without him, you never know what could happen with injuries, and if Beasley or Diggs went down, I'd sure feel a hell of a lot better having Brown there to pick up the slack.

I would absolutely, 100% be shocked to see that. Everything else you said though, I'm all good with

Any signature win against a top Conference opponent would be he biggest win in recent memory... mainly because I can't think of any in recent memory. The Bills have always fallen short when it comes to the elite AFC teams. If we beat Pitt, it'll be the biggest for sure. Not only because we beat a top-tier opponent, but because we're in the playoff hunt atop our own division while doing so. After the 1999-2000 seasons, it took us until 2017-2018 to make the playoffs again (with a little help). So starting with that season, we beat the 10-6 Chiefs during the regular season, but also lost to the Patriots twice and the Jags in the playoffs. In 2019-2020, we lost to the Pats twice, the Ravens, and the Texans in the playoffs, but did beat a Tannehill-less Titans early in the season. The Steelers are a late game Conference rival headed to the playoffs. Easily our biggest in the Bills playoff era

At the very least we would add some real color to that ugly-ass division. Do you like Black with hints of orange, yellow, or purple? If so, the AFC North is the place to go! I think Ralph would've liked that too. But someone's gotta find a place for Indianapolis... Being in the AFC South still just doesn't make a lot of sense logistically.

Looking at the current playoff teams' schedules, I'm wondering what the final seeding could look like given who we're all playing: 1) Steelers: @ Bills, @ Bengals, Colts & @ Browns (Opponents W/L - 28/19/1 and 3 x playoff teams) ***Most Playoff-bound Teams (Currently)*** 2) Chiefs: @ Dolphins, @ Saints, Falcons & Chargers (Opponents W/L - 25/23 and 2 x playoff teams) 3) Bills: Steelers, @ Broncos, @ Patriots, Dolphins (Opponents W/L - 29/19 and 2 x playoff teams) 4) Titans: @ Jaguars, Lions, @ Packers, @ Texans (Opponents W/L - 19/29 and 1 x playoff team) ***Lowest Opponent Win %*** 5) Browns: Ravens, @ Giants, @ Jets, Steelers (Opponents W/L - 23/25 and 1 playoff team) 6) Dolphins: Chiefs, Patriots, @ Raiders, @ Bills (Opponents W/L - 33/15 and 2 playoff teams) ***Highest Opponent Win %*** 7) Colts: @ Raiders, Texans, @ Steelers, Jaguars (Opponents W/L - 23/25 and 1 playoff team) Titans could easily move up based on their remaining schedule, plus they have the tie-breaker in a head-to-head against us. Dolphins have a rough schedule, as their worst opponent is still .500 & it happens to be the Patriots who you can never underestimate. Aside from that, the Bills technically have the 2nd most difficult schedule in terms of opponents' W/L record, barely edging out the Steelers. We likely need to finish these last games going 3-1 if we want to edge out Tennessee, barring a complete collapse on their part. We're definitely going to be tested down the stretch, but thankfully the Dolphins are too.

I could've sworn years ago in another MNF game. We were the top rated, or 2nd highest rated game of the year, not just MNF. Oh, and wasn't the Thanksgiving game against the Cowboys one of the top rated games too? Edit: Yeah, it was - https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2019/11/bills-cowboys-ratings-thanksgiving-most-watched-cbs/#:~:text=Over 32 million for Bills-Cowboys%2C among best in years,-by Paulsen&text=Thursday's Bills-Cowboys NFL Thanksgiving,-Dallas%3A 35.10M). "It trails only the 2016 game as the most-watched regular season telecast since Patriots-Giants in 2007, which aired on three networks (33.39M), and the most-watched on Thanksgiving since 1998 (Vikings-Cowboys: 32.7M)."

I'm sure he loves being here, but if he's offered a HC position, there's no way he's turning it down unless it's an absolute mess of an organization from top to bottom (like the Jets). Add to the fact he can point to Allen's dramatic growth in year 3, and any team that has a young QB or is looking to draft one will absolutely see him as the solution for their HC gig.