Richard Noggin
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2 hours ago, Shortchaz said:
Bills are likely not winning the division let alone the 1 seed.
get ready for road games.
At least the Bills have now shown they can win road games (Pitt and NE). Their offensive communication at the LOS in the 2nd half today was impressive...
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39 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:
But like, WAS it really? PI was for sure, but I did NOT see anyone catching that pass except the DB.
53 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said:Anyone know why they called Milano for unnecessary roughness on that play along the sideline? Looked to me like the RB punched him in the face, and Matt simply looked to the ref to see if he saw it.
SUPER proud of the players for their underrated ability to keep cool when things got heated against the Steelers and the Pats. Both teams took liberties and the Bills dudes stayed focused. Good on em.
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3 hours ago, PatsFanNH said:
I think BOTH teams need be concerned about their Defense. I am hoping Williams coming back for the Jets game fixes the Pats Run D which was elite till he went down.. who was missing from the Bills for run D? Theirs looked awful.. Henderson ran wild and I loved the block/ get in the way by Maye that helped him score the last TD that gave the Pats the lead with less than 4 minutes to go..
The Pats were missing ONE DT today and we're supposed to be sympathetic about that? LMAO. That's rich.
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3 hours ago, mjt328 said:
Less than 12 months ago, this same Patriots team was a serious contender to land the number one pick in the draft.
Less than 3 months ago, most of these experts looked at this Patriots roster and believed they would be hard-pressed for a Wild Card spot... while the Buffalo Bills were the heavy favorite to clinch the AFC East by Thanksgiving, and possibly go onto a Super Bowl win.
Now these exact same media clowns want to stare into the camera, pound the table and confidently blabber this kind of nonsense. Nothing in their brains makes them stop and consider that other factors may be at play in the records. Nor will they take any self-reflection if their idiotic prediction falls flat. Nope, they will just trot out next week and pretend they were on the bandwagon for [insert current hot team] all along.
Really Chris Simms... that's all it takes for you to crown Drake Maye > Josh Allen? Did you forget about the Bills running game, which is arguably the best in the entire NFL? Better in every single way, huh?
Copy that. But, like, also...what if we just don't care about media content noise? The game results are what matters. The POST-game analyses. All this predictive, pseudo-analytic PRE-game noise is arbitrary and probably somehow paid for/sponsored.
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On 12/12/2025 at 7:39 PM, Jared said:
As a Pats fan I find this whole thread interesting, as it kinda reminds me of Randy Moss with the Pats. He languished in OAK and everyone thought he was was done and a bad influence. gets traded to the Pats, puts up record numbers for a few years... but then things started going south. He gets traded to the Vikings in 2010 after the Pats were unwilling to give him an extension and he was mouthing off a bit in the media.
It is interesting to me how both players are perceived very differently by the two fan bases. Moss never won a ring in NE and shot his way out, but Pats fans basically love the guy. Diggs never won anything meaningful in Buffalo and shot his way out, but Bills fans seem way more unhappy with him than Pats fans ever were with Moss.
While it's theoretically possible that a Patriots fan could actually be an ensouled, decent human being, I find it difficult to believe without beaucoup proof. Your tone is acceptable, but your Moss x Diggs comp is a stretch. Moss was so much better, and, during his tenure with the dark side, a much better soldier as well. Diggs didn't show up in the biggest games AND became untenably toxic.
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15 hours ago, machine gun kelly said:
All jokes aside
Do we have to?
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For those worried about Allen's mindset in such an important week: he's known about this for months, possibly known about it since before week 1. Nothing is changed for him personally. Professionally, though, he will have new media narratives to downplay pre- and post-game. That's the only difference moving forward this season. She's obviously been preggers for a few months.
*good on them for their snowy, WNY-centric announcement. So refreshing for such high profile figures. Almost as though they respect the beauty and majesty of our robust and dynamic, seasonal climate. The organization will never have another unicorn like Allen. Enjoy it while he's here.
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1 hour ago, dayman said:
Whatever loss each team had to their closest division competitor, or conference competitor, or just conference loss….depending on the situation.
Not trying to be an ass, but there is actually and answer to this for every team that is objectively correct and you just look at their place in the standings and schedule to determine it, it isn’t very hard to do and therefore this just isn’t a very interesting question for discussion.
Obviously the Pats for the Bills. Each other team has a fairly obvious answer for themselves as well.
See, the spirit of the question could be interpreted differently, in that when we say a player or team would "want (a play or game) back" we usually mean that they should have succeeded if they'd simply done their jobs. Generally speaking, the Bills should be MORE REGRETFUL of the Dolphins loss compared to the Patriots loss. The Patriots are legit, so losing to the Dolphins likely involves more self-inflicted, unforced errors (in preparation, execution, etc.) from a perennial contender like Buffalo.
Obviously the Patriots loss is more impactful for playoff seeding, so changing the result is more immediately helpful, but that's not how I would interpret the phrasing in the OP.
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Hurts the Steelers, which is fine by me.
Also hurts the Dolphins, because more meaningless wins for them will mean worse draft position, I guess?
And also hurts the Patriots, if the Bills win on Sunday, because a motivated week 18 Dolphins team on an impressive late-season run could be formidable with momentum and nothing to lose?
And moreover, hopefully, helps ALL players by shining another light on player health and medical treatment, given that we've potentially seen this type of procedure-caused "injury" play out previously (and with MAJOR impact to the player in question: Tyrod Taylor of course)?
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5 hours ago, Fleezoid said:
This team needs to take up dancing lessons because apparently, they keep stepping on each other's feet.
We need more of this:
And less of this:
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Return of the Clap
(sung to the tune of "Return of the Mack" OF COURSE)
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1 hour ago, wjag said:
on the TD pass to Shakir, I’ve seen some analysts speculate that it was going to Shavers. I’ve watched the play over and over and the case could be made that Josh did not have enough zip on it to get it all the way to Shavers. If you watch the play, Shakir comes into the scene late and cuts in front of Shavers.Agreed. No way that was to Shavers, although of course we can see that Shavers was open and breaking outside along the back line almost exactly into the path of Allen's throw. But Allen's infield sidearm dart was definitely driven into Shakir's chest on purpose with his immediate defender's back turned. The proximity of two more defenders was not likely a prioritized part of 17's visual processing at that precise moment. Plus a throw to Shavers would have had a few degrees more loft and you'd be able to see the difference in Allen's eyes and maybe arm angle imo.
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32 minutes ago, JGMcD2 said:
Here’s some critical questioning, if Howie Roseman claimed Slay, which he reportedly planned to do… how many people would be cursing Beane and praising Howie for bringing in a savvy vet? I’d bet many of the same critical folks on this thread…
Fair if one cares about how others are perceiving the move, for sure. That's not my focus, though. I'm wondering how good Slay still is and how well he'd fit what the Bills do in the secondary. Howie Roseman has obviously made so many good moves overall, but bringing Slay BACK to Philly (home for his family) is a bit different than bringing him somewhere sight unseen in week 14. People are free to evaluate this how they please.
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2 hours ago, JGMcD2 said:
People weren’t reading into whether they were standing next to one another at training camp or comments in press conferences.
The Slay/Ingram fiasco is akin to when JD McKissic bailed on a handshake deal. It’s out of Brandon Beane’s hands, nobody with a brain is pinning that on him.
There is, and should be, some critical questioning of what a mostly-cooked, all-man coverage CB like Slay can really offer the Bills down the stretch, and why is that worth dumping a decent depth DB piece who plays STs?
2 hours ago, Mango said:Curious how much the control of the 53 has shifted since self proclaimed President of Hockey Operations, Terrance Pegula said "I consider myself a football man".
I hadn't quite thought of that until your post and you stated "previously".
Worth noting that Lindy has more than hinted twice in the last week or so about his lack of control of his roster.
This is full tin foil hat theory/conjecture at the moment. But worth noting since they have the same owner.
My take on Pegulas success with the Bills v Sabres has always been that it's been McDermott and Beane vs Terry and that keeps Terry from ruining everything. If McBeane are struggling and Terry is weighing in we could see a lot more turbulance.
As to the bolded, we're doomed!
1 hour ago, MPL said:
The internet has one job: confirm whatever you want to believe.Amen.
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39 minutes ago, Simon said:
Well at least his triceps are OK...
I think front of delts is heavily involved here as well, which could be intentional for rebuilding muscles surrounding where the tear occurred (without putting too much strain on actual repaired area)?
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3 minutes ago, Goin Breakdown said:
I was at that game. Ugh. And then some Bills players saying they weren't prepared and were slipping. Wrong shoes and such. That made it worse.
Was also there. Supremely disconcerting to see the road team come in better prepared for on-field conditions, among other things. That game was an inevitable reckoning...the obvious conclusion to such an oddly frustrating, exhausting season for the team collectively and individually, almost as if the specter of 13 seconds had caused a hangover typically felt by SB losers.
And they still won 13 games. But Allen had 14 interceptions and 13 fumbles (of which HE recovered 5...not sure how many were in fact turnovers). Something changed right before halftime of that GB Halloween game. Most likely a concussion for Allen, on top of whatever else was going on for him off the field. The vibe was way off that season. Cinci was just the better team.
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3 minutes ago, Draconator said:
With my meteorology class I'm finishing up, Penn State recommended Pivotal Weather. I just signed up for a subscription, and I can actually read the maps they give. It's really an amazing website. All the word forecast models are available to you. I agree with Simon. About 2.2 inches will fall between 1pm and 4pm. Just enough to make Burrow cry.
This is the kind of insider information I come here for the night before a home game. Nothing like a snow globe game. So much fun.
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1 hour ago, Brianmoorman4jesus said:
This defense has played excellent for the last 6 quarters. The year we finally do this, is the year our defense takes the big step. This team has made us look very bad in the past. If we can stop Cincinnati, I think the sky is the limit. Im very excited to see how our defense holds up this week.
Love to see the hope here. Of course, I don't actually share it this week, against an opponent who just proves to be a bad matchup. Cinci runs it better lately than they get credit for, and we know of course how they throw it with Burrow back in the fold. Two-dimensional offenses like theirs have the ability to exploit McD's defense (and NFL defenses in general). Without a talented pass rush, it's really difficult to stop such teams.
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18 minutes ago, Jrb1979 said:
Yes they are 8 and 4 but with how inconsistent I see them going 2-3 to finish the season. With losses to the Bengals, Pata and Eagles. At that point for the Bills to make it depends on how other games go. The 2 teams that matter the most for the Bills to make it is the Chargers and the Texans.
I don't see a McD team with a healthy Josh Allen and James Cook going 2-3 to close out the season, but as you've noted, their inconsistency does not slam the door on that possibility. And the matchups against Cinci, New England, and Philly are all potentially dicey.
We've been worse off at this point in previous years ('21 and '23) and still closed out the regular seasons strong (a McD team trait), one time fielding (in '21) the best consecutive passing offense performances in playoff history, I think? That 2021 team was offensive shite at this point in the season, and then lost again but at least woke up in the 2nd half of that 6th and final loss to Tampa. So there is precedent for the Bills and Allen to lock in from here out.
In 2025, however, unrelenting, impactful injuries, and critical coaching and execution errors could be mitigating factors that finally disrupt the Bills' history of late season excellence.
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5 hours ago, MikePJ76 said:
I said this last week and I will say it again. If you are Josh Allen and you play through every injury you have and always find a way well when he walks into this locker room he must just roll his eyes when he hears the news about kincaid, palmer and samuel. He will never admit it publicly but as comepetitive as he is and as much of a trash talker as he is....can you imagine what he thinks about these guys who are always hurt with some new aliment that keeps them out of practice all week and then somehow keep missing all these games.
Whatever it is in their scouting that keeps landing them these guys with constant injuries they need to figure out and correct immediately when the season is over.
50% agree. Yes, Allen is a horse who has always played through basically everything. However, lower body injuries especially are MUCH more impactful for skill players (compared to QBs) who need maximum movement ability to do their jobs well enough to actually help the team. A pulled hammy hurts a receiving target in ways that don't critically impact a tough QB's ability to be effective.
2 hours ago, Gilberto said:How did he get caught?
Taste was off?
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10 hours ago, MDH said:
This is what my (likely bad) predictions came up with. I’d take this in a heartbeat. The AFC WCs could all conceivably win and the Bills could potentially host both the division round and AFFCG
There are definitely chances this year of road teams logging wins.
10 hours ago, US Egg said:Yeah, the ole “I got to be honest” qualifier to validate a point. So sometimes they’re not?
Honestly?
8 hours ago, gonzo1105 said:I am by no means committed to any of this but my first and quick clicking without thinking has me at
1. Denver 14-3
2. New England 13-4
3. Indianapolis 11-6
4. Pittsburgh 9-8
5. Buffalo 13-4
6. Kansas City 10-7
7. Houston 10-7
Jacksonville misses at 10-7
NFC
1. LA Rams 13-4
2. Green Bay 12-4-1
3. Philadelphia 12-5
4. Tampa Bay 11-6
5. Seattle 13-4
6. San Francisco 12-5
7. Detroit 11-6
Chicago misses at 11-6
I think the bolded is what I meant by "honest" for this exercise: just pick em on feel without regard for end result (bracket).
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Using dumb ESPN's playoff simulator, I ran through the last five weeks of the season without thinking too much, just picking each game as objectively as I could. Here was the result (only took me a couple minutes):
I hate it a lot, tbh. So many bad matchups for the Bills.
In my simulation, for what it's worth, the Bills lose the next two and then win the last three. I really hope that isn't what actually transpires, but going 3-2 the rest of the way IS reasonable. Could also see arguments for going 4-1, which would have interesting ramifications. for the rest of the AFC.
What bracket do YOU come up with after picking the last five weeks of the season? (I tried not to think about any future implications when picking. And I tried to apply an ugly level of objectivity.)
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So no one (especially the OP) has worked out even one simulation of how the AFC bracket would progress for Buffalo's "playoff run" beginning with a road win against the Ravens? What are the other 2 matchups during the WC round? Any other road warrior upsets? (Which would mean Buffalo does NOT travel to the top seed for Divisional round.) Could all three WC teams win on the road, given the leaguewide parity? (Which would mean Buffalo hosts #6 AND THEN either travels to #1 or hosts #7 for the AFCCG.) How does the AFC seeding shake out after week 18?
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4 hours ago, HappyDays said:
Totally understand the way contact, and moreover cheap shots, bring out the apex competitor in Allen (and wish Brady embraced it the way Daboll seemed to, calling QB runs often enough to keep his QB on the hunt).
HOWEVER, I have serious concerns about any team that doesn't come out and play every game, start to finish, with a focused urgency and/or rage. I know they're human beings, and mostly very rich and usually very sore/injured human beings at that, but WTF?! Players only have 17 (regular season, if they're lucky) opportunities each year to perform and prove their value to the team/league/posterity.
4 hours ago, Freddie's Dead said:Sal pointed out on the radio broadcast that Buffalo was kind of sleep walking through the game, and then came the late hit on Josh that wasn't called. After that, Buffalo had a nasty edge. To quote Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto:
"I fear that all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve".
Been a lot of sleepy first halves (especially on offense) this season innit
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Diggs' Drama
in The Stadium Wall
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Notorious rich philanderer and misogynist turns to religion...story at eleven.