The Red King

Also remember, Brady is an interim OC. This isn't him running his own system. He's stuck trying to tweak Dorsey's system.

I'll critique McD, so it's only fair to credit him here. When I saw that shotgun I wondered if Dorsey snuck in, kidnapped Brady and was disguised as him on the sideline.

I think he's always been playing for it. We were hoping for "better then Dorsey", and I believe we have it, but that's just an end-of-season goal. I wasn't ready to give him the keys right away, even after the quick start. He has been, and should continue to be evaluated. Ironically, our offensive output dropped hard the moment we got Knox back. Anyone else notice this? When Brady's gameplans involved Kincaid as the sole TE, they were lighting it up.

A PIT win is not guarantied. I remember BUF losing at home to PIT's backups during the drought and missing the playoffs as a result.

If only we had some kind of play that could get a yard. Maybe they could find some way to sneak the QB or something...

We...do...have a running game, right?

Something just seems off with Josh today. I mean, really off. That pass, like most of his today, didn't look crisp in the air. That isn't his first underthrow, either. Is he hurt?

Neither of our games is an automatic win. That's why I want to lock a playoff spot up this weekend. Sooner the better.

Difference between cocky and confident. It's one thing for a Miami fan to be confident they win out. They're fans. We're doing the same thing. To believe they're going to roll the Ravens and Bills is something else altogether.

Agreed. Best case scenario is: Week 17 - BUF beats NE, BAL beats MIA, KC beats CIN and SEA beats PIT. With that, Buffalo goes into Miami already with a playoff berth locked in, and the chance to play MIA for the AFC East and #2 seed.

I agree. I didn't propose it. I just remember it being talked about. At the time it was only if divisional rivals met, and the WC swept the division winner. And again, it was just talk. The idea being that if, say, Buffalo swept Miami and then met in the playoffs, the Bills would have earned the home game against Miami despite not winning the division by virtue of beating them twice already. Again, this isn't *my* proposition, and I did not agree with the idea back then when it was being discussed. Nothing came from it though.

I don't like going into the playoffs off a loss. I'd rather a Week 18 win outright.

If Buffalo wins next week, KC beats Cincy and Seattle beats Pitt, the Bills will secure a playoff birth before Week 18.

If we beat the Pats, KC beats Cincy and Seattle beats Pitt, we secure a playoff birth before Week 18.

Why are you still watching, if everything but a Super Bowl win is pain?

For those wondering, I do recall talk some awhile back about some kind of rule where if divisional rivals meet in the playoffs, the division winner would have to go to the Wild Card if that Wild Card did better against the division winner, or something like that. But nothing ever came from those talks.

Ravens beat the Dolphins and we win out, Baltimore will have the #1 seed by virtue of better record. Buffalo will at worst be tied with *just* KC, giving us the tie-breaker due to head-to-head. The AFC South champ will be at least one game back of us. So, yeah, we almost control our own destiny to the #2 seed. We win out and the Ravens beat the Dolphins, #2 is ours.

Just...wow. If Baltimore beats Miami, KC loses one of their last three games, and Buffalo wins out, they would be the #2 seed! 🤯

"And what happened, then? Well, in Whoville they say - that my blood pressure grew three sizes that day. And then - the true meaning of Christmas came through, and the Bills found the strength of *ten* Grinches, plus two!"

Please no, not the lighthouse look! Part of what made Super Bowl XXV aesthetically hideous to watch.

Why not both? Specifically, why not both coordinators? Our D Coordinator was a known commodity and had to go. He didn't even alter the game plan that got them lit up on the opening drive against Cincy in the regular season. On the other side, a lot of people weren't happy with Dorsey. But the common thought was, it was his first season. So he kinda got a pass, where Frazier did not. Sadly, given more time, he did not improve, so he had to go too.

I wanted him gone a week earlier. The Bills were coming off a long week and playing Denver at home. Would have been the perfect time to ease Brady in. Instead, they blow that game and Joe has to prep against the Jets D on a short week.

Strange as it sounds, BUF could actually take the #2 seed in the AFC. They can't pass BAL, as BAL would have the better win % in shared games. However, if MIA drops one of their next two and we win out, we take the East. From there KC, JAX, IND and HOU all need to lose one. That puts us in a tie with KC alone (and we have the head-to-head), while putting us a game ahead of JAX/IND/HOU. If all that happens, BUF becomes the #2 seed in the AFC.

Buffalo can beat anyone. It's consistancy that is a problem. If we bring our 'A' game we can win, or even rout them, even if Dallas brings theirs. That's the question though. Will we get an 'A' game out of Buffalo?

The Dolphins are finesse, and they are losing a war of attrition each week as a result. The Jets need to play physical, smashmouth football and grind what's left of the 'Fins into the turf. Even if Miami wins, they're be in even rougher shape for the rest of the games.