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I don't think there's been much of a change. Looking at passing yards without any context has never made any sense. If we look at QB rating all of the top 13 guys are either Matthew Stafford or play for a team that would be in the playoffs it they started today. Only Allen and Brady are outliers, and they play on teams with a top 3 scoring defense. Generally speaking, you need good, efficient production from your QB to win.

Are there ever any actual league directives to help or hurt certain teams? I don't think so. Having said that, it's hard to rationalize an entire week's news cycle about how the Cowboys got screwed last week on dubious tripping calls and then proceed to get 4-5 highly questionable calls in their favour to start the Thanksgiving game. Refs are human and can be influenced even if it isn't by a direct order from the league office.

"Stats, schmatz." I think this is the heart of it. Yes, we're 9-3. We might like to thank the defense too for that. At some point Josh is going to need to throw for more than 215 yards and score more than 21 points (current season averages) in a big game against a good team. He was able to do that vs. Cowboys -- he was excellent. Is he going to be able to do that in the playoffs? I sure hope so. This is the root of the doubt IMO.

I'm sure there will still be days where his lack of size gets us into trouble but anyone who says he's too small to be successful in the NFL only needs to throw in tape of this game to understand how wrong that is.

A+ That was a franchise QB performance against a pretty good Cowboys defense. That was legit progress.

What a great team win. I was so wrong about Oliver -- he was fantastic. Franchise QB performance from Allen today. That was probably his best game as a pro.

Josh's best skill might be getting the defense to move when he escapes the pocket, and then locating the guy who gets open as a result. He's done that a lot this year.

Just watched it. That was incredible. He's such an inspiration on so many levels.

Jim is the man. So inspiring.

I'm going make a prediction that Josh throws for over 300 today and breaks the curse. Dallas can move the ball. We might need to score more points than usual to keep pace.

Limit Ed Oliver’s snaps. Denver and Miami were good match ups for him. This is going to be more like the Philly and Wash games. NFC East has some big offensive lines. Too big for Oliver.

Is it psychological or is just that teams are blitzing more on 3rd and short to mid yardage, and we're not very good at recognizing or dealing with the blitz? Teams don't seem to blitz us as often on 3rd and long, instead electing to keep more guys in coverage which I think is one of the reasons Josh has more success. I don't know this for certain so maybe someone on here with the actual stats can comment but that's what I'm seeing. I agree our short yardage run game is not good enough.

I don’t mind taking these shots on 2nd and short. We’ve gone for the gusto in some weird spots on 3rd down this year. It’s one of my main beefs with Dabol. Edit: you could it’s the reason we lost the Browns game. Complete one more five yard play and maybe we make the kick.

I don’t have the numbers to back this up but it feels like we get blitzed more on 3rd and short to med so maybe that has something to do with it. I still think we have work to do recognizing and handling the blitz in general. Also, I’m still pro Morse signing but he’s not really helping us on those 3rd and short runs.

I wonder how much we’ll see Ed Oliver in this one. Denver and Miami’s lines were pretty good match ups for him. Wash, Philly, and Dallas OTOH...have to wonder if we’ll see more Liuget/Taylor.

Wait so these numbers are before considering 3rd & long conversions on rushes? Because he’s definitely had some of those too. Anyone know where he ranks on 3rd down in general? When you see stats like this it really makes you wonder why this offense hasn’t scored more points.

One thing is for sure, our lines are better than people think, especially the pass blocking.

I would have thought that we'd benefit from more prep time. I trust McD to out coach Garrett if given the opportunity. But that's not what this game is about. Dallas has a big, bruising offensive line similar to Philly. We can win if we stop the run game. This isn't an ideal match up for our defense.

I'd also add that Oliver is McD's side of the ball. I just find it hard to believe that he whiffed there and won't be able to find a way to make it work. Same thing with Edmunds who's had his share of shaky games too. Besides, you sign vet players to play with your young QB which is what we did.

B+ He should have been picked for the second time on that throw that went right through the DB's hands and hit his teammate in the back. But it was windy and Josh also made some great throws. He's so effective with Singletary running the read option. He gave us 241 yards in 34 plays and kept the offense moving. We can win playoff games when he plays like this.

In order of their excellency and impact throughout the game.... Singletary Milano Allen White Feliciano Beasley Lawson So many other guys had good games too. Can we make an exception and give seven game balls?

Yup Singletary emerging as a force has changed everything. Now we can run option offense that teams have to respect. This was always our destiny if we got far enough. Also, it's so nice to have bruisers like Feliciano who can shift over to center and we don't miss a beat. Edit: what's exciting is Allen and Singletary still have another level they can get to with the option. Josh let Devin get crushed by a DE in one of the exchanges early today. We already know he's good at that but those two don't have as many game reps together as Allen/Gore. More of those plays are going to start becoming big plays IMO because they're both such threats as runners.

Did Mitch beat up Hans again? Is that why his hand got hurt? Nice to have Feliciano for when that happens. He was such a solid pick up. Both were.

Have to wonder if that throw might be the one that breaks the curse. Sometimes all it takes is one and then you get the monkey off your back.

That was the kind of win that made you think we could go into someone else's house and win a playoff game. Also, nice to see our defense bounce back with a statement game. They're still the strength of this team, and even though Brandon Allen didn't play remotely well, it was the kind of performance that made you think we would have put the clamps down even if he did. Great effort! Also, this felt like the quintessential Josh Allen game: some spectacular scrambles/runs, some "wow" throws, an ugly turnover, an ugly almost turnover, some ball placement issues that left you yelling at the receivers then at Allen, a timely 4th quarter drive that sealed the game, and most importantly a W.