Old Coot

When McD was asked before heading into the lockerroom at halftime he was asked about Benford's injury. He immediately got a deer-in-the-headlights look but recovered quickly. That tells you all you need to know re what he thinks of Elam. One could argue that Elam single-handedly lost the game for us. How many times did Mahomes take off running to his right when he saw Elam's very soft coverage on that side.

That last gasp pass is not an easy catch. He's diving at right angles to the pass. Its not like a low pass coming directly at you. I can't see when he leaves his feet and whether KC defender interferes with him. Remember there was a flag that was picked up. A WR with better body control may make that catch but not most TEs. I'm not sayong that a pro TE cannot do it but its not an easy catch.

Defense was AN issue but there were others: the O

This is why we can't have nice things!

Does anyone have video of our last offensive play? The one with the CB blitz?

Gobsmacked here

KC outplayed us. They made the plays when it counted; we didn't. It might have been a different story had benford not been lost. KC exploited Elam's very soft coverage on several crucial plays including Mahomes TD run.

Well this isn't good. D can't stop KC passing game and JA's passes are a bit off the mark. Both O & D must step up in 2d half.

I have a fool-proof method for making a small fortune betting on NFL teams: First, start with a large fortune........

This Bills' squad is an imperfect team of destiny

My heart says go for it; my brain says play for OT

Agreed. That drive reminded me of the Bills' first Superbowl when we could not stop the Giants run game in the 2d half.

Re the dawkins call: it was a bad call. In fairness to rge ref his vision was impeded when Dawkins swiped 90's hands down causing 90 to fall. At that time a Bills' player runs between Dawkins and the ref so the ref's vision may have been blocked. That said, the ref is only supposed to call fouls that he actually sees.

I think it was because we went up 2 scores with not much time left. I recall thinking that the ravens could not afford another run drive becaue it would take too much time and, sure enough, the ravens went to the pass to conserve time.

It's clear that Josh was fooled on that play. But the options for blitz beating were limited by the formation. The RB is covered on the other side so Josh has to check down to the other side. It's also possible that the Ravens say something on tape. I can't say for sure but my impression is that most of Josh's check downs go to his left. Maybe that's because teams like to blitz the QB's left side -- his "blind" side.

I cannot believe that this kind of disinformation is allowed on the internet. I thought that those 3 guys in East Orange NJ we supposed to scrub all internet misinformation!

I do not like saying it but the Ravens have more talent than we do. They played without Flowers the entire game and Bateman for most of their last drive.The better team doesn't always win in the playoffs; see today's game and the Lions-Commanders game. There are moral wins and there are moral losses. A moral win is still a loss and a moral loss is still a win. Bills' win today was a moral loss. The game should not have been this close. The ravens had three turnovers to none for us and would have sent the game into overtime were it not for the Andrews flub at the end. Don't get me wrong. Our D got those turnovers with outstanding plays but once again the game was a tale of two halves. Our O owned them in the first half and struggled in the second half. That last TD drive of the Ravens had me thinking, "Oh no; it's 13 seconds all over." I get that you go conservative on D in that situation but we got no pressure on Jackson. On a slippery field the receiver has the advantage. What could the D have done to pressure or confuse Jackson? maybe a blitz but that's risky. Does anyone zone blitz anymore? A win is a win. On to KC. It will be interesting to see what we and KC do with schemes. The KC O line has pass protection woes that can be exploited. KC's D is no joke. GO BILLS

What's the weather like at the stadium?

Engage sarcasm detectors, Mr Scott!

Sometimes a change of scenery can do wonders for your mental well-being; cf. Geno Smith and Goff, too

Back at you.

Great game. I was there. It was a time when men were men and QBs were scared.

Outstanding post. I did not realize that Planes, Trains & Automobiles was filmed in part in S Dayton. Do you know which scenes? It's a great film, both funny and poignant, especially for the holiday season.

Bill Bergey, Eagles All-Pro LB has died. He was a WNYer from S Dayton. Sadly he did not live to see the Bills win the Super Bowl next year :0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Bergey

Reminded me of the old Boston patriots unis