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Benford looked wabbly

I was surprised, as you said, I’m about 99% sure he goes for that in the regular season. What is he worried about? Things snowballing? If we missed that kick it would have been an avalanche.

Really didn’t like the kick there, but Bass was clutch. A missed field goal in that spot would have been really bad.

Took the red eye out of San Diego last night. Sitting at the terminal to fly into Detroit, I see a Bills fan dressed to the nine. Pants, shirt, hat, all of it. I’m like, ok, I have to chat with this dude. We talk for like 30 minutes before we board. Great guy, from Buffalo, on his way to KC to watch the game. This was preceded by about 4 Go Bills being shunned the last week which made me sad, as it’s never happened to me before but I think people are just starting to rock our colors for fashion (weird). Told him about twobillsdrive, if we win it’s because of him!

I have seen your post quality decline over time 😂😘

I wouldn’t be surprised if the Chiefs open with the entire roster excessively clapping after successfully running the Annexation of Puerto Rico. Then following it with a timeout with 13 seconds left on the play clock on the PAT.

The point is a path exists for this to be our dynasty for years to come and Allen to get into the GOAT conversation. It’s not too late. Not saying if I think that will happen or not but reminding ourselves the path still exists isn’t the worst thought.

I mean, I don’t know the guys energy level now, but it’s something he was pretty famous for. I imagine losing his job and not being hired probably motivated him more. I imagine he comes in with some piss and vinegar. At this stage of the hiring process I don’t think it’s the worst call. Then you know Brady supported it and I think Brady is a pretty bright football mind. We will see. He has is work cut out for him.

And really, what is the average tenure of an NFL coach? If people are worried about what happens in year three or four, well, most won’t even survive that long. He can stabilize that franchise.

Work has been very busy. But as we get closer I'm sure it will occupy everything.

They have been going with this approach since probably the Denver game last year. We have had moments where we went more aggressive but if you look at those games most the time the pass defense was awful (Eagles or Lions). The style compliments turnover free ball and really, it's not that far off what we have seen from most championship teams. Look how ugly the Bengals wins were when they made the Super Bowl or former Patriots teams. As the saying goes most teams will beat themselves. When it gets interesting is when two teams are exceptional at this style of play which is what I think we will see Sunday.

Forward Fist

He struggled with mobile QB's his entire tenure in Detroit. Good luck playing against Allen twice a year. Also, can't help but find the humor in another DC after Saleh. It's not like he did a bad job in NY.

448 yards and two TD's for a TE as a first round pick in year 2 is what you wanted? Only 3 TE's have been drafted in the first round since 2020 and he's one of them. Premium pick, non premium position, non premium production.

Even if our expectations were tempered heading into the year, we have a team that is capable of competing for a Super Bowl. Reaching an AFC Championship game is incredibly difficult, and as a Bills fan, it’s a rare experience—one that doesn’t come around often. For most of us, it’s something we may only experience a handful of times in our lives. Each time it happens, it carries a deep meaning. We saw the Bills in the 90s enjoy incredible regular season success, but ultimately fall short when it mattered most, and the disappointment of that lasted as a fan. This year has been one of the most exciting and successful in the franchise's history, and while it's been a thrill, I can't deny that there would still be a sense of disappointment if we fall short of reaching the Super Bowl. The significance of the Super Bowl, especially after the heartbreak of the 90s, is hard to put into words. The nostalgia it would bring, the emotional weight of being back there. For me, personally, the thought of them making it to the Super Bowl would stir up all sorts of emotions from my past. So, while it's been an amazing season, it’s hard to say that not reaching the Super Bowl wouldn’t be a disappointment. But still, it's been a really fun year and if it doesn't happen you just transition into College Basketball, knitting, or bourbon.

HOF QB's don't miss the playoffs very often. Then Tua got hurt and Rogers was trash, which was never part of the initial forecasts. So it's interesting to me when people keep leveraging how nobody picked us to do a lot this year. WELP, just so turns out we probably have the MVP and every divisional rival we have was horrific. So if we knew we had the MVP and no competition what would be the baseline projection then? The pundits just missed the boat. This offense is the best we have had since the early 90's. It's been a fun year, but it's always about the Super Bowl. I don't know how a loss here would be anything short of incredibly disappointing. I mean christ, I have heard all year how the Chiefs suck. We have been building our roster against them for 5+ years.

I do three spins

I love this team. Been a fan for my entire life. I thought your posts were pretty balanced. I think McD is going to waste the potential for a Dynasty. He's got Tony Dungy vibes all over him. My opinion will change when I see enough justification to change it. So according to plenty on here I shouldn't be a fan. I hate the Bills. They will debate anything but the actual topic and make the response personal every time. That is the price you pay for not conforming. Nothing new to this forum or life in general.

It was a big win, but as I said, very similar to the Houston playoff game. We almost gave it away and that shouldn't of happened. Saying that it needed to be a masterpiece is just stretching these statements out to make it look unrealistic.

They did, that is the best example of sustaining it

The negative Nancie's like me exist purely off the homers. McD has the Bills in the top 10 in turnovers forced basically every year he has been here. He clearly makes it a focus. On offense, Josh has been really good protecting the ball. So you would expect us to maintain an advantage here. You hope it doesn't fizzle out with the competition increasing, which is possible, but nobody really knows. You would also like the defense to not rank 28th in the NFL in EPA when you don't include turnovers but this team just isn't perfect. We have this thing two games away at this point. We will not be perfect this year, hopefully we can get thru these next two + in the battle and come away with the trophy. Then next year focus on just being a better unit as a whole.

Like 10 million articles exist discussing the volatility and "luck" of turnovers. We have seen some teams over the years stay on the right side of this equation for a signifgantly long time. So I think it is possible to be more than just lucky here. Specifically with INT data, that tends to be more consistent. Fumbles are a real crap shoot. To say we haven't got "lucky" on offensive fumbles this year would just be inaccurate. We will regress here, no way that doesn't occur. https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/turnovers-involve-a-lot-of-luck-but-which-nfl-teams-are-lucky-and-good/

The Carolina Panthers when McD led that defense to a Super Bowl were +20 on the year. Just as much as I question McD's defense, one thing he does really well is emphasize takeaways. He might just be the best in the NFL at it. We have ranked top 10 basically every year he has been here in takeaways. Partner that with an offense that doesn't throw INT's (fumbles have a bit more variance). It stands to reason we will be very good in turnover margin moving forward. But in a game to game vs the very best can we still count on them? Maybe, maybe not. I would have said no to the Ravens game coming down to it but we ended up +3. We will need them. We have basically leveraged our inability to be successful traditionally with them. Without them this is one of the bottom 5 defenses in the NFL.

The Good Our first half defensive game plan was excellent DL played very physical ED showed up, probably his best meaningful playoff game Offensive line protected Allen We mounted a running game against the best run defense in football Answering the early score and controlling the ball Made no mistakes and forced 3 by them The Bad Offense went ultra conservative Baltimore did whatever they wanted in the middle of the field Baltimore did whatever they wanted in the 2nd half, we had no answers Prevent on the TD at the end Started to resemble the Houston playoff collapse before the dropped 2 pointer I mean, it's sort of telling when you have a 10 point half time lead, +3 in turnovers, and you still need to a dropped 2 point conversion at the end. It should have never been that close.

I prefer yards per play. Houston outplayed the Chiefs, I think that much was obvious. Eagles Rams was down to the wire. Then turnovers really impacted the other two games. Usually the YPP winner tends to win outright, even more so than with total yards. Not perfect, but better. Yards Per play 5.2 Houston vs 4.2 Chiefs 5.7 LA Rams vs 5.7 Eagles 7.7 Detroit vs 6.6 Washington 7.3 Baltimore vs 4.6 Buffalo