Mikie2times

I was comparing the end result. Clearly we have a much better culture, a better program, a better everything. But for all that better it's got us what again? Last three seasons, great regular seasons and bounced early in the playoffs. Cowboys last three seasons, great regular seasons and bounced early in the playoffs. The fact that you separate it so dramatically is what is funny. Do I expect others here to do the same? Sure. That’s why I said what I did. The main thing that separates them is this year. At least from a level that doesn’t include your emotions.

For all of our regular season championships we haven't made it any further than Dallas has. This place is like Ray Charles living in a glass house. At least the music sounds good.

Former Bills can bring Billsyness with them. The Lions can be Billsy as well, so don’t be shocked if he misses

Bates can probably make it from here

Stop here at it gets interesting. If I’m Houston I want this game over now. I don’t know how OT would treat them even if they made it that far

For sure, getting hit like he has changes everything

Gibbs honoring Barry on that one

I think so. Gibbs is not somebody I want to play

What Houston has done to QB’s this year is pretty remarkable.

Tirico for sure, I thought Dennis Miller as well for some reason

Damn they’re hitting. This Houston team is physical. Sort of reminds me of the Bengals a few years ago.

I want to win, but with the bye after, if we sit some guys that need it I’m fine with that. The last 4 games have been within 7 points. It should be a one score game. To me the only news story that would surprise me or that I really care about is if either team wins by more than 7. We don’t want to see evidence of them separating. Past that our health will matter a lot more to the one that matters most in the playoffs. This isn’t our Super Bowl.

Lead us into regular season greatness

You’re going to cheerlead them to the Super Bowl. I hope Chris Collinsworth kid does a story on it.

We are about .500 in one score games over multiple contending years. 0-2 vs playoff teams this year. Multiple years running in which we universally were considered a contender and we got bounced from the Divisional. Dramatically underachieving against our DVOA and EPA in the regular season specifically on defense. All of which is very well documented. We currently lead the NFL with a +13 turnover margin which historically is not a stat that is sustainable and if anything usually regresses back to the average. You can call them a legit contender but if you had a trial on what legit contender has shown the highest likelihood of running off 3-4 straight tight games against other legit contenders is it possible to rate us anything but last in that conversation?

100%, I wanted Coleman but to me the argument for Worthy was just the fact that he brought a skill we don't have. Which you very well could still argue. Having a guy that could take the top off would really change this offense. The fact that Gabe's fairly pedestrian 40 was able to do that so effectively make me wonder what dimension that could bring. You know Beane has to see it as well with Ginn Jr playing that roll so well when he was in Carolina despite having predominantly oversized WR's.

I trust PFF to judge if a pass should have resulted in an INT or not. It's not as complicated as an interpretation as say how an offensive guard run blocks. They measure turnover worthy plays which historically have resulted in INT's 60% of the time. Allen has 12 turnover worthy plays this year on 262 attempts for 4.58%. Last year he had 23 turnover worthy plays on 648 attempts for 3.54%. His average air yards a completion this year is 5.0 vs 6.1 last year and 7.5 the year prior. This is the anti Dorsey offense. It's designed to move the chains. Which I'm perfectly fine with. It has been an all or nothing three point shooting team for too long. I think this style of offense actually helps Josh stay in the scheme better and ultimately produces more consistent outcomes. As far as thinking a WR or even Josh has made things dramatically different than years past on INT's I just don't buy it. Data really doesn't support this narrative. Bradley plays a ton of cover 3. It forces you to be patient and has been a little more difficult on Allen than other schemes.

They play a lot of man and Allen does better vs man. Look at the Jaguars game, they play man at nearly the highest clip in the league and he was nearly perfect. They will also play a ton of two high looks as they did last year. Brady has done well calling short drive extending game plans and sticking to the run vs teams that defend us this way. KC does have a revitalized run game. 5th in EPA rush, but it's not a power run game. They're more like us (EPA 3rd in rush). More of finesse team that has evolved into having a high healthy dose of the run game as a result how how teams defend. Those are not the type of teams we really struggle with. If you look at the Titans with Henry, Bengals, and those Colts teams years ago it was a power run game with some ability to compliment in the air. Specifically, Baltimore and Detroit this season. Those two scare me much more than KC, certainly in the regular season.

Baltimore could have dropped 40 pretty easily in that game and we beat a similar bad looking KC team last year only to watch them win a Super Bowl.

Yup, we should walk right into the Super Bowl. Not like Henry has ever been an issue for us or Mahomes in the playoffs.

Seems to have turned the corner. Let’s hope so

Bills fans will fill the new stadium regardless. You’re talking as if Bills fans won’t show up to watch a Josh Allen led playoff team. Terry isn’t even thinking about McD. The job is his regardless of playoff performance. I really wish that wasn’t the case but it is. And like Gunner, I just don’t see this team going very far. You need 3 wins in a row against the caliber of KC - Baltimore - Detroit. Hell, does anybody even want to see a team like Pittsburgh right now?

He’s not going anywhere even if we lose in the Wild Card round

It’s a good win, but what is with the sarcastic “fire McDermott” posts all the time. Nobody ever disputed he was one of the best in the NFL at making a sub .500 team look bad. Any concerns about him were never going to be addressed in the regular season.

Wait until the divisional round