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For starters I wasn’t saying all things were equal.. you on the other hand cherry picked two who got there sooner and ignored the fact that most on the list took longer to get there. Also given Josh was so raw coming out of college (acknowledged by all) his first season minimally was a mulligan. Then throw in the fact that to the best of my knowledge Josh was the only one playing on the road at the defending Super Bowl champ and I think it is clear that we should not be too upset. The progress is evident .. enjoy what was a great season

I am not going to editorialize too much other than to mention that out of all of these great quarterbacks (Kelly and Esiason - were from a Bills perspective .. the rest are active QBs) Josh Allen had the most yards for his team in his first conference championship game and much better stats than most. He was also considered raw and is one of only a few on this list that got there in the first three years of his career. If you want to have a meltdown .. there are really no good arguments for it .. but it is a free country All of the numbers came from profootballreference.com 1988 Kelly 14-30-46.7%-163-1TD-3INT; 0 fumbles; 3 sacks L; (2 rushes / 10 yards) 6th season 1988 Esiason 11-20-94-55% 1TD-2INT; 1 fumble; 3 sacks W; 7 rushes 26 yards) 5th season 2001 Brady 12 of 18 [67%] for 115 yards O TD; 0 INT; 0 fumbles; 2 sacks W (Bledsoe replaced injured Brady with NE up 7-3 on a punt return for TD); 4 rushes 1 yard; 2nd season 2006 Brees 27-49-55.1%-354-2TD-1INT; 2 fumbles / 1 lost; 3 sacks L 39-14; (1 rush / 8 yards) 6th season 2010 Rodgers 17-30-56.7%-244-0TD-2INT; 0 fumbles; 1 sacks W; (7 rushes for 39 yards) 6th season 2013 Wilson 16 of 25 [64%] for 215 1TD; 0INT; 2 fumbles/1 lost 4 sacks W (5 rushes / 0 yards) 2nd season 2018 Mahomes 16 of 31 [51.6%] for 295; 3TD; 0 INT;1 fumble / 0 lost; 4 sacks L (2 rushes for 11 yards) 2nd season 2020 Allen 28 of 48 [58.3%] for 287 2TD; 1INT; 0 fumbles 4 sacks L (7 rushes for 88 yards) 3rd season Other top quarterbacks who have not yet advanced to the championship game: Lamar; Baker; Desean

we are miles from where we were for the past 25 years. Now is not the time to lose heart. Last year they made the play-offs but choked it away. This year they won the division, won 2 play-off games and then laid an egg against the best team in football. It happens. I have said this in other threads, but the best QB in the league St. Patrick Mahomes finished his first AFC championship game with a lose and a 51% completion percentage. It is called a process because it is a process. They will learn and improve. Jim Kelly first AFC championship game was a stellar 14-30 47% for 163 yards 1 TD and 3 ints. He turned out ok :).

In hindsight .. Patrick is the best QB in the NFL. Anybody implying they knew that 100% going into the 2017 draft is lying. If people knew what Mahomes would be they would have traded everything to get up to pick him. Few experts had him as the number 1 quarterback in that draft. Crystal Balls are imaginary .. so since we didn't have one .. we should focus on what we have and how we progress from here rather than dwell on the fact that we and every other team not named Kansas City didn't take or trade to get Mahomes.

Great year .. more work to do .. Mahomes (51% completion) lost his first AFC championship and so did Kelly for that matter. Get home field next year. One thing I guarantee ... they are going to work hard and make fixes

Bass first kicker in NFL history with 3 50+ yard field goals .. last week should not count .. the wind caused Tucker to miss two FG for crying out loud

We have a few things to work on .. 1) Pass rusher 2) Running game 3) another step for Josh. I hate this but truly appreciate where we have come from

Church earlier today. Now monitoring what is going on with my son and daughter-in-law as I wait for my first grandchild to be born .. was due last Saturday (so any time now) .. and sitting with my other son who had never seen the Bills win a play-off game until this year. Life is good

Bienamy and Frazier both expected to get second interviews this week per Adam Schefter https://www.radio.com/wgr550/sports/bills/bieniemy-frazier-to-have-interview-agin-with-texans-report

whether you are the 12th man or #BillsMafia .. it looks at the fans (well done 6,700) impact on the Ravens game and Bills fandom overall. While the team has yet to get the respect they deserve, the fan base is starting to

I liked the story of Marv getting up and saying they have a new social teams guy and diminutive Steve gets up and the disappointment in the room was palpable.. cracked me up

He gets choked up a bit at the end .. he was a dynamo on special teams .. but man he was small. The story of when he first joined the team was cool.

100% correct. If we win and go on to win the Super Bowl .. nobody is going to be talking about well Lamar got concussed in the 4th quarter, Mahomes was hobbled ... look at the videos of the Super Bowl championship runs .. those things are never mentioned. Win and history will take care of the narrative.

Cool story about how he felt accepted by the fans and the team as one of us

https://fox4kc.com/weather/ local station calling for drizzle throughout the game and winds picking up in second half

https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2021/01/21/marylanders-rooting-for-buffalo-bills-over-kansas-city-chiefs-as-super-bowl-lv-looms/ Buffalo Bills: 22 States —- seriously Wyoming????? Kansas City Chiefs: 10 States Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 10 States Green Bay Packers: 8 States

Can still find the low cost guys who outperform.. Ike B, Isaiah, simmer, Jordan Phillips. Will need to continue to turn those stones over and as mentioned draft really well if they want to stay on top

Sigh ... I know where you are going with this .. yes if asked I will serve as the QB coach job as prep for my move to OC. I am about the team and will take on whatever role is needed

Given the statistics .. I would rather be the one with the bow. I think I am not going out on a limb to say more Buffalo were killed than the hunters in these encounters.

https://www.wunderground.com/hourly/us/mo/kansas-city/39.09,-94.56/date/2021-1-24 shows lower winds * mph and higher rain chance 34% .. but only .01 in per hr which is a very light and limited drizzle at best this one has the lower probability of rain, but perhaps they are taking into account the minute amount http://www.nflweather.com/en/game/2020/ conf-championships/bills-at-chiefs

Fortunately .. the weather is actually looking good. chance of rain has dropped to 1% and the wind is 11 mph which is a little more than desired, but KC stadium is built above ground so it is my understanding that the wind swirls less. Let's hope for as little wind as possible and the forecast for limited precipitation sticks.

Actually because he was not claimed on waivers (he couldn’t play if he had been) he becomes an immediate unrestricted free agent and can sign with any team and play if they are still alive https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/01/20/unclaimed-on-waivers-mark-ingram-can-now-sign-with-a-playoff-team/

It is a great interview

Wednesday 8:00 pm 2020: Chiefs at Bills Thursday 3:00 am 2020: Chiefs at Bills Friday 3:00 pm 1993 AFC Championship Chiefs at Bills Saturday 1:00 am Four Falls of Buffalo (looks at the Super Bowl teams) Sunday 2:00 am Divisional Playoff: Ravens at Bills 3:00 pm 2020: Chiefs at Bills

This has multiple views of the play .. really cool to see the different angles .. some I have not seen.