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I went to the ESPN playoff machine .. if the Bills win next week .. we win the division no matter if Miami if Miami wins out and if the Bills dropped the next 2. It has been so long since we could feel good about division title calculations.

Jarrett Stidham the odds on favorite for best QB in the AFC East has to either come in or he must be an absolute train wreck

You people who hate analytics need to get over it. Just because you do not like the output doesn't make the output less accurate. As an example, I personally spend a considerable amount of time on an algorithm that ranks organizations that perform quarterback rankings. PFF scores relatively well at number 11 in my weekly rankings. Their score was reduced a bit by a few bad puns on their latest podcast and Steve Palazzolo's face in general. In my time performing these ratings if there is one thing that we have learned you can't overcome it is the tendency to tell bad puns and a close second is a person's face .. it is what it is and you can't change it. They did drop one spot this week from 10 as Chuck from "Ralph's Pizza Emporium" knocked it out of the park with his deep dive into the impact of Cam Newton's hair style on his rushing ability, scientifically showing that Cam is a little off balance toward the direction the hair spike lays. Numbers do not lie.

The read was not to Lee Smiths side .. if there. Was nothing open on the other side he would have looked .. but a quarterback looks at his first read and if open he hits it. You don’t want the QB scanning the full field on every play unless needed

Baker did nothing in crunch time, fumbled to give the Browns hope and was playing a statistically worse defense than Josh. I could see Waller but not Baker over Josh

https://www.steelers.com/news/week-14-injury-report-bills Pittsburgh Steelers Participation/Injury Report, Week 14 Wednesday, December 9 QB Ben Roethlisberger (NIR) - DNP K Chris Boswell (Hip) - DNP CB Steven Nelson (Knee) - Full CB Joe Haden (Concussion) - DNP LB Robert Spillane (Knee) - DNP G David DeCastro (NIR) - DNP T Alejandro Villanueva (NIR) - DNP DT Chris Wormley (Illness) - DNP Buffalo Bills Participation/Injury Report, Week 14 Note: On Wednesday 12/9, Buffalo conducted a walk-through practice Wednesday, December 9 QB Josh Allen (Knee/Ankle) - Full OL Jon Feliciano (Knee/Foot) - Full QB Jake Fromm (NIR) - Limited DT Quinton Jefferson (Hip) - DNP S Jaquan Johnson (Ankle) - DNP WR Andre Roberts (Achilles) - Limited Steelers / Bills both relatively healthy heading into this.

Josh Allen moves into third ahead of Russell Wilson in the MVP odds. https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/12/09/josh-allen-passes-russell-wilson-in-mvp-odds/

Waller was impressive .. 200 yards receiving and 2 TDs is a monster day. He is on IR .. he calloused his hands clapping for Tom Brady and also took 13 splinters in the rear while sitting in the stands. Just wait though any day 9 teams that were ahead of Arizona will realize the mistake they made.

I think this thread is interesting as well ... http://thesteelersfans.com/forums/threads/how-to-defend-the-steelers-offense-for-dummies.25238/ Fan frustration about there play calling tendencies

https://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/2020/12/7/22162719/steelers-dealing-with-a-growing-number-of-injuries-as-they-hit-the-home-stretch-haden-spillane-news

Did the math ..Josh Allen at 69.85% accuracy behind only Wilson, Bridgewater, and Brees ... and is 5th or so in total passing yards. Also love how the Team reacts to him.

2 things I learned early 1) make the title meaningful if you are starting a thread 2) do a quick scan to ensure someone hasn’t already posted the topic

With the Steelers coming up in 2 weeks and a high seed in the playoffs .. the loss of Dupree reduces their pass rush ability https://steelersnow.com/report-initial-diagnosis-shows-torn-acl-for-steelers-lb-bud-dupree/

The difference of course is in one case Tyreek Hill is quoted as saying it by a reporter who would be at risk of losing his job if he makes it up and in the other some guy on an anonymous board claims to have spoken to Ed. Hmmm. It is a source credibility thing. On the bright side, even if Ed did think that I am certain he doesn't feel that way anymore given the on the sidelines Jerry Hughes emphatic declaration that Josh should be in the MVP conversation (he shouldn't be, but that shows the confidence the team has in him).

This is ridiculous ... and I love it. Josh - Go get Rudy!

Dee Ford will not be back for the Bills game .. one less rusher to worry about https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/12/01/dee-ford-not-expected-back-this-season/

One should be careful .. the woman in question was arrested shortly thereafter as part of a large cocaine ring. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bennetts-accuser-arrested/.. he also indicated that it was consensual .. he could be a jerk .. he could have been taken in by a player ... it is between him and God since he served his time, but the HOF is about performance on the field. He always struck me as belonging in the hall of the very, very good .. but not quite the HOF.

Interesting observation. In the Super Bowl years I always thought our Defense should have been more aggressive but we played a bend but don't break .. hold them to FG style. We won a lot of games, but I suspect we might have done better if we pushed for sacks and turnovers more .. getting it back into the hands of our offense. The 1st Super Bowl was an example where we scored9 points with only 19 minutes of possession time.

Beats being OFF the radar .. which is where we have lived for 20+ years, but your point is taken ...Bills were not Under the radar in the early 90s .. they were the big blip in the middle of the thing.

They are not eliminated from wildcard contention .. 7 game winning streak and they have a shot. Gase needs more time .. Jets should sign to a 15 year unbreakable contract as they are still in contention after 9 weeks .. well done Adam!

Actually .. following the OP post .. 6 of the 9 first games were against currently positioned playoff teams. Only 3 of the 7 remaining games are against playoff contenders (Arizona, Pittsburgh, and Miami). That lends itself to a strong finish.

Yep .. I posted this on the post game thread ... Hasselbeck actually predicted Josh would excel today as he should be recovered. Mentioned when wearing the brace you tend to float it high he starts a little after me the 2 minute mark

Matt Hasselback before the game discussing josh Allen post injury to the Raiders .. said he had the same injury and it causes you to miss high .. but also said this is when he should be back to normal from the injury and predicted Josh would be huge today ... his part starts at 2:19 .. very interesting analysis

Most knockdowns of any quarterback in a single game in 2020 does that ... they were all over him

And when they are not playing in a monsoon or just running the ball. Three of the offenses bad passing games were horrible weather where neither team passed well and the run fest with NE