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Is it weird that there hasn't been a response from the NFL on this yet?

My goal is to look at him like a top 3 QB going forward as I think he's earned that right. If these are the only things I can call out about his game, then I think he's doing a fantastic job

First time?

Oh how I love a good clickbait title in the morning

I’m actually really glad you brought that up. I thought the exact same thing at the time and didn’t write down the note.

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I'd rather take the bye week before playing the Chiefs on Thursday than anything else. And with Wallace, Smoke, and Edmunds not 100%, the timing wouldn't be terrible

Expand the question to WR group, not just 3, and I'll say yes. It's the option of Davis and McKenzie that also help make them elite

Ideally, I'd like to see the Titans game get pushed back to Monday and the Chiefs game also pushed back to Sunday. The primetime game means nothing without the fans and I'd rather have the somewhat regular rest

It seems as though that's going to be his permanent position. Even when Spain comes in, they are shifting him to RG. I don't disagree. I'm only talking about those two moreso because of when they were drafted and the expectations that go along with that

I saw the same thing and thought he wasn't going to come back into the game

Is that true? I really missed the distance on it. I just looked it up and it was a 49 yard pass.

I never really felt worried in this game. Maybe it was the 4p late start. I was more lethargic than anything else. Through the 3rd quarter, I felt the game was going to come down to whoever blinked first and I had total faith in 4th quarter Josh. I'm glad it was the defense who made the big plays this time. We need both sides of the ball.

I don't think he did. The changes we saw were guys finally making 1 on 1 plays. But, I could very easily be wrong

Wallace was seen on crutches after the game, so it looks like you'll get your wish

For as much as some of us clamor for prime time games, the 4pm start was just weird. I didn't quite know what to do with myself today and that off-rhythm day followed me into the game. And when I feel off, for some unrealistic reason, I expect the Bills to be off. I was prepared for the letdown game, regardless of how banged up the Raiders were. But, as the Bills continue to do each game this season, they proved again that this is a very different team. 1 - Norman - I'll be completely honest, I had zero expectations of him going into this season. I wasn't sure he'd even make the roster. However, as fate would have it, injuries occurred and Norman came to make one of the key plays to the game. Early in the game, Norman looked solid in coverage, and very sound with tackling (minus one tackle). I don't think the plan was for him to play as much as he did, as his snap count in the first half seemed low. In the second half though, he was out there for most of the snaps and was far from a liability. On the main play in question, he both punched a fumble out and recovered it. Even more so important, he got the entire defense fired up. The energy level of the defense from that play on was completely different. The players responded to Norman well and I remember someone on there forums saying that was a benefit of Norman joining the team. Good call sir. 2 - Beasley - In the first quarter, I couldn't help but notice that Beasley wasn't out there for the first few drives, even in 3-4 receiver sets. I remember thinking about how I hope this new rotation doesn't lead to dissension among the receivers, as even Brown was out from time to time. But then, Beasley strolled onto the field and picked up a key third down as he does. Then, Beasley makes a ridiculous catch in the endzone and holds onto the ball through the air in the most Beasley way. He was mentioned to be hurt in the game, but found his way back out there for another acrobatic catch later. If these guys are truly team-first players and winning fixes everything, you have to love the role he has on this team. 3 - Singletary - In this pass happy offense, I''m starting to think that these past two games might be the most we get out of our rushing attack. It's not that Motor isn't capable of doing more, as much as it's just not our style of play. Motor had a great run at the end of the game to put it away, a touchdown run where he showed good power (helped by a 3 man block by Dawson), and continued to show up in the screen game. The only real blemish for Motor was on the second to last drive where the Bills telegraphed three straight runs. Don't fault Motor as it's just not his style of game. Overall, with how this offense is playing, and how well Motor is blocking, catching, and holding onto the ball, I don't find myself wondering what we have in Moss much at all. 4 - Arrows of neon and flashing marquees out on Main Street. Chicago, New York, Detroit and it's all on the same street. Your typical city involved in a typical daydream Hang it up and see what tomorrow brings 5 - Tight Ends - Looks like Kroft's game last week earned him some more snaps in this game as visually, I'm pretty sure he was out there more than Knox. When I was able to keep an eye on him, he delivered some solid blocks, and wasn't a factor really in the passing game. I'm only mentioning it as Knox was dominating the snap count in the first few games, and that seems to be slowly changing. 6 - Defensive Scheme - Watching the game live and knowing the Raiders didn't punt until midway through the 3rd quarter, you'd think we were getting scored on at will. But, as the Bills defense in 2019 did, they were vintage bend but don't break defense today. Until the last Raiders TD, we were up 4-1 in the touchdown column. The defense had quite a few negative plays on first down, gave up a chunk play on 2nd, then gave up the 1st on 3rd down all the way into our red zone. We'd keep them out of the end zone and make them settle for the field goal. No real pass rush to speak of, huge zone gaps in the middle of the field, and no real plays that stood out.......until the 4th quarter. 7 - Defense in the 4th - As reference before with Norman, the defense looked as it has all season through the first 3 quarters. But when it came time to make plays, and really show the better team on the field, huge shout outs go to Norman, Oliver, and Jefferson. Oliver single-handedly shed a block to stop the Raiders in Bills territory on a 4th and short play. Jefferson had a fantastic strip an recover sack as the Raiders were driving and trying to make a game of it. These are the plays that we haven't gotten all season from this defense and came to be the real difference maker here. And, not to turn this massive positive into a negative, but this is where it made me start to question some of our guys; mainly Oliver and Edmunds. Maybe the scheme of this defense is to know your role and play that part, but I feel like we should start to see more flashes from these guys based upon where they were draft and their expectations. Edmunds is a year away from being in new contract territory, and I don't even know what his value would be right now. But I digress. 8 - Refs - Is it me, or did the main ref seem like he wanted to be anywhere but at this game? I've never seen a more miserable looking man on a football field, besides maybe Adam Gase. Moving on; how was Smoke's amazing catch at the goal line not a touchdown? Two feet, control of the ball, and the ball is on the goal line stripe. If you stand at the one yard line, place the ball in the air over the imaginary barrier and pull it back, it's still a touchdown. Possession was clear, the ball was clear. What am I missing here? We still scored that drive and the refs did a gratefully amazing job calling back the Raiders first touchdown, so I can't complain too much. We also got a gift on the illegal block in the back against the Raiders. I was a little surprised they called the Carr fumble dead by forward progress as that felt like a fast call and the PI on Poyer seemed weak to me. Overall, It's nice to see the Bills keeping the penalties in check, and most of the calls going against the opposing team. Maybe this is what happens when you are the more disciplined, winning team. 9 - Allen - Based off another thread, I know this isn't going to go well. I'm going to do my best to preface this, but I know it won't matter. I'm grading Josh based upon how he's played this season and as the AFC MVP he's being talked about as. With that being said, I think this was Josh's second worst game in this limited 4 game season. I'm not focusing on the drops or the box score, I'm focusing on his ball placement. When hitting his players in previous games, he was hitting them in stride on the front half of their body. In this game, on multiple occasions, he was hitting guys on the back half of their body. They were still completions and they still got some YAC, but they had to slow down a bit. This is something he was excellent at the prior two games. The sack out of FG range is something he's got to get better at and is a known issue for him. I defend his decisions to fight through sacks that sometimes lead to big plays or negative plays, but he's got to be better in this situation. He will tell you the same thing. On the deep ball to Diggs, I want to see the All-22 review, but I also think that's a TD if he leads Diggs at all. Listen, he had 288 yards in this game, which was better than any of his games prior to this year. He made an amazing pass to Smoke and others throughout the game. He's seeing the entire field and in total control. I'm not crapping on Josh here. If anything, I love that these are the only things I can say he needs to improve on. 10 - 4-0 - In listening to the pregame, there were a few people who were upset that the Patriots were going to be without Cam for a few weeks. Their reasoning was that they want the Pats to be at full strength in a season we could win the division and don't want any excuses. There's also people talking about COVID and how this season should have an asterisks next to it. I'm sorry, but this is all total bull *****. We have one of the toughest schedules in the NFL this year, play with the same limited fans, and no one gave us any pity over the past 20 years when we were decimated by injuries or other happenstance. Fact is, this team has earned it's 4-0 and there isn't a single team I think we can't beat. If this defense gets any form of spark from how they finished this game and Josh keeps being Josh, there isn't a single team that is going to underestimate us. And that doesn't scare me one bit.... Go Bills!

Fair enough.

So, out of all 4 of his games, you think this one was better than his against Miami and the Rams? That’s all I’m saying and explaining why

The bad sack wasn’t great and he did that against the Jets. But his accuracy was off this game. I’m not looking at the stats, as there were definitely drops. I’m talking about his ball placement. He was slightly behind and low on a lot of throws. The deep ball to Diggs could’ve been a TD with a better throw. Now, keep in mind, I’m grading him compared to who he’s been this season. It’s still a B+ game.

Interesting. I honestly thought this was his second worst game of the season

If it really ends up being just Cam, then isn’t he supposed to be fined or investigated for not SD?

Cam is apparently the only Patriot to test positive. If that's the case, why is the game not being played?

Raiders 37 Bills 13 Curfew or not, the ice-veined Josh Allen believes not even the slots can slow him down. Allen, Motor, and Diggs all lose their contracts at the tables and proceed to clean out the hotel bar fridge "Hangover" style. Needless to say, Motor is missing a tooth, Josh has tiger claws on his throwing arm, and Diggs can't run routes with the baby attached to his back. Tough game and 3-1

This is you inspired huh?