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"Bills lead the NFL with 100 points scored in the final two minutes of a half, 18 more than any other team and nearly double the league average (55 points)."
"On drives started at or after the two-minute warning, the Bills have a league-high 40 points, 10 more than any other team and more than double the NFL average (16)."
The Bills scored late-first half touchdowns against:
- Tennessee (1:00 remaining)
- Baltimore (:09)
- Pittsburgh (1:02)
- Kansas City (:16)
- Minnesota (:28)
- Cleveland (:14)
- the second New York Jets game (:26)
- the second Miami game (:00)
- AND...FGs against Green Bay (:00) and Detroit (:00)
The Bills scored a late-second half touchdowns against:
- Kansas City (1:04)
- Chicago (1:02)
- AND...FGs against Baltimore (:00 to win), Minnesota (:02 to force overtime), Detroit (:02 to win) and the Dolphins (:00 to win).
“He (JA) is very calm among the chaos,” offensive line coach Aaron Kromer said. Talk about clutch.
Go Bills, keep the #1 seed!
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Huge implications. A victory gets us one giant step towards the #1 seed. At the very least, a victory secures us the #2 seed.
Big games call for star players to show up and ball out big time. We’ve seen this player do it several times this year already. He’s been quiet the past couple games but it’s his time again. The big stage is his for the taking.
You guessed it, I’m going with Stef Diggs. He’ll go for over 100 yards with a score or two. He’ll make a game changing play that will change the course of the game. He’ll help will his team to victory.
I sense about a 10 point win (but if it’s a one point win, awesome). Stef Diggs will be a major reason why. He’ll show the Bengals and the league why he’s one of the best WRs in the game today.
Who ya got? Go Bills!
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He texted Von Miller the names of the three AFCE QBs he’d face off against each year.
Matt Barkley mentioned in the article that “You (Miller) get to play these guys six times a year…Why would you not want to come?”
I guess Von lied to us. He came to destroy average/below average AFCE QBs not to play with Josh Allen. 🤣😜🤣
Quite a big difference playing against Z Wilson, Jones and Tua instead of Mahomes, Herbert and R Wilson (when Von was on the Rams and RW was with the Seahawks).
After original post was made - Thanks, @Dablitzkrieg. Mods, please feel free to merge.
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9 hours ago, TBBills said:
Ask any other team int he NFL to go through what this yeam has and maybe a handful would have been able to handle it. 3 games in 11 days, storm of the century, followed by storm of the century part 2.
Good thoughts!
That’s what makes our 12-3 record look even better. That, and the competition we’ve played against.
12-3 is very impressive for what we’ve been through from injuries to adversity.
Being battle tested like this will be an advantage for our SB run.
Go Bills!
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“The Bills improved to 7-3 when trailing at any point of a game this season, after going 2-6 last year.”
This is a very revealing sign of how much better of a team we are this year over last year. What makes this even more encouraging is that our schedule this year has been much tougher but we still have a five game improvement in the win column when we’ve faced deficits in games this year.
It’s also encouraging to see because it shows that we’re battle tested yet coming out victorious once the battle is over. This bodes very well for the playoffs.
Even in our three losses, we haven’t been blown out or outclassed. We weren’t able to say that last year.
Go Bills!
https://www.yahoo.com/news/afc-leading-bills-adapt-overcome-233742882.html
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On 12/22/2022 at 2:42 PM, frostbitmic said:
Singletary - Cold and wind could mean a little more use for our RBs, Singletary should get a lot of touches.
Honorable mention - Knox, he seems to like the cold.
On 12/22/2022 at 3:15 PM, TheWei44 said:Milano for sure and Knox or Cook
On 12/22/2022 at 3:21 PM, LOVEMESOMEBILLS said:Old man winter will have the biggest impact Saturday. Nah, in all seriousness, to me Cook just seems like he's ready to break a big one off. I think once he gets one, it'll give him some confidence and others will come easier.
On 12/23/2022 at 5:41 AM, DaBillsFanSince1973 said:motor
Congrats to all of you for picking either Motor or Cook. They both dominated and we’re a huge part of our blowout win.
Merry Christmas and go Bills!
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55 minutes ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:
Does anyone know a way to stream a radio station to listen to the Bills game? (I am not in a Buffalo or Chicago market).
I have to be in a car starting at 3 PM tomorrow. I am going to have Sunday ticket streaming on my phone as my wife drives, but if that doesn’t work, was hoping for a radio backup plan.
If WGR is airing the game, listen to WGR on the audacy app. Here’s the link - https://www.audacy.com/wgr550
Mad props to your wife for driving so you can watch the game. That’s awesome, bro.
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JA is an AFC East killer. Total domination!
With JA leading the way, AFCE Champs three years in a row.
Go Bills!
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19 hours ago, Freddie's Dead said:
In the last Poyer contract thread, we were in the minority. Most wanted to get rid of him, too old, too expensive. My ass. We need to keep this guy. That streak is no *****.
We definitely need him and this season has been exhibit A. He's been great out there and has been a stabilizer for the defense.
I hope both sides can come to an agreement after the season, bro.
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On paper, the only thing that could get out of hand for the Bills on Saturday is Justin Fields’ running. If they contain him, this should be a pretty decisive win. Even if they don’t contain him, it still should be a good win for us. With QB contain being the focus on Saturday, I’m gonna go with one of our linebackers.
Look for Matt Milano to have an excellent game. Look for him to have some negative plays and splash plays. Every once in a while he does whiff on tackles, but look for him to tackle well on Saturday holding the Bears QB and RBs at bay.
Who ya got? Go Bills!
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Congratulations to Poyer on his first pro bowl. The leadership, the INTs, playing banged up but playing great, driving to the Chiefs game to help his team win, etc.
Very deserving and a long time coming. Way to go, Po!
I know it may not be possible but I hope we can keep him next year. We’re 10-0 with him in the lineup.
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3 hours ago, FrenchConnection said:
Reading this thread reminded me that sports fans fall into some traps because we all care so much about things over which we have no control:
- When the other team makes a play, we all search for "who's guilty" on our favorite team rather than acknowledging that the other team can and will make plays. I think that we do this because we want to feel like the "problems" are fixable with better defensive technique and/or personnel. For example, Hill makes a lot of safeties take bad angles due to his olympic sprinter speed. I think that on this particular play Micah Hyde himself would have taken a "bad angle" because once Hill is at full stride there is little that you can do. I'm not saying Hamlin made a good play, but once Hill gets that ball where he did he is taking it to the house 9 times out of 10. This goes across all sports. To baseball fans, every HR hit by the other team is a bad pitch. On SabresSpace, every goal scored by the other team is a missed defensive assignment. Sometimes the other team makes a play. Imagine being a Fins fan breaking down JA17 40+ yard run. You would blame the DC, the entire DL, LB corp, and the DBs. They all missed tackles and took bad angles.
- Fans of every NFL team hate the OC. And I mean every team. We do this because it seems to us like a job that we could do. Fans also like the plays that work and hate the ones that don't. Everyone here has conveniently forgotten how much we used to hate Daboll. Go read the post game thread after the Jax debacle for a refresher. Bengals fans HATE Zach Taylor (he calls the plays) with the force of a thousand suns (I know because I live in Cincinnati and hear it all the time). Chiefs fans, after the past two games, want Andy Reid to give up play calling duties (I actually waded into the cesspool that is Chiefs Planet to confirm this). In Dorsey's case, if you look at the All-22 you'll see short and medium options open on every pass play. Dorsey is "scheming" them open but Josh Allen is just refusing to take the layups. It comes with the territory. A QB that takes the easy options doesn't even think to attempt that TD pass to Cook at the end of the 2nd. Nor does he scramble out wide, jump in the air, and throw a TD pass across his body instead of throwing the ball away like JA17 did in the Pats game.
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I think that Bills fans need to find a way to watch other NFL games with the same critical eye as they watch Bills games. Most NFL games are close, with a few plays deciding the outcomes. And most blowouts are the result of a strange circumstances. For example, everyone is pumping up the Bengals right now but they would have lost to the Bucs if the Bucs offense had not TURNED THE BALL OVER ON FOUR STRAIGHT POSSESSIONS. The first one was a good play by a DB but the next three were a complete implosion by the His Royal Tomness. And in their great win over the KC Chiefs, the Mighty Cincinnati Bengals slot receiver and Bills' fan favorite Tyler Boyd had a worse drop than any this season by Davis or Knox. You just don't remember it because the Bengals won the game and it didn't hurt you on an emotion level.
This is one of the best posts I’ve read in a while on this board.
Critical thought so you can improve is fine. That said, it’s been crazy to see some of the negativity with an 11-3 team who currently has the #1 seed.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Go Bills!
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43 minutes ago, Virgil said:
Expectations might just be the worst part about being a sports fan. With a team that literally stopped punting, expectations couldn't be higher. Every win was by double digit points and we've been favored to win every single game. It's honestly crazy if you think about it. I've argued for years that one of my most enjoyable seasons was when the Bills went 3-13. There was no doubt the Bills were rebuilding, we expected to lose every game, and the 3 wins felt like playoff wins. You relish in those wins longer than you do when you are expected to win, and somehow, even after the drought, we can get too comfortable too fast. I say this as part of my excuse for not writing these as much recently, but that's not entirely it. I'm also trying to adjust the way I enjoy Bills games. At first, I thought taking notes throughout the games was diminishing the fun for me, but then I realized I was watching each game way to skeptically. I wasn't sitting back and enjoying the ride. I was instead looking for moments that would be interesting to write about, thus making basic plays seem pointless. I don't know what the future holds for me and these reviews, but it's been a nice little break.
1 - The Allen/Miami Effect - Similar to the no punting streak, there's Josh has had Miami's number for the majority of his career. There was a stat today that's won AFC Player of the Week 10 times, 4 of which were against the Dolphins. And against the Dolphins last Saturday, he was equally brilliant. I thought he did a much better job or taking what was given to him, using check downs, but also looking deep when he could. We may never know how much the elbow injury affected him, but since the Pats game, he's looked much more confident and comfortable throwing the ball. What I did learn was that the Jets defense is for real, the Dolphins are a very well coached team, and the Pats have become Josh's 7 iron. That one club in the bag that straightens out your swing. If I told you on Josh's draft Day that the Pats would become Josh's "easy" games, I think we'd all sign up for that.
2 - Hero Ball - I do not consider any of the AFC East QB's to be elite. I'm sorry, but I'm just not sold on Tua. With that being said, it's noticeable how much better scripted plays and open routes these other teams are able to generate on the field. On almost half the offensive plays, it seems like the opposing QB's are able to find their receiver within their first two reads, while Josh is out there making things up on the fly. Granted, the red zone play calling has gotten much better and we've been playing with a busted offensive line, but Josh seems to be working a lot harder than he should have to. Is that the skill set of our receivers or the play calling by Dorsey? I'm more inclined to lean towards Dorsey, as we've seen all of these receivers show enough spark to make a difference.
3 - Rushing Attack - The final drive against the Dolphins was impressive not only because of the weather and time used, but because of how efficiently we ran the ball. I call out that drive because it feels like the only one over three games were we had a respectable rushing attack. For a team that passes so much that teams play cover two or drop 7 in coverage, how are we not better at running the ball? I can't believe it's just on our running backs anymore because it feels statistically impossible for them to all suck. But with 5 lineman, sometimes 7, versus 4 defensive lineman and 2 linebackers, shouldn't the basic numbers mismatch work in our favor? It sure seems to for other teams against us.
4 - There's some reason why I can't sit still
Every waking moment I feel so unfulfilled
I try to lie down, but I don't know how
Baby, when I'm sleeping, it feels less like I am dreaming5 - Receivers - As referenced before, the struggles of anyone besides Diggs to have a dominant game is another mystery to me, but does seem to be trending in the right direction. Knox finally played a game that is worthy of his new contract and hopefully affects future game planning against us. More importantly, Gabe did a great job of finding space on 3rd downs, as well as some nice sideline catches. Beyond that, I have no idea what's going on. We will never truly know what happens in practice or what drops someone down the priority chart, but somehow McD believes that Smoke and Beasely are better than McK and Shakir? I'm not saying that's wrong, but it really makes you wonder what's going on here. While McK has his share of drops, we also barely use him for jet sweeps or other open field plays to take advantage of his speed. Shakir, is out on the field quite a bit, but seems to only get 1-2 targets a game. When you watch the Chiefs, everyone seems to get the ball, but we seem to live or die by Diggs or whoever else gets open while Josh is scrambling to keep plays alive. Again, maybe Knox will start to open things up, but it's almost impressive how this offense still scores when only Diggs and Allen seem to be a threat.
6 - Hamlin - How many games starting for a player until you stop using the "back up" excuse. I'm calling it now, and I hope I'm wrong, but I feel like Hamlin is going to be the reason we don't win a Super Bowl this year. Don't worry, our defensive line is a strong second reason. In every game, there seems to be at least one play where Hamlin takes the wrong angle, doesn't drop back into coverage, or simply is a step behind. The touchdown to Hill was beyond frustrating because Hamlin was responsible over the top and didn't support Tre. The only touchdown by the Pats was a bad angle by Hamlin. I get that we run a defense that's meant to confuse the opposing QB, but Hamlin is beyond the point of making these types of mistakes to me. With Hyde and Poyer's age and contracts, I wonder if Safety doesn't become a big offseason priority.
7 - Defensive Line - I get it, Von is hurt, but this is also the same defensive line that we've poured numerous draft capitol into. Groot has been solid overall, and Lawson has shown some nice flashes. However, the way we are getting gashed in these outside zone runs, and the hit or miss pressure we get, is beyond frustrating. Frazier's been dialing up more blitzes as of late to compensate, but it's hard to not view the overall unit as a letdown. Jones has been solid in his play, and there's been numerous injuries at the tackle, but the lack of push up the middle is noticeable. The lack of closing speed on the edges also is a concern. It's going to be interesting watch them contain Fields this week and I worry about Mahomes just picking us apart when he has all day to throw.
8 - Linebackers - To his credit, Edmunds has been really picking up his play this season and I am less on the train of letting him walk this offseason. However, with that being said, I still don't understand how we got gashed against the Dolphins rushing attack. We got very lucky that the Dolphins got away from the run, or else that game could have ended very differently. What's worse is, the runs weren't creative. All of them appeared to be zone runs off inside the tackle, where the back didn't make contact with anyone until 8 yards downfield. If there was contact, we missed the tackle or got a piggy back ride for 5 additional yards. Fortunately, the power run teams don't seem to be making the playoffs this year, outside of the Titans. But still, the tackling and run defense is a big concern.
9 - Special Teams - While we took a lot of pride in not having to punt or kick a lot of field goals, it's nice to know that unit can be relied on when needed. Bass has been fantastic on this run and I have complete faith in him regardless or distance and situation. For the nightmare that was the the punt god, things worked out well with Martin as both a punter and holder. And while we don't use him enough overall, I have to say I get a little amped when we return punts with Hines' speed back there. This is a unit that I feel could actually help us win some big games coming up.
10 - McD - The man we are too spoiled to appreciate. We are playing one of the toughest schedules in the league, dealing with multiple injuries, have a huge target on our backs, and still are in first place in the AFC. Take the safety out of the equation against Minnesota (not a coaches fault), and we have a full extra game lead on the 1 seed. Everyone, including myself, wants to armchair quarterback and second guess all decisions, but the Bills have won big games, close games, and games against all other division leaders. We locked up a playoff spot with 3 games left to play. Say whatever you want, but results matter and McD has done nothing but get results for this team.
Side note - If Cam Lewis makes one more dumb play, I want to see him cut mid-game.
Go Bills!
Welcome back, Virgil. Good to hear from you!
One clarifier. When you say you don’t consider any of the AFC East QBs elite are you including JA on that list or were you just talking about the other AFC East QBs?
Go Bills!
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On 12/15/2022 at 4:56 PM, Beck Water said:
I'm going to go for Dawson Knox. He had a great start last game going 4/4 and seems to have taken a lot of responsibility for missing some catches in the 2nd half. He's a big target, he likes to show off his guns in cold weather, let's see him use them.
On 12/15/2022 at 4:58 PM, muppy said:Greg Rousseau on defense and my fangirl crush #88 THE Dawson Knox on Offense
SQUISH THE FISH!~!~!~!~!!!!!!!
On 12/16/2022 at 11:57 AM, 78thealltimegreat said:At some point Dawson Knox is going to live up to that extension. I’m predicting Saturday Night will be that 2TD game for him.
On defense AJ Epenesa is going to be in the Dolphins backfield…alot
On 12/16/2022 at 2:04 PM, HOUSE said:Dawson Knox will thrill you with incredible break away speed
Congratulations you guys for picking Knox. 6 catches for 98 yards and the game tying TD.
Woohoo. Go Bills!!!
PS- I’ll give a shout-out to @Big Turk as well. A few weeks ago in a post, did you call the Dolphins losing three in a row when they were 8-3. If you did, way to go bro. 8-6 to our 11-3!
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We’re definitely winning tonight.
I just put blue cheese on my eggs.
You’re welcome! 🤣
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With the weather conditions, the recent dolphins offensive struggles, their banged up players on offense and the way we played them last time even with the starters we had out, I believe our defense will handle their own on Saturday night.
So, my thoughts turn to the offense. Last time we had almost 500 yards of offense and a 2/1 TOP. We just couldn’t complete drives and score enough points.
If Cole Beasley plays, even just in strategic situations, he can make a big difference.
While his stat line might not be jaw dropping, his catches will extend drives and also be a factor in the red zone so we score enough points to reflect our actual offensive production. His presence will also open up opportunities for Diggs, Davis and Knox, which will be a huge factor in his impact.
Who ya got?
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On 12/10/2022 at 4:54 AM, Realist said:
Groot, he has to get to White early and often. Think he will have a big game with Von out.
On 12/10/2022 at 6:42 AM, Clyde Smith said:McKenzie
Groot
On 12/10/2022 at 3:45 PM, CSBill said:The Philosopher: Greg Rousseau
Congratulations on picking Groot, fellas.
A sack, causing a fumble, etc. He had a good game.
Go Bills!
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18 minutes ago, BuffaloBills1998 said:
https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/mike-white-injury-update-jets-hospital-bills/x8q8wjhcyetjmzo0nntwbeu1 so is the NFLPA gonna investigate this?? Regardless if Saleh was too scared to keep Flacco as the starter there’s no reason white should’ve been in the game
Thankfully they lost but that was a gutsy performance by Mike White. Respect.
He got punished out there as he took some tough shots. On the play that he was injured on, he was bent in half.
Go Bills!
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The Jets are a feisty team. But, the Bills know the stakes and know what time of year it is. They’ll be prepared to hold their lead in the AFCE as well as the #1 seed as they play the Jets.
Last year, the Bills defense showed Mike White what a real NFL defense can do against him. I expect the same to happen this week as well.
Tre has been playing solid since his return. I expect him to play most of the game (if not all of the game). Look for him to get his first INT of the year as well as lock down his side of the field. He’ll set the tone and be the first on defense to get an INT as Mike White has a multiple INT game.
He’ll have Mike White regretting that he ever said he should’ve been a number one pick.
Who ya got, Bills Mafia? Go Bills!
Thanks for checking in, @Freddie's Dead. I appreciate it, bro.
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2 hours ago, Big Turk said:
For the first time in forever, the Bills no longer lead the NFL in point differential. Cowboys passed us with their 33 point explosion in the 4th quarter against Indy.
Cowboys at +127, Bills at +124.
Thanks for sharing, Big Turk. Yeah, I noticed they weren’t the highest point differential for this year currently. Hopefully they can get that back in the next couple weeks.
It’s still very impressive to have the highest point differential by such a wide margin since 2020 compared to every other team.
Go Bills!
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The Bills point differential since 2020 is crazy insane. It's 444 points.
The next closest team is the Chiefs at 307 points. That's a 137 point difference between us and them.
The sixth highest team, the Packers, didn't even crack 200 points and the eleventh highest team, the Titans, didn't even crack 100 points.
During this 45 game span, our offense has scored more points than any other team at 29.3ppg. Our defense has surrendered the least amount of points than any other team at 19.4 ppg. Talk about excellence and consistency (I realize we've still have had ups and downs but 45 games is a big sample size). Pretty awesome to be #1 in both categories over a 45 game span.
Some may not see it because they analyze every game, every quarter, and some even analyze every play. That said when you step back and see the forest from the trees, it’s pretty evident that this excellence and consistency shows how great of a coaching staff and team we have.
Enjoy the ride, Mafia. Go Bills!
https://www.statmuse.com/nfl/ask/best-point-differential-by-team-since-2020
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Against our Bills - 1-2
Against the Bengals - 0-3
Pretty terrible record for the supposed “team to beat” in the AFC. Obviously they’re very good but they’re very beatable too as their record against the Bills and Bengals indicate.
Mahomes with a game sealing INT vs the Bills. Kelce with a game changing fumble against the Bengals.
What a week:
The Jets lose
The Dolphins lose against Purdy boy
The Chiefs lose their third straight to the Bengals
AND most importantly, the Bills are the current #1 seed and control their own destiny again
Welcome to December football, Mafia!
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We did our part.
Go Bengals! Even if it’s 4th and 12 with a minute left in the fourth quarter, take down the Chiefs.
And of course, go Niners!
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3 hours ago, K-9 said:
Wouldn’t it be great if Josh can make the Pats*** his B word like Brady made us his B word for all those years?
Three down, 15 or so to go. 😜🤣
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Dion Dawkins’ SportsCenter interview - 1/3/23
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