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that was a cowardly punt by the Titans beginning to think Cincy could win

guessing 27 to 3 Titans by the end. Bengals coach won't be able to recognize that this is going to be a low-scoring game, will take too many chances (not keep enough blockers in ), and the turnovers will flow.

yeah, but that's line play in general. unless this was his first snap playing football, no excuse there.

bengals o-line sucks. i want them in Orchard Park so bad

freudian slip. bills won't lose to them until next week.

just going off line movement - the point spread went from 3 to 4 - the Titans will probably roll. it's hard to move off the 3 and off the hook all the way to 4.

Kinda underwhelming. There were 3 questions asked about ranking teams' analytics, and the Bills didn't get mentioned for 2 of the 3 questions, and on the third question, the Bills got 2 votes which gave them third place. Most of it is just praising the Browns for their analytics. And if they keep Baker Mayfield this offseason, then screw their analytics. They suck.

it doesn't matter with a clean pocket but matters when you're getting pressured. if you have a rubber arm that can get the pass off at different angles to avoid defenders and find new passing lanes, it helps.

on Monday, they should be preparing for the Titans. what then? unless there is a league wide rule that bans these interviews until a team is knocked out of the playoffs, i get why they have to do it now.

Wolf is famous for his appearance on Jeopardy. Let's hope McD talks really slowly to him.

then the bills would win by 3, because you don't kick extra points in OT

with low projected winds of only 6mph, over 54 is one of the better bets of the season. yes, it'll be a shootout.

i'm guessing KC has TB pretty high up there

No, it would be an epic failure. (Also, if we had just taken care of business in the regular season, the Chiefs would've had to play at Buffalo). The good news is even if it turns out to be an epic failure, we should have plenty of chances in future seasons to make up for the failure.

Nice picks. I think I'd take the Rams even if Jensen and Wirfs play, certainly with the 3-pt spread. I'll be rooting for Brady to pull one out though since the Rams are more loaded.

maybe a point of clarification. Super Bowl is the goal, but nobody is jumping off a bridge if they fail to win it. We have a young QB/HC tandem that should compete for many more years.

i don't get the sense most Bills fans are "SB or bust". there's all that window talk for example. it sure would be nice to win it this year, though, since a lot of changes might be coming.

have they ever hosted an AFCCG? i agree that we're underestimating a Titans team that's getting healthy at the right time much prefer the bengals win that game

no one thought that, lol

Good post. The only examples that we have to think about are Wilson and Marino, as all the other guys were old when their windows closed and had great success. With Wilson and Marino, I would say the lesson is the same. This is really the Allen/McDermott era, not the Allen era, as Josh still needs McD to maintain being a very good coach who can adapt to changes in the league in order for the Bills to realize the 15 years or so of contention that we want to see. You can easily argue that Carroll and Shula couldn't maintain current with the times or otherwise support their superstar QBs in the way needed to consistently contend. Carroll runs the ball too much and probably has a defensive system that's been figured out that he stubbornly sticks to. With Shula, my memory is hazier, but I believe he couldn't hire a defensive coordinator worth a damn and couldn't adapt/adjust to the division rival running a newfangled no-huddle offense.

the Chiefs have gotten much better against 2 high safety as the season has progressed (mostly because Mahomes has become more patient and stopped turning it over). but conservative zone is still the best way to play them. you'll give up 30 points, yes, but if you go aggressive against that speed, you're going to give up 50. play conservative and give Josh a chance to outduel Mahomes. KC is going to rape our defense. It's up to our offense to rape their defense just a bit worse.

yeah, until Josh is about 37 or so. we won't be great every year, as some seasons will be ruined by injuries or otherwise bad luck since it's the NFL, but most years we'll be contenders.

you underestimate groupies. he's probably still receiving sex massages.

Many teams ran all over us last season, too (including the Chiefs in the regular season game), so I don't know if the changes are that dramatic. I just think generally we like light boxes and more coverage so opposing teams will sometimes have success running, and that was true before this season. Also, the defensive ends have been whipping boys for the fanbase all season, so they're not going to inspire confidence now as the Mahomes solution. And while I like our DTs, the Chiefs have a very strong interior of the OL. "We're built to beat the Chiefs" has become a battle cry that I'm not sure is deserved (especially with Tre White out), other than we have a QB that might win a shootout against them.

I think the Bills o-line will continue their stellar play, Josh will have time, and we'll score 30+. BUT, unlike you, I'd still have it as 50/50 because unfortunately I think the Chiefs will be the first team to really expose our depleted cornerback situation. We have to win a shootout. I like our chances, but it's gonna be close. You're on the right track as there is a racial element. It's more that he's protecting his boy Mahomes, and he doesn't want to see any young white QB get more praise than Mahomes.