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Stroud's mother is most of us in around 25 hours.

@Billever76 @Mynamemike @Scott7975 - Texans to win it is. I'll comfort myself that I have an argument why a Ravens win isn't awful if it happens. ETA - And to everyone else who is replied. Can't be bothered to 'at' all. I get the message!

I'm split on the result I want here, should the Bills win tomorrow. Pressure will be off going to the Ravens, but playing against a young team with nothing to lose? Hmm. ETA - OK, home field it is, above all.

Had flashbacks to the Eagles tackling last week for a moment.

Yes. To give him the benefit of the doubt, it highlights the lack of a spy... again.

Let's get passed the Chiefs first!

Awful defense.

*Corrected. Where's the spy on Jackson? The Texan defense suddenly looks a mess.

The Ravens O Line gave Jackson an age there.

Naturally the Panthers passed on him. Lucky he wasn't intercepted from the tip, though.

700 less yards and was it 15 fewer TDs across the regular season? Plus one of the best kickers ever and a relatively fit defense. Every QB is asked a lot of, especially the high caliber ones, but the comment from Buck was farcical when comparing to the likes of Josh and Mahomes.

It means nothing apparently. After all, no one asks more from their QB than the Ravens do from Jackson.

Oh yeah - forgot about last week somehow!

"There's no team that asks more of their QB than the Ravens do of Lamar Jackson..." I'm sorry but... what???

Equal it, I think? Isn't Lamar 1-3? ETA - Forgot about last week somehow!

Though if they played first and won, I think the other three would be even more enjoyable.

They'll only slide up Stroud's backside then. He's an excellent QB but the adoration unreasonably grates on me.

So the difference in both records is they managed to boil the Bills in 2022?

For me, defeat against the Steelers should have made McDermott's seat very hot. I always said a game against the Chiefs is a 50/50 affair and, to date, McDermott/Josh have had the upper hand in the regular season whilst Reid/Mahomes have got it done in the play offs. Whatever happens against them, he won't get moved on. Do I have my doubts about having a defensively minded HC presiding over an elite QB? Yes. Less because of McDermott himself but more because of the lack of consistency on the offensive coaching side. If the Bills win the SB with the offense playing at least an equal part then some teams may have a look at Brady, and so the cycle will continue. But will McDermott be sacked with a blowout or infamous ending against the Chiefs? No. And what he's done from Dorsey's sacking onwards has been remarkable. I can see Rivera joining as a consultant but not as DC. I do think McDermott struggled early on holding both the HC and DC roles but he seems to have adjusted as the season went on. If he brings someone in, it'll be a coordinator who will follow his style of defense, and won't raise too many questions or disputes.

We struggle to beat them at soccer (feels weird typing that), so have to look through history for something.

"Nick Wright hates the Bills." In other news, World War II has ended.

Bringing back Araiza now wouldn’t be fair on him. Over the close season, I’d be happy to see him back, although Martin’s been brilliant for the Bills in recent weeks. But now they’d be too much pressure and expectation on him, which could affect his standing long term.

I think you may have got more grudging acknowledgement if you agreed Mahomes is hardly innocent in this regard - often seemingly going to step out of play before suddenly jinxing inside. Saying that, like many (all?) Bills fans, I would still argue that wasn’t a fake slide yesterday. As mancc said, you are in general a reasonable poster - especially for a Chiefs fan!!! - an even reasonable posters can have unreasonable takes once in a while. 😁

Nantz and Romo were immediately call it a late hit, and Romo said Jack could have avoided it as he didn't leave his feet until Josh started sliding. Good enough for me.

Watching the game back today, after not even realizing there was any controversy live. And even on repeat, at full speed, there was nothing there that looked like a fake slide. It happened so quick, the defensive player couldn't have assumed it was. It looked like a step to change direction and that's because that's what it was.