Marvin

"Good teams find a way to win. Bad teams find a way to lose." This is a good team. Tough games are expected and, given the schedule, will be the norm.

Without an improved offencive line, this is not possible in that kind of weather.

I have not seen Allen Gilette commercials, but I think I saw Anita Gillette commercials.

Just saw a rumour that the game was flexed to Saturday night on NFL network. True or false?

I got on my work news feed that NBC wanted this game flexed too.

Just curious: how many teams have won three consecutive games all on the road, period?

The only drive which truly matches it in my memory was in 1981 at Cincinnati: 20 plays, 90 yards, consuming almost 12 minutes on the clock. Cincinnati punted about 1 minute into the 4th quarter. The Bills scored on the 1st play after the 2:00 warning. Power football is a lot of fun when you are executing a drive like that. In 1990, the Bills scored more points per drive going 90+ yards than the average team did going 80 yards. That might be it.

Thanks for bringing back that memory. 🙂

Sorry. Quality matters more than quantity.

The 1987-2000 Bills won a lot of games when they played poorly. Good teams can do that. Granted these performances put us that much closer to the looney bin...

A friend of mine whose brother is a lemon lawyer at Ford told me that the initial idea for the turf was shredded tires which had to be recalled because of some defect. Every time I see an injury in Detroit, I always wonder if that is the cause.

Giants? Check the thread title.

On his head?

Now we rush 6 and Detroit gets man blocking. Our DL and LB are in trouble.

The Bills are keeping a TE or RB in to pass block and still the Lions get pressure with 4 DL. That OL is bad.

Correct.

Buffalo Sabres, 1993 playoffs (LaFontaine and Mogilny go down in consecutive games) and 2006 (down 4 of the top 6 defencemen in game 7). Figures.

Maybe we get interest on the time outs saved? 😠

The technical term is "pooch kick." The Bills attempted this in The Houston Comeback after it was 35-17. Several Houston players called for a fair catch (I can't believe that was legal), but the swirling winds caused the ball to land on the field, which Houston recovered. I think the optimal strategy for most of the game is this one:

I am of the philosophy that a better line will help the receivers we do have get open. I will not debate you about the quality of the WR; it is not as good as it could be -- and teams know it because they bracket or straight-up double-cover Diggs on most plays. IMHO, if we can man block on the OL, then the RBs and/or TEs will draw man coverage by LBs or find openings in the zone coverage if teams insist on doubling on Diggs. Moreover, the opposing defences will then need to respect the run, which will help our lesser receivers find soft spots in zone coverage. Just my preference. Most fans are not as line-oriented as I am.

I was hoping that this would be something about the need for a better OL to give receivers more time to get open and to protect JA17. Oh, well.

He's the best receiver who had no catches at that point while his team was losing and the offence was being putrid. I want him to be upset.

About the only complaint I have about the second half is all the FGs.

Me: Dad, why did the Bills trade Lamonica? Dad: So that we could have a Congressman.

I heard it is already over 2 feet south of Hamburg.