Nephilim17

Love the CB blitz!

I was afraid a Steelers win could have them challenge for the 2 seed but it's too much math for my port-addled brain. I hate the Ravens so I'm rooting for the Steelers...

As much as I am loathe to do so, we are rooting for a Ravens win, right?

Damn. Game over.

Huge stop!!!!

Holy $h**, Noah Eagles head is crazy. In this day and age of hard-to-detect procedures and pieces he looks like a used cars salesman from the 50s. Oh yeah, f*** the Chiefs.

Call me crazy, but I think having HOF b-ball legends as part of ownership will help with the cachet of the Bills in attracting free agents and retaining talent, etc. This along with Bills Mafia (and a really good product) has turned around the pre-Josh Bills franchise reputation of a crappy Siberian outpost of the NFL that no one wants to go to and play for.

Knox's contract runs through 2026 so two more seasons. Johnson is a FA this spring. For the right price (always the qualifier for almost any running back) I'd like to see him back.

Didn't know this and it's extremely impressive: The Buffalo Bills have committed just seven turnovers through 14 games. The NFL record for a full season is eight by the 2019 New Orleans Saints. The Bills’ franchise single-season record is 12 by the Tyrod Taylor-quarterbacked 2016 team. With the soft schedule remaining there's a good chance we beat or tie the Bills team record. And a tie would be better in a 17-game season. Paywall article: https://buffalonews.com/sports/professional/nfl/bills/buffalo-bills-new-england-patriots-turnovers-nfl/article_1d1097b4-bd7d-11ef-bff6-270d98927b12.html

As much as many of us find Steph annoying, there is greater context to this thread — the Bills' explosive play performance in light of letting go a (regular-season) top-five receiver. The "you sure" comment and subsequent reference just makes it extra special. Steph is the one who first implied Josh wasn't as good without him; we now have factual evidence to the contrary. I think we are more than entitled to discuss and enjoy a little fun in light of everything.

How many times for Josh this year? Perhaps they should name it after him by now.

Ok, for 5 seconds I thought it was real.... Still, awesome!

O-line and Shakir on offense. Benford on D.

Next to the Bills winning, the greatest football pleasure I take is in the Chiefs losing and Mahomes having a bad day.

I am now convinced Josh is not only a better QB but a better leader this year, and Steph is part of that equation on both counts.

Well, Beane's vision and the hope of many of us fans is bearing fruit, not only with our record, team chemistry, and Allen's personal production, but with specific metrics. In this case, explosive plays. Steph's now infamous tweet is one of the most delicious lines I can remember from a Buffalo diva and malcontent. Yes, Stephon. We are sure you are not essential to Allen's success. Very, very sure. Feeding a team of unselfish players who are good to very good but not great is yielding better results than forcing balls to a top-five receiver. Here are some highlights from a paywall article from Buff news: The Bills have 52 pass plays of 20 or more yards, which is tied with Detroit for second in the NFL. Last season, the Bills had 49 such passes in 17 games, which ranked 19th in the league. (Explosive pass plays are down a small percentage leaguewide this year.) Josh Allen has improved his yards per attempt average from 7.4 last season to 8.0 this season, the highest figure of his career. Allen is eighth in the league in yards per attempt. Allen’s yards per completion is 12.3, sixth best in the league and the best of his career. Allen was 12th in yards per completion last year at 11.3. The big increase in receiving yards this season has come from yards after the catch, led by slot receiver Khalil Shakir. He ranks second among NFL wide receivers in yards after catch at 588 yards, behind only Cincinnati’s Ja’Marr Chase (688 yards). https://buffalonews.com/sports/professional/nfl/bills/buffalo-bills-passing-game-joe-brady/article_850ccc26-bc96-11ef-b620-b34a05ec2150.html

Just wait till this young man can go through a couple offseasons of NFL training: he'll be a beast in two years.

I think playing for the 1 seed is worth trying to win the last three games. That extra game rest/prep is the difference, not just home field. But be reasonable about it. The starters should get a shorter leash, I think, and give the backups more time.

Beane deserves praise for JA's career year too by losing Diggs and giving Josh multiple weapons to spread the ball around to. I love that he's not forcing the ball to one guy and opposing D's can't key in on one player to neutralize our offense.

"Coach, I don't want to tell you how to do your job, but I think we're allowed a couple more players out there."

I edited my post once again. You are correct.

Yes, you are correct; I wrongly read the original article as "week" when he played "weeks" after the tragedy.

Well, well, well, when asked on X (Twitter) Diggs says Josh should win the MVP: Fan: Hows you healing? Think Josh is gonna get MVP this year? Diggs: On schedule… he should shorty balling fr [for real] Of note, Diggs does not offer a quoatable line ("Yes, Josh should win the MVP") but thats' what he means. The fact that I couldn't find a thread on this suggests that his line "he should shorty balling fr" was missed by many. Interesting. So Diggs acknowledges that Josh is indeed amazing without him now. https://www.newyorkupstate.com/buffalo-bills/2024/12/you-sure-stefon-diggs-says-buffalo-bills-josh-allen-should-win-mvp.html

Shakir. 110 yards, 2 TDs.