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Away we go on the morning shows to see what narrative is coalescing: ESPN: Highlight package shows the Tre DPI. Damien Woody "Baltimore is the better team" Louis Riddick "Baltimore's Achilles Heel is themselves" Dan Orlovsky "I'm not making this about Baltimore... Buffalo's QB stopped worrying so much about stats. Buffalo has figured out how to play their very best when it's needed" Louis Riddick "Joe Brady called a perfect game" Greenberg "I have no idea how Baltimore lost that game" Alex Smith "If they play 10 times, Baltimore is winning 8 of them" Greenberg "The Ravens were the best team in the AFC last year and the best team in the AFC this year" So, Baltimore choked and low-key implying the refs helped. Pretty much Orlovsky on an island saying Buffalo earned it by playing the right way, and Allen has evolved into "an elite decision maker, playing smart but not careful, agressive but not reckless"

If only we knew where to find a safety with experience in this system.

Romo particularly wouldn't shut up about how the Ravens were a much better team and had a very wide margin of error where they could step on their own schwantz all day and still win. He's going to claim this result, a two point loss after a bunch of sloppy turnovers, as a victory for his narrative.

Really getting tired of people giving their parlay plays. I don't care.

ESPN's take is "nobody is playing better than Patrick Mahomes"

They would have had dust on the clock. 10 seconds or less.

Good value bourbon for mixing, I like Evan Williams expressions. Don't eggnog without it. Good value bourbon for drinking, Buffalo Trace is hard to top. Splurge expensive bourbons? I usually go for scotch haha... but Whistle Pig Rye 12 year is a treat.

NFLN is doubling down... literal quote here "Although (Lamar) had two critical turnovers, this ain't on him"

I edited the above post, so if you don't see that, and if you like rye, seek out Johnnie Walker High Rye. It's not blue label but much smoother and less smoky than black label, and should be in the $40 range (i found a case on closeout at $10 a bottle, like finding a winning lottery ticket)

Cannot say that I have. Every one of my uncles was all about Canadian Blended though. That does remind me of one of my favorite dad jokes though... a baby seal walks into a bar, the bartender says "What'll you have?" The baby seal says "anything except a Canadian Club on the rocks" Edit: Thinking about it, one of my underrated value favorites is Johnnie Walker High Rye if you can find it.

Deets! I'm working tomorrow, and though I'd like to pop the Angel's Envy Rye or better still the MacAllen 12* (close enough) I'm sticking with the HopSlam for now. * i took a magic marker to the MacAllan

The Andrews throw on the 2 pointer? Objectively that was drilled right into his belly button. That kinda makes it a good throw.

This worries me greatly. If Allen wins next Sunday he's going to cost himself a berth in the Pebble Beach Pro-Am with Keith Mitchell.

Speaking of NFLN continuing coverage, they're interviewing Henry (who was held under 90 yards making the Ravens 2-6 on the year when that happens, I wonder when they'll figure that out) Can I just comment how every Raven I've seen interviewed is dressed like a Woody Allen sperm?

We're already onto Allen's "not very impressive stats" despite "two short rushing TDs"

Narrative on NFLN is that Lamar was MVP in the game with an 88-yard MVP drive but his teammates let him down. And also he didn't have his #1 receiving weapon so we shouldn't hold his "two boo-boos" (Direct quote I kid you not) against him.

There's that, but it's weird that the Bills never really attacked their weakness in the deep third except for the honey hole shot to Hollins (missed) and the deep middle to Shakir (hit). Everything was pretty much small ball, aimed right into the Ravens strength.

In that case Allen gets the ball with a minute left in a tie game. I totally would have signed up for that last Monday.

I thought about that but I'm not sure that's a challengeable thing whether to spot at the 1 or the 2 if it's NOT relevant to being a first down/not a first down or something like that. Just moving the spot, I hope someone has the actualy rule book, but without another element involved it might not be eligible.

Nah. The FG took the Bills dormie, as in there's no way they lose in regulation. As it turned out, the ravens needed 88 yards after the kickoff and got it easily. Andrews drops it after you fail on 4th down and now you're trailing 25-24 and need to drive to win the game. It's was absolutely the correct game management move, and I have been one of the more strident critics of McD's game management.

I found myself agreeing with McD on the critical calls in this game (evidence in the GDT). This is rare for me.

So we're kinda rooting for the Chiefs to outgain the Bills next week by 100 yards, so they lose

Bass makes his PATs. Ravens chase the game, go 0-for-2 on 2PT convs. Lose by 2 points.