ChasBB

Just 4 short years ago ... Now, we've already taken it for granted we will be a playoff team. There were no "we made it" threads after defeating the Dolphins. Many are cryin' that things aren't perfect and have already forgotten what it was like to go 17 years w/o a playoff berth (and I've been guilty of that, too). McDermott has now taken us to playoffs 4 of 5 seasons. I think he's a keeper. Enjoy this ride Bills fans and don't let it stop being fun! Go Bills!!!

And this is why you are not a NFL GM.

Fair enough. Just seems he could have taken another step or two and dived forward - who knows, maybe he picks up the 1st down.

Brady is no Allen - goes down on 3rd down inside 5-yd line when both a 1st down & TD possible. Probably wouldn't have made it, but didn't even try.

In 1st meeting, it was Buffalo kicking FGs when they should have been scoring TDs. This game was kind of the opposite. I'm okay with how the game played out since we got the win. It was a bit of payback for way we lost 1st meeting.

Screw Cincy. I have not forgiven them for beating Buffalo in '88 AFC Championship game. They went on to lose to 49ers in the SB. I think Bills would have beaten 49ers had they gotten past Cincinnati. I want to see Burrow sacked a dozen times when Buffalo plays them. Go Bills!!!

I'm okay with Singletary going down there. Yes, you'd hope the Bills' D could finish them off had Singletary scored, but so many things can happen. Maybe Tua tosses a long ball and there's a PI call setting Miami up at the Bills' 1-yd line for an easy score or something stupid like that. I think taking the clock down to mere seconds and putting Miami away with a FG was the right decision. If you don't have to let the opponent touch the ball again, then don't! Go Bills!!!

All the more reason important to earn the #1 seed and the bye - give these guys a chance to rest and recover.

Agree. Buffalo should ditch the heaters for this game and make the Dolphins suffer. The Bills have all week to get used the the cold and Miami does not.

Well said! Miami's home field advantage is clearly greater than ours. In McDaniel's press conference, he states that both teams will be in the "same environment" Saturday, but this was NOT true in Miami with Bills' bench feeling like 120 degrees while the Miami bench nicely shaded. Bad weather is essentially an "equalizer" that takes many of Buffalo's advantages away.

Thank you for that.

Doesn't the team player retires from retain his rights for one year? In past, players who retired, but wanted to return to football had to sit the year out.

10-3 feels pretty damn good to me. Just win - that's what matters. They won't all be pretty wins. Other teams are good, too.

Maybe so, but the better-coached teams will have fewer tells. The OP is spot-on. These tells can change outcome of a game and MUST be addressed ... and RE-addressed throughout the season and not just during the bye week when teams self-evaluate. Looking for these tells needs to be an ongoing process. To the OP ... if your observations are accurate you should apply for a quality control position with the Bills - good stuff!

I once briefly met a guy at a conference years ago who boasted some inside knowledge of the Hoffa disappearance - guy was a bit of an oddball, so credibility was highly questionable, imo. Anyhow, says Hoffa was incinerated in a crucible at some Ford plant in or around Detroit from which poured the molten steel later to be stamped into Ford bodies. So, if you're still driving around in a '75 Ford (or perhaps '76 if the steel was for the new model year), you just might be driving around with a tiny bit of the essence of Jimmy Hoffa in the body of your vehicle. Crazy story.

I still remember the days when Andy Reid couldn't win a conference championship game to save his life back in his Eagles days. He lost a divisional playoff game followed by losing 3 NFC championship games before finally making it to Super Bowl (which he lost). No one expects Reid to lose these days! McDermott needs to stick around - his time will come and likely very soon.

Was that sign in the budget? 😏

Thanks - I've corrected my post.

Too bad Gilliam couldn't sustain block just a split-second longer so McKenzie could have added (edit) another TD 2-pt conversion Sunday against the Browns. Gilliam looked well-positioned to take that guy out, but the defender just pushed past it and made a nice tackle on McKenzie at the pylon.

Geez, no lead seems safe, lately. Nevertheless, congrats on the W, Buffalo!!

A little less of "the sky is falling" from John Murphy would be nice.

I believe Josh is going to rebound and in a big way. Yes, he's been in some kind of a funk past few weeks, but maybe it's also time for Dorsey to change-up his play selection & game-planning ... I don't know, but I'm not giving up on Allen by a long shot. He has a pattern of improving after setbacks. The guy has the expectations of the sports world on his shoulders, as well he should, but I think he'll bounce back and become more consistent. Side note: Von, when you get a free moment, maybe you can stop over with the Sabres and explain the "don't blink" concept to them - I think maybe they need to hear it - thank you!

If my memory is any good, seems like some of the most miserable weather games in past decades were 3 point losses to the likes of the Browns & Bengals - 6-to-3 or 16-13 type scores. Would like to see a strong Bills victory this weekend, but just get the W at least.

Yes, if McDermott was to ever voluntarily step down, but no, otherwise. McDermott's been a very good HC. He's not perfect, but seems to learn from past mistakes. He's only missed playoffs one season and the 17-yr playoff drought is not that distant of a memory yet to forget about.

Not sure if it was Diggs or another player, but I recall a guy actually removing mouth piece when approaching line scrimmage instead of not just using it at all - odd.