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The MVP votes were cast a couple days ago. All the great arguments for Allen here and online mean nothing now. The voting is done. Mangini on TV said he thinks Josh lost it with 3 games remaining. He had lousy numbers vs a terrible NE club and Lamar and the Ravens showed out and pounded the Steelers for the division. Nick Wright said Lamar winning it last year with so-so numbers not close to Dak’s numbers is the same as Allen’s path this season. He said if they are going on “valuable” in MVP it points to Josh.

Seeing that tweet, i am furious. So week 18 vs Cleveland actually mattered? Last year the dude sat out vs Pittsburgh and was basically unanimous.

Lamar won first team All-Pro with 30 votes to 18 for Josh. It's likely that All-pro is more stats driven than MVP. Some are saying it's possible Lamar was awarded the All-Pro accolade since Josh will win MVP and Saquon will win OPOY. But it's weird since many MVP voters are the same as All Pro voters. Unless they've all colluded to decide that this year the QB's will "split" the accolades. I still think Josh wins MVP. It may be closer than we want, but I believe he wins and the going forward we may see the "split" accolades more often.

The main reason is the legit power rankings as of today are different than the playoff order. In reality Baltimore is playing 7 seed Pittsburgh. I'd say Houston is the real 6 seed and Denver is probably 5.

Yep. I hear you. In their last two games vs teams that actually tried to beat Denver (Bengals and Chargers), Burrow and Herbert were a combined 62 for 80, 696 yards, 5 TDs, 1 Int. and 1 rushing TD. That sure sounds like the Broncos have an impregnable defense.

Remember how Miami beat Denver last season 70-20? The Bills need to come out and do something like that! Actually, for this entire playoffs, I think Josh and the offense need to take control and make the Bills defense just a side note. Take the games out of the defense' hands.

Do you know, NFL power rankings after week 3 had Denver ranked 30th. That’s a helluva job by Payton, Nix and their D to turn things around.

The votes are in. It's over now and all the pundits opinions speaking on TV and social media means nothing. Josh is your MVP and hopefully he makes all the voters look good and has a great playoffs (defense too!)

Nix can be a bit of a gunslinger, there will be chances for INTs, or big plays for them. But there’s a reason Vegas has made Buffalo a 9 point favorite. That’s pretty large, and despite having a terrific season, Allen, Cook and the Oline should be able to move the ball well and Nix should not be able to have a career day here.

A friend of mine always harps on the fact Josh skips the pro bowl for golf, even when he's picked or as an alternate. He thinks this hurts Josh amongst his peers and the media hype stuff.

From The Buffalo News analysis on the Bills 3rd down defense. It's as bad and frustrating as we've all seen with our eyes. We all know they've masked this deficiency by getting takeaways and 4th down stops. Does anything get changed for the playoffs? "They rank 29th in the league in third-down defense, allowing opponents to convert 43.8% of opportunities into first downs. It’s the worst rate allowed in the eight-year Sean McDermott era. But on the 4-yard range between third-and-6 and third-and-9 – situations in which the defense should have a distinct advantage – the Bills’ defense stinks. The Bills are allowing opponents to convert 53.7% on third-and-6 to third-and-9 – worst in the NFL by far. The league average is 36.3%, and only three other teams are at 43% or worse. The Bills have allowed 29 of 54 plays to become first downs".

Nix can be a bit of a gunslinger, there will be chances for INTs, or big plays for them. Josh will have to beat the rush with his legs or the receivers will need to get quick separation. Denver will test the Bills, but gashing them with Cook should work too. Lots of interesting subplots to this game. Just hoping the Bills come out blazing and show Denver early that this will not be their day.

He's winning it. He's the guy this season.

I will say this. The Bills are a bunch of really good guys. But in the playoffs, it's kill or be killed. Like you said, we need some special performances like you see from the Super Bowl winners along their journeys. The Bills need to come out this year with attitude, not just that they're going to win, but to bully other large human beings on the field... especially at home. Cooper has to be a part of that.

Well, again, not having a good QB and head coach combo is a franchise killer. Just look at the Commanders.. another example of hitting a home run immediately at QB and head coach. Bears and Patriots, lousy coaches, solid QB prospects.

On McDermott's media call yesterday he was asked about Cooper. Was really not trying to convey anything out of respect for Amari's privacy. But when pressed McD did say he expected Cooper would be back and play.

The league takes the injury report stuff seriously. I mean even Jalen Hurts is still in concussion protocol, for 16 days and counting! So if there is any hint that Cooper has a head injury, or any injury that the Bills are "hiding", that would be surprising.

I like Keon and think he will get better of course. But right now he drops more balls than I'd like to see. He cost Josh an INT earlier this season and has had a few bounce of his hands that could be picked if he is sloppy in the playoffs.

Don't be concerned. Josh is getting it and it's not a token vote due to Lamar fatigue. He earned it. But it has been mentioned that if Josh already had 2 MVPs and this season Lamar had the better record, the MVP would like go to Lamar. I'm fine with that. Lamar has had a great season and like Burrow, he has played hard through the end of the season and racked up stats due to many more offensive plays/snaps. Josh doesn't get penalized for blowing teams out and sitting 4th qtrs. They have a segment today on The Facility, "What would an MVP mean for Josh Allen". They are jocking him today. There's no Lamar talk.

First half worries, then they get it right Bills 38 Broncos 24

People see 38-0 over KC and the Nix throws against Cincinnati and are really hyping them up. Nix has been good though, can't deny that. I watched Denver win at Tampa earlier in the season and he really did a great job with short passing to move the chains. Bottom line, KC really mailed that one in. 29 first downs to 5. Total yards 479 to 98. Wentz sucks. It's funny to look at the Chiefs board and their bickering with Denver fans. KC fans are saying we "chose to let you in", "be grateful and humble about it". They want Denver fans to bow down to them because they allowed the Broncos to enter the playoffs in order to block Joe Burrow. Chiefs fans online can be pretty obnoxious.

Matt Hasselback on Fox said Denver is young and dangerous. He likes the Bills too but thinks this game is more of a coin flip than people think.

It does feel like the Bills need a punch in the mouth sometimes before they get rolling. But yeah, they need to come out intense. I'm a bit worried about Denver's first possession. Nix is a very good dink and dunker. Nothing will sway momentum more than for Buffalo to come out passive on D and allow Denver to dink it and have a long possession drive down the field. They should do what Detroit did to Darnold last night. Just come after him on every play. Take the chance. Don't give the rookie time to dictate the drive. If rookie Bo Nix comes in here and takes out the Bills then some coach(es) better start emptying out their office.

Hang tight Joe, depending how the next week or 2 go, you might have an interview here.

Have no fear. Despite the bluster on all the shows, Josh is winning it. They need show content.