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    A bit early, but Chiefs game flexed to Sunday night?

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    Looking ahead, I was wondering what the Sunday night game is on week 6, when we play the Chiefs.  It’s Dallas-Philly, which at this rate would be a huge stinker.
     

    According to the procedures here: https://www.nfl.com/schedules/flexible-scheduling-procedures there’s no reason it can’t be, flexing can start as early as week 5.

     

    I know Jerruh (and CBS) may fight tooth and nail against it, but you have to think the NFL would want this in primetime. Anyone else agree?

     

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    Better team comp - early to mid 2000's Colts?

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    3 minutes ago, SectionC3 said:

    Agreed. It’s going to happen. I read Barnwell’s thesis that the Bills may have blown their best shot to reach the Super Bowl.  Give me a break.  Allen will have a long career, and I get that he’s at the tail of his rookie deal.  But things will happen to other teams, too.  Injuries, flukes, mutual assured destruction (e.g., Burrow takes out Herbert or Mahomes for us next year), etc.  We just need to keep grinding and to keep getting better. 

     

    That article drove me nuts!  Is it a blown opportunity?  Yeah, but with Allen we've got potentially a decade or more shots at it.  5 years ago we would have killed for one shot, would we not have?  Lets be honest, 15 years ago we would have.  Amazing how much expectations have changed :)

     

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    Better team comp - early to mid 2000's Colts?

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    Updated stats for 2022 season

    Update for this year… check the comp again…. Very, very strange.

     

    I think a better comparison would be the early to mid 2000 Colts teams.  This team reminds me so much of that Colts team.  If you look at the playoff record they had before they won their Super Bowl, its eerily similar.  Taken from https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/clt/playoffs.htm and https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/buf/playoffs.htm for reference:

     

    Colts 2000 -> Lost in Wildcard round      Bills 2017 -> Lost in Wildcard round

    Colts 2001 -> Missed playoffs      Bills 2018 -> Missed playoffs

    Colts 2002 -> Lost in Wildcard round      Bills 2019 -> Lost in Wildcard round

    Colts 2003 -> Went to AFC Championship, lost to NE      Bills 2020 -> Went to AFC Championship, lost to KC

    Colts 2004 -> Lost to NE in divisional round      Bills 2021 -> Lost to KC in divisional round

     

    Taking a look at what the future might hold, if past is prologue:

    Colts 2005 -> Lost in divisional round to Pitt      Bills 2022 -> Lost in divisional round to Cinci

    Colts 2006 -> Beat NE in AFC Championship, won Super Bowl      Bills 2023 -> Beat KC in AFC Championship, win Super Bowl?

     

    I'd take that, wouldn't you? 😆

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    Podcasts?

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    For Bills podcasts have to agree that the best is The Bills Beat with Busgalia and Fairburn.  Good analysis without a lot of the BS.  Cover 1 Buffalo also does a real good job with in depth analysis - a couple of the regulars have had some coaching experience.

     

    Others I have in my rotation


    - Buffalo Rumblings Podcast

    - Locked on Bills

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