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💯 Still one of the most awesome plays I’ve seen. One of my all-time favorites.

This: This is the content I come here for. I remember seeing Josh's stats with and without Kincaid this season, and it's incredible.

Since several of you were commenting about his form...

I mean, against Burrow and Chase, Benford allowed 0 catches. Not as effective against Higgins, but still. Add the sack and game-changing pick-6, and I really don't see how Rasul was better.

Surprised only a couple of people mentioned this one so far. This was the most insane I think I've ever seen fans at the Ralph. Hard to overstate how much the stadium erupted when this happened.

And they're both averaging about the same yards receiving per game, too, if I remember correctly.

I wouldn't say it was the only choice, but I was surprised myself. Mostly for two reasons: the playing conditions would seem to give you a (slightly) greater chance of recovering the onsides kick, and the fact that the Bills hadn't punted the whole game. I would have thought Taylor would want the ball more than hoping his defense could stop the Bills offense. But I can see it both ways. Now back to the OP topic...

Not a complete solution by any means, but I think there should be a rule that any player in the first game back from a concussion who needs to be evaluated again for a concussion should automatically be ruled out of that game regardless of the sideline evaluation.

I agree with your take, including my thoughts every time Allen drops back to pass. It used to be I loved seeing him drop back, expecting something awesome. Now I hold my breath. I actually felt like last week would be a good barometer for the Bills—on the road against a lesser team they *should* beat—and aside from the self-destructive mistakes in the first half, I thought they passed the test well. I agree that this week is another good test—but then again, it seems like *every* week is going to just be another test. I have no doubt that the former senator from Tennessee didn't care at all about that game.

I agree with you for the most part, though one thing I've been seeing is at least some learning as they go. Both for Brady and for Babich and the defense, especially the latter as they learn about which guys (eg, Shaq, Walker) are playing above expectations and others (eg, Benford, Hairston) are gradually improving over the course of the season. I'm more skeptical of Brady, but I was rough on him before the Steelers game and I thought he showed something to me in that one. We'll see if it sticks, or progresses.

I like the positivity. I feel like this season will eventually be the "what could have been" season given how there is a lack of one dominant team, and how both sides of the ball could have played if so many key guys hadn't been so injured. I think a lot of folks get down on players when they're injured either repeatedly or for long periods, but it's just a fact of life in football. I try not to get on a player's case for their injuries, it just sucks.

Speaking of savage, the responses in this thread are...

You'd think there would be some sort of grandfathering for stadiums built within the last X years, but perhaps they didn't state this explicitly since there aren't that many.

Does it also play WR?

I get where you're coming from, but we're looking at facing Burrow with 4 of our top 5 defensive linemen out (Bosa, Oliver, Hoecht, and Epenesa), and we already have zero pass rush. Burrow will have all day back there.