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And he’s really throwing to pretty bad receivers. Wait until they get him some weapons.

You’re also forgetting about teams like the Colts and Bengals, who are each 5-5 and both of whom have tiebreakers against us.

Lame excuses. Every team has injuries. Our offense has been completely healthy.

You’re dreaming. As it stands now, we’d lose every tiebreaker to those teams. The Browns have been winning all year with bad quarterbacking. Lose the Eagles game and everything would have to go right over the last 6 weeks for the Bills to get in. And we certainly won’t be in position to win the AFCE…Miami has a bunch of easy games coming up and they’ve beaten every losing team on their schedule.

In my post, I acknowledged that a loss tomorrow won't mathematically eliminate the Bills, but I believe they would have to run the table. I don't think 10-7 will get it done. If they can't win a game like this one, against a very good but beatable team, then I don't see any reason to believe they could run the table. I think the season would effectively be over in November, just like the bad old days...

This a must-win game for Buffalo. I know there are scenarios where they could still mathematically get in if they lose to Philly, but they would be 6-6 and will have shown they can’t play with the big boys. The Bills have to win this game to show that they are a viable contender in the AFC.

The Browns have been winning all year with sub-par quarterbacking…there’s no reason that can’t continue, especially with their schedule.

Troy Franklin, WR, Univ of Oregon…I just hope he’s still on the board

As talented as he is, taking Gibbs at 12 was egregious, especially for team in such dire need at CB, and especially when the guy they traded away to make room for Gibbs has been just as productive this year as Gibbs. The Lions are already paying the price…they look like a team that’s headed for an early playoff exit, largely because their defense is mediocre. No one has any idea where Gibbs would go in a “re-draft” (because of course there is no such thing), but I suppose it’s possible that some team would do something equally dumb in a (hypothetical) redraft. The only worse pick last year was Atlanta taking Bijan Robinson at 8—a firing offense if I’ve ever seen one. The best way to measure the success of the Gibbs pick is whether Detroit picks up his fifth-year option, and we can already say that the odds on that are long.

As they say in Hollywood, nobody knows anything.

It doesn’t matter. If you miss the two-point try on the second TD it’s over, as well. You’re no less likely to convert on the first chance. Plus it leaves you the chance to win the game with two 2-point conversions.

It was absolutely the right call. They needed at least one two-point conversion to tie, so why not get it on the first opportunity?

Or during any Thursday Night football game…

I’ll never understand why teams kicking off from midfield after a penalty don’t attempt an onside kick…high upside, very little downside. But no, they mindlessly bang it through the end zone every damn time.

Yeah, not hard to understand at all. Other than a few college games, it’s the only game in town tomorrow and will draw nice ratings. People like to watch the NFL on TV.

The problem is that, unless they call a time out, the defense has no opportunity to substitute, because the Eagles use their regular personnel for the play.

As I pointed out, McGee did not return punts. And Hines is just as good as McGee as a KO returner.

Hines was a great return man for the Colts for several years and he returns both punts and kickoffs, unlike McGee. The Bills have never had anyone better.

Hines is the best return man the Bills have ever had, and the team has lost five one-score games. I don’t understand the argument that he would not have made a difference this year.

On what basis do you say that? I'll confess that I can't tell what's going on in the pile-up, but to me it looks a lot like a collapsed rugby scrum, which is how many serious neck injuries occur in that sport. I'd be curious to hear the opinions of defensive lineman who have actually had to defend it.

Agreed…especially roughing the passer, but this was tried with DPI and the results weren’t what people had hoped for…

Always used to be illegal, until a few years ago…”aiding the runner”. It’s a matter of time before someone (probably a DT) gets his neck broken in one of those scrums. It needs to be outlawed now, but the NFL cares nothing about player safety.

The fact that the Chiefs have such an awful WR group is an enormous front office fail. It should not be that hard to surround Pat Mahomes with a few decent receivers. It’s probably going to prevent them from winning another Super Bowl.

Their RT is useless, and they know it.

Devastating