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2 minutes ago, JohnNord said:
I recall many Bills clearing concussion protocol and playing the week. Each injury is different but I think he’ll be fine on Sunday.Ray Davis, for example
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56 minutes ago, gonzo1105 said:
I called Blakeman as the ref when I was sleuthing in the point spread. His staff calls a lot of penalties but doesn’t seem to favor the Chiefs at all. Hochuli did our divisional game last year so I correctly picked both officials and that Blakeman would be ours
There’s never been a Chiefs/Bills game where we got more big calls than last year’s divisional game, although the biggest one came from upstairs.
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Just now, Kelly to Allen said:
Brady won multiple super bowls being a game Manager. It has a negative connotation but it's what wins in these types of playoff games.
Last night was also the first playoff game where other players truly stepped up which is the sign of a great team.
I'm going to enjoy this AFC championship. Hopefully Josh Allen has his Steve Young moment
Tom Brady was a game manager only on the rare occasions where it was called for…maybe last night was just one of those occasions for Allen…
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2 minutes ago, Kelly to Allen said:
He's gonna have to be. Multiple KC rookies played in the secondary in their 22 run.
McDermott will have them ready
Agreed. Bishop is a second round pick (equivalent to a first round pick for a safety) and has been in the system almost a full year. He’s got to be ready to step up and McDermott is unparalleled at developing safeties at the NFL level. I’m far more worried about Joe Brady turning Josh Allen into a game manager…
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1 hour ago, Logic said:
Amidst the jubilation of the victory, the celebration beers, and all the smack talking I was doing to Ravens fans on Twitter, I didn't post here last night. My thoughts:
- Peter Schrager said it best this morning: For once, the catastrophic failure in a key moment happened to the OTHER team. For once, a "name game" happened to the OTHER team. The Mark Andrews Game. For once, it was the OTHER team that had untimely drops, turnovers, and errors that ultimately cost them the game. That, more than almost anything else, feels like the lasting takeaway to me. I haven't seen it often. Maybe never. Hell of a time for a first.
- The Broncos and Ravens both boasted elite rushing defenses heading into their matchups with Buffalo. The Bills gave BOTH of these run defenses their worst performance of their season, and did it in the PLAYOFFS.
- I just honestly never imagined a day where the Bills defense and running game would lead the way to victory in a playoff game, while Josh Allen mostly looked like Clark Kent. Does anyone honestly think the Bills would've won last night's game with the rushing offense of years past? No way. If anyone's looking for a reason why this Bills team is different than Bills teams past under Josh Allen, it's the run game. It's the ability to lean on something OTHER than Superman Josh.
- I think the Bills defense needed every single one of the players it had at its disposal last night. If any of Milano, Bernard, Johnson, Benford, whomever...wasn't out there on that field last night, I'm not sure they win. Defensive health, along with the run game, are the big, glaring differences this year.- Josh did what he needed to do, when he needed to do it. Not one of his best games ever statistically, but it doesn't matter. He played well. His clean game with no turnovers -- while Lamar committed two -- is a big reason for the Bills victory.
- Speaking of Lamar: I must be taking crazy pills this morning, seeing so many people (particularly on social media) say that the loss isn't on Lamar, that he played well, etc. Newsflash: You commit two turnovers in a playoff game, and you're losing much more often than you're winning. One of his two turnovers led to 7 Bills points, in a game the Bills won by 2. So miss me with the "it's not on Lamar" stuff. It's not ALL on Lamar, but he ABSOLUTELY shoulders some blame. Anyone wanna guess how the media would be treating Josh Allen this morning if HE had committed two turnovers and lost? Exactly.
- I know we all had the same feeling as that 4th quarter was winding down: The opposing team needed 8 points to tie it up, and all that stood between them and doing so was a Sean McDermott defense in the playoffs. We've all seen this movie before, and it doesn't end well. And if it had gotten to overtime? Well, that movie usually doesn't end will for the McDermott Bills, either. But to reiterate my first point: For once, the fates smiled upon the BILLS rather than the other team. The rarest of the rare.Call it what you want. Call it the Bills "escaping" with a win -- they did. Call it the Bills doing ENOUGH to win -- they did. Call it the fickle football gods, just for once, casting good fortune upon the Bills -- they did. Whatever you choose to call it, the outcome is the same: The Buffalo Bills are headed to the AFC Championship Game.
GO BILLS!!!Can we all agree that playing that game in Orchard Park was HUGE, and that it was a big deal to win 14 games in the regular season (yeah, I know)? With all the talk of how great the Ravens were…they lost six games this season, twice as many as the Bills. They were a flawed team and deserve to be going to Cancun right now.
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Kicking the FG was the correct decision, but that whole goal line sequence was disturbing.
First, Allen absolutely made it to the half yard line on the second down run and yet the ball was somehow spotted at the 2. We had 3 timeouts; use one to challenge that ridiculous spot. Then, if challenge fails, run a damn QB sneak on 3d down from the 2. Even if you don’t score, you’re inside the 1 and another sneak for a TD is almost automatic. Just a really poor sequence where points were left on the field in a crucial situation.
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On the other hand, a quick 3 and out would have given the ball back to Baltimore with maybe a minute left and a chance to win in regulation….
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Let’s hope Joe’s interviews went well last week…
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There was another one this weekend where they called a face mask penalty and the defender clearly only touched the guy’s jersey…I think it was in the Detroit game. It gave Detroit 7 unearned points.
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6 hours ago, DaVinci said:
Taron Johnson and Taylor Rapp ,McGovern
All finished game except Rspp. Hardly a pile-up
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19 minutes ago, DaVinci said:
Seems like some injuries are piling up.
One injury is a pile-up?
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1 hour ago, Special K said:
That was a big-time tackle.
It was. Can’t remember the ultimate result of that drive for Baltimore, though.
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Grateful for the win. I hope Brady’s interviews went well this week. He leaves way too many points on the table…
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15 minutes ago, Big Turk said:
The Ravens led for under 6 minutes in the first quarter and then never led again. You can't control the game when you are behind for 90% of it.
Henry was almost a non factor and wasn’t even on the field during the 4th quarter. It’s exactly what happened to the Ravens when they played the Chiefs in the first game of the season.
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You go with the guys who got you here. Bishop is getting better every game.
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I’ve never felt more confident going into a game against KC…
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39 minutes ago, Success said:
I literally have nothing but respect for Lamar Jackson, Derrick Henry, Harbaugh & the rest.
Great organization. Legendary game. You are great.
Hate to say it, but they aren’t going to read this…
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2 minutes ago, SF Bills Fan said:
We got the bounces. Normally it seems like we are the victim of the bad luck. Lamar played very good outside the INT. It was an MVP caliber performance. I thought for sure we were toast just before the punch out fumble. Those guys are better than KC. That was one of our biggest wins in history.
On to the KC refs!
I wouldn’t say Baltimore is better than KC but I would agree they are a worse matchup for us than KC. Next Sunday is going to be insane.
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Just now, TheFunPolice said:
How about Bass making a 50+ yard FG in these elements?
Without that we lose
And all his other kicks too. Huge
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13 minutes ago, SageAgainstTheMachine said:
Was the best and most important call of his career.
Everybody loves this unrelenting aggression on 4th down and McD shows a ton of it, arguably the second most after Dan Campbell. There’s also the common sense inclination that you let your best player win the game.
But the strategy of this game comes down to probability even when it’s boring. Make your opponent be perfect. You go up by 8 points, make them score the TD AND the 2 point conversion AND stop your final drive afterward. Worst case scenario you take it to OT and accept your 50/50 odds there.
It’s like making a big fold at a poker tournament with your two pair on a board with straights and flushes possible. Not fun, but right.
He made that decision with an entire city, many of whom hate him, watching over his shoulder. Well done, coach.
The fourth down decision was correct. The third down call was deplorable. Two QB sneaks in a row were guaranteed to result in a TD
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2 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:
They spotted to where he got pushed back.
Should have challenged it
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How did that ball get spotted at the 2???
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Horrible spot
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This offense is a problem…feels like we’re getting out-coached
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Bears hire Ben Johnson as HC
in The Stadium Wall
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How does it do that?