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I thought they looked like the same old Patriots last night. They dominated on both sides of the ball. I have no idea how we had a chance to tie it at the end. That being said, I’d probably rather go to Foxborough in the second round than to Baltimore.

Don’t underestimate Darnold’s ability to put points on the board for the Stillers.

Yep. It’s possible that the Bills could go on a run in the playoffs, but it’s unlikely. When you can only score 10 to 17 PPG against good teams, your margin for error is just too small. Everything has to go right, and that rarely happens, especially on the road against a good team.

“Number 34 was in the area” will go down in NFL officiating infamy, along with “Just give it to ‘em.” An absolute disgrace. We did get one break that mattered. I thought Sanu had the first down on that third down pass play at the end of the first half. Johnson stuffed Harry on fourth down, and the Bills scored a TD a couple plays later.

Disgusting.

That was bad. When they decided to assess it on the KO, I thought they were going to onside kick.

Can Seattle get the first seed with a win (assuming they beat the Cards today)?

I ca t think of specific examples, but I’ve seen several teams do it this year. It’s generally a pretty good idea.

It was a figure of speech. Obviously, it wasn’t zero chance. It’s never zero chance until final whistle.

You’re right. Plenty of teams have lately. Although I’m usually in favor of going for 2, I probably would not have there. We ran the ball poorly all night and I think the odds would have favored the pats stuffing it.

You’re being silly

I never said zero chance. I said I knew it was going to end like all Bills games against NE do. And it did.

But we didn’t. And we never do against New England.

This really sums it up. When we settled for a FG after the fumble recovery and the Pats shredded our defense on a long TD drive, I knew it was going to be just another loss to this team that’s owned Buffalo like no other team has ever owned another team. It literally makes me ill because I think this is Brady’s last season and we’ll never get to watch him walk off the field, vanquished by the Buffalo Bills. It’s just never going to happen. And a new OC

I don’t think Brady is a better QB than Josh Allen, at this point. Brady is in a system that is perfectly designed and adapted to his strengths and weaknesses, while Allen is in a poorly designed mess of an offense whose goal is to score 17 to 20 points per game.

It was really discouraging seeing the run defense get gashed for 6-8 yards on first down seemingly every single time. I don’t think that was a matter of gameplanning, do you?

I hope you’re right about the gameplanning, but I’m not convinced. I think they just got out-coached and outplayed—again. I think McDermott wanted this one badly.

There is absolutely no way we are beating the Ravens on the road with that offense. The only way it can happen is to open things up, let Josh fling it and hope for the best.

That was probably our worst defensive performance of the year and it could not have come at a worse time. NE was better on both sides of the ball. I have no idea how we were in a position to tie it at the end. Josh made some phenomenal throws on that last drive.

Would have been nice to know that before we traded up for him. He’s going to get Josh Allen killed.

My statement is still true.

Every time. Meanwhile, NE gained an average of 8 yards on first down. Absolute killer.

You really can’t beat any good team scoring 17 points.

We cannot beat good teams with this offense. Period. We might get past the Texans, but that’s it. It’s very disappointing that NE, for all their problems, are still a better team. It’s a hard truth. And I hate to say it, but coaching is a big part of it.

That last offensive series was a back breaker.