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Having been there so many times, I had to laugh - yes, laugh - at the devastated fans in the stands. It wasn't ME this time.

In terms of worst NFL travel experiences, I got harrassed and almost into it in the old Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego. A few REAL drunks behind me. Someone called in security and escorted the gentlemen out. In terms of worst OVERALL travel experiences, I got the pneumonic plague in India, and was tear gassed and shot at in a riot in Spain. So, it's really just a game, you know?

I'm fine with just starting afresh, Scott. I can't recall ever looking back more than a week. Because as a Bills fan, one as to be ready to move on to the next as fast as possible.

I don't mean to be a total jerk, but this thread is unnecessary. We hashed all of this TO DEATH about four years ago, and back then it wasn't hypothetical. Donald Trump WAS in the mix. Jon Bon Jovi WAS in the mix (and inadvertently stated that he was going to move the team to Canada) Tom Golisano WAS in the mix. This WAS going to happen. And now we don't have to worry about this any more. Stop this.

We used to joke that Ronnie Harmon was buried at the Sheldon Family Cemetery while we were "standing there" after several adult beverages.

At this point, I hope we're "run heavy". I don't mean to be negative, but I still hold my breath with each and every Taylor pass. I just don't see the pretty Long Ball that he was throwing last year. Is it because there's no Watkins? I'm thrilled about three wins in a row, but this "constantly-waiting-for-an-interception-or-fumble-in-the-fourth-quarter" stuff is going to kill all of us.

This nails it. Have fun with the back-and-forth. I'm focused on tomorrow.

My brothers and I got to see Rodney Dangerfield in NYC in the 1980s. The laughter became almost painful. "In the Pines" - Milkweed (local Binghamton band; check 'em out)

Come on. There will be SO MANY touchdowns and SO MANY adult beverages that it will all be a blur. "Common People" - Ben Folds/William Shatner

This. Just starting to clue in. Here's the question - who is their third-string QB? Because the Pats* are going to need him. That kid is going to get killed.

Mike Jasper. "All Apologies" - Nirvana

It's going to be cloudy and 55 at game time, says Accuweather. The inside of that line isn't going to be easy to push around. I just don't see the gaps for the running game like we saw against Miami. Clay had better be a monster. In fact, I'd be happy with 2-TE sets.

I'm not ready to swim in the Kool-Aid just yet. But looking at the schedule - you know what? You might be right on this point.

I've probably completely miscounted, but I don't think there's any way they could be 9-1. The bye week on 1 November takes that out. They could be 8-1. But that Bengals game isn't going to be easy. Glad it's in Buffalo.

Trust me on something. My wife is fully aware that the game is on at 4:25. As such, I'll be on the couch watching the game AFTER I've knocked a few items off the Honey-Do list.

I don't go to as many games as I used to. Perhaps one every other year now. I have to say that my daughters go to more games than I do. The elder one is best friends with Pinto Ron's daughter, having gone through the same college program. They'll be at Hammers tomorrow. The virus has infected the next generation. As they drove off to the hotel from the lake today, I told them what it was like 25 years ago. I remember driving in from Rochester in a van loaded with relatives, beer and tailgating supplies. It was the AFC Championship Game with Schroeder and the Raiders - that which turned out to have been a mythical victory. Somewhere around Batavia, I remember turning to my brother and saying "Jesus. You know, if we win this thing, we're going to the Super Bowl". Sounds stupid, but as a lifelong suffering Bills fan, that thought was so Utopian that it frankly had never occurred to me before that moment. Tomorrow will be another one of "Those Games". Heartache or Euphoria. But Jesus. If they win tomorrow, things change. You know it, and I know it. "It's Not For Me To Say" - Johnny Mathis

...."Meat....Whistle".... Okay, Dean. THAT one goes into my lexicon. Just tell me where to mail the check for the trademark royalties. Jesus. I can't stop laughing.

This. And does it have to be men who are alive? Because I'd be Cary Grant in "North By Northwest" in a heart beat. THAT was class. And David Byrne in "Stop Making Sense" was almost hypnotic.

Firstly, Welcome Aboard! Secondly, this game is going to be one where I can't drink until about 5 minutes before the end and the Bills are up by 18. The downer buzz is just awful when things go wrong against the Pats*. We've all seen it WAY too much. I'll be rooting with all I have...and one hand over my eyes. Thirdly, not meaning to be the pee in the orange juice, but if you think you saw carnage from One Bills Drive in 2011, wait until you see Two Bills Drive/Stadium Wall if the Bills lose this weekend. Jesus.

I checked Accuweather again this morning (I pretty much only check Weather.com for the women these days). Rain in Orchard Park this morning, a slight break from about 10:00 - 1:00, and then back to rain. Heavier rain. Accompanied by winds in excess of 15 mph. We had 15 mph winds up here yesterday and it brought 3' rollers down the bay. It would have been a simply miserable time to play football yesterday afternoon. I'm not about to hand the victory to the Bills, because I remember Kelly playing in conditions like these and he always seemed to play better in the bad elements. But Luck practices and plays in a dome, and played his college ball in a place where it's always 73 and sunny. Six of Indy's games each year are 99% guaranteed to have great weather (Jacksonville, Houston, Nashville). The better running team is going to win. Along with the team that does a better job of holding on to the ball. These conditions definitely take some of the edge off of the Indy passing game. Not a ton, but they do level the game a little bit. For those of you watching at home and don't get to the stadium a lot, the wind will be blowing hard in the same direction as the charging Buffalo - tail to nose. It'll be interesting to see which team pick which wind direction at the beginning of the game. Kicking could be a B word. Hope Carpenter's moved past his case of the yips.

A couple of thoughts: 1) The Steelers were simply blowing up the right side of the line in the first quarter. If they hadn't had that one dumb play (some sort of running back pass option that was sniffed out in a hurry) they would have been unstoppable. A question to those with a better football mind than me is (a) Was that softness on the left side of the Pats* line because of a rookie, or was it because of a Steelers scheme, and (b) Why in God's name would Tomlin move away from that? Or was it that Belicheck adjusted? 2) I hate the Pats* with every ounce of my being, but that offense IS good (at least against that tissue paper Steelers defense). The Bills are going to have to score each and every time they get down the field. That includes Carpenter. If he sucks as bad as he did in the preseason, there are going to be TWO unemployed kickers in the league.

That's because it's hard to win in the NFL. Don't forget that.

Nope. Rigged. That whole game is going to reek to high heaven.

Like what the Bills did to the Bears in LAST year's opener. Never won in Chicago, Cutler's going to light them up all day long, Brandon Marshall, blah blah blah. Somewhere around the middle of the second quarter the announcers tacked into a different wind...