Dr. K

I don't think Daboll called such a bad game. Maybe not his best, but the Colts were charged up and playing their best game. Bills were getting beat all afternoon at the line of scrimmage. Rivers had all day to throw, and the Colts racked up ten minutes more TOP. The Bills' offense scored a lot considering how little they had the ball, and how terrible their field position was.

I am destroyed. My nerves are shot. I got nothing.

I was extremely glad to see Rex fired; I thought Rex's hiring was a mistake from day one. I knew nothing about McDermott; I was a little nervous about his religiosity, but happy to see the change and willing to give him a chance to win me over. Which he most certainly has. I like the way he has learned and changed on the job.

I finished 25th, my highest ever I think. 159-81

I loved seeing the Bills demolish them in the first half. Then, in the second, on play after play the backups and practice squad players kept it going. It was such a treat to watch, and I've been watching them since 1966.

Do you think the Bills lost those Super Bowls because they rested players three games earlier? Ludicrous.

I don't care whether he is or not. It doesn't matter whether you put Mahomes or Rodgers or whoever ahead of him. I just love the way he plays, his heart and his mind, his commitment to get better, his attitude. It's the whole team's attitude, really.

This is a wonderful feeling. Saw my first Bills game in 1966 at the Rockpile. I don't think I've ever enjoyed a victory more than this one. I think it's because there a special spirit between and among these players and coaches. It's powerful, and it makes a difference.

I was impressed with the pressure and physicality of the Steelers' defense in the first half. They punched the Bills in the mouth in that first quarter and the Bills struggled to string any plays together. But the Bills were already adjusting by the end of the second quarter with the drive for the field goal. Then after the half they seemed to have shaken off the Steelers' intensity, adjusted, and were counterpunching. The 7:11 drive to end the game was a thing of beauty, especially after they had to overcome a first and 20 at the beginning of the drive. The bootleg Daboll called for Josh to pick up the last first down (though he slid too early) was brilliant, I thought.

Cleveland is absolutely going to lose this game.

In confess that this knee injury has me worried, even if as of now as far as we know it does not look serious. It makes Allen vulnerable, and if he goes down, the team is in trouble. I know, BBFS, but it's hard to shake.

I will go so far as to say the Chiefs won't repeat as NFL champs. They are the favorite for the Super Bowl but they could easily not get there.

I very much doubt that any of the coaches or players are going to come away from this win complacent. They all know that they made many mistakes. McDermott does not strike me as somebody who settles for "good enough."

Or libertarianism

Tall receiver with great hands.

Yes, the running attack has been way sub-standard, and Singletary should have caught that pass. But Singletary is a much better back than he has been showing lately, and better than those in this thread who want him gone believe.

Thanks, Virgil, for this very sane reaction.

I think it's more a matter of established narratives than any small market prejudice. Maybe that's not incompatible with what you are saying. This applies to lots of things outside of football. In politics, in families, in the arts, once a narrative has been established about somebody, it takes a huge amount of contrary evidence to overcome that narrative. One instance of reinforcement of the narrative will overcome ten instances that contradict it. Stories are powerful. They take over our minds and alter our judgment. It has something to do with human perception.

I want the Cardinals to be favored in this game. It makes a better story.

It's interesting that despite this win, the Bills still seem to be traveling under the radar of most NFL observers. Most reports of the Seahawks game focus more on Seattle's weak defense than on the Bills offense, on what the Hawks did wrong more than what the Bills did right. The losses to the Titans and Chiefs still outweigh anything the team has accomplished. The Dolphins and Tua seem to be getting all the buzz in the AFC East. I think to some degree this is part of the continuing narrative that Josh Allen really is not that good, that the great games he has had are some sort of mirage, that the perceptions of him that were established when he was drafted and in his first season still are the fallback position whenever "experts" come to evaluate him and the team. I think it's good to have the Bills under-appreciated at this point. It will sort itself out if the Bills beat Arizona, the Steelers, and other highly regarded teams. But I'm beginning to think that until he wins a championship Josh is only going to be one bad performance away from the rote reaction that he really is not a franchise QB.

This is so wrong. If the Bills had come out throwing (in 40-mph gusts of wind) against the Patriots they would have played right into Belichick's defensive scheme. I'd rather have a coach who is rational than a ranting fool like Rex Ryan. I expect the Bills to show a more aggressive passing game against Seattle, but I would not be surprised if they mix in a lot of running in order to keep the ball out of Wilson's hands.

Who cares whether they are in the spotlight? I'd rather they be ignored until the playoffs. Plus, the national takes on the Bills and the performances of individual players on the team are, IMHO, frequently shallow and just as frequently wrong.

1) I'm glad the Bills won. 2) I worry that the Bills' defense is just not up to the task of beating a top team. If they don't make some serious improvements they are going to lose games for us. I don't know that they have the players to make such improvements. 3) I am tired of those Bills fans who distort what happened in the game in order to justify their negative takes. e.g.: They say Allen played badly or that Daboll's play calling was responsible for the game being close.

Not meaning to harsh your buzz, but when you turn 60 you have finished your sixth decade and are entering your seventh. But it's good to be alive on this beautiful day, looking forward to seeing the Pats lose.

I just hope it does not come down to the kicking game for the Bills to win.