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I knew if they didn't score a TD on the first drive of OT it was over. When Carp trotted out there I didn't think theyd win even if he hit it. They needed a TD there because the ad was unreliable, to put it mildly.

The bottom line is the Bills had a chance to win the game and didn't. The O could have put it in the end zone. They didn't. The D could have made a stop or caused a turnover, they didn't. ST could have kicked a FG, they didn't. One of the units could have made a play to put the game a way, nobody did. They all share the blame. Its not an equal share of the blame, the O outplayed them all, easily. If everybody was carrying their weight the O would have done enough. But that doesn't absolve them completely. They left plays out there that could have won the game. This is indisputable. Im unsure why this is such a difficult thing to understand. When a team loses, no matter how they lose, there is blame to go around to all the units.

Show me where I ever said otherwise. Or just keep spouting your usual gibberish. Pick one, I know which you'll choose.

Doesn't even have the stones to face the music. No wonder he lacks them in crunch time too.

Yep, I didn't think they'd see then all again and a tie did them no good for the playoffs. I'd put more faith in them picking up a 4th and 3 (fin' Sammy steps out of bounds...) than I did in the D forcing a 3 and out which is pretty much what they needed. Rex put the game in his defenses hands. Yay.

And a loss. Its a team game. Offense scores there and it doesn't matter how bad the D was. I'm not "blaming" the O, I'm saying they didn't do enough to win. And they didn't. They were obviously the best unit in the field today but, unfortunately, the Bills needed more and the O couldn't put the game away when it had opportunities to. No, two plays later they attempted a 46 yard field goal which carp missed.

It was a horrible call. The Phins hadn't stopped the Bills all second half and the Bills were doing anything they wanted, why try a trick play there? For the love of of all that is holy, why?

Offense sh*t the bed in important moments in crunch time today. An end around just outside the red zone when the Dolphins had shown they couldn't stop you all game long? What was the need for any trickery?

Yeah, I mean Rex's prolific D played a game for the ages.

I hope I never see him suit up in a Bills uni again. Sign Gay for next week and cut Carp.

You'd think the Bills would have been ready for it.

Its not all in them. They were horrible, don't get me wrong, but if the O puts the ball in the end zone near the end of regulation or during OT the Bills win.

TRjose PI calls that weren't called weren't even borderline. They were both clear cases of PI

Twice PI in the end zone wasn't called. What BS

Its what he needs to do. Show that he can lead a team from behind with his arm.

The numbers for the entire OL are amazing.

I don't think the Saints and Raiders are really that different. Oakland has the better OL but otherwise they're very similar teams. Quality QBing, able to put up a bunch of points in a hurry but a D that isn't very good. Oakland squeaked out some games whereas the Saints let some get away from them but I think the Raiders aren't quite as good as their record indicates and the Saints aren't quite as bad.

ESPN playoff machine is incorrect in how it assesses tiebreakers. Use the NYT Playoff Simulator.

People have this idea that Pettine's D was good. It wasn't. It ranked 20th in points against. They allowed 388 points that season. More than Ryan's D allowed last year and, unless the Bills allow 75 points in the last two games, more than Ryan's allowed this year. Why do we want to swap Ryan for Pettine?

Cincy has a decent shot at beating Houston and since I think the Titans beat the Texans in week 17 anyway, that's the path I'd rather see. Granted, it would be great if both the Texans and Titans lost but I'd say that's doubtful. Almost happened last week before KC and the Jags choked at the end.

By the end of this year I'd guess that Oakland, KC, and Atlanta are the only playoff teams listed there. That's not that tough of a schedule. What those teams did in 2015 doesn't mean much to me and that's the only way it looks tough. Denver, Carolina and the Bengals are shells of their former selves.

I'll wait to vote until all the information is in. Two games left, let's see how the Bills finish.

I just don't see how it can be set in stone at this point. If the Bills somehow manage to finish 9-7 they're going to fire a HC after two years who has a winning record for an organization that hasn't had such a thing since Wade Phillips coached almost 2 decades ago? I don't even like Rex and I'm disappointed as hell in the D he managed to destroy but the record is the record and firing a coach with a winning record after just two years seems ridiculous. If I were a highly regarded HCing prospect I'd stay way the hell away from Buffalo if that happened. They're supposed to come in, change systems and somehow get the Bills to the playoffs - without a legit NFL starting QB - and if they don't achieve this in 2 seasons they're done even if they have a winning record? Who would take that job? He loses another game and I can see how they can sell it but it still might be a bit much considering the team hasn't had back to back non losing seasons from a single coach since before the turn of the millennium. Lose two more and all bets are off, that's an easy sell with regression in each of the past two years but unless that happens this is all pretty sketchy.

ESPN playoff machine is wrong. Use the NYT playoff simulator. Its correct and much better anyway.

The difference is he has players WILLING to go there. If Romo gets traded he'd love to land in Denver. He'd never agree to go to Buffalo and I don't see the Cowboys moving him somewhere he doesn't want to go. People don't want to hear it but that helps a great deal. It's a cycle, once you become a successful franchise it's easier to get players to come to it.