Jerry Jabber

Taylor doing his best Losman impersonation on 3rd and short

Stupid play!

I was worried Tolbert was going to fumble when tackled.

Can the Bills get a better kick returner?

Great job Poyer!!

Damn it!

Great pass and catch!

Unconfirmed rumor, Bills defenders are pooling together money to pay for fines as they plan on targeting Gronkowski, especially his knees. http://nysportsbiz.com/2017/12/24/unconfirmed-report-bills-players-supposedly-pooling-cash-together-for-big-hits-on-rob-gronkowski/

I agree 100% I'm hoping McDermott and his staff will change up plays, formations, signals, etc... for this game and everytime they the Patriots in the 2nd (and hopefully 3rd) matchups of the year.

You're dismissing this as past history, but failing to realize there are two constants in all of this, Brady and Belichek. Belichek is a master of breaking down film, looks for any little tendency and trains his coaches/assistants to do the same. Here's a good video on that, Phil Savage (former Browns GM) talks about Belichek taking 20 minutes to breakdown everything in just one play (start at 15:49):

You’re missing the point. The Patriots coaches and players are doing things so they are better prepared and have better results in the second matchup. Part of it was uncovered during Spygate as Patriots employees noticed teams like the Bills and Dolphins did not change their signals between games, so I’m sure that has continued. Seems the Patriots are better at reviewing film/game tape, deciphering signals and who else knows what they’re doing to get an advantage. 16 years, different Bills coaches, players and schemes, but still the same results.

No, I didn’t. I’ll have to check that out.

Murphy hates the term “Billsy” as well.

During Spygate, taping signals was a big reason why the Patriots did better against the Bills and Dolphins in the second divisional games. “Looking back on it, several former Patriots coaches insist that spying helped them most against less sophisticated teams -- the Dolphins and Bills chief among them -- whose coaches didn't bother changing their signals.” http://www.espn.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/13533995/split-nfl-new-england-patriots-apart

“Nothing” except a lot of losses and by a wider margin. Coincidence or bad luck? It’s obvious the Patriots are doing things to have better results in the second matchup. Different players, different coaches, different schemes, same results.

16 years of data says otherwise. How many different coaches, players and schemes were there since 2001 and the results were still the same (lopsided in the second game)?

Thanks! You're right about McDermott and how the Bills looked against the Jets in the second matchup. It makes me wonder how the Bills will do against the Dolphins in two weeks (hopefully not a repeat of the Steelers game from 2004). You're missing the point. The Patriots are obviously doing things much better against the Bills in the second divisional matchup. Whether that is because the Patriots coaches are that much smarter than the Bills coaches; the Bills coaches are not changing things up when it comes to the second matchup, combination of both or there's much more to it.

While I'd love to see the Bills beat the Patriots at Foxboro in a meaningful game and one in which the Patriots starters play the entire game, the odds of that happening are not good. Since 2001, the Bills have fared better in the first divisional matchup against the Patriots than in the second game. Here are the scores from the first divisional games against the Patriots since 2001: 11-21; 7-38; 31-0 (Bills win); 17-31; 16-21; 17-19; 7-38; 10-20; 24-25; 30-38; 34-31 (W); 28-52; 21-23; 22-37; 32-40; 16-0 (W). In that time span, the Patriots scored 434 points compared to 323 for the Bills, leaving a 111 point difference. Here are the scores from the second divisional games against the Patriots since 2001: 9-12; 17-27; 0-31; 6-29; 7-35; 6-28; 10-56; 0-13; 10-17; 3-34; 21-49; 31-37; 20-34; 17-9 (W); 13-20; 25-41. In that time span, the Patriots scored 472 points (38 more than the first divisional games) compared to 195 for the Bills (128 points less), leaving a 277 point difference (166 greater than the first divisional games). Part of the problem in the past when it came to the second divisional game vs the Patriots, the Bills coaches/players did not alter their offensive and defensive signals which made it easier for the Patriots to pick up. I hope McDermott and his coaches are smart enough to change things up for this game. I hope history does not repeat itself and the Bills get the win on Sunday, but past history has shown the second game against the Patriots have been worse for the Bills.

Long overdue. Hopefully, the Bills can draft (or sign via FA) two more LB's that can cover and tackle well. I agree with others that Alexander should be moved to DE. He's a much better pass rusher than he is an OLB.

At the moment, it appears we have six more years of potential winter football to deal with, maybe longer if there's a short-term lease to extend playing at RWS. I heard tickets were dirt cheap for yesterday's game, so I'm sure the Pegula's will have to take that into consideration when it comes to planning the next Bills stadium.

I get what you're saying about the Colts (a domed team) taking a "cold weather team" to the limits in the snow, but the Bills lost their starter early on in the 3rd quarter and had to use their third QB, who's mainly a special teams player. If Peterman stays in, it's possible the Bills put up more points in regulation and the game wouldn't have went into OT. I miss the days of being able to play football in the snow and coming home all muddy. I enjoyed watching the game yesterday as it brought back a lot of memories from growing up in Buffalo. I agree with your points about the NFL wanting everyone (elderly and handicap included) to be at the games come December and January. Should be interesting to see what takes place between and 2023 when the lease at New Era Field is up. Will the Pegula's build a stadium next to the New Era Field or will it be downtown? And will the new stadium have a dome?

Disagree. Last year, Bills players on both offense and defense were slipping all over the field, not just on the lines.

That's good to hear. One thing I remember hearing McDermott wanting control of was equipment, so I'm glad to see him have that attention to detail. Have you thawed out from the game yet?

I didn't say the game was great, play calling and game decisions are a different story. Peterman's decision to slide (and no penalty on the helmet-to-helmet hit), no screen passes, punting on 4th and 1 with four minutes left in OT and wasting a time out. Thank you!

That's all they've been going on about all morning long. I think the horse is dead.