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Week 15: Bills at Steelers on SNF


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22 minutes ago, nucci said:

I could see nervous and anxious, but terrified?

A big NFL footballl game for the Buffalo Bills, for me, a fan that started watching in 2005? National TV, when the last Sunday night game I watched was 56-10 vs NE? Yes, the NFL is terrifying, I can barely eat on Sundays and this is the biggest game of my fanhood in a city we haven't won in since before I was born, against a defense capable of making our polarizing QB look horrible and lose us the game


It's absolutely terrifying as they all will be (sans the Jets game if we don't need it) until next September

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7 hours ago, BeefCurtns said:

So if they win out including against Pat's then what?...

 

Then it depends on what happens in the Pats games.  If the Pats lose to just us then we are the 5th seed.  The same as we would be if we just beat Pittsburgh.  If the Pats also lose to either Miami or Cinci then the Bills would win the division and be the 3rd seed.

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Do you know that the last, AND ONLY TIME, the Bills won in Pittsburgh in the regular season was...............

 

1975.

 

Yep, 19 freaking 75.

 

(they did win an all important game in Pittsburgh though....... 1992 divisional playoff game).

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1 minute ago, njbuff said:

Do you know that the last, AND ONLY TIME, the Bills won in Pittsburgh in the regular season was...............

 

1975.

 

Yep, 19 freaking 75.

 

(they did win an all important game in Pittsburgh though....... 1992 divisional playoff game).

New Era.  We are going to win Sunday.  

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43 minutes ago, Kenosha2Buffalo said:

I think our offense is slightly better than theirs, as is our defense. This is a game we should win. 

I think our offense is actually much better than theirs. I see this game similar to the bills/ravens game where the steelers just can't do anything offensively and the bills win by a touchdown. 

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2 hours ago, Mark Vader said:

How about the Steelers Run defense?

 

Do you think that Singletary has the potential for a big game against them?

They're solid against the run too, but inthinknour best chance is to get Singletary (or maybe Yeldon is active this week) in routes against mark barron or their rookie Devin Bush

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29 minutes ago, njbuff said:

Do you know that the last, AND ONLY TIME, the Bills won in Pittsburgh in the regular season was...............

 

1975.

 

Yep, 19 freaking 75.

 

(they did win an all important game in Pittsburgh though....... 1992 divisional playoff game).

Before this year the Bills hadn't won on Thanksgiving in long time as well so might as well break another long streak.

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1 hour ago, Greg S said:

 

Worst case scenario they lose the next 2 and go into the Jets game 9-6. The Bills will absolutely crush the Jets if they need that game. I just hope the Bills have clinched a playoff spot before then. Get it done in Pittsburgh.

They are going to beat the Patriots. 

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27 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:

The only one I feel strongly we will win is the Jets game. But I don’t think we *wont* win the other two, I just see them as tough tasks. I don’t think I’ll survive to see it though if we lose these next two. Would be excruciating. 

 

Dude, seriously. This is my BBFS worst fear. I really don't want to head into week 17 after having had a chance to clinch in weeks 14, 15 and 16. 

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Pittsburgh has been damn good since their blowout loss against the Pats on opening night.  Very narrow losses to Seattle, SF and Baltimore.  Otherwise, the only hiccup has been the infamous Myles Garrett game.  Also, Duck Hodges is the real deal and can hurt us with his feet and arm.  This is going to be one tough game.

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I am so pumped for this  game! More hyped than nervous. 

 

I would hope that if we want this team to be a  serious contender in the playoffs we can go into Pittsburgh and take care of business. Because once in we are going to be playing a bunch of Qbs much more experienced and dangerous than Duck. We are also going to have to win on the road in the playoffs. 

 

I think we have a few things going for us. We have played better on the road. Just went toe to toe with Baltimore. We are hungry after a loss and Mcd will keep the players focused on 1-0. We seem to tighten up the loose ends after a loss and I fully expect the offense to get back on track.  I really think Pittsburg is a lot like Denver in a way and this game sets up like it. 
we have already played some teams loaded with talent on the offensive side of the ball. So even if Conner and Schuster are  back we find a way to contain. 
 

If we don’t beat ourselves we win this. I think our roster overall is better. 

 

I will be really concerned losing the next two and then having to beat the Jets to squeak in. Not sure what that would say about our chances this year. 

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5 hours ago, Heitz said:

Are there a lot of TBD'ers heading to the game?   Should we start a roll call thread?  Where's the Pinto tailgate (haven't seen it pop up on Twitter yet).

 

I'm heading to the 'Burgh on Friday to meet up with hometown homies and college bros!  Parking in one of the Gold lots and other friends are at Stage AE.

 

Should be fun, I've never been to a game in Heinz Field (only a couple in Three Rivers BITD) and I haven't seen the crew in a loooong time!  :beer:

 

Sounds like there's alot of cold ones in the forecast for this weekend ;)

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gonna be really depressing if we can't get a win in these next 2 weeks

 

that means we have essentially 0 wins this season against quality opponents, Tennessee doesn't count bc they were garbage with Mariota. Cowboys now we know are terrible also. 

 

I don't want us to limp into the wild card beating the jets and getting embarrassed in the first round.  

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59 minutes ago, Tesla03 said:

gonna be really depressing if we can't get a win in these next 2 weeks

 

that means we have essentially 0 wins this season against quality opponents, Tennessee doesn't count bc they were garbage with Mariota. Cowboys now we know are terrible also. 

 

I don't want us to limp into the wild card beating the jets and getting embarrassed in the first round.  

 

9 fake wins.    So doomed 

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1 hour ago, theAteam said:

Let's be real the Steelers have played the Bengals, Browns, and Cardinals with Hodges. All 3 were 1 score wins. This kid hasn't played a top defense yet.

I expect McDermott to have roast 'Duck" on Sunday  Long as hero ball Josh isnt running around handing over the football we should win convincingly

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1 hour ago, Tesla03 said:

gonna be really depressing if we can't get a win in these next 2 weeks

 

that means we have essentially 0 wins this season against quality opponents, Tennessee doesn't count bc they were garbage with Mariota. Cowboys now we know are terrible also. 

 

I don't want us to limp into the wild card beating the jets and getting embarrassed in the first round.  

Are you sure that you're not cheering for this to happen, because I'm not sure based on most of your posts.

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13 hours ago, Dont Stop Billeiving said:

 

 

Per the Buffalo news, "Baltimore is blitzing an NFL-high 53.4% of pass plays through 13 games...Pittsburgh is blitzing on 36.5% of pass plays this season, according to Pro Football Focus."

 

Also, "In the three-game win streak against Miami, Denver and Dallas, the Bills had showed progress against pressure. Those teams blitzed Allen at a combined 30% rate, and Allen went 17 of 23 for 209 yards with two TDs, no interceptions and a 130.5 rating, according to News charts."

 

Denver and Dallas have elite pass rushers, but we limited them effectively. Baltimore plays Cover-0 and blitzes more than any team in the league and we struggled (the Pats and the Browns also blitz very frequently and efficiently too so that's 3 of our 4 losses right there). As I mentioned earlier in the thread, I believe the Steelers are more similar to Denver/Dallas than the Ravens which should make this an easier match up in theory. Plus they play zone rather than the press man coverage the Ravens rely on.

 

Pittsburgh has a great defense and pass rush, but a lot of people are giving them too much respect on here. Our offense should actually match up pretty well with them and play well as long as we clean up the mistakes from this past week. 

 

https://buffalonews.com/2019/12/09/josh-allen-blitz-rate-baltimore-ravens-completion-percentage-analysis/

If you're suggesting that Pittsburgh blitzes less than Baltimore so that somehow helps us, keep in mind Pittsburgh is watching the Bills-Ravens tapes.  They've seen how effective the blitzes were.  They are going to be getting after Allen, trying to rattle his cage and prevent him from getting any rhythm.  He is going to have to find a way to make much quicker reads and get the ball out in a hurry.

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15 minutes ago, Georgia Bill said:

If you're suggesting that Pittsburgh blitzes less than Baltimore so that somehow helps us, keep in mind Pittsburgh is watching the Bills-Ravens tapes.  They've seen how effective the blitzes were.  They are going to be getting after Allen, trying to rattle his cage and prevent him from getting any rhythm.  He is going to have to find a way to make much quicker reads and get the ball out in a hurry.

Or, the Bills will need to do what they did against Miami, Denver and Dallas in getting the run game working with short passes. Let Allen gain some confidence with those short passes. The Browns and Ravens game the Bills went pass happy and it didn't go so well. Run Singletary!  

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2 hours ago, loveorhatembillsfan4life said:

I am so pumped for this  game! More hyped than nervous. 

 

I would hope that if we want this team to be a  serious contender in the playoffs we can go into Pittsburgh and take care of business. Because once in we are going to be playing a bunch of Qbs much more experienced and dangerous than Duck. We are also going to have to win on the road in the playoffs.

If we don’t beat ourselves we win this. I think our roster overall is better. 

 

I will be really concerned losing the next two and then having to beat the Jets to squeak in. Not sure what that would say about our chances this year. 

If the Bills lose the next two and beat the Jets , they won’t be squeaking in. They’ll be in with a 10-6 record. It also won’t say much about their chances that we don’t already know. The Bills will have a good chance with their stout ( and portable) defense on the road in the wildcard round as they won’t be facing a Ravens/ Pats/ Steelers style ( or caliber) defense in all likelihood. After that, it will get a lot tougher if they pull the first round upset. It will take a superior coaching job on offense as well as another excellent defensive performance to win in the divisional round. 

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2 hours ago, Georgia Bill said:

If you're suggesting that Pittsburgh blitzes less than Baltimore so that somehow helps us, keep in mind Pittsburgh is watching the Bills-Ravens tapes.  They've seen how effective the blitzes were.  They are going to be getting after Allen, trying to rattle his cage and prevent him from getting any rhythm.  He is going to have to find a way to make much quicker reads and get the ball out in a hurry.

Teams have had that blueprint for Allen since last season. The difference between the Pats*** and Ravens blitz schemes vs. everybody else’s is their respective CB play. I’m not convinced the Steelers have the CBs to support all those Cover 0 blitzes. That said, the Steelers D can hurt you in other ways, regardless. 

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2 minutes ago, K-9 said:

Teams have had that blueprint for Allen since last season. The difference between the Pats*** and Ravens blitz schemes vs. everybody else’s is their respective CB play. I’m not convinced the Steelers have the CBs to support all those Cover 0 blitzes. That said, the Steelers D can hurt you in other ways, regardless. 


Steelers have Hayden and Fitzpatrick.  Plus they do not need to blitz to get pressure.  Daboll needs a good game plan. 

We should win this game.  D is equal, and a franchise QB should not lose to an undrafted rookie.  If we lose, we have very serious issues on offense.  (The Cards moved it on out prior to Murray throwing interceptions)

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