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Kenosha2Buffalo
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I was 9 and don't remember the last time we were this good tbh. So happy, my dad died when I was 11 and he's the reason I'm a bills fan ... I know he's looking down smiling. 20  hard years man 

Simon
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That's a better win than you're giving it credit for. People don't walk out of that place with primtime wins in December very often. It wasn't perfect and it wasn't pretty but it was clutch and i

WideNine
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A year ahead of schedule, and a foundation that should only get better.

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20 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

 

Oh, Duck, Duck.....

 

https://www.steelers.com/video/hodges-the-ball-didn-t-bounce-our-way

 

"It wasn't that we weren't trying to make plays....we were definitely trying and sometimes the ball didn't bounce our way"

"What are they, 9 and 5 now?  They're a solid defense and they're a good team" (he's trying to give us credit but Man, does he sound Lukewarm..lacking in graciousness and overall comes across to me as kind of clueless) 

 

[He does take some responsibility, say stuff like I didn't execute and I need to play better but overall....well, judge for yourselves]

 

Compare and contrast with Tomlin, who shoots straight and gives us props.  Asked what was supposed to happen on the backend when we scored our go-ahead TD: "They made a Quality play...I'd be remiss if I didn't acknowledge that they executed in that instance...AND OTHERS " (said that last as though it hurt).  Says what led to the turnovers was "quality execution by those guys".  Says we have a really good defense, "we knew that, they confirmed it."

 

https://www.steelers.com/video/tomlin-we-have-to-assume-responsibility

 

 

 

 

 

Reading Tomlins mind :  The Duck just killed us...

 

...Rudolph the red nose reindeer...

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35 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

 

Oh, Duck, Duck.....

 

https://www.steelers.com/video/hodges-the-ball-didn-t-bounce-our-way

 

"It wasn't that we weren't trying to make plays....we were definitely trying and sometimes the ball didn't bounce our way"

"What are they, 9 and 5 now?  They're a solid defense and they're a good team" (he's trying to give us credit but Man, does he sound Lukewarm..lacking in graciousness and overall comes across to me as kind of clueless) 

 

[He does take some responsibility, say stuff like I didn't execute and I need to play better but overall....well, judge for yourselves]

 

Compare and contrast with Tomlin, who shoots straight and gives us props.  Asked what was supposed to happen on the backend when we scored our go-ahead TD: "They made a Quality play...I'd be remiss if I didn't acknowledge that they executed in that instance...AND OTHERS " (said that last as though it hurt).  Says what led to the turnovers was "quality execution by those guys".  Says we have a really good defense, "we knew that, they confirmed it."

 

https://www.steelers.com/video/tomlin-we-have-to-assume-responsibility

 

 

 

 

 

Tomlin gave the bills more credit in a 3 minute presser than the media did all week and leading up into finally winning. 

Just now, ALF said:

I'm thankful we did not play against a healthy Big Ben with AB and Bell . We are over due for a break to say the least.

Well free agency happens every year... and the bills have basically shut out every qb they’ve played this season.... 

 

but whatever I guess. 

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6 minutes ago, Figster said:

Reading Tomlins mind :  The Duck just killed us...

 

...Rudolph the red nose reindeer...

It's a ***** situation for Tomlin but he's clearly doing the best he can with what he's got so his job is safe and maybe this year they'll look at getting someone to come up behind Big Ben(that'd be an ironic twist).

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4 minutes ago, Warcodered said:

It's a ***** situation for Tomlin but he's clearly doing the best he can with what he's got so his job is safe and maybe this year they'll look at getting someone to come up behind Big Ben(that'd be an ironic twist).

I agree, 

 

It would be in the Steelers best interest to start looking for Big Bens replacement IMO. Tua perhaps

 

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We are in the playoffs!

 

Yes, it was an ugly win. Who cares?!

 

This team believes in itself, and what the coaching staff is preaching, and they are not finished nor are they satisfied with where they are at. The Bills are going to continue to fight and reach their main goal.

 

What a great feeling this is. Making the playoffs with still more time to go in the regular season.

 

At the start of the year, I thought this team had the capability of making the playoffs, but seeing it come to fruition has been incredible.

 

GO BILLS!!!

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Top Takeaways from Sunday's Week 15 NFL action

https://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/top_takeaways_from_sundays_week_15_nfl_action/s1_12680_30814850

https://sportsnaut.com/2019/12/top-takeaways-from-sundays-week-15-nfl-action/

Bills clinch rare playoff spot

"We have to give Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott a ton of credit. He entered the season on the hot seat and has helped navigate his team to legit playoff contention."

 

Repeating a terrible narrative does not make it true.

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I am a typical pessimistic Bills fan having watched them from their inception (oh god 70 yrs old - where did the time go - was a 13 year old with those end zone passes where you got to stand in that space behind the goal end line  in the old war memorial for the Chargers championship game). I will admit I didn't think they would beat Pitt at home but that victory got me so juiced I couldn't sleep....I think these guys in spite of that "weirdly wait until the fourth quarter to show up offense" can do some damage in the playoffs.

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2 hours ago, Mark Vader said:

We are in the playoffs!

 

Yes, it was an ugly win. Who cares?!

 

This team believes in itself, and what the coaching staff is preaching, and they are not finished nor are they satisfied with where they are at. The Bills are going to continue to fight and reach their main goal.

 

What a great feeling this is. Making the playoffs with still more time to go in the regular season.

 

At the start of the year, I thought this team had the capability of making the playoffs, but seeing it come to fruition has been incredible.

 

GO BILLS!!!

 

Absolutely! Right or wrong, a lot of people were dreading this stretch...Dallas, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, and New England*. The Bills have weathered the storm nicely and are coming together/peaking at the right time and the D has turned it up a notch. Earliest playoff clinch since 1991...let that sink in everyone. Many on this board have never gotten the pleasure of experiencing that until now. Enjoy it...hopefully, this is the start of the new normal. Although they lost to the Ravens, that was the first time in a long time that I actually started looking forward to playing the Cheats* again. It's payback time on the national stage again, boys and girls. Let's finish off this revenge tour in style and head for bigger and better things in January!

 

GO BILLS!!!

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6 hours ago, John in Jax said:

Great win, glad they won....but let's be honest, they only won because Pitt had a 4th stringer at QB. Most of the time, the Duck was just throwin' them up, and hoping his guy came down with it.

Ok, to be honest.  Duck won three NFL games in a row before playing our defense. 

 

We won because we were better.  

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It’s forgotten now, and it ended up not hurting us, but what about that phantom facemask penalty called on Milano (or was it Edmunds?)?  Maybe the worst call I’ve ever seen—and that’s saying a lot.

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1 hour ago, entropyrules said:

I am a typical pessimistic Bills fan having watched them from their inception (oh god 70 yrs old - where did the time go - was a 13 year old with those end zone passes where you got to stand in that space behind the goal end line  in the old war memorial for the Chargers championship game). I will admit I didn't think they would beat Pitt at home but that victory got me so juiced I couldn't sleep....I think these guys in spite of that "weirdly wait until the fourth quarter to show up offense" can do some damage in the playoffs.

I'm tired of waiting till the 4th qtr for this offense to show up. This is not sustainable. 

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I don't like Bills games in American prime time. Today I woke up in the night at 4.40 AM Moscow time wtih alarm clock to watch game vs Steelers. I am falling asleep at the job now but I'm so glad for Bills to win and to clinch playoff spot with 2 games left! What an unusual feeling for a fan of this franchise! Congrats Bills fans and players from Russia with love!

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5 minutes ago, LABILLBACKER said:

I'm tired of waiting till the 4th qtr for this offense to show up. This is not sustainable. 

 

This may come as a shock but sometimes the other team is really good on defense too. Give the Steelers a little credit. McDermott trusted his defense against the Duck flinger.

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2 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

 

This may come as a shock but sometimes the other team is really good on defense too. Give the Steelers a little credit. McDermott trusted his defense against the Duck flinger.

 

I am also wondering when fans are going to accept that this coaching staff and team doesn't mind playing tight games. And more often than not, they deliver when it matters. Browns and Ravens games are examples of us not delivering...but, we are 10-4 using that model. 

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I am also wondering when fans are going to accept that this coaching staff and team doesn't mind playing tight games. And more often than not, they deliver when it matters. Browns and Ravens games are examples of us not delivering...but, we are 10-4 using that model. 

 

We're not that good in offense yet, so why take chances when you have a shut down defense? How is that not obvious?

41 minutes ago, John in Jax said:

Great win, glad they won....but let's be honest, they only won because Pitt had a 4th stringer at QB. Most of the time, the Duck was just throwin' them up, and hoping his guy came down with it.

 

Ben, Rudolph...who's the third stringer?

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7 hours ago, Formerly Allan in MD said:

Perhaps Dabol has figured out that Gore is not an outside runner?

I was screaming at the TV on those first two plays after the big TD return by Tre. Overall Daboll has done a solid job, but holy jeebus, right now if Gore is doing one cut it's one cut too many.

 

 

7 hours ago, YoloinOhio said:

 

 

3 hours ago, njbuff said:

Finally won a game in Pittsburgh.

 

Only the second time EVER in the regular season.

 

 

I group these together because I think this preparation has become a Hallmark of McDermott's style. We might not win every game, but we almost never look unprepared for those games

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I'll admit, the game had me screaming at the TV at times at bad play calls and stupid mistakes, but it's honestly hard to ask for more. The Bills held off a playoff contender, on the road, in primetime. It seemed like every time there was a 50/50 chance it went the Steelers way, but no one panicked.

 

Unlike Dallas, the Steelers are well coached and clearly showed up to play, and they have a style a lot like ours. Tomlin deserves credit for salvaging the season, and might have bought Big Ben another year or two. 

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14 minutes ago, WhitewalkerInPhilly said:

I was screaming at the TV on those first two plays after the big TD return by Tre. Overall Daboll has done a solid job, but holy jeebus, right now if Gore is doing one cut it's one cut too many.

 

 

C'mon. Singletary put the ball on the ground twice! That's what Gore is there for. He might not get the first down but he won't turn the ball over. That stupid holding penalty that stopped the clock was a bigger killer. They were going to burn off another minute there.

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54 minutes ago, Bob in STL said:

Ok, l to be honest.  Duck won three NFL games in a row before playing our defense. 

 

We won won because we were better.  

LOL. If you think that the Bills would have won that game last night if the Steelers had had Rothlisberger at QB, you're either drunk or high. ?

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I don't know if anyone else caught it, but something happened that had me laughing my ass off last night. Al Michaels said something innocuous, but a split second after he said it, you could literally hear him panic and add context because it clicked in his head how it could be misinterpreted.

 

Not verbatim but he said something to the effect of  "Tremaine Edmunds is out here playing with a bunch of brothers....ummm... his actual family." ?

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33 minutes ago, Joe in Winslow said:

 

Take a lap

 

Aren't you the same guy who back on Dec. 1 showed us your vast football knowledge by stating that there would be no way in h**l that the Steelers would be favored in this game!? Why, yes, YES you are. LOL

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22 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

 

C'mon. Singletary put the ball on the ground twice! That's what Gore is there for. He might not get the first down but he won't turn the ball over. That stupid holding penalty that stopped the clock was a bigger killer. They were going to burn off another minute there.

I don't mind Gore running. But he is best suited for downhill running. I think the phrase was "Wham block", or guards pulling to open up the B gap, but Gore just doesn't have the speed to go outside the tackle.

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