Are you ready for some Prime Time Football? 6 games remaining only 1 slot for a 1 PM game.

[aristocrat]

14-2 baby 18-2 when it’s all said and done 

[PrimeTime101]

8 hours ago, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said:

It looks like we only have 3* 1 PM games left this season. 

 

Chargers after the BYE, Denver* flex game, Miami week 17. 
 

Arizona 4 PM 

Bye Week

vs LA Chargers1PM  CBS

@San Francisco MNF on ESPN

vs Pittsburgh SNF on NBC

@DenverTime: TBD * possible flex week 

@New England MNF on ESPN

vs Miami 1PM CBS

 

uhg

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

36 minutes ago, PrimeTime101 said:

uhg

ugh?  
 

the matchups or the night games? 
 

the only true threat is the Steelers 

 

Indy could go bad if Rivers plays phenomenal 

Screw the Tua love and the Bills may not need to win that game for seeding purposes.  
 

SF at night would be like playing at 11PM. 
hope the Bills play the time difference smartly. 
other than that I also don’t see them as a threat. 
 

[97bills]

9 hours ago, RobbRiddicksTDLeap said:

That Pittsburgh game scares me. 

We better get that run game going that week passing 35 times plays right into there hands. 

[PUNT750]

Regardless of the day or time of the games - JUST WIN BABY!

[Gonzonzo]

8 hours ago, YoloinOhio said:

If you use prime time during mcdermott tenure—

2017 0-1 (At Jets)

2018 0-1 (Pats / we had Derek Anderson at QB)

2019 2-0 (At Steelers - Cowboys) 

2020 0-2 (at Titans, Chiefs)

 

This is TNF/SNF/MNF. Am I missing any? I didn’t include any national 4pm stuff like thanksgiving or playoffs since it’s not considered prime time. Not sure if chiefs at 5pm is considered prime time but I included it since Monday night 

 

Dallas - thaksgiving - Win

[YoloinOhio]

Just now, Gonzonzo said:

 

Dallas - thaksgiving - Win

So at least 3 people consider thanksgiving “prime time” so with that we are 2-4. 2-2 with Allen at QB. 

[Gonzonzo]

Well, I can see the game here in argentina on TV (dont need internet feed) so for me this is prime time!

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

National 4 PM isn’t really prime time. 

 

 🦃 day is more like THE only game at the time. 
 

[Hebert19]

9 hours ago, Brianmoorman4jesus said:

What is the time frame for a decision on that Denver time? Is it a chance of going from Sunday to Saturday like that Pats game last year? Or just the time on the Sunday?

Thought I saw Sal say next week

[RobbRiddicksTDLeap]

7 hours ago, njbuff said:

 

There is no game left on the schedule that we should EVER be fearful of.

 

First things first though. Take care of Arizona.

Respectfully, I disagree. It’s a conference game, which could determine ceding for the playoffs.
 

The Steelers have a tough and aggressive defense, and have multiple weapons on offense, with a HOF QB playing at a high level. They are undefeated for a reason, strength of schedule or not. 
 

There is not a single game on the schedule that can be taken lightly, specifically games against undefeated teams in the conference. 

[Ed_Formerly_of_Roch]

11 hours ago, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said:

It looks like we only have 3* 1 PM games left this season. 

 

Chargers after the BYE, Denver* flex game, Miami week 17. 
 

Arizona 4 PM 

Bye Week

vs LA Chargers1PM  CBS

@San Francisco MNF on ESPN

vs Pittsburgh SNF on NBC

@DenverTime: TBD * possible flex week 

@New England MNF on ESPN

vs Miami 1PM CBS

 

 

None of the 5 games that can possibly being flexed to Saturday involve two playoff teams, but all 5 of them have one team for certain in the hunt.  So will be interesting to see which two of the five they choose.

 

The Denver game too is a 4:25 game, however most of the country will get the KC/Saints game so if it's not flexed to Saturday, will likely only be shown in western NY and Denver regions.

 

For week 17 there are 8 games on CBS, one of them will/could be moved to the 4:25 time slot.  The Bills/Fish is the only one of the 8 likely to involve two teams in the playoff, plus could end up that game determining who wins division. So good chance that one could be moved, in fact if playing for division, pretty certain it will be flexed. There's also the Sunday night game too.

 

Kind of funny in week 17 there are only about three games where likely both teams will be fighting for playoff spots.  So really that day there a 2 4:25 games shown to majority of country plus Sunday night game, plus the 1:00 games on both networks, likely if one of the games has playoff implications, that game will go to most of the country that doesn't have a home market.  All in all good chance that game will be on local TV in most of the country.

 

Since I don't live in the Bills home market I've been watching the schedule much more closely to see which games I'll need to figure out a plan as to how to watch.  I get tomorrows game so the only one that likely won't be shown in my region is the Chargers game, but even that one I give it a 50/50 shot between Bills/Chargers or Indy/Tenn.  Chargers game too is the only 1:00 start for certain, the only other one is Miami and good chance that gets moved to 4:25

Edited November 15, 2020 by Ed_Formerly_of_Roch

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

30 minutes ago, Ed_Formerly_of_Roch said:

Kind of funny in week 17 there are only about three games where likely both teams will be fighting for playoff spots.  So really that day there a 2 4:25 games shown to majority of country plus Sunday night game, plus the 1:00 games on both networks, likely if one of the games has playoff implications, that game will go to most of the country that doesn't have a home market.  All in all good chance that game will be on local TV in most of the country.

did some searching and I found this 

 

NFL tradition dictates that the game with the greatest playoff implications in Week 17 gets flexed into prime time as #Game256. 

So obviously NBC has week 17 TBD

[Ed_Formerly_of_Roch]

2 minutes ago, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said:

did some searching and I found this 

 

NFL tradition dictates that the game with the greatest playoff implications in Week 17 gets flexed into prime time as #Game256. 

So obviously NBC has week 17 TBD

 

Agree and if the season ended tomorrow, likely the the games with the biggest impact would be Bills/Miami or Cardinals/Rams. Possiblt also San Fran/Seattle game if San Fran has a big second half of season. And could argue Bills game is the bigger of the two as could determine division title where as Cardinals/Rams barring a huge 2nd half run by Vikings, Bears,  likely will be a fight for wild card seedings between the two.

[ganesh]

15 hours ago, GunnerBill said:

 

That was my first reaction but go look at that week's slate of games. It is not pretty.

 

They genuinely do not scare me. I think they are good but I don't think they are scary. Besides if the Bills can go 2-1 at worst before then (and I think they should beat LAC and San Fran) then that game probably doesn't matter that much in truth. 

It is a shame that Bills fans are assuming a loss against the Cardinals even before the game is played.  Sigh.  Go Bills!

[BigDingus]

I prefer less prime time games honestly. 

 

The Bills just don't play well most of the time in those games. Either they just have really bad luck, or they get too hyped/nervous for the big games & end up crumbling under the pressure.

 

Only with prime time games, all eyes are on them, which tends to result in my friends sending me a bunch of texts/memes rubbing it in.

[GunnerBill]

3 hours ago, ganesh said:

It is a shame that Bills fans are assuming a loss against the Cardinals even before the game is played.  Sigh.  Go Bills!

 

I am not assuming it. But I did predict is pre-season and I am 9-0 on the season so far..... so if we lose it is my fault.

[SoCal Deek]

When the schedule came out this looked like a brutal second half. Now, not so much. Pittsburgh is the ONLY really tough matchup after today. The Bills got out of the first half with wins over Seattle, NE and the Rams. Not too shabby. Now we find out the Patriots are kind of a mess, and the 49ers are all banged up. The Chargers are starting a rookie Quarterback, Denver is uninspired, and the final week against Miami may not mean anything. I’ll take it!

[MILFHUNTER#518]

23 hours ago, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said:

It looks like we only have 3* 1 PM games left this season. 

 

Chargers after the BYE, Denver* flex game, Miami week 17. 
 

Arizona 4 PM 

Bye Week

vs LA Chargers1PM  CBS

@San Francisco MNF on ESPN

vs Pittsburgh SNF on NBC

@DenverTime: TBD * possible flex week 

@New England MNF on ESPN

vs Miami 1PM CBS

 

Hopefully I will have my deer back and be able to make my venison chilli by the first MNF game against the 9ers!😎

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

7 hours ago, ganesh said:

It is a shame that Bills fans are assuming a loss against the Cardinals even before the game is played.  Sigh.  Go Bills!

 I’m not one of those assuming a loss. 
it would suck, yeah but I think the Bills stand a good chance to get the W. 
 

They beat Seattle in OT, we beat them soundly all game.  

 

[Bakin]

On 11/14/2020 at 10:21 AM, YoloinOhio said:

If you use prime time during mcdermott tenure—

2017 0-1 (At Jets)

2018 0-1 (Pats / we had Derek Anderson at QB)

2019 1-0 (At Steelers) 

2020 0-2 (at Titans, Chiefs)

 

This is TNF/SNF/MNF. Am I missing any? I didn’t include any national 4pm stuff like thanksgiving or playoffs since it’s not considered prime time. Not sure if chiefs at 5pm is considered prime time but I included it since Monday night 

Thanks. I didn’t have the stats was just going by memory. Maybe you could throw our recent playoff game and thanksgiving game in there but we haven’t fared all that well at night. 
Here’s to that changing forever!!!

[Buffalo03]

The 1pm truthers are very upset

[PrimeTime101]

16 hours ago, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said:

ugh?  
 

the matchups or the night games? 
 

the only true threat is the Steelers 

 

Indy could go bad if Rivers plays phenomenal 

Screw the Tua love and the Bills may not need to win that game for seeding purposes.  
 

SF at night would be like playing at 11PM. 
hope the Bills play the time difference smartly. 
other than that I also don’t see them as a threat. 
we have been not the best on prime time out the Dallas game

Traditionally we loose to one bad team a year

Traditionally we loose one game we should not have.. has not happened yet. Although im optimistic about this team, I wont turn a blind eye to history. i have the right to feel how i do

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

1 hour ago, PrimeTime101 said:

Traditionally we loose to one bad team a year

Traditionally we loose one game we should not have.. has not happened yet. Although im optimistic about this team, I wont turn a blind eye to history. i have the right to feel how i do

so we steal one from Pitt and lose to Miami wk 17  

 

[Sweats]

I hate late start games...it completely throws my whole Sunday off

[benderbender]

We aren’t good in Prime Time this year. Not even good at 4pm

[CLTbills]

yikes. Stock the espresso drawer. Gonna be a lot of tired mornings.

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

10 hours ago, benderbender said:

We aren’t good in Prime Time this year. Not even good at 4pm

 

6 games to go.  2 for sure at 1 PM, 3 night games and 1 possible Flex.  

 

9 hours ago, CLTbills said:

yikes. Stock the espresso drawer. Gonna be a lot of tired mornings.

lol. Yeah 

 

For night games

 

you are too excited for a win or too upset after a loss. 

 

 

 

[Greg S]

I wouldn't be shocked if Dolphins at Bills gets flexed to SNF. Could be for the division.

[colin]

im still a 1pm truther.  just seen this team be so bad on prime time games, basically not showing up.

 

this team getting healthy over the next two weeks going into the chargers game is HUGE tho.  if morse, our DBs, milano, and ford can come back, along w our TEs and brown getting back to healthy, this is a much much better team IMO.

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

8 hours ago, Greg S said:

I wouldn't be shocked if Dolphins at Bills gets flexed to SNF. Could be for the division.

It is possible. 
Like some have said. 
 

there is now tape on Tua and he has to beat Belicheat. Unless they play Fitz  

 

7 hours ago, colin said:

im still a 1pm truther.  just seen this team be so bad on prime time games, basically not showing up.

 

this team getting healthy over the next two weeks going into the chargers game is HUGE tho.  if morse, our DBs, milano, and ford can come back, along w our TEs and brown getting back to healthy, this is a much much better team IMO.

TBH there are a lot of teams with horrible prime time records.  
 

[OZBILLS]

Love me some prime time!

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

12 hours ago, OZBILLS said:

Love me some prime time!

If you are West Coast I could see the love

 

If you are East Coast, I hate not getting to sleep until 1 AM from either result 

[BigBuff423]

On 11/14/2020 at 9:28 AM, Bakin said:

Not sure our success in prime time the last few years but I don’t think it’s good. 

 

Actually the Bills spanked the Cowboys on Thanksgiving and beat the Steelers on Sunday Night Football in Pitt....so, last year was a good year for them. 

[ComradeKayAdams]

22 hours ago, colin said:

im still a 1pm truther.  just seen this team be so bad on prime time games, basically not showing up.

 

this team getting healthy over the next two weeks going into the chargers game is HUGE tho.  if morse, our DBs, milano, and ford can come back, along w our TEs and brown getting back to healthy, this is a much much better team IMO.

 

True, but the Bills badly need the practice of playing in the national limelight. At some point very soon (like…this year!), the expectation needs to be winning playoff games. I don’t want Sean McDermott to be thought of as just another Marvin Lewis. At the moment, there are 13 NFL head coaches who were hired in 2017 or earlier by their current team. 7 of them have already won Super Bowls. 3 of them are on their way out very soon (Marrone, Lynn, Zimmer). McVay and Shanahan were hired the same year as Coach McDermott and have already made it to a Super Bowl.

 

And yes, we’re all very grateful that the Drought Era (2000-2016) is no more. But is it, really? Check out these other droughts:

 

Consecutive seasons without a division title: 24 (behind only Cleveland and Detroit).

Consecutive seasons without a playoff victory: 24 (behind only Cleveland, Detroit, and Cincy).

Consecutive seasons without a final 4 appearance: 26 (behind only Cleveland, Detroit, Cincy, Washington, and Miami).

 

Look at the company we keep…something really awful is in the Lake Erie waters, by the way…

[OZBILLS]

14 hours ago, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said:

If you are West Coast I could see the love

 

If you are East Coast, I hate not getting to sleep until 1 AM from either result 

 

If you are international, watching games at 12pm is fantastic!

[Lagoon Blues]

On 11/14/2020 at 11:44 AM, mjd1001 said:

I strongly prefer 1pm games.

Give me 15  1:00pm starts, and just 1 home night game...id be happy about that schedule.

I agree 100%.  I just enjoy my Sunday ritual of 1pm games.

[Patrick Duffy]

On 11/17/2020 at 6:38 AM, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said:

If you are West Coast I could see the love

 

If you are East Coast, I hate not getting to sleep until 1 AM from either result 

Yes this. I'm too old for this ***** now 😵

[BigBuff423]

1 hour ago, Gene1973 said:

This time they will have to play a real QB...

 

And this time, they have Diggs, another year older and wiser in Josh Allen and apparently, an overall improved Offense. Also, the Defense has YET to have all of their starters on the field at once in weeks. Between COVID and injuries, this Defense has been beat up. Now, the Steelers are a very good overall team and I'm NOT saying the Bills "should" win or that they will. The point made was about recent history on Prime Time and so I pointed out the fact that in their two Prime Time games last year, the Bills were 2-0.

 

If you point to this year, it comes with a gigantic asterisk, because the Bills didn't even know what team they were playing or when until the Saturday before the Tuesday night game. The Titans had 25 positive COVID cases during a 10 day period and still were permitted to change nearly the entire NFL schedule not to mention the other team the Bills had to prepare for that they WERE scheduled to play in Prime Time, the Super Bowl champs. The Bills lost handedly in both games. No excuses, but it does come with some rather large caveats when taking into context the totality of circumstances. JMO

[transplantbillsfan]

On 11/16/2020 at 12:41 PM, OZBILLS said:

Love me some prime time!

 

Me too.  All our night games start between 3-3:30 Hawaiian time. 

 

I don't have to feel guilty about drinking at that time