Played flat. Still won. This is a good thing. `

[ChicagoRic 170]

Gabriel Davis and AJ Klein had good games.  Hats off.  Everyone else?  Meh.

 

In years past, with the silly penalties and bad fumbles and Bosa running wild, this would have been a loss because the Bills lacked the talent just grind it out.

 

This year they have enough talent and consistency to grind it out.  

 

I'll take it. 

 

[Miyagi-Do Karate 3,836]

Flat is exactly it, especially on O. No energy.
 

JA looked like he was sleepwalking, Diggs was running backwards all game, and the laziness on the two fumbles was really

weak. 

[Royale with Cheese 10,301]

We had 3 consecutive turnovers and still put up 27.  

[YoloinOhio 50,217]

I didn’t notice that they played flat. Maybe my flatness detector is on the fritz.

[BuffaloBillies 2,192]

I thought defense played incrementally better.

I even felt like I trusted them down the stretch more.

Go Bills

[buffalobillswin 507]

Win is a win. And it felt good seeing the defense winning the game which hasn't happened nearly enough this year.

[pepsicat17 81]

We did what we had to do and won against a team we should beat by multiple scores. This is when you can see the baseline of the team as a whole has been raised - we lose this game easily in the past. 
 

Good sign and a good win but hope we tighten it up in the future. Consistency is the next step for the team as a whole to take. 

[Real McNasty 4,264]

Just now, BuffaloBillies said:

I thought defense played incrementally better.

I even felt like I trusted them down the stretch more.

Go Bills

This is the biggest takeaway for me. 

 

I just pray it carries over and they can get back to that 16-17 pts a game average again like last year headed into the playoffs. 

[Ed_Formerly_of_Roch 1,164]

Not sure I'd call it flat.  More like playing a good defensive team, overall we played very good 95% of the plays, but the 5% where they screw up, they do it big time at the worst times to give the other team another shot.

[Success 2,949]

If we're 7-8 years into dominating the division, we can complain about lackluster wins to get to 8-3.

 

Right now?  I'm a permanent resident of Cloud 9.

 

[HOUSE 8,544]

I was impressed with Matt Barkley

[Big Turk 6,253]

1 minute ago, Real McNasty said:

This is the biggest takeaway for me. 

 

I just pray it carries over and they can get back to that 16-17 pts a game average again like last year headed into the playoffs. 

 

D has really picked it up since the Chiefs game when they decided to become more aggressive.

[Simon 2,068]

11 minutes ago, ChicagoRic said:

Gabriel Davis and AJ Klein had good games.  Hats off.  Everyone else?  Meh.

 

In years past, with the silly penalties and bad fumbles and Bosa running wild, this would have been a loss because the Bills lacked the talent just grind it out.

 

This year they have enough talent and consistency to grind it out.  

 

I'll take it. 

 

 I didn't see it as "flat" but there was a bunch of timers throughout the game where I thought it was nice to see them leading by two scores most of the day when they were not playing their best football.

Good to see you back around, you old fart. 

[MJS 8,066]

I didn't notice a lack of energy. The turnovers were bad, yeah, but why does that mean the guys weren't playing with energy?

[LABILLBACKER 3,867]

Sorry but flat is way too mild a word. By the Grace of God we scored 27 points. We played terrible. More turnovers.  More stupid decisions by players and coaches. More penalties which we've come to expect every week. Another Hail Mary that was 1 yard from being a TD. No matter how many mistakes this team makes they will promise you they won't learn from them and make them again. It's the Clappy McBillsy way.  Worst 2nd half team in the NFL. You know you're bad when both announcers mock your halftime instabilities. Orange slices.......

[Miyagi-Do Karate 3,836]

9 minutes ago, HOUSE said:

I was impressed with Matt Barkley

Barkley was the one guy who ended up flat— flat on his back. 

[BuffaloBillies 2,192]

7 minutes ago, HOUSE said:

I was impressed with Matt Barkley

 

Is his passer rating this game even calculable?

Is it just negative google infinity?

[Process 1,754]

A win is a win but we've gotten to a point where we are beyond that. This teams consistent inability to put together a complete game and put a team away is a major concern. It's Every. Single. Week. 

 

[MJS 8,066]

2 minutes ago, LABILLBACKER said:

Sorry but flat is way too mild a word. By the Grace of God we scored 27 points. We played terrible. More turnovers.  More stupid decisions by players and coaches. More penalties which we've come to expect every week. Another Hail Mary that was 1 yard from being a TD. No matter how many mistakes this team makes they will promise you they won't learn from them and make them again. It's the Clappy McBillsy way.  Worst 2nd half team in the NFL. You know you're bad when both announcers mock your halftime instabilities. Orange slices.......

Yeah. Fire everyone...

[Haslett_Stomp 198]

Hail Mary defense aside, the defense is rounding into form.  Despite the offense doing their best to keep it close, the defense did not let the Chargers take advantage of the turnovers in the 2nd half.

Edited November 29, 2020 by Haslett_Stomp