Chandler#81 Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 AFC Titanic Tilt! Both teams are Division leaders with 3 games remaining. Both teams are being challenged closely in their Divisions. Both teams have Super Bowl aspirations. Both teams can clinch a Playoff spot with a win and some help. Both teams Biggest game to date. A National viewing audience at an empty Bills Stadium field. The Steelers look to return to playoffs, the Bills look to continue and further their current playoff run. Ben Rothlesberger has won 2 Super Bowls. Young Josh Allen has won 3 AFCOPOW awards this season seeking his 1st trip to the Big Game. Bills are as healthy as they’ve been all year while Pittsburgh continues to see their roster shuffled by injury & illness. Throw this all out. As Keith Jackson was fond of saying, “Oh Nellie! There’s gonna be some head crackin’ goin’ on tonight!” 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Patrick Duffy Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 (edited) Just cracked open my 1st beer, 14 and hlf more hrs to go! Whooooody whooooo! Edited December 13, 2020 by Patrick_Duffy 1 6 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted December 13, 2020 Author Share Posted December 13, 2020 For reference; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldmanfan Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Ok boys, let’s matriculate the ball down the field! 5 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSBill Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Good Game Day Morning TBD and Bills Mafia! What a great day for a game, what a great time to be a Bills fan. I hope you all have a fantastic day, and even better evening. GO BILLS! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Patrick_Duffy said: Just cracked open my 1st beer, 14 and hlf more hrs to go! Whooooody whooooo! They have meetings for that buddy. 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quinnearlysghost88 Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Still 2-point favorites, which is typically the bump for playing at home. This is a real coin flip game, not last week. Also it’s mid-dec and we’re playing meaningful football. Take a moment to enjoy that! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjag Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 (edited) I'm not buying into the Eelers are more motivated this week. Here is what I subjectively evaluate. They’re banged up on defense. They’re also tired. I do expect their receivers to catch what is thrown at them. Bills are playing better in all aspects of the game and Bills are facing another tough team. As Barry Switzer once said before the annual Oklahoma-Nebraska football game for supremacy of the Big 8, “we’re going to have to out-athlete them.” Bills win on talent and rest. Edited December 13, 2020 by wjag 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSE Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 (edited) Edited December 13, 2020 by HOUSE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasons1992 Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 2 hours ago, Patrick_Duffy said: Just cracked open my 1st beer, 14 and hlf more hrs to go! Whooooody whooooo! Dang, and I thought I started early.......well done. 49 minutes ago, machine gun kelly said: They have meetings for that buddy. Yeah, they're called "bars." 4 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giuseppe Tognarelli Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 I think we're going to win today. 5 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ALF Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Nice weather report then earlier thought , 34 and light wind , no rain or snow. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ethan in Cleveland Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 1 hour ago, quinnearlysghost88 said: Still 2-point favorites, which is typically the bump for playing at home. This is a real coin flip game, not last week. Also it’s mid-dec and we’re playing meaningful football. Take a moment to enjoy that! I’m not a gambler, but I though home field advantage was 3 points. Is it lower in 2020 because of no fans? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmishRifle Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Go Bills! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 https://sports.yahoo.com/week-14-s-top-game-steelers-bills-230137174.html top page title The Bills could join the elite with a win against the Steelers This was going to be a big game regardless of what happened last week, but Pittsburgh dropping a stunner to Washington suddenly puts more of a focus on how it has stacked up its record and whether the Steelers can truly go toe-to-toe with the other heavy hitters in the AFC. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chandler's Hands Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Based on the fivethirtyeight Elo power ratings this is the highest rated Bills team since 2004. The Complete History Of The NFL | FiveThirtyEight However that was the team that at 9-6 lost to the Steelers back-ups at the Ralph to miss the playoffs. I think this team is objectively better than that one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Otreply Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Go Bills!!! Take care of business fellas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r00tabaga Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 I’m doing the same exact everything I did last Monday. If we win and have another decent 3rd qtr then you guys owe me. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BringMetheHeadofLeonLett Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 A matchup like this (powerhouse struggle/late season/cold weather) makes me wish the NFL would require all teams to tone down the uniform chroma about 20%, and games be played on natural turf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Wiz, you beat me to one of my favorite at times youtube link. I don’t know if this helps, but just did a quick scan of the various rankings. Now please consider opponents, and how we only have a backup safety out and Brown. The Steelers have their MLB Spillane, and Hayden out. Last week when Hayden went out, the Alex Smith specifically targeted that area and was torching the backup CB. This took a few minutes so look for what is you’re interest. Bills - Steelers Offense Receiving Yards Yards. Rank Bills. 3457 5th Steelers 3114. 15th Rushing. Yards Rank Bills. 1229. 23rd Steelers. 1111 29th Overall Offense Yards/Game. Rank Bills. 378.8. 10th Steelers 344.8. 21st Pts./Game 27.8 pts. - tied for 7th Bills and Steelers Defense Yards. Rank Bills 375.5. 21st Steelers. 300.5. 3rd Note: The 49ers are 6th and look how that turned out. Pts./Game. Rank Bills. 25.5. 18th Steelers. 17.6. 1st Passing Yards Allowed Yards/Game. Rank Bills. 249.5. 20th Steelers. 199.8. 2nd Rushing Yards Allowed Yards/Game. Rank Bills. 126. 24th Steelers. 100.7. 6th Games Against Winning Teams Bills 4/3 Steelers. 4/0 Remaining Winning Games Full Season Bills have 2 more so 9 of 17 of our schedule was facing winning teams. Steelers 3 more including today and this leads to my last two points. All can infer what they want from this data. It can be interpreted many ways. Strength of Schedule Prior to beginning of the Season Bills 5th Steelers 31st As of this Week Bills 20th Steelers 28th You already know the Injury Report and IR for both teams. Personally, I think we match up well with the Steelers. This game could go either way, but as healthy as we are, and a couple of key injuries on their part tilts in the Bills favor. The counter is they get back Conner and Pouncey. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEra Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 18 minutes ago, r00tabaga said: I’m doing the same exact everything I did last Monday. If we win and have another decent 3rd qtr then you guys owe me. I just looked at last weeks thread. You didn’t write this post last week. If we lose, it’s your fault 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 42 minutes ago, Ethan in Portland said: I’m not a gambler, but I though home field advantage was 3 points. Is it lower in 2020 because of no fans? Exactly. The line has been something like 0.5-1 point for the home team this year because of everything going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Not sure if already posted yesterday but ... interesting 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Protocal69 Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Man I am so nervous about this game. Sports announcers talking ***** to Camron Hayward about the Bills. I truly think if we can beat the Steelers on prime time with the Steelers giving us their best effort I think we can make it to the AFC title game. We’ll see. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ya Digg? Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 14 minutes ago, machine gun kelly said: You already know the Injury Report and IR for both teams. Personally, I think we match up well with the Steelers. This game could go either way, but as healthy as we are, and a couple of key injuries on their part tilts in the Bills favor. The counter is they get back Conner and Pouncey. So I think this is where the national narrative is a pain. Someone could read your statement and think that the only reason why the Bills have a shot is because the Steelers have injuries. That may or may not be exactly what you’re saying. I only say this because an earlier thread this week talked about this being the biggest win of the season and how the Bills need a signature win, but if the Bills win because the Steelers have so many guys out, then the discussion is still “yeah the Bills have all these wins, but...” almost kind of how people are now looking at all of the Steelers wins. pwrsonally I think the Bills have a great shot of winning and still would have a great shot of winning even if all of those guys weren’t injured. And no, I don’t care about the national narrative, but it does get a little old after a while Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCBills Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 (edited) 31 minutes ago, Ya Digg? said: So I think this is where the national narrative is a pain. Someone could read your statement and think that the only reason why the Bills have a shot is because the Steelers have injuries. That may or may not be exactly what you’re saying. I only say this because an earlier thread this week talked about this being the biggest win of the season and how the Bills need a signature win, but if the Bills win because the Steelers have so many guys out, then the discussion is still “yeah the Bills have all these wins, but...” almost kind of how people are now looking at all of the Steelers wins. pwrsonally I think the Bills have a great shot of winning and still would have a great shot of winning even if all of those guys weren’t injured. And no, I don’t care about the national narrative, but it does get a little old after a while Plus, it’s not like the Bills aren’t without one of the top #2 WR’s in the game or anything.... Edited December 13, 2020 by SCBills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasons1992 Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 40 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: Not sure if already posted yesterday but ... interesting This is the ONLY flight from PIT to BUF today, so they must already be in town. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL8867/history/20201213/1440Z/KPIT/KBUF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 2 minutes ago, SCBills said: Plus, it’s not like the Bills aren’t without one of the top #2 WR’s in the game or anything.... In the Bills 3 losses, and especially vs Tennessee, they were down significant players. They were missing their top 2 corners, Milano and John brown vs titans and brown and white played hurt vs chiefs along with missing Milano. Edmunds played hurt for the first like 6 games. Vs the cards they were so depleted in the secondary they had Daryl worley out there in the 2nd half. I’m not using it as an excuse, I’m just saying that apparently other teams do that but you don’t often hear about the bills missing significant players too. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 2 minutes ago, Seasons1992 said: This is the ONLY flight from PIT to BUF today, so they must already be in town. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL8867/history/20201213/1440Z/KPIT/KBUF Unless they took this. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan in Cleveland Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Allen will get hit and sacked today.. Steelers front 4 is too good. He must hold onto the ball today Bills! Bills O-line needs to pass block and run block well today. I suspect they will blitz 5 often. Knox and Beasley over the middle should be wide open if the blitz Fitzpatrick or use him to double Diggs. Ben had been known to have a multi turnover game from time to time. If I'm McD I dress Knox, Smith, and Kroft. Gilliam is worthless. They need the pass catching of Knox and Kroft and the blocking of Smith today. Go Bills. Leslie it's time to let White play Juju all over the field. Box and 1 defense. Play zone and let White follow Juju everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 https://buffalonews.com/sports/bills/why-an-11-year-olds-name-is-inscribed-in-bills-qb-josh-allens-cleats/article_c2501786-3c08-11eb-b19e-af3560187b03.html 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBillsFanSince1973 Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 night games. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hapless Bills Fan Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Could Tyler Matekavich be a hidden factor for us? He spent 4 seasons in Pittsburgh https://www.buffalobills.com/news/bills-today-tyler-matakevich-can-t-wait-to-play-his-former-team ""I'm definitely excited for this game, it definitely might have been circled on the schedule since like March once I signed here," Matakevich said with a smile. "But I'm just excited to go I mean, I've been there like you said for four years, I know those guys and I know their tendencies and I got a good idea of what they like to do over there. So, I'm just really eager to get out there this weekend." Since he was a backup and ST'er he likely played D on the scout team every week and might have some insights into offensive tendencies and ST as well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Man these non 1pm games are messing with my Sunday drinking schedule. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGMcD2 Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 27 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: Could Tyler Matekavich be a hidden factor for us? He spent 4 seasons in Pittsburgh https://www.buffalobills.com/news/bills-today-tyler-matakevich-can-t-wait-to-play-his-former-team ""I'm definitely excited for this game, it definitely might have been circled on the schedule since like March once I signed here," Matakevich said with a smile. "But I'm just excited to go I mean, I've been there like you said for four years, I know those guys and I know their tendencies and I got a good idea of what they like to do over there. So, I'm just really eager to get out there this weekend." Since he was a backup and ST'er he likely played D on the scout team every week and might have some insights into offensive tendencies and ST as well. Are you telling me this game may come down to... Avery Williamson vs Tyler Matakevich? Marquee matchup! 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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