Scott7975 Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 (edited) NFL Super Wild Card Weekend: One big question for each of the six games 1:05 p.m. ET (CBS) | Bills Stadium (Orchard Park, N.Y.) Can any defense slow down the Bills? It's remarkable how far the Bills have come over the last year. While the NFL stuck them in the early-Saturday wild-card slot again -- which is even earlier this year -- this Buffalo team could not be any more different than its 2019 edition. When I did this exercise a year ago, I asked if the Bills' defense was enough because Josh Allen was so erratic. Now, the Bills' offense is good enough to put up 56 against a terrific Dolphins defense, despite Allen being benched at halftime. The Colts have a well-coached, playmaking defense led by DeForest Buckner and Darius Leonard that is up for a challenge, but that's unlikely to be enough. The return of Buffalo speedster John Brown on Sunday added another dimension for Allen, who finished the season playing better than any quarterback. (Even MVP-to-be Aaron Rodgers.) The Bills' defense has performed like a top-10 unit since Week 7, which will make it harder for a Colts offense without left tackle Anthony Castonzo to try to keep up. Bills coach Sean McDermott is the rare defensive coordinator-turned-head coach who has embraced an aggressive offensive philosophy because he saw that a sound defense and running game would only take him so far. The Colts may learn a similar lesson Saturday. There is also a highlight vid of Josh's passes yesterday. https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-super-wild-card-weekend-one-big-question-for-each-of-the-six-games Edited January 4, 2021 by Scott7975 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Success Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 7 minutes ago, BillsSbSoon said: Rivers actually worries me a bit because weve struggled with him whenever weve played him for the most part. Different team different year i know. He gets the ball out quick like fitzpatrick and that has given us problems I've always been a fan of his game, and his attitude. He had the unfortunate luck of spending his peak years in the shadow of Brady & Manning. The games I've seen this year, he's just not the same guy. He's capable of some of the old brilliance, but it seems like he can get rattled more easily, and he floats and skips more passes than he used to. Not that he can't still get it done, but he's not as scary as he used to be. Age is catching up. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r00tabaga Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 7 minutes ago, Success said: I've always been a fan of his game, and his attitude. He had the unfortunate luck of spending his peak years in the shadow of Brady & Manning. The games I've seen this year, he's just not the same guy. He's capable of some of the old brilliance, but it seems like he can get rattled more easily, and he floats and skips more passes than he used to. Not that he can't still get it done, but he's not as scary as he used to be. Age is catching up. He’ll need to put up 40+ pts this week. Not sure he can especially if it’s ‘chilly’. A Carolina native who’s spent his career in SD & now a dome it doesn’t look real great IMO. Frazier will sell out on run. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QLBillsFan Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Colts will be tough. They can run the ball with break away RB in Taylor. Veteran QB who will dump all day and work his way down field. A stout D who can bring pressure. Bills advantage is WR vs DB’s. That is the key for Bills on O. Manage the Colts run game on D. Much closer hard fought game then I’m seeing from Bills fans. Bills in a tight one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warcodered Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 20 minutes ago, BillsSbSoon said: Rivers actually worries me a bit because weve struggled with him whenever weve played him for the most part. Different team different year i know. He gets the ball out quick like fitzpatrick and that has given us problems That was an NFL arm ago. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Success Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 3 minutes ago, QLBillsFan said: Colts will be tough. They can run the ball with break away RB in Taylor. Veteran QB who will dump all day and work his way down field. A stout D who can bring pressure. Bills advantage is WR vs DB’s. That is the key for Bills on O. Manage the Colts run game on D. Much closer hard fought game then I’m seeing from Bills fans. Bills in a tight one. Agreed. Teams that can run well scare me. That's the one thing that can derail the Bills - an opponent chewing up big chunks of clock by grinding out 1st downs on the ground. Those are frustrating games to watch, too. we've had some games this year where it felt like we only had 2-3 actual possessions in a half. TOP is a key indicator for this year's Bills. If we can keep that relatively even, we generally win. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Patrick Duffy Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 (edited) 50 minutes ago, Success said: I've always been a fan of his game, and his attitude. He had the unfortunate luck of spending his peak years in the shadow of Brady & Manning. The games I've seen this year, he's just not the same guy. He's capable of some of the old brilliance, but it seems like he can get rattled more easily, and he floats and skips more passes than he used to. Not that he can't still get it done, but he's not as scary as he used to be. Age is catching up. Well thing is, is that they have a pretty good running game. As they say, it's a QB's best friend. He has struggled a little maybe but if they get their running game going good it will open it up for him and that's what you don't want with his quick release. In any event I have a lot of confidence in the Bills secondary and he has not seen this particular Bills secondary yet (if I'm not mistaken). We know this is not the Rivers from a few years ago when he came in and picked the Bills D apart. He is gotten older and this is a very good secondary that will hopefully make his day difficult. Edited January 4, 2021 by Patrick_Duffy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangarang Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 (edited) Get up early and let Rivers’ noodle arm try and get them back in. Edited January 4, 2021 by Bangarang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMF2006 Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 1 hour ago, QLBillsFan said: Colts will be tough. They can run the ball with break away RB in Taylor. Veteran QB who will dump all day and work his way down field. A stout D who can bring pressure. Bills advantage is WR vs DB’s. That is the key for Bills on O. Manage the Colts run game on D. Much closer hard fought game then I’m seeing from Bills fans. Bills in a tight one. The Bills dare other teams to string together 10-12 play drives...they know the opponent is going to fail or make a mistake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straight Hucklebuck Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 When does McDermott speak to the media again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Duffy Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 4 minutes ago, Bangarang said: Get up early and let Rivers’ noodle arm try and get them back in. That's what we hope will happen. Then the secondary can get an INT or 2. Really going to come down to how well the Bills do against their rushing attack. Still though I have confidence in the secondary. Allen and co. will put up some points. So will be great if the Bills can pull ahead, but I just think this will be a little closer game imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Domitian Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 IMO it comes down to two things: The offense keeping up their high flying momentum The defense stopping Jonathan Taylor 2020/21 Rivers does not worry me. Bills secondary is solid. Colts secondary, however, is ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheektowaga Chad Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 The bills will be the best defense the colts have played all season - something no one is really talking about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 1 minute ago, Cheektowaga Chad said: The bills will be the best defense the colts have played all season - something no one is really talking about How do you figure? They have played the titans (twice), bears, Steelers, browns, and ravens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domitian Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 2 minutes ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said: How do you figure? They have played the titans (twice), bears, Steelers, browns, and ravens. All true, except the Titan's D is absolutely terrible. They have the 5th worst defense in the league. Their secondary especially is trash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r00tabaga Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 7 minutes ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said: How do you figure? They have played the titans (twice), bears, Steelers, browns, and ravens. Browns & Titans???? Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheektowaga Chad Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 4 minutes ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said: How do you figure? They have played the titans (twice), bears, Steelers, browns, and ravens. Bears and ravens I see as debatable but very comparable and maybe lean towards those teams. And a healthy steelers is better than the bills but they played them a week ago but when they played I would say the bills defense is currently better The titans defense is bad, one of the worst defenses in the league on 3rd downs, browns have Garrett and thats it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichRiderBills Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 (edited) Hot take: I dont think we need to stop the run to win. Look at this past game, 200 plus yards and they barely beat the Jags. A JV offense and Jax could have won. Rivers cant beat this D. Hes going to get sacked and cough up the ball. Im not saying this out of disrespect, Rivers has always turned the ball over a ton, even in games they win. Rivers cant run, so this is a huge bonus to our D who have eaten alive immobile QBs. Both those will be brutal versus the Bills O. My big key to the game is force 3rd and longs. Get Rivers in this down and we will win. Chargers will need to score 35 to compete....can they do that? Not if they need to drive the field and convert 3rd downs. No sir. Too many things need to line up for colts to win. Edited January 4, 2021 by RichRiderBills 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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