Colts Fans Seem Pretty Optimistic On Their Board - I think They Are In For A Very Rude Awakening Saturday

[That's No Moon]

1 hour ago, Just Joshin' said:

Air yards or YAC?

Total, with Josh I'm thinking it's yac because I dont recall a pass that long in the air.

[HOUSE]

There are a lot of smart fans on that website, most will go bowling on Saturday

[Simon]

1 hour ago, TylerD said:

Well said, I remember the Packers game well and they got up a couple scores and seemed to take their foot off the gas a bit and went conservative... Ended up leading them to one of their only 3 losses on the season. I really don't know what to expect out of this game, my gut tells me the Bills will win by double digits..... but you just never know.

 

Yeah that Packers game is a great example. Despite being down early y'all still ended up finishing with as many rushing attempt as passing. Nobody has had the stones to stick with it against the Bills for about 2 months now and it's been a detriment to them every single time. Partly because it doesn't limit Allen's possessions and partly because the Bills defense is called entirely differently, and is far more effective when playing with a lead.

The one difference you'll probably be able to count on is that we will not be going conservative with a lead. The Bills actually remind me a LOT of the Colts offense with Manning in that even with a commanding lead they would still just keep relentlessly attacking you all over the field. Down and distance were virtually irrelevant, they just kept doing what they did until the scoreboard was out of reach. I love that mindset and I'm guessing the Bills staff will stick with it considering how well it's served them this year.

[RobbRiddick]

4 hours ago, TylerD said:

"Colts fans extremely optimistic"

 

*Looks at thread to see the first 10 comments of fans saying we will be blown out lmao* 

 

There is very few that are optimistic about us winning... I am not going to go and count the votes, but guarantee if I did 80 percent of the board thinks the Colts will lose. There are a lot that think we can make this a competitive game, but I don't see too many comments saying we will win this.

 

 

And there would be nothing wrong with it if Colts fans did think the Colts will win. Why bother watching if you think you have no chance?

 

I'm always paranoid about things going wrong for the Bills, so I'm worried regardless of who we play in the playoffs. 80% of me sees us as the superior team, 20% pictures the Colts running it down our throat, us turning it over a couple of times early on, falling behind and chasing it the rest of the game.

 

I just want to get to kick off!

[MiltonWaddams]

Every time I think about a playoff game, my heart is in my stomach. BBFS is going to take a long time to be eliminated from my system. That being said, I have not come into the past two playoff appearances with anywhere near confidence. This year, I have full expectations of at least an AFC final.

 

[mushypeaches]

The next time that Rivers wins a playoff game based on his own superior play will be the first time....

 

We just don't lose to mediocre QB's this year.  That's what he is at this point

 

Everything else is academic

[billsfan89]

Colts have a tough team, they can run the ball, have a solid vet QB and have a decent defense. I can understand their fans feeling like they got a chance. But I think the Bills are and should be favored at home. Hopefully Josh balls out and gets his first playoff win comfortably.

[BringBackFlutie]

2 hours ago, That's No Moon said:

Total, with Josh I'm thinking it's yac because I dont recall a pass that long in the air.

 

All air yards. It's the bomb to Diggs down the right sideline that led him OOBs immediately after he caught it.

[FireChans]

10 hours ago, destro32 said:

https://forums.colts.com/topic/69375-colts-bills-predictions/

 

Wow some Colts fans think they will beat the Bills and some Bills fans disagree.

[r00tabaga]

1 hour ago, mushypeaches said:

The next time that Rivers wins a playoff game based on his own superior play will be the first time....

 

We just don't lose to mediocre QB's this year.  That's what he is at this point

 

Everything else is academic

KC?

[Nick the Greek]

9 hours ago, Success said:

Personally, I think a fair number of Bills fans are taking this game too lightly.

 

This is a tough opponent. There wasn't really an "easy" draw in the AFC this year, but the Colts are as good as anyone not named KC, imo.

 

They have almost as complete a team as we do. Their defense is better than ours, as is their running game, and they have a QB who can sling it, even though age is catching up with him.

 

They DID beat Green Bay, and had other quality wins, including one against the Titans, also.  I think the Bills win, but they will be a tough out.

 

Coach McDermott, is that you? 

[london_bills]

Bit worried about this one. Don't know what it is, old afce rival, we should win, Frank reich and rivers having one last shot. We should be ok😂

[Georgia Bill]

1 hour ago, mushypeaches said:

The next time that Rivers wins a playoff game based on his own superior play will be the first time....

 

We just don't lose to mediocre QB's this year.  That's what he is at this point

 

Everything else is academic

Sounds like we shouldn't even need to pad up - we already won!   I hope our team is not getting anywhere near as overconfident as some on this board.  The time for beating your chest is best reserved for AFTER a win, not before it.   But to each their own I guess...

[TylerD]

2 hours ago, Simon said:

 

Yeah that Packers game is a great example. Despite being down early y'all still ended up finishing with as many rushing attempt as passing. Nobody has had the stones to stick with it against the Bills for about 2 months now and it's been a detriment to them every single time. Partly because it doesn't limit Allen's possessions and partly because the Bills defense is called entirely differently, and is far more effective when playing with a lead.

The one difference you'll probably be able to count on is that we will not be going conservative with a lead. The Bills actually remind me a LOT of the Colts offense with Manning in that even with a commanding lead they would still just keep relentlessly attacking you all over the field. Down and distance were virtually irrelevant, they just kept doing what they did until the scoreboard was out of reach. I love that mindset and I'm guessing the Bills staff will stick with it considering how well it's served them this year.

Well said, especially in the playoffs. You just can’t lay off a team at all. If you aren’t up at least 28 In the 4th, you have to keep pounding. Colts have pulled off some pretty amazing comebacks. Lucky for the Bills, the Colts worst quarter is the 4th. If this game is a blow out after 3 or Bills are even up 10 or more it’s likely over. Colts for some reason just seem to crap themselves come the fourth quarter this year. 

2 hours ago, RobbRiddick said:

 

 

And there would be nothing wrong with it if Colts fans did think the Colts will win. Why bother watching if you think you have no chance?

 

I'm always paranoid about things going wrong for the Bills, so I'm worried regardless of who we play in the playoffs. 80% of me sees us as the superior team, 20% pictures the Colts running it down our throat, us turning it over a couple of times early on, falling behind and chasing it the rest of the game.

 

I just want to get to kick off!

I will watch because I have what all Colts fans have. Hope!!! My realistic opinion is the Bills will slaughter us like a pig before the 4th quarter even begins, BUT I have hope we can make it close. Opinion and hope are two different things. I will watch my colts till the day I die with hope. We are under dogs and the entire world is expecting us to get our ass kicked, but there is still the hope and prayer that we can keep this close and maybe even win

 

Thats why we play the game!!

[djp14150]

I skimmed the posts on that thread.....

 

sure...any team can beat any team on any given day.

 

they don’t seem to have a good grasp of the two Bills loses against Tennessee snd Kansas City...

 

1 uncertain schedule in the games snd if they were going to play or not

2. injuries to the team at the time. Players pkayed were nowhere near 100%

3 in Tennessee it came down to 3 turnovers that gave them positive drive starts which pretty much made the difference in the game.  Against KC it came down toa few plays on defense  that hold KC to FGs instead of TDs.

[BillsVet]

12 hours ago, BADOLBILZ said:

Mini-Bills 24

Colts 14

 

What about McDermott?  Would he be mini too?  If not then I'm going with mini-Bills 31 Colts 7. 

 

Or what if McDermott was the only one who showed up to play the entire Colts team?  Then I'd predict McD 17 Colts 14.  

 

[Zerovoltz]

On 1/5/2021 at 9:34 AM, Hapless Bills Fan said:

 

🤣🤣

 

@Zerovoltz, anything to say in defense of your board?

 

Just now saw this....I don't post on Chiefs boards...(I do participate in Chiefs related facebook)  ....but I can't disagree with the comment here.  KC people (myself included) are instantly piqued when someone mentions that anyone or anything is better than Mahomes.

 

Most are you run of the mill fans that would do the same if Matt Cassel was our QB....but if you had to pin me down, I could probably make a formidable case that Mahomes was no.1  .....that isn't to say that folks here couldn't make a formidable case for Allen....just saying, there is a healthy data set to draw from to make the Mahomes case.  

 

also having spent a few years on this board.....I get a sense that there is some civic pride inoloved and that like KC...the find people of western NY have a chip on their shoulder when people try and dismiss Buffalo as being a podunk town with no redeeming qualities.  KC people (myself included) are very proud of the city and are very defensive about it anytime someone calls it a cow town.  Try telling a person from KC that Texas BBQ is better and see what happens....you'll get a fierce rebuttal and a list of 10 BBQ places in KC that you should go try.

 

so to sum up....yeah...we are douchebags about it.

[PrimeTime101]

On 1/5/2021 at 9:48 AM, destro32 said:

https://forums.colts.com/topic/69375-colts-bills-predictions/

 

what crack are you smoking man.. 

[dgrochester55]

Indy reminds me of our team last year where they can pretty much get the job done against the middle and lower tier teams but fall short against the better ones. 

 

Their defense is one of the better ones in the NFL, but Buffalo has shredded four good defenses over the last four games.   Their offense is a middle of the road one so our defense is more than capable of containing them.

 

Anything is possible in the playoffs, but the only way that I see Buffalo losing this is if they play uncharacteristically bad on both sides of the ball.

Edited January 9, 2021 by dgrochester55

[Bob in Mich]

I think in a game this big, pregame jitters are to be expected.  For me, that is not an indicator that I think we will lose, just that game time is near.

 

For way too long in big games we needed a few bounces and a couple of turnovers.  Those were necessary because basically we weren’t the better team.  

 

Today is different.  Today we don’t need those breaks to win.  Today we just need to play our game - to execute.  We are the better team.  Go Bills!!!!

[NewEra]

33 minutes ago, Zerovoltz said:

 

Just now saw this....I don't post on Chiefs boards...(I do participate in Chiefs related facebook)  ....but I can't disagree with the comment here.  KC people (myself included) are instantly piqued when someone mentions that anyone or anything is better than Mahomes.

 

Most are you run of the mill fans that would do the same if Matt Cassel was our QB....but if you had to pin me down, I could probably make a formidable case that Mahomes was no.1  .....that isn't to say that folks here couldn't make a formidable case for Allen....just saying, there is a healthy data set to draw from to make the Mahomes case.  

 

also having spent a few years on this board.....I get a sense that there is some civic pride inoloved and that like KC...the find people of western NY have a chip on their shoulder when people try and dismiss Buffalo as being a podunk town with no redeeming qualities.  KC people (myself included) are very proud of the city and are very defensive about it anytime someone calls it a cow town.  Try telling a person from KC that Texas BBQ is better and see what happens....you'll get a fierce rebuttal and a list of 10 BBQ places in KC that you should go try.

 

so to sum up....yeah...we are douchebags about it.

Why don’t you participate on the chiefs board?

[BuffaloBill]

On 1/5/2021 at 9:56 AM, Westside Madness said:

The humorous part is that someone else posted the exact same URL a few days ago stating the opposite... If you cherry pick the posts in that thread, you can tailor any conclusion you want.

Isn’t this the nature of fandom?

[Big Turk]

1 hour ago, Zerovoltz said:

 

Just now saw this....I don't post on Chiefs boards...(I do participate in Chiefs related facebook)  ....but I can't disagree with the comment here.  KC people (myself included) are instantly piqued when someone mentions that anyone or anything is better than Mahomes.

 

Most are you run of the mill fans that would do the same if Matt Cassel was our QB....but if you had to pin me down, I could probably make a formidable case that Mahomes was no.1  .....that isn't to say that folks here couldn't make a formidable case for Allen....just saying, there is a healthy data set to draw from to make the Mahomes case.  

 

also having spent a few years on this board.....I get a sense that there is some civic pride inoloved and that like KC...the find people of western NY have a chip on their shoulder when people try and dismiss Buffalo as being a podunk town with no redeeming qualities.  KC people (myself included) are very proud of the city and are very defensive about it anytime someone calls it a cow town.  Try telling a person from KC that Texas BBQ is better and see what happens....you'll get a fierce rebuttal and a list of 10 BBQ places in KC that you should go try.

 

so to sum up....yeah...we are douchebags about it.

 

I visited KC for the first time a few years ago and loved it! Such a cool city with the one section of town basically a replica of an old Spanish town and all their fountains...they definitely earned their nickname "The Fountain City" as they have the most fountains of any city in the US.

 

I did get scorched at a water park there tho...falling asleep on the lazy river without any sunblock on in 95 degree temps on a sunny, cloudless day is definitely not something I would recommend...

[Hapless Bills Fan]

1 hour ago, dgrochester55 said:

Indy reminds me of our team last year where they can pretty much get the job done against the middle and lower tier teams but fall short against the better ones. 

 

Their defense is one of the better ones in the NFL, but Buffalo has shredded four good defenses over the last four games.   Their offense is a middle of the road one so our defense is more than capable of containing them.

 

Anything is possible in the playoffs, but the only way that I see Buffalo losing this is if they play uncharacteristically bad on both sides of the ball.

 

That last is a fair take.  If we're careless with the football or fail to contain on defense.

 

Make no mistake, they have a good enough offense to beat a very good team on a good day (OT win against Green Bay) or a good team that gets careless with the football (Raiders - gave up 2 INT and a fumble).  Fumbles (1 by Rodgers, 1 by Valdez-Scantling) are also key to how they beat GB.

 

The Packers may have also felt they'd put it away when they went into halftime up 28-14.

 

[Scott7975]

They should be optimistic.  They are a good football team.  I just don't think they are good enough.  

[Brennan Huff]

I did see someone post “no 7 seed has ever lost a playoff game” so they do have that going for them...

[WarGhost2101]

Hello! Member of the Colts Forum here for a visit!🤣

 

Just want to say that I, for one, am one of the optimistic ones for the game haha. I see a great game playing out. Both teams match up well against each other, and it should be a battle until the bitter end.

 

While I do expect your Bills to pull out the win, under MVP (he gets my vote) Josh Allen, I really hope we see a great game!

 

Good luck from our community to yours!!

[Nextmanup]

4 minutes ago, Brennan Huff said:

I did see someone post “no 7 seed has ever lost a playoff game” so they do have that going for them...

Then again, no 7 seed has ever won a playoff game either!
 

🤔

[Brennan Huff]

Just now, Nextmanup said:

Then again, no 7 seed has ever won a playoff game either!
 

🤔

🤯

[Nextmanup]

Just now, WarGhost2101 said:

Hello! Member of the Colts Forum here for a visit!🤣

 

Just want to say that I, for one, am one of the optimistic ones for the game haha. I see a great game playing out. Both teams match up well against each other, and it should be a battle until the bitter end.

 

While I do expect your Bills to pull out the win, under MVP (he gets my vote) Josh Allen, I really hope we see a great game!

 

Good luck from our community to yours!!

I think we can all agree that we would like to see a great game.

 

May the best team win!

 

 

[Brennan Huff]

7 minutes ago, WarGhost2101 said:

Hello! Member of the Colts Forum here for a visit!🤣

 

Just want to say that I, for one, am one of the optimistic ones for the game haha. I see a great game playing out. Both teams match up well against each other, and it should be a battle until the bitter end.

 

While I do expect your Bills to pull out the win, under MVP (he gets my vote) Josh Allen, I really hope we see a great game!

 

Good luck from our community to yours!!

GET OUT OF HERE PONYBOY!!!! Just kidding. I won’t wish best of luck to you but I do hope for a good game. And by “ a good game” I mean Bills by 40

[WarGhost2101]

1 minute ago, Brennan Huff said:

GET OUT OF HERE PONYBOY!!!! Just kidding. I won’t wish best of luck to you but I do hope for a good game. And by “ a good game” I mean Bills by 40

Aww, I was looking to maybe stick around here a bit 😂. Bills are one of my favorite teams outside of Indy! Whatever happens, I’m hoping whoever wins today goes deep into the playoffs!

[Scott7975]

19 minutes ago, Brennan Huff said:

I did see someone post “no 7 seed has ever lost a playoff game” so they do have that going for them...

 

14 minutes ago, Nextmanup said:

Then again, no 7 seed has ever won a playoff game either!
 

🤔

What about #2 seed playing wildcard weekend?

4 minutes ago, WarGhost2101 said:

Aww, I was looking to maybe stick around here a bit 😂. Bills are one of my favorite teams outside of Indy! Whatever happens, I’m hoping whoever wins today goes deep into the playoffs!

Stick around and join our gameday thread throughout the game.  

[34-78-83]

1 hour ago, Big Turk said:

 

I visited KC for the first time a few years ago and loved it! Such a cool city with the one section of town basically a replica of an old Spanish town and all their fountains...they definitely earned their nickname "The Fountain City" as they have the most fountains of any city in the US.

 

I did get scorched at a water park there tho...falling asleep on the lazy river without any sunblock on in 95 degree temps on a sunny, cloudless day is definitely not something I would recommend...

I loved KC too when I visited. Nice City, friendly people, cool venues.... BUT the BBQ in TX was indeed significantly better IMO and much more plentiful!

[muppy]

its all well and good for fans to be fans of their respective teams and talk all the smack they want good bad positive negative whatever. All that really matters is how the players will deal with the game today. From all appearances the bills seem loose, determined and focused. Thats exactly how I want them. Not too high not too low get the job done one step at a time..like McDermott keeps saying keep humble and hungry. I as a fan will TRY to emulate tht too. Im excited, nervous and confident but not overly so I'll blow my stack AFTER  they win the super bowl though lol

 

LETS GOOOOOOOOOOO  

[Zerovoltz]

3 hours ago, NewEra said:

Why don’t you participate on the chiefs board?

 

I don't do Chiefs Planet ....I am on Chiefs facebook pages...I actually have a Chiefs planet Login as Zerovoltz...I've just never posted there.....always just done the facebook thing for Chiefs.  I also read some of the Chiefs fansites and I've submitted some articles that have been published to those.  I really don't have a good explanation as to why though...probably because I have been long established on the facebook pages and people know me and what I am about there....where as on the board(s) I don't have presence or a reputation to tend to.  

[Zerovoltz]

2 hours ago, Big Turk said:

 

I visited KC for the first time a few years ago and loved it! Such a cool city with the one section of town basically a replica of an old Spanish town and all their fountains...they definitely earned their nickname "The Fountain City" as they have the most fountains of any city in the US.

 

I did get scorched at a water park there tho...falling asleep on the lazy river without any sunblock on in 95 degree temps on a sunny, cloudless day is definitely not something I would recommend...

 

I'd love to visit Buffalo someday....just from reading some of the things posted here, western NY sounds really cool.  If you don't need a beach or a HUGE media market....you can do alot worse than KC....really nice, fairly clean and vibrant downtown, more lanes of highway per capita than any large city in the US....traffic is a breeze..you can get from one side of metro to the other in 30 minutes.  Experience of all four seasons....lots of thunderstorms.  Very passionate sports fans and a really good beer and food scene.  Low cost of living....reasonably low taxes.  ....and a thriving arts and music scene as well.  ......I currently live in the Dallas/Ft Worth Metro plex...and I hate it here.

[whatdrought]

1 hour ago, WarGhost2101 said:

Aww, I was looking to maybe stick around here a bit 😂. Bills are one of my favorite teams outside of Indy! Whatever happens, I’m hoping whoever wins today goes deep into the playoffs!

I’ve always liked the Colts, but I’m not as mature as you. If you guys win I hope you get blown out by the chiefs. (And i hate the chiefs right now) 

 

😜

[Man with No Name]

1 hour ago, WarGhost2101 said:

Aww, I was looking to maybe stick around here a bit 😂. Bills are one of my favorite teams outside of Indy! Whatever happens, I’m hoping whoever wins today goes deep into the playoffs!

I think i know how you feel...almost. When the Bills were going through 20 years of football purgatory, I spent many a Sunday cheering for Peyton Manning. Only non-Bills jersey I ever bought. And then I followed him to Denver. I think Allen and Manning are similarly likeable. Thank god the Bills picked it up soon after Peyton retired. He got me through some hard times for the Buffalo. 

My neighbors are the parents of Colts OC Nick Sirianni. Tremendous neighbors.  I can give them some love if they pull off the upset.