Bills got every single break last night

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

I have never seen anything like it, but I believe the Bills got every single “break” last night. It really felt like a curse was broken. Consider just these plays:

 

1) Allen tries to throw the ball away, yet amazingly Knox catches it for a TD (an extraordinarily difficult catch too).

 

2) McKenzie apparently fumbled the opening kickoff, but it went harmlessly

out of bounds.

 

3) Milano tips a ball, and Wallace makes a diving interception off of it.

 

4) punt hits Neal in the foot, and Hyde was able to not only recover it, but then run it back 50 yards. 

 

5) Doinked in PAT by Bass.
 

6) several wide open patriots just dropped balls. 
 

 

We played a great game in every way. But it was nice to get those good luck bounces for once. 

[Evian]

Good teams make their own breaks.  

[DJB]

Do the Pats get a comp pick now because of it? 

[Southern Bills Fan]

Yeah, those breaks have never gone against us before. 🙄

[ddaryl]

I don't think Allen was throwing that football to Knox away. He was just putting it to a place where only Knox could go up and make the grab. Beautiful toss pretty catch IMO

[fergie's ire]

Agree with most...but the throw to Knox was not a throw away.  I have looked at the replay a lot and Josh floats the ball and it drops to where Knox could grab it. If it's a throwaway, he guns it.  Was really an amazing touch pass.

 

[NewEra]

5 hours ago, ddaryl said:

I don't think Allen was throwing that football to Knox away. He was just putting it to a place where only Knox could go up and make the grab. Beautiful toss pretty catch IMO

Definitely intended for knox.  Unreal.  That play was the beginning of a beautiful evening. 
 

edit:  or definitely a throwaway and knox made himself a helluva play

Edited January 16, 2022 by NewEra

[ddaryl]

1 minute ago, fergie's ire said:

Agree with most...but the throw to Knox was not a throw away.  I have looked at the replay a lot and Josh floats the ball and it drops to where Knox could grab it. If it's a throwaway, he guns it.  Was really an amazing touch pass.

 

Just found this post where I guess Allen said he was actually throwing it away. 
 

 

[PirateHookerMD]

3 minutes ago, ddaryl said:

I don't think Allen was throwing that football to Knox away. He was just putting it to a place where only Knox could go up and make the grab. Beautiful toss pretty catch IMO

 

He said after the game he was trying to throw it away and was so confused why everyone was celebrating. 

[PonyBoy]

 The Bills play 3 more games like last night.... & I like our chances to hoist the Lombardi.😃

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

2 minutes ago, fergie's ire said:

Agree with most...but the throw to Knox was not a throw away.  I have looked at the replay a lot and Josh floats the ball and it drops to where Knox could grab it. If it's a throwaway, he guns it.  Was really an amazing touch pass.

 

 

Just now, NewEra said:

Definitely intended for knox.  Unreal.  That play was the beginning of a beautiful evening. 

Amazingly, it was a throwaway, per Josh.

 

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/01/16/josh-allen-first-td-pass-was-a-throwaway-i-had-no-idea-dawson-knox-caught-it/

[ddaryl]

Just now, PonyBoy said:

 The Bills play 3 more games like last night.... & I like our chances to hoist the Lombardi.😃

I would say that was a team I expected to see more often this season. The run blocking was impressive... Motor was impressive, Josh was dialed in, and the Defense was solid all the way around

[MasterStrategist]

7 minutes ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

I have never seen anything like it, but I believe the Bills got every single “break” last night. It really felt like a curse was broken. Consider just these plays:

 

1) Allen tries to throw the ball away, yet amazingly Knox catches it for a TD (an extraordinarily difficult catch too).

 

2) McKenzie apparently fumbled the opening kickoff, but it went harmlessly

out of bounds.

 

3) Milano tips a ball, and Wallace makes a diving interception off of it.

 

4) punt hits Neal in the foot, and Hyde was able to not only recover it, but then run it back 50 yards. 

 

5) Doinked in PAT by Bass.
 

6) several wide open patriots just dropped balls. 
 

 

We played a great game in every way. But it was nice to get those good luck bounces for once. 

I was at the game and thinking the exact same thing.  Great post!

 

I'd add the Micah interception, never seen a FS cover that ground and make such a great catch!  Especially after the Pats converted back to back 3rd downs, which were exactly what they did against us in NE to keep the game close.  That definitely was a huge swing in momentum.

 

To clarify #2, they did announce at the game that McKenzie was ruled down by contact on that opening kickoff.

[fergie's ire]

Just now, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

 

Amazingly, it was a throwaway, per Josh.

 

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/01/16/josh-allen-first-td-pass-was-a-throwaway-i-had-no-idea-dawson-knox-caught-it/

Really?!  That is surprising.  It does not look like a throw away at all.

 

[Buffalo Boy]

    Thought this was one of those shade posts on the “ Down low” at first😜

    I can’t state strongly enough that this is the way it ALWAYS seemed to be for the Brady Pats and KC the last two years.

    KC was not getting those bounces a lot this year and suddenly Mahomes looked human.

[Ed_Formerly_of_Roch]

Trying to recall the 4 incompletions he threw, believe all were in the first half;

 

One to Diggs was very low early in the game

 

One to Davis, think he more  dropped, could have should have caught?

 

Don't recall the Sanders miss

 

Don't recall the Singletary miss?

[May Day 10]

If Jackson only held onto that interception 

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

2 minutes ago, MasterStrategist said:

I was at the game and thinking the exact same thing.  Great post!

 

I'd add the Micah interception, never seen a FS cover that ground and make such a great catch!  Especially after the Pats converted back to back 3rd downs, which were exactly what they did against us in NE to keep the game close.  That definitely was a huge swing in momentum.

 

To clarify #2, they did announce at the game that McKenzie was ruled down by contact on that opening kickoff.

Agreed re that Hyde interception. 
 

Re the McKenzie fumble, the CBS broadcast was hopeless. They didn’t tell us anything about that or many other plays. Very few replays. A few times they were late even telling us about a penalty. 

[NewEra]

5 minutes ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

 

Amazingly, it was a throwaway, per Josh.

 

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/01/16/josh-allen-first-td-pass-was-a-throwaway-i-had-no-idea-dawson-knox-caught-it/

Lol.  I stand corrected!  Haven’t watched the any lost game Ints yet

[Buffalo Boy]

49 minutes ago, Ed_Formerly_of_Roch said:

Trying to recall the 4 incompletions he threw, believe all were in the first half;

 

One to Diggs was very low early in the game

 

One to Davis, think he more  dropped, could have should have caught?

 

Don't recall the Sanders miss

 

Don't recall the Singletary miss?

I’m rewatching the first half right now. Josh intentionally puts one into the turf in front of Beasely on the first drive in triple coverage.

 

Tipped ball at the line at three minute mark in first quarter.

 

Diggs drops a low one two plays later

 

High and behind Davis with a lot of zip at the 13:20 mark in the 3 rd

Edited January 16, 2022 by Buffalo Boy

[PromoTheRobot]

17 minutes ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

I have never seen anything like it, but I believe the Bills got every single “break” last night. It really felt like a curse was broken. Consider just these plays:

 

1) Allen tries to throw the ball away, yet amazingly Knox catches it for a TD (an extraordinarily difficult catch too).

 

2) McKenzie apparently fumbled the opening kickoff, but it went harmlessly

out of bounds.

 

3) Milano tips a ball, and Wallace makes a diving interception off of it.

 

4) punt hits Neal in the foot, and Hyde was able to not only recover it, but then run it back 50 yards. 

 

5) Doinked in PAT by Bass.
 

6) several wide open patriots just dropped balls. 
 

 

We played a great game in every way. But it was nice to get those good luck bounces for once. 

 

Yeah but we missed 2 PATs! Why do the gods hate us so??

[Punching Bag]

13 minutes ago, DJB said:

Do the Pats get a comp pick now because of it? 

 

No the curse is broken.  They LOSE a comp pick now.

[Ralonzo]

6 minutes ago, Ed_Formerly_of_Roch said:

Trying to recall the 4 incompletions he threw, believe all were in the first half;

 

One to Diggs was very low early in the game

 

One to Davis, think he more  dropped, could have should have caught?

 

Don't recall the Sanders miss

 

Don't recall the Singletary miss?

 

1) Diggs throw he bounced it, perhaps intentional, there was coverage on Diggs

2) High and hard, sugar-high throw

3) That's probably the Beasley one which was intentional as a throw away

4) Snap was a bit off, Josh tried to grip and throw in one motion and the placement was bad, low and upfield

 

Davis and Devin were off but could have been caught. Others looked like intentional "move to the next down" throws. Very tidy game.

[Ed_Formerly_of_Roch]

5 minutes ago, Buffalo Boy said:

I’m rewatching the first half right now. Josh intentionally puts one into the turf in front of Beasely on the first drive in triple coverage.

 

Tipped ball at the line at three minute mark in first quarter.

 

So I was looking at the box score and they list Diggs, Davis, Sanders, and Singletary as having one more target than completion.  Beasley is listed as 1 for 1 which could mean that since was tipped wasn't considered a target.  But he was 21 for 25 and those four listed as misses??

[Buffalo Boy]

Just now, Ed_Formerly_of_Roch said:

 

So I was looking at the box score and they list Diggs, Davis, Sanders, and Singletary as having one more target than completion.  Beasley is listed as 1 for 1 which could mean that since was tipped wasn't considered a target.  But he was 21 for 25 and those four listed as misses??

I might be wrong about the first one but the announcer said his name

[Ed_Formerly_of_Roch]

5 minutes ago, Ralonzo said:

 

1) Diggs throw he bounced it, perhaps intentional, there was coverage on Diggs

2) High and hard, sugar-high throw

3) That's probably the Beasley one which was intentional as a throw away

4) Snap was a bit off, Josh tried to grip and throw in one motion and the placement was bad, low and upfield

 

Davis and Devin were off but could have been caught. Others looked like intentional "move to the next down" throws. Very tidy game.

 

But there were only 4 and Beasley wasn't listed in box score as having one, may not have been considered a target, but then numbers don't add up.

 

 

2 minutes ago, Buffalo Boy said:

I might be wrong about the first one but the announcer said his name

 

I'm going completely off the box score and the numbers adding up.

Edited January 16, 2022 by Ed_Formerly_of_Roch

[SoCal Deek]

In general the Bills did get some breaks, but if we’re counting, the pass interference against Levi was cheap. He had a hand on the receivers shoulder and the pass was six feet over their heads. 

[Ralonzo]

3 minutes ago, Ed_Formerly_of_Roch said:

 

But there were only 4 and Beasley wasn't listed in box score as having one, may not have been considered a target, but then numbers don't add up.

Ah I was referencing another post up there about Sanders getting credit for the target but the actual throw iirc was a throw-away skipper toward a triple-covered Beasley (#11 not #1) to avoid the impending sack.

 

Edit: I think there may have been one more that was not officially recorded due to Patriot penalty. Gotta wait for the replay and DVR it.

Edited January 16, 2022 by Ralonzo

[streetkings01]

25 minutes ago, ddaryl said:

I don't think Allen was throwing that football to Knox away. He was just putting it to a place where only Knox could go up and make the grab. Beautiful toss pretty catch IMO

He already admitted after the game he was trying to throw the ball away.

[billsbackto81]

1 minute ago, streetkings01 said:

He already admitted after the game he was trying to throw the ball away.

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/01/16/josh-allen-first-td-pass-was-a-throwaway-i-had-no-idea-dawson-knox-caught-it/

[SCBills]

5 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said:

In general the Bills did get some breaks, but if we’re counting, the pass interference against Levi was cheap. He had a hand on the receivers shoulder and the pass was six feet over their heads. 

Reading commentary elsewhere and the immediate reaction was “here come the refs to save New England” after that PI call. 

[SoCal Deek]

Just now, SCBills said:

Reading commentary elsewhere and the immediate reaction was “here come the refs to save New England” after that PI call. 

Ha! I don’t know if I’d go that far but it did look like they just felt sorry for Mac Jones. 

[RevWarRifleman]

They're playing on such a high level that they're making their own breaks. This team is steam rolling!

[Another Fan]

Yeah I chalked it up to sometimes in life all the hard work you put in clicks now and then.

 

Last nights game was years and years in the making.  

[Buffalo Boy]

16 minutes ago, Ed_Formerly_of_Roch said:

 

But there were only 4 and Beasley wasn't listed in box score as having one, may not have been considered a target, but then numbers don't add up.

 

 

 

I'm going completely off the box score and the numbers adding up.

The major point for me though is :

 

He threw one away on purpose. Excellent decision 

 

He had one tipped at the line

Happens

 

He hit Diggs with a poorly thrown catchable ball two yards past the LOS and Diggs didn’t get it 

Meh

 

 

[SectionC3]

52 minutes ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

I have never seen anything like it, but I believe the Bills got every single “break” last night. It really felt like a curse was broken. Consider just these plays:

 

1) Allen tries to throw the ball away, yet amazingly Knox catches it for a TD (an extraordinarily difficult catch too).

 

2) McKenzie apparently fumbled the opening kickoff, but it went harmlessly

out of bounds.

 

3) Milano tips a ball, and Wallace makes a diving interception off of it.

 

4) punt hits Neal in the foot, and Hyde was able to not only recover it, but then run it back 50 yards. 

 

5) Doinked in PAT by Bass.
 

6) several wide open patriots just dropped balls. 
 

 

We played a great game in every way. But it was nice to get those good luck bounces for once. 

 

The McKenzie thing was definitely down by contact/ground dislodging the ball.  

[Billsfan1972]

Every break is a stretch.  They didn't show the put that Hyde fielded, but i saw the same thing and just a right bounce.  

 

A tripped ball was intercepted, as often they are.  Doinked extra point who cares.

 

And a great catch by Knox, which Allen should just have said nothing 😜.

 

Oh and again NE converting too many 3rd & longs & 4th downs.....

[RobbRiddick]

56 minutes ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

 

 

2) McKenzie apparently fumbled the opening kickoff, but it went harmlessly

out of bounds.

 

 

Somewhere in America Leodis McKelvin was punching himself in the face

[without a drought]

38 minutes ago, Ralonzo said:

 

1) Diggs throw he bounced it, perhaps intentional, there was coverage on Diggs

2) High and hard, sugar-high throw

3) That's probably the Beasley one which was intentional as a throw away

4) Snap was a bit off, Josh tried to grip and throw in one motion and the placement was bad, low and upfield

 

Davis and Devin were off but could have been caught. Others looked like intentional "move to the next down" throws. Very tidy game.

You can't teach accuracy,  we're just gonna have to learn to live with it. 

[Deep Voice]

1 hour ago, Evian said:

Good teams make their own breaks.  

 

YEAH