TC in St. Louis Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 When the Bills beat the Raiders 51-3, they were on top of the world. They were cocky and had perhaps too much swagger. They only had a week to prepare for the Super Bowl, and they allegedly took a lot of that time having fun and going to parties. We know what happened. I'm confident that the Bills have already moved past the Patriots game....as great as that was, that means very little when it comes to the next opponent. They will have to work their tails off and be humble. They played a perfect game, just like the Oakland AFC Championship game, but they need to be careful not to get wrapped up in reading how great they were last Saturday. Right now that game means nothing. Of course, in the history of the franchise, it was as sweet as it gets. Get ready, boys. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills fan since 87 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 They were LA then 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Ferguson Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 If Bills lose, then they don't deserve the trophy. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 2019, we lost in the Wild Card Round. 2020, we won 2 playoff games…2 game improvement. Guess what happens if we have a 2 game improvement in the playoffs this year? 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lieutenant Aldo Raine Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 (edited) 21 minutes ago, Joe Ferguson said: If Bills lose, then they don't deserve the trophy. POST OF THE YEAR!!!! sarc Edited January 19, 2022 by Lieutenant Aldo Raine 1 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 (edited) I guess maybe write the Bills a letter...........there isn't anything we can do about their focus here. Floating it out there against THIS hated opponent feels goofily superstitious/fatalistic. Remember that those 1990 season Bills were the largest favorite in SB history going into SB XXV.............everyone had assumed that advancing to the SB would mean playing the two-time defending SB champion 49ers so when the seemingly low-powered Giants upset them and became the opponent there was an almost natural let down to boot. This is different..........the Bills are a road underdog playing the AFC SB favorite..........the team that was the Vegas favorite to win this year's SB already just moments after they lost the last one..........and most importantly, the team that knocked them out of the playoffs last year. The potential for a let down would probably be an AFC title game against the Bengals.......I'll take my chances against a young, inexperienced roster playing at Buffalo though..............and even the Titans should bring out the vengeance in the Bills in the next round. I love this matchup for the same reason I loved drawing the Patriots.........the potential for let down is low and the sweetness of victory could be astronomical. Edited January 19, 2022 by BADOLBILZ 5 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LABILLBACKER Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Josh and especially Stefon will not let that locker room forget how they felt after the afcc game. They will be focused and ready. And no one is expecting a perfect game. Both sides will make mistakes. The Bills will prevail by a slim margin. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybrew1 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 I was just thinking. We're going to have to rename more streets. We need an intersection of Poyer and Hyde.... Go Bills! 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dablitzkrieg Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 1 hour ago, Joe Ferguson said: If Bills lose, then they don't deserve the trophy. Amazing insight here boys 👏 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 30 minutes ago, BADOLBILZ said: I guess maybe write the Bills a letter...........there isn't anything we can do about their focus here. Floating it out there against THIS hated opponent feels goofily superstitious/fatalistic. Remember that those 1990 season Bills were the largest favorite in SB history going into SB XXV.............everyone had assumed that advancing to the SB would mean playing the two-time defending SB champion 49ers so when the seemingly low-powered Giants upset them and became the opponent there was an almost natural let down to boot. This is different..........the Bills are a road underdog playing the AFC SB favorite..........the team that was the Vegas favorite to win this year's SB already just moments after they lost the last one..........and most importantly, the team that knocked them out of the playoffs last year. The potential for a let down would probably be an AFC title game against the Bengals.......I'll take my chances against a young, inexperienced roster playing at Buffalo though..............and even the Titans should bring out the vengeance in the Bills in the next round. I love this matchup for the same reason I loved drawing the Patriots.........the potential for let down is low and the sweetness of victory could be astronomical. 100% this. Every day for the past year this entire franchise has been focused on getting back to this moment and a post season face off with the Chiefs. The idea that the Bills are sleep walking into a return trip to Arrowhead because they won a wild card game is just preposterous. 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC in St. Louis Posted January 19, 2022 Author Share Posted January 19, 2022 51 minutes ago, Jauronimo said: 100% this. Every day for the past year this entire franchise has been focused on getting back to this moment and a post season face off with the Chiefs. The idea that the Bills are sleep walking into a return trip to Arrowhead because they won a wild card game is just preposterous. That was my hope; they will see this as just winning a wild card game. It was probably a bigger game, emotionally, for the fans than the team. Next!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceVilanch Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 2 hours ago, Joe Ferguson said: If Bills lose, then they don't deserve the trophy. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah John Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 3 hours ago, billybrew1 said: I was just thinking. We're going to have to rename more streets. We need an intersection of Poyer and Hyde.... Go Bills! Bad idea. They'd have to put up a brick wall so nothing could get by. 4 hours ago, TC in St. Louis said: When the Bills beat the Raiders 51-3, they were on top of the world. They were cocky and had perhaps too much swagger. They only had a week to prepare for the Super Bowl, and they allegedly took a lot of that time having fun and going to parties. We know what happened. I'm confident that the Bills have already moved past the Patriots game....as great as that was, that means very little when it comes to the next opponent. They will have to work their tails off and be humble. They played a perfect game, just like the Oakland AFC Championship game, but they need to be careful not to get wrapped up in reading how great they were last Saturday. Right now that game means nothing. Of course, in the history of the franchise, it was as sweet as it gets. Get ready, boys. Most of the team wasn't even born when Parcells/Belichick beat that earlier team. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xwnyer Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 6 hours ago, TC in St. Louis said: When the Bills beat the Raiders 51-3, they were on top of the world. They were cocky and had perhaps too much swagger. They only had a week to prepare for the Super Bowl, and they allegedly took a lot of that time having fun and going to parties. We know what happened. I'm confident that the Bills have already moved past the Patriots game....as great as that was, that means very little when it comes to the next opponent. They will have to work their tails off and be humble. They played a perfect game, just like the Oakland AFC Championship game, but they need to be careful not to get wrapped up in reading how great they were last Saturday. Right now that game means nothing. Of course, in the history of the franchise, it was as sweet as it gets. Get ready, boys. We got beat by the cheater coach. Recall how many defenders would go down on field have to be almost carried off only to return a play or two later. This is how BB slowed the K Gun. Plus that team partied like crazy before the SB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Behindenemylines Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 7 hours ago, Joe Ferguson said: If Bills lose, then they don't deserve the trophy. And without air, we can’t breathe. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Ballin Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Uhh no. As a fan base, we're not looking passed the Chiefs. We need to get the win in order to get to the AFC Title game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Why why why? this 💩 isn’t needed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSE Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Do we get a trophy for beating the Chiefs?? just asking.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All_Pro_Bills Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 This version of the Bills will not lose because they took the Chiefs lightly or were over-confident. This team appears to be driven. Lots of guys with chips on their shoulders, real or imaginary out to prove everybody wrong and to tell their detractors to shove it. Like Allen, the QB that would never be a franchise type player and Diggs the WR that was a locker room problem and bad teammate. They put away the Patriots so just check off one item on the to-do list. Next checkbox is the Chiefs in the playoffs. Its been said Beane has built the roster to beat the Chiefs. Well this is it right here. I'm pretty confident they got it going on for Sunday. I think the Chiefs bring it too but the Bills are peaking at the right time here. Its no runaway but the Bills live to play another week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsPride12 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 I'm not worried about this Bills team losing focus. McDermott, Josh Allen and company are all business. The Super Bowl era Bills teams had a ton of partiers on them. Apples to Oranges comparison. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Fan Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 8 hours ago, TC in St. Louis said: When the Bills beat the Raiders 51-3, they were on top of the world. They were cocky and had perhaps too much swagger. They only had a week to prepare for the Super Bowl, and they allegedly took a lot of that time having fun and going to parties. We know what happened. I'm confident that the Bills have already moved past the Patriots game....as great as that was, that means very little when it comes to the next opponent. They will have to work their tails off and be humble. They played a perfect game, just like the Oakland AFC Championship game, but they need to be careful not to get wrapped up in reading how great they were last Saturday. Right now that game means nothing. Of course, in the history of the franchise, it was as sweet as it gets. Get ready, boys. The one thing I would say, in the 51-3 game the only thing that went wrong was Norwood missing a FG wide right And well what looks like what maybe a very close game….. Bass should spend a lot of time on the extra points this week. Haha. Kidding but being serious there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihilarian Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 First off, it's only natural for a team that just played a "perfect" game against a hated division rival...blow them out in a playoff game (30 point differential) to have a let down. That Buffalo Bills stadium was "crazy town happy" that Saturday night. This let down could happen on so many levels. That was against the #2 defense in the NFL too. The main let down in thinking that they are so good... that all they need to do is show up and they win! That 1990 Bills team overlooked the fact that the NY Giants had just beaten a prolific 14-2 49er offense 15-13! Next, beating the Chiefs at Arrowhead will be a daunting task as KC scored on 6 drives...42 points against the Steelers defense! Yes, I know...Pittsburgh was 9-7-1 with the 20th ranked defense. Still, they saw what Buffalo did and wanted to show them that they are still an offensive powerhouse...and they are! On another note, I can recall back in the 90s, then Chiefs HC Marty Schottenheimer whining that the AFC Championship game should be moved to a neutral site. A playoff game in Buffalo was just to much of a challenge for any team. That crying went nowhere. Gotta remember...these Chiefs play dirty...they hold like crazy...remember Tony Romo calling the Chiefs defense "sticky" in last years Champ game? Their O line was holding, their DBs were holding and meanwhile the Buffalo Bills were playing clean and getting toasted for it. My hope is the Bills re-watch last years super bowl game in which the Bucs defense destroyed the Chiefs and had Mahomes running for his life! They held that vaunted KC offense to three field goals, 31-9. Buffalo needs to figure a way to copy that spectacular Tampa Bay performance. I also think that Tom Brady being Brady... spoke to the refs before the game and told them to watch out for all the holding the Chiefs do. Chiefs were flagged 11 times for 120 yards. The very first series the Chiefs were flagged for holding. On an even field... the Chiefs were smoked! Lastly, nobody should be over confidant that this game is a win either way. It should be a war! Kinda wish the Bills had Tre for this one...That #1 defense is about to be tested big time. Just think, the Bengals or Titans are so happy that they won't need to face both the Bills and the Chiefs as one will get knocked out after this game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan1959 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 8 hours ago, BADOLBILZ said: I guess maybe write the Bills a letter...........there isn't anything we can do about their focus here. Floating it out there against THIS hated opponent feels goofily superstitious/fatalistic. Remember that those 1990 season Bills were the largest favorite in SB history going into SB XXV.............everyone had assumed that advancing to the SB would mean playing the two-time defending SB champion 49ers so when the seemingly low-powered Giants upset them and became the opponent there was an almost natural let down to boot. This is different..........the Bills are a road underdog playing the AFC SB favorite..........the team that was the Vegas favorite to win this year's SB already just moments after they lost the last one..........and most importantly, the team that knocked them out of the playoffs last year. The potential for a let down would probably be an AFC title game against the Bengals.......I'll take my chances against a young, inexperienced roster playing at Buffalo though..............and even the Titans should bring out the vengeance in the Bills in the next round. I love this matchup for the same reason I loved drawing the Patriots.........the potential for let down is low and the sweetness of victory could be astronomical. Absolutely right. These are the two best teams in the AFC and the matchup most anticipated when the year began. The are each healthy and playing well. The Bills have understood since the end of last season that their path to the SB, this year and for the foreseeable future, was probably going to involve getting past the Chiefs. I don't think getting caught up in the press clippings from their performance last week or a lack of focus in any way is an issue here. I feel good about this team and I am looking forward to this matchup. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Deek Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 The timing of this thread is a bit odd. There’s ZERO possibility that the Bills are looking past the Chiefs on Sunday night. So can we save the ‘looking past’ threads until next week when we host the Bengals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihilarian Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 24 minutes ago, Another Fan said: The one thing I would say, in the 51-3 game the only thing that went wrong was Norwood missing a FG wide right And well what looks like what maybe a very close game….. Bass should spend a lot of time on the extra points this week. Haha. Kidding but being serious there So many things wrong in that SB IMO. The Bills didn't run Thurman nearly enough from the start! 15 carries for the guy that got them that far was almost criminal. The Bills ran more then they threw it in those days, 425 pass attempts vs 479 run attempts. That Norwood 47 yard FG was on grass shouldn't have even been attempted in knowing that Norwood kicked poorly on grass and his leg was weak. 47 yards for him would be like a 60 yarder for Bass. 8 seconds left they should have tried one more pass to the sideline. That Buffalo defense was built to speed rush the passer... but lame as heck in stopping the run. NY Giants Time of Possession 40:33 vs 19:27 for Buffalo. Geez, change up the players to stop the run. The Giants didn't have Phil Simms who was injured, as their backup QB was playing, force them to pass. The fact that Bruce Smith had his hand on the Giants QB's wrist with the ball in his hand... in the end zone. Thought for certain that would have been a Buffalo TD. Simply out coached. It's like nobody on the Buffalo staff watched film on the Giants. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihilarian Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 8 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said: The timing of this thread is a bit odd. There’s ZERO possibility that the Bills are looking past the Chiefs on Sunday night. So can we save the ‘looking past’ threads until next week when we host the Bengals? Man, I sure hope the Bills coaches, players don't have this much over confidence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Deek Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 3 minutes ago, Nihilarian said: Man, I sure hope the Bills coaches, players don't have this much over confidence. Over confidence in the Bengals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern_Bills Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 1 hour ago, HOUSE said: Do we get a trophy for beating the Chiefs?? just asking.... That would be a hard no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zow2 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 I kept hearing all year that the Bills we're built to beat the Chiefs. Well, here we are. Beat the Chiefs. Then don't get cocky and beat the Bengals/Titans. McDermott always talks about staying "humble and hungry". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC in St. Louis Posted January 19, 2022 Author Share Posted January 19, 2022 I think this week's game is a better matchup than anything remaining in the playoffs, including the Super Bowl. My original post was a reminder, maybe more to us than them. In the post game interview Josh seemed to already have the right mindset....this game is over, and now we have to get to work on the next game......whoever it is. He is the leader of this team, and I believe he will help move the Pats game into the rearview, and push toward this week's game. Nobody is going to crown us for beating the Chiefs. It's not the Super Bowl. But in 1980 the USA Men's Hockey Team beat the Russians, and that's what we all remember and celebrate. That was not for the Gold. They had another game to play, against Finland. Which they won, but nobody remembers that game. Here I am making too big a deal over one game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris heff Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 2 hours ago, HOUSE said: Do we get a trophy for beating the Chiefs?? just asking.... Yes I’m going to send you a trophy if the Bills beat the Chiefs, however to verify your identity I’ll need bank account number and pin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconator Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 2 hours ago, HOUSE said: Do we get a trophy for beating the Chiefs?? just asking.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnNord Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 10 hours ago, TC in St. Louis said: When the Bills beat the Raiders 51-3, they were on top of the world. They were cocky and had perhaps too much swagger. They only had a week to prepare for the Super Bowl, and they allegedly took a lot of that time having fun and going to parties. We know what happened. I'm confident that the Bills have already moved past the Patriots game....as great as that was, that means very little when it comes to the next opponent. They will have to work their tails off and be humble. They played a perfect game, just like the Oakland AFC Championship game, but they need to be careful not to get wrapped up in reading how great they were last Saturday. Right now that game means nothing. Of course, in the history of the franchise, it was as sweet as it gets. Get ready, boys. The only similarity I can find between the two is that they were lopsided victories in the playoffs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livinginthepast Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 58 minutes ago, Nihilarian said: So many things wrong in that SB IMO. The Bills didn't run Thurman nearly enough from the start! 15 carries for the guy that got them that far was almost criminal. The Bills ran more then they threw it in those days, 425 pass attempts vs 479 run attempts. That Norwood 47 yard FG was on grass shouldn't have even been attempted in knowing that Norwood kicked poorly on grass and his leg was weak. 47 yards for him would be like a 60 yarder for Bass. 8 seconds left they should have tried one more pass to the sideline. That Buffalo defense was built to speed rush the passer... but lame as heck in stopping the run. NY Giants Time of Possession 40:33 vs 19:27 for Buffalo. Geez, change up the players to stop the run. The Giants didn't have Phil Simms who was injured, as their backup QB was playing, force them to pass. The fact that Bruce Smith had his hand on the Giants QB's wrist with the ball in his hand... in the end zone. Thought for certain that would have been a Buffalo TD. Simply out coached. It's like nobody on the Buffalo staff watched film on the Giants. You can really go insane rethinking that game and what a huge opportunity the Bills choked away. If anything it should have resembled one of those 80s SB blowouts with the Giants getting pummeled but everything that could have gone wrong for the Bills did. That 3rd quarter where the Bills couldnt get the Giants offense off the field was the most excruciating 15 mins of football I have ever watched! The feeling after the Saturdays game was eerily similar to after the Raiders game so I totally get the OP's concern. The good news is that these Bills are a lot more dialed in and party a lot less than the 90s team. Current coaching staff is also way better prepared than Marv and the gang. Now its time for this team to play to their potential and keep it going right to the end! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillyG Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 A large portion of the current Bills roster wasn't even born yet when 51-3 happened. Have a great day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinky finger Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 40 minutes ago, ScottLaw said: My only caution for this game is the Bills are 0-5 in one score games all year… figure this game will be close so I hope they can finally find a way to win a close one. Worry, not. 36-27 is two scores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billsfan1972 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 A lot of things happened that Superbowl game and just downright bad luck kept the Bills from the win. The one week between the 51-3 win and SB was the biggest detriment and the Giants were ready and knew what to expect & the Bills were not. The week is too hectic and too much going on the Bills had too much fun. Everything was just off that game and really they easily should have been 10-20 yards closer for the attempt, but lousy time management that last drive. Add to that how the Giants seem to convert every big play. End of the day I don't compare the Chiefs game to the SB game 30+ years ago. Other things to worry about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Behindenemylines Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 8 hours ago, Draconator said: Didnt they find this in the endzone at the game last weekend? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FilthyBeast Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 19 hours ago, TC in St. Louis said: When the Bills beat the Raiders 51-3, they were on top of the world. They were cocky and had perhaps too much swagger. They only had a week to prepare for the Super Bowl, and they allegedly took a lot of that time having fun and going to parties. We know what happened. I'm confident that the Bills have already moved past the Patriots game....as great as that was, that means very little when it comes to the next opponent. They will have to work their tails off and be humble. They played a perfect game, just like the Oakland AFC Championship game, but they need to be careful not to get wrapped up in reading how great they were last Saturday. Right now that game means nothing. Of course, in the history of the franchise, it was as sweet as it gets. Get ready, boys. I'll never forgot that year and that team was certainly the best of all the 90's SB teams. The rest were obviously great too but nowhere close the NFC counterparts in the SB which is why losing to an vastly inferior Giants team that they should have put away by halftime still stings over 30 years later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_In_NH Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 The difference is the Bills we’re better than the Giants and it was not close. They had a backup QB in there. The Bills were not disciplined Super Bowl week. It was a party to them. This Chiefs team is worthy. They are the home favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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