How confident are you going into tonight's game?

[Bookie Man]

They only think that worries me is how good the rams have been on opening day. And Buffalo has come out flat a few times past couple of seasons. 

[Patrick Duffy]

2 minutes ago, ßookie_tech said:

They only think that worries me is how good the rams have been on opening day. And Buffalo has come out flat a few times past couple of seasons. 

Buffalo is usually good on opening day. Last season was only opening game they lost in last 3 seasons at least. They won the 1st game in 2019 and 2020

Edited September 8, 2022 by Sheneneh Jenkins

[UKBillFan]

7 minutes ago, Sheneneh Jenkins said:

Buffalo is usually good on opening day. Last season was only opening game they lost in last 3 seasons at least. They won the 1st game in 2019 and 2020

 

Under McDermott:

2017: beat the Jets 21-12

2018: lost to the Ravens 47-3

2019: beat the Jets 17-16

2020: beat the Jets 27-17

2021: lost to the Steelers 23-16

 

If we win tonight it's the first time we've beaten someone other than the Jets in week one under McDermott.

Edited September 8, 2022 by UKBillFan

[HOUSE]

I am very confident the Bills will probably win in a  rout IF they don't lose .

[Simstim]

3 minutes ago, UKBillFan said:

 

Under McDermott:

2017: beat the Jets 21-12

2018: lost to the Ravens 47-3

2019: beat the Jets 17-16

2020: beat the Jets 27-17

2021: lost to the Steelers 23-16

 

If we win tonight it's the first time we've beaten someone other than the Jets in week one under McDermott.

That's good stattage

 

 

[Patrick Duffy]

5 minutes ago, UKBillFan said:

 

Under McDermott:

2017: beat the Jets 21-12

2018: lost to the Ravens 47-3

2019: beat the Jets 17-16

2020: beat the Jets 27-17

2021: lost to the Stealers 23-16

 

If we win tonight it's the first time we've beaten someone other than the Jets in week one under McDermott.

 

Can only play the team that's on the schedule. But still though, I get it being the Jets....I was just pointing out to the poster that said Bills had lost 1st game past couple of seasons that actually were wins

Edited September 8, 2022 by Sheneneh Jenkins

[Greg S]

3 minutes ago, UKBillFan said:

 

Under McDermott:

2017: beat the Jets 21-12

2018: lost to the Ravens 47-3

2019: beat the Jets 17-16

2020: beat the Jets 27-17

2021: lost to the Steelers 23-16

 

If we win tonight it's the first time we've beaten someone other than the Jets in week one under McDermott.

 

Looking at this I want Jets vs Bills week 1 every year

[Airseven]

I bet Bills fall behind early, make it competitive in the second half, and lose a close one. Little confidence in this OL (forcing Allen to press) and even less confidence in this defense...at least for tonight.

[Einstein]

15 minutes ago, ßookie_tech said:

They only think that worries me is how good the rams have been on opening day.

 

Here are the teams the Rams under McVay have beaten to go 5-0 on opening day.

 

2017: 4-12 Colts

2018: 4-12 Raiders

2019: 5-11 Panthers

2020: 6-10 Cowboys

2021: 6-11 Bears

 

[Bookie Man]

13 minutes ago, Sheneneh Jenkins said:

Buffalo is usually good on opening day. Last season was only opening game they lost in last 3 seasons at least. They won the 1st game in 2019 and 2020

Yeah I remember 2020 was an easy win. But the season before they went down like 0-16 vs the jets and had to come back to win 17-16 iirc. 

[DasNootz]

1 hour ago, Gugny said:

A week ago, I was nearly certain the Bills are going to lose this game.

 

A couple days ago, I was fairly confident the Bills are going to win this game.

 

In a few hours, I'll have the Bills winning by 8.

 

By 7pm ET tonight, I'll be predicting a 2-score win for the Bills.

This is my weekly cycle for the next 5+ months.

[frostbitmic]

Cakewalk *****

[YoloinOhio]

23 minutes ago, ßookie_tech said:

They only think that worries me is how good the rams have been on opening day. And Buffalo has come out flat a few times past couple of seasons. 

The Rams played the Bears in week 1 last year come on now 

[Negan]

The Titans crushed this Rams team last year.  

 

Bills by 40

[Beck Water]

12 minutes ago, UKBillFan said:

 

Under McDermott:

2017: beat the Jets 21-12

2018: lost to the Ravens 47-3

2019: beat the Jets 17-16

2020: beat the Jets 27-17

2021: lost to the Steelers 23-16

 

If we win tonight it's the first time we've beaten someone other than the Jets in week one under McDermott.

 

Erm....you can only beat the teams you play.  3 of McDermott's 5 years, we've played the Jets.

2018, was the famous "Peterman is our starting QB" game.   We had no OL and no run game, and the Ravens treated that situation as it deserved.

 

I grant you last year.  Last year opening day was a debacle.  Our offense was ill-prepared for what the Pittsburgh D showed us.  Our defense did its job, and we quite possibly came within a blocked punt of pulling it off anyway.

 

Either McDermott took that to heart and has the team dialed in and ready to come to work, or not. 

 

I do think that the changes on DL and the change at OC help the Bills, because it's going to be harder for McVay and his staff to study and sort the Bills tendencies there.  On the other hand, the Rams should be intimately familiar with Kromer's blocking schemes, so that ought to help defend against them.

[26TrapDraw]

My only question mark is the CBs. We are solid everywhere else. The o line will have a belly full of AD but we should pull it out. Bills 34 Rams 24.

[Beck Water]

14 minutes ago, Einstein said:

 

Here are the teams the Rams under McVay have beaten to go 5-0 on opening day.

 

2017: 4-12 Colts

2018: 4-12 Raiders

2019: 5-11 Panthers

2020: 6-10 Cowboys

2021: 6-11 Bears

 

 

Good stattage 😇

[Scott7975]

30 minutes ago, ßookie_tech said:

They only think that worries me is how good the rams have been on opening day. And Buffalo has come out flat a few times past couple of seasons. 

 

Last year they beat the Cowboys 20-17 on opening day.

[julian]

18 minutes ago, Einstein said:

 

Here are the teams the Rams under McVay have beaten to go 5-0 on opening day.

 

2017: 4-12 Colts

2018: 4-12 Raiders

2019: 5-11 Panthers

2020: 6-10 Cowboys

2021: 6-11 Bears

 

Yeah they haven’t faced an animal like Allen in week 1 , should be a great game

[Einstein]

8 minutes ago, Scott7975 said:

 

Last year they beat the Cowboys 20-17 on opening day.

 

Bears

[PrimeTime101]

I will put myself out there as very confident. I think we have young talented CB's that even post tre will change how we play defense. I think the media has been way to hard on Elam especially and they are going to shine.

 

Now we are playing the word champs but this year we have a dude named vod who has helped us on both sides of the line. Rams never get within a TD of us until the last drive. cook is going to show us why he was drafted earlier This game is going to be fun to watch... let the dogs play with the squeaky toys cause this game does not get squeaky close.

[Scott7975]

4 minutes ago, Einstein said:

 

Bears

meh i just googled the schedule.  Probably gave me 2020 instead of 2021

 

[Bookie Man]

I guess I'm just saying the Rams have won 5 straight week 1 games. KC is only team ahead them winning like 7 or 8 straight. Not overly concerned, but it was something that caught my attention and we laid a week 1 egg last year. I still put $ on Bills 😎

[damj]

If both Teams play bring their A-game ... 

 

 

... though the last coin flip that mattered didn't go so well for us.

[SirAndrew]

Unsure, it doesn’t change my high hopes for the season. It’s just the fact these opening night games can be weird. 

[RuffMuff]

Bills by 10.

[Aesop]

I'm confident that it will be a great game.

[longtimebillsfan]

1 hour ago, The Red King said:

I'm confident.  Just *really* hoping McD and Dorsey have the stones to cut Allen loose.  He scourged the Pats in the Wild Card game, and once we were down late enough against KC they stopped playing conservative against the Chiefs and Allen shredded them as well, from that point on.  If they don't play conservative on offense, I think the Bills put up a ton of points, and I don't think the Rams, even as good as they are, can keep up.

 

Biggest question for me is our D.  The pass rush has been good at putting pressure on the QB, but have not been quick enough getting there when needed (ref: KC game last year).  We need to get good pressure tonight or we could be in trouble defensively.  This is where we see what Von Miller's got, and how much he helps not only by being him, but in what he's taught our other pass rushers.

 

But yeah, just remembering Allen's performance in the playoffs, I'm confident.

Good points, but keep in mind those "slow" d-linemen are no longer in a Bills uniform (Hughes and Addison)

[DrDawkinstein]

12 minutes ago, SirAndrew said:

Unsure, it doesn’t change my high hopes for the season. It’s just the fact these opening night games can be weird. 

 

Same. I'm confident we'll be making a run at the Super Bowl, one way or another. I'm confident we are the better team on paper tonight.

 

But opening night... Hyped up in LA... And we dont have the best opening track record... Plus, anything can happen with these weird games.

 

My heart says Bills by a Billion. But my brain says 50/50.

[Sestak4ever]

I was sure we would beat the Steelers in the opener last year by 21 points. So I’m a little hesitant but I believe we are the better team and need to send a message to the rest of the league that we are in fact the best team. Go Bills!!🏈🍻

[Kornfed]

Since going through the SB years I try not to care too much...  But that's BS because I do. .... Is it too early to start drinking heavily ?? .... Holy ***** this is awesome!!!

 

[RiotAct]

I’ll have whatever the “Very confident” and “Not confident” voters are smoking.

[MarlinTheMagician]

Bills by six

 

[Rc2catch]

Week 1 is always too unpredictable. Being the first prime time game against the super bowl champs and all the hype surrounding both teams.. I expect buffalo to show up and play a solid game, but I can see LA possibly dominating the trenches in this one and grinding out an ugly win. The homer in me expects a just savage pass rush terrorizing Stafford all night and Allen scorching Ramsey for 3-4 touchdowns in a blowout though 

[SoMAn]

The Bills have an O-line that’s never played together as a unit, a new offensive coordinator, an average CB and a rookie (or 2) covering top tier WRs. And the starters barely played in preseason. 
I think they’ll start just as they did 2021. They’re being overhyped and have to be brought down to Earth. I think the defending champs have the edge. 
Would love nothing more than to be wrong. 
Should be close. 

[ytownblofan]

17 minutes ago, SoMAn said:

The Bills have an O-line that’s never played together as a unit, a new offensive coordinator, an average CB and a rookie (or 2) covering top tier WRs. And the starters barely played in preseason. 
I think they’ll start just as they did 2021. They’re being overhyped and have to be brought down to Earth. I think the defending champs have the edge. 
Would love nothing more than to be wrong. 
Should be close. 

 

Conversely, the Rams have an O-line that's never played together as a unit, a new offensive coordinator (yes, I know McVay runs the O), a star CB coming off of shoulder surgery and has yet to test it against contact, a QB with potential elbow issues, and their starters haven't played at all during preseason. 

 

I think its going to be a shootout

[BillsSbSoon]

Nervous as hell. Im sure the rams are pissed they are the Vegas underdogs. I think a lot of bills fans are going to panic if we don’t win tonight and they shouldnt. However I dont think this league has an answer for Josh allen. Bills 31-27 rams score late make it look closer.

[Pokebball]

2 hours ago, BillsBytheBay said:

we need to make sure our young defensive backs get help. if we support them, I think we win a high scoring game.

  but I voted confident. they are the defending Super Bowl champions.

I've liked what I've seen from our young backs. They've not shied away from playing physical. Not being the veteran will probably cost them some PI flags that veteran DBs wouldn't get.

[716er]

[Merle]

I think it's 50/50, and won't be surprised (or heart-broken) if the Rams win.   As long as we don't have any major injuries tonight in what I see as basically another "preseason game", I still have high hopes for the season no matter what happens tonight.   In fact, if the Bills do lose this one, I think it might actually help them focus even more on the rest of the season, especially when they start playing AFC opponents.