NFL Week 8: Packers at Bills - post game thread

[jkeerie]

6 minutes ago, CSBill said:

The biggest concern I have in this game was how well the Packers were able to run on us. One game does not make a trend, but it can’t keep happening. 

Jones and Dillon are big backs that are tough to bring down.  Because of Rodgers, you can't keep your safeties up at the risk of him throwing over the top.  In truth, the Packers running the ball played into the Bill's hands as it ate clock.

[K-9]

I’d say a bit of the bye week hangover was evident. Gonna need a solid week of practice and intense focus for a good Jets defense next Sunday. And Josh knows that better than anyone. 

[CincyBillsFan]

2 minutes ago, UKBillFan said:

 

People in the game thread were comparing that second half performance to 2020 Josh but I thought he was better in 2020 than the 2021 regular season.

People in the game thread are usually crazy so there is that.  Allen had a rough 2nd half - it happens.  And when you talk about regular season "2021" are you talking about Allen's games against Washington, TN, Houston, KC, NE, NO, NYJ and others?

 

This game reminded me of the Tampa Bay game last year but the half's were reversed.  In last years game Allen was off in the 1st half but tore it up in the 2nd half. Tonight Allen tore it up in the first half and was off in the 2nd half.

 

 

 

 

[Dr Krentist]

2 minutes ago, Big Turk said:

Milano is like a robot in interviews...you can tell he doesn't like it very much haha

 

He's just there so he doesn't get fined

[smuvtalker]

3 minutes ago, JMM said:

A win is a win. Very ugly,  terrible tacking, old BAD Josh in second half. 

 

To me again, the biggest takeaway is that we need a power RB, that can get tough yards and grind when you need it like in the second half tonight. I really hope Beane can get something done. Probably a pipe dream, but imagine Jacob's on that team.

I respectfully disagree.  I thought BOTH Singletary and Cook played excellent tonight.  They played like the one-two punch this team needs, and if cook continues to develop and grow, our backfield, IMO, is set.  I am so happy Beane didn't just go out there and sign a RB before the trade deadline, or give away precious draft picks.

 

Week after week Motor continues to improve AND impress.  I have ZERO problems with Beane not acquiring another RB to this roster, and rolling with what we have.  

 

It's really a wonderful feeling to play a dreadful entire second half of football and still walk away with a double digit win.  This team is truly something special.

[BRH]

2 minutes ago, TheBrownBear said:

Weird game.  Outgained by 30 yards.  Lost the turnover battle.  GB won TOP 33:30-26:30.  Hard to believe we won by 10 points.

if you watched it, it isn’t really. 

[Big Turk]

4 minutes ago, Joe Ferguson said:

Bills acknowledged it was ugly and they had work to do.
After KC game they also acknowledged they had work to do.

 

Post bye week games can be a little tricky. The fact we are so worried about a team that kind of coasted to a 10 point victory against a desperate team is pretty funny 

[78thealltimegreat]

2 minutes ago, Dan said:

Are Bills fans quickly becoming spoiled?  Don’t score on every drive, don’t put up 40 points... and everyone is unhappy because the win was inly by 10pts and just not as good as it should be.  Wtf.   We won, easily. Enjoy it.

 

The Packers heard all week how bad they were and how the Bills were going to steamroll them. They took it personally and came out and playing for their season and pride.  Bills still easily beat them despite it all.
 

Enjoy the season! 

There are Bills fans on this board that literally treated Kyle Orton better then they treat Allen it’s just something you deal with and yeh Allen’s greatness when he’s off for a quarter makes these people whine like little babies it’s what they do. 

[zow2]

Gotta say that Tonyan OPI felt like a bit of a gift.  That would’ve changed the game.

[YoloinOhio]

 

[WideNine]

This team is so schizophrenic. They can race down the field with huge plays and score, but when they are stopped close they just look out of sync. Dorsey needs to get to work on that. We need to fix our red zone offense and ball security.

 

The Bills have had 12 turnovers in the red zone and have lost 6 of them. That puts us at 6th on the list tied with the Jags and Bears who both have a game on us.

 

For comparison the Eagles currently lead the league with only 2 TOs in the red zone where they have lost 0 of them. There is a reason they have not been beaten and it starts with the fact that they are not beating themselves.

 

 

Edited October 31, 2022 by WideNine

[Big Turk]

15 minutes ago, JMM said:

A win is a win. Very ugly,  terrible tacking, old BAD Josh in second half. 

 

To me again, the biggest takeaway is that we need a power RB, that can get tough yards and grind when you need it like in the second half tonight. I really hope Beane can get something done. Probably a pipe dream, but imagine Jacob's on that team.

 

The Bills are the only team in the NFL to have 100+ yards rushing every game they have played this season.

 

Give it a rest already 

[Nelius]

1 minute ago, BRH said:

As he showed late with no receivers at all to speak of, he’s still Aaron Rodgers.  I was never worried, just slightly annoyed. 
 

We made more than enough plays to win the game.  And won it by two scores. 

He still throws a beautiful ball but who’s he going to throw it too? Beyond that he’s clearly slower. Not just his legs, seems his trigger is slower too so he’s taking more hits, exactly what he doesn’t need as he looks way more frail on top of it all. I think he’s well over the hump.

[TheBrownBear]

Just now, BRH said:

if you watched it, it isn’t really. 

I agree. We dominated that first half.  The final boxscore was surprising is all.

[DapperCam]

4 minutes ago, Dan said:

Are Bills fans quickly becoming spoiled?  Don’t score on every drive, don’t put up 40 points... and everyone is unhappy because the win was inly by 10pts and just not as good as it should be.  Wtf.   We won, easily. Enjoy it.

 

The Packers heard all week how bad they were and how the Bills were going to steamroll them. They took it personally and came out and playing for their season and pride.  Bills still easily beat them despite it all.
 

Enjoy the season! 

Actually the Bills were in the process of steamrolling them and completely lost focus (especially on O). I don’t think GB playing for pride had a lot to do with it.

[What a Tuel]

Just now, zow2 said:

Gotta say that Tonyan OPI felt like a bit of a gift.  That would’ve changed the game.

 

it was a clear push off and the only reason he got separation. Good flag.

[Realist]

Personally, I think Josh got caught up in the physicality and all of the jawing going on and wanted to bury them with a knockout blow. Because of that he got sloppy.

[Bob Chandler's Hands]

27 minutes ago, Turbo44 said:

This is idiotic - hope it’s bad sarcasm

Nope, he's actually an idiot. 

[Big Turk]

1 minute ago, YoloinOhio said:

 

 

What's with the crazy few long beard hairs Von?? Hahaha

[78thealltimegreat]

1 minute ago, WideNine said:

This team is so schizophrenic. They can race down the field with huge plays and score, but when they are stopped close they just look out of sync. Dorsey needs to get to work on that. We need to fix our red zone offense and ball security.

 

The Bills have had 12 turnovers in the red zone and have lost 6 of them. That puts us at 6th on the list tied with the Jags and Bears who both have a game on us.

 

For comparison the Eagles currently lead the league with only 2 TOs in the red zone where they have lost 0 of them. There is a reason they have not been beaten and it starts with the fact that they are not beating themselves.

 

 

Well that and they are playing the easiest schedule in football. Flip the two schedules and the Eagles ain’t undefeated but the Bills would be

[Solomon Grundy]

I believe this is the game that will propel them the rest of the season. They know they let the Packers get under their skin. It won't happen the rest of the season

[Malazan]

a double digit win feels like a loss.. times sure have changed

[UKBillFan]

3 minutes ago, CincyBillsFan said:

People in the game thread are usually crazy so there is that.  Allen had a rough 2nd half - it happens.  And when you talk about regular season "2021" are you talking about Allen's games against Washington, TN, Houston, KC, NE, NO, NYJ and others?

 

This game reminded me of the Tampa Bay game last year but the half's were reversed.  In last years game Allen was off in the 1st half but tore it up in the 2nd half. Tonight Allen tore it up in the first half and was off in the 2nd half.

 

 

 

 

 

More like Pittsburgh, Jacksonville, Indianapolis and New England (OK, wind game).

 

You are right with the second point. Guess it always feels better if the poor performance comes first then improvement follows and that's the memory, rather than good to start with before fading.

[IronyAbounds]

They actually seemed to be on auto pilot a lot in the 2nd half. I don't think they thought GB could come back and they let their concentration slip. Hopefully Poyer is ok. I don't think it's a huge red flag, and perhaps it will be a reminder they have to play the entire game.

[Big Turk]

5 minutes ago, Billznut said:

Yeah we definitely didn’t play a great game. Somewhat disappointing. But Aaron Rodgers got his first ever loss in prime time. Wish we would have covered but still happy. Let’s move on and destroy the Jets 

 

Post bye week victory that was similar to the last 2 years...they are back to their normal routine now for the rest of the year. Let's ride.

[BRH]

Just now, 78thealltimegreat said:

Well that and they are playing the easiest schedule in football. Flip the two schedules and the Eagles ain’t undefeated but the Bills would be

All true, and that is the extent of the thinking I will do on the Eagles until at least February. Perhaps longer. 

[YoloinOhio]

 

[WideNine]

Just now, Realist said:

Personally, I think Josh got caught up in the physicality and all of the jawing going on and wanted to bury them with a knockout blow. Because of that he got sloppy.

 

I think a lot of our guys got caught up in the jawing... the GB secondary was definitely playing that game.

 

 

[Warcodered]

7 minutes ago, Lieutenant Aldo Raine said:

Regardless how ugly, Josh can now cross Green Bay off the teams he hadn’t beaten!

Also gets to talk some ***** to Rodgers that he couldn't before.

[UKBillFan]

Just now, Big Turk said:

 

Post bye week victory that was similar to the last 2 years...they are back to their normal routine now for the rest of the year. Let's ride.

 

The Game That Can't Be Named actually followed the Miami win out of the bye last year.

[Warcodered]

7 minutes ago, Lieutenant Aldo Raine said:

Regardless how ugly, Josh can now cross Green Bay off the teams he hadn’t beaten!

Also gets to talk some ***** to Rodgers that he couldn't before.

[YoloinOhio]

 

[Since1981]

When your team sucks wind 2H but you still win by 10? Super Bowl caliber

[BuffaloRebound]

Just now, DapperCam said:

Actually the Bills were in the process of steamrolling them and completely lost focus (especially on O). I don’t think GB playing for pride had a lot to do with it.

Kind of agree, but Green Bay was getting a lot of pressure on Allen.  Made him uncomfortable and since game was still at hand, Allen was more reluctant to run.  He could’ve had a ton of yards running in 2nd half but smartly didn’t take the bait.  We still won by 10.  

[Warcodered]

Did someone on the NFL network just say that the Dolphins beat the Bills when they were both healthy? Or did I have some sort of stroke?

[GETTOTHE50]

packers play a boring and troll game. after they witnessed the greatness of allen, they thought 'ok lets just play the pass' and thats what they did. all they could do was run, and thats what they dared us to do.

 

made dull second half. they were just dying a slow death

[YoloinOhio]

 

[ColoradoBills]

Just now, UKBillFan said:

 

The Game That Can't Be Named actually followed the Miami win out of the bye last year.

 

That is awesome mate!  Can I use that going forward?

[Big Turk]

1 minute ago, UKBillFan said:

 

The Game That Can't Be Named actually followed the Miami win out of the bye last year.

 

Last year was last year. I don't see that happening with Von here this year.

[Shortchaz]

From an outside perspective, it looks like Rodgers is begrudgingly playing football for this coach. He doesn’t like the philosophy or play calling but he feels trapped. Like a co-worker who says “Just doing my job” when they’re clearly being too rigid in what’s being asked of them out of spite.