Bills at jets monday opener ESPN/ABC on week 1

[SoCal Deek]

The Bills wandered in the NFL desert for almost twenty years. Oh how the faithful have forgotten. Nobody cared and nobody around the country wanted to watch them…except maybe for a good chuckle. During those two decades Bills fans routinely complained about the lack of prime time exposure. Enjoy it while it’s here! It will NOT last forever. 
Go Bills

[BillsFan130]

24 minutes ago, eball said:

We waited for two decades to have a relevant franchise, and now that they are "must see TV" and play in prime time those same fans cry about the games not being on Sunday at 1 pm.

 

This **** place never ceases to amaze me.

 

Are the games past your bedtime?  You don't like being the only show in town?

 

This is a friggin' GREAT opener and I can't wait.

 

Maybe some of us just prefer Sunday football at 1? Lol.

 

Love that the Bills are a great relevant franchise and I understand the more relevant we are, the more prime time we get.

 

But I do prefer watching football at 1 in my personal opinion.
 

Is that ok with you sir? Haha

[SoMAn]

What kind of blows is that there are 8 NFL weeks between September and October. That’s the window for prime weather for fans attending games in Orchard Park. But, it’s likely or known that 3 of those weeks will be in NJ, London, and a bye. 
I’m betting that there won’t be more than 3 home games in OP before the cold winds of November hit WNY.

just like last years. It would be nice if the Bills could get 5 games at home during that stretch. 

I don’t buy the belief of cold weather advantage too much. We barely scraped by the Dolphins at home. Same with the Shady McCoy game in 2 feet of snow a few years ago against a dome team. Nearly lost that one. The Patriots beat us at home in cold and wind conditions. 
My one wish is that the Miami game is a late start or night game or at least late in the season.  
That disadvantage created with direct sun in tropical conditions is dangerous. Sadly, it’ll take another Hamlin-like situation before the NFL addresses the health risks.  
 

 

[Warriorspikes51]

1 minute ago, SoMAn said:

What kind of blows is that there are 8 NFL weeks between September and October. That’s the window for prime weather for fans attending games in Orchard Park. But, it’s likely or known that 3 of those weeks will be in NJ, London, and a bye. 
I’m betting that there won’t be more than 3 home games in OP before the cold winds of November hit WNY.

just like last years. It would be nice if the Bills could get 5 games at home during that stretch. 

I don’t buy the belief of cold weather advantage too much. We barely scraped by the Dolphins at home. Same with the Shady McCoy game in 2 feet of snow a few years ago against a dome team. Nearly lost that one. The Patriots beat us at home in cold and wind conditions. 
My one wish is that the Miami game is a late start or night game or at least late in the season.  
That disadvantage created with direct sun in tropical conditions is dangerous. Sadly, it’ll take another Hamlin-like situation before the NFL addresses the health risks.  
 

 

I thought Mike North made some comments hinting at more home games early for the Bills 

[eball]

1 minute ago, BillsFan130 said:

Maybe some of us just prefer Sunday football at 1? Lol.

 

Love that the Bills are a great relevant franchise and I understand the more relevant we are, the more prime time we get.

 

But I do prefer watching football at 1 in my personal opinion.
 

Is that ok with you sir? Haha

 

LOL of course it's ok.  When the Bills aren't playing Sundays at 1 pm it actually frees me up, though.  If I want to watch football I can (Red Zone, flipping around to different games) but while the weather is nice I can also go golfing without worrying about missing our game.

 

To each his own.  I love prime time games.

 

[PBF81]

1 hour ago, OZBILLS said:

How the hell can I swing this trip

 

Not sure from what angle you mean, but so much for my thinking that tix might not be too unreasonable for this game.  LOL  

 

It was one of the road games I was hoping to attend.  

 

 

[Gregg]

The past couple of years the crowd at MetLife was about 50/50. Lots of blue in the stands. I don't think that will be the case this year.

[BillsFan130]

2 minutes ago, eball said:

 

LOL of course it's ok.  When the Bills aren't playing Sundays at 1 pm it actually frees me up, though.  If I want to watch football I can (Red Zone, flipping around to different games) but while the weather is nice I can also go golfing without worrying about missing our game.

 

To each his own.  I love prime time games.

 

Those are fair points buddy 

[JerseyBills]

Didn't want to start a thread but this is high praise and I completely agree Shakir is going to explode

 

 

[The Jokeman]

I like in that rather see the Jets before Rogers gets settled in the offense etc. 

[MikePJ76]

I'm not a fan of this.  How they will run the offense in NY is a complete mystery.  I would have liked to not play the jets until a month or so into the season so buffalo would have something to study and have an idea of what the Jets are doing on offense. 

 

I guess the flip side is that they will have limited time together at this point and may have some quirks to work out.  Also its nice to get a difficult road game out of the way early in the year.

[corta765]

27 minutes ago, Realist said:

I know it sucks being good

Legit kinda does. Not good when I’m longing for the drought days schedule wise lol

[zevo]

oh man is it going to be Nice to smack the jets off their hopeful Super Bowl perch in week 1 on national tv.

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

20 minutes ago, Bob Jones said:

LMAO...actually, it IS past my bedtime, as I have to wake up at 5:30a every morning, but I'll take a late afternoon nap and load up on the caffeine to stay awake til 11:30 p, same thing I did last year about 4-5 times!

 

I also agree that it *should* be a great opener. This nonsense about Rogers and his receivers not being in sync is just that...nonsense. I have no doubt that the Jets receivers will have no problem catching balls that are "right on the money."  Bills D needs to be TOTALLY different than they showed at the end of last year, or else AR will put up 35+ points on them.

5:30? Amateur

 

[DrDawkinstein]

On one hand, as an out-of-towner, more Prime Time games means I dont have to buy any packages or even pirate games. And I do appreciate the Bills getting all the love and respect.

 

On the other hand, Sunday 1pm is truly prime football time. Dont have to stay up late, not interrupting the week's routine, easier to get to games in-person. And my kid gets to see the games since it isnt past her bedtime like SNF/MNF/TNF.

 

I prefer them all Sunday 1pm, but I wont complain about being one of the top teams people want to see on the national stage.

 

Looking forward to crushing the Jets and ending all this offseason hype right away.

Edited May 11, 2023 by DrDawkinstein

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

11 minutes ago, PBF81 said:

 

Not sure from what angle you mean, but so much for my thinking that tix might not be too unreasonable for this game.  LOL  

 

It was one of the road games I was hoping to attend.  

 

 

My Dude, the hype level for Jets fans with Rodgers is going to be thru the roof...as will the ticket prices be.

 

[NewEra]

42 minutes ago, eball said:

We waited for two decades to have a relevant franchise, and now that they are "must see TV" and play in prime time those same fans cry about the games not being on Sunday at 1 pm.

 

This **** place never ceases to amaze me.

 

Are the games past your bedtime?  You don't like being the only show in town?

 

This is a friggin' GREAT opener and I can't wait.

 

I never gave a crap about primetime games.  I’ve always preferred the sunday 1pm games more than any other time slot. 
 

I liked the thought of home primetime games so the home crowd can experience it but i don’t go to but one home game a year.  
 

I love my Sunday morning routine.  Waiting an extra day and then having a short week the following game is 💩 

[jkeerie]

11 minutes ago, The Jokeman said:

I like in that rather see the Jets before Rogers gets settled in the offense etc. 

Tasker was saying this the other day on One Bills Live, that getting them early before they have time to gel could be a good thing.  I just hope we come out like we did last year against the Rams and the Titans...before all the injuries.

[FLFan]

1 hour ago, BBMB Poster said:

I love it.  We find out right off the bat, if the balance of power has shifted in the AFC East. 

Actually, we will find out no such thing in game 1 of a 17 game season, but it should be fun.  

[zow2]

I think this is good.  Rodgers has had a great career, but even he will be nervous in his first game in Jets green.  Add that to a raucous atmosphere and high expectations...I like catching him in his first NYJ game.  Also, the Bills are an excellent road team under this regime.  It will be a tough game but the Bills will show up here.

[eball]

3 minutes ago, NewEra said:

I never gave a crap about primetime games.

 

I feel like you're probably in the minority but perhaps not.  Even as a kid, I dreamed of the days the Bills would be good enough to be on Monday Night Football.

 

Regardless, everyone has their routine and I understand that.

 

 

[Punching Bag]

1 hour ago, Charles Romes said:

Couldn’t be better to have this tough away game as game 1 before rodgers has game reps with his new receivers.  

 

Bills could put Arthur Moats on PS, activate him for game and have him knock Aaron Rodgers out of game like he did Brett Farve,

[PBF81]

7 minutes ago, Pine Barrens Mafia said:

My Dude, the hype level for Jets fans with Rodgers is going to be thru the roof...as will the ticket prices be.

 

 

Yep, that and the Jets home-opener, on 9/11, and MNF in the NYC metro area.  

 

Oh well.  LOL  

 

 

[aristocrat]

Just now, Limeaid said:

 

Bills could put Arthur Moats on PS, activate him for game and have him knock Aaron Rodgers out of game like he did Brett Farve,

 

look at what milano did last year. just have him blitz

[PBF81]

Just now, Limeaid said:

 

Bills could put Arthur Moats on PS, activate him for game and have him knock Aaron Rodgers out of game like he did Brett Farve,

 

Where's Mo Lewis when you really need him.  

 

 

3 minutes ago, zow2 said:

I think this is good.  Rodgers has had a great career, but even he will be nervous in his first game in Jets green.  Add that to a raucous atmosphere and high expectations...I like catching him in his first NYJ game.  Also, the Bills are an excellent road team under this regime.  It will be a tough game but the Bills will show up here.

 

Should be interesting, the Jets' pass D is right up there with the best and they held us to 20 and 17 points last season.  If Rodgers' offense there is anything we could be in trouble.  

 

It'll be a good gauge game for us.  

 

 

[78thealltimegreat]

The more I think about it the more I really really like it.
The Bills literally will have had 9 months to stew over that Bengals loss. 
Every single pundit on the planet will pick the Jets giving the Bills tons of bulletin board material. 
All the pressure is on the Jets to live up to expectations.

Bills are really playing with house money and can play loose knowing everyone is expecting them to get a beat down and are considered has-beens. 
In other words the Bills are going to depants them.
 

[Robert Paulson]

1 minute ago, 78thealltimegreat said:

The more I think about it the more I really really like it.
The Bills literally will have had 9 months to stew over that Bengals loss. 
Every single pundit on the planet will pick the Jets giving the Bills tons of bulletin board material. 
All the pressure is on the Jets to live up to expectations.

Bills are really playing with house money and can play loose knowing everyone is expecting them to get a beat down and are considered has-beens. 
In other words the Bills are going to depants them.
 

We need the MCD D to be the opposite of the Frazier freeze D and  lay the wood on the Jets for 60 minutes

 

[SoCal Deek]

12 minutes ago, eball said:

 

I feel like you're probably in the minority but perhaps not.  Even as a kid, I dreamed of the days the Bills would be good enough to be on Monday Night Football.

 

Regardless, everyone has their routine and I understand that.

 

 

We may be of the same era. I was there when MNF first came to town for the Bills vs KC. It was a rainy pregame, but all of WNY felt they had finally made the big time! (BTW....we all wore our rain gear, sat outside, and nobody complained. It was a glorious night!)

[nucci]

2 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said:

We may be of the same era. I was there when MNF first came to town for the Bills vs KC. It was a rainy pregame, but all of WNY felt they had finally made the big time! (BTW....we all wore our rain gear, sat outside, and nobody complained. It was a glorious night!)

I remember but because I was near the bottom in seniority in the family...Dad and 2 oldest went. had to listen on radio

[NewEra]

11 minutes ago, eball said:

 

I feel like you're probably in the minority but perhaps not.  Even as a kid, I dreamed of the days the Bills would be good enough to be on Monday Night Football.

 

Regardless, everyone has their routine and I understand that.

 

 

Yeah, I think it has to do with the morning routine.  I wake up Sunday mornings on the west coast around 4-5am and it’s ON!  Only have to wait a few hours.  Go for run.  Drink my coffee. My drive to the backers bar is quite refreshing.  Windows and sunroof open, refreshing cool air, music getting me fired up. Joining the boys 2-3 hours before kickoff. 
 

I want my Bills football asap.  It’s 2023, people want thing now.  Waiting is for the birds 😂 mnf, especially opening weekend is for the birds. The only benefit of playing on Monday night is that you get an extra

days rest….. but after an entire offseason, that’s the last thing we need.  And then we get to play a team with an extra day off in week.  I don’t see anything redeeming about playing on the road mnf week 1.  It’s the worst slot of the season imo 

[Clyde Smith]

Why are all our primetime games are away?

[BuffaloButt]

Most of the National media (Homers) will be picking the Jets!  Bills gotta take care of business and put the Jesters in their place!!!

[NickelCity]

Openers are weird games. 

[The Jokeman]

30 minutes ago, Limeaid said:

 

Bills could put Arthur Moats on PS, activate him for game and have him knock Aaron Rodgers out of game like he did Brett Farve,

But Favre was a Viking. I remember because I talked to Moats on the phone after that sack. 

[NewEra]

McDs first official game as HC/DC.  In primetime vs a HoF QB.  Eager to see what our boy dials up

[WotAGuy]

I can’t even get into this game, worrying about what “Big Star Josh” will be wearing walking into the stadium.  Probably pink farmer bib overalls with his hair rainbow colored. 
 

 

 

Edited May 11, 2023 by WotAGuy

[Mark Vader]

So, is this the only Monday night game?

 

No more doubleheaders on week 1?

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

21 minutes ago, Clyde Smith said:

Why are all our primetime games are away?

ALL THE TIME

 

[corta765]

25 minutes ago, Clyde Smith said:

Why are all our primetime games are away?

 

It is the way the schedule is this year where our best opponents are home minus DAL/NYG and probably one division game.

[PrimeTime101]

Monday night opener is not my first choice for sure but come on guys..

 

There is a lot more worthy things to complain about... 

 

 

Like..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not getting D'Hop..

 

Sorry I had to  

 

and no... I do not want D'Hop now lol

 

lighten up folks...