11/5/23 Week #9 SNF GAMEDAY Bills @ Bengals Pregame Thread

[947]

Rasul Douglas better be active, he has the size to handle Chase. If we get a steady stream of Dane 10 yards off Chase, it'll look like the playoff game.

[Chandler#81]

 

[Let's Go Buffalo]

Game Day!

[BillnutinHouston]

Bills can leap back into first place with a win tonight. 

[Rockinon]

7 hours ago, Chandler#81 said:

Greg Cosell breaks down game expectations. Stop Burrow on 1st down.

 

 

If Cosell is correct and the Bengals rush 3 and drop everyone else in coverage because of a hurry up offense, the run game is going to be big. Running out of hurry up is effective too. I hope they do this. Also, Josh can keep it and run. Please Cincy, drop all those people into coverage.

[Johnnycage46]

4 minutes ago, BillnutinHouston said:

Bills can leap back into first place with a win tonight. 

That would be great.  Just keep pace in the division and win games and let everything sort itself out.

[BBFL]

5 minutes ago, Johnnycage46 said:

That would be great.  Just keep pace in the division and win games and let everything sort itself out.

Big boy pants need to be on today given the events that unfolded in both games against Cinci’ last year…

[Chaos]

Need to grab the first place AFCE Brass Ring tonight. 

[Phils n Bills]

I have a good feeling about tonight. I think we can get it done behind a strong offense and a bend but don’t break defense. Allen and co will step up 

[freddyjj]

1 hour ago, NewEra said:

Pretty sure the Bengals were Who Dey before the Saints were Who Dat

A beer company started Who Dey

Agreed.  Hudepohl  Beer - see link

 

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/who-dey-origin-bengals-chant-meaning/o5yh95aunshurxrojh3ayxmj

[Rockinon]

I think Cincy is going to be surprised by Buffalo's #1 ranked pressure rate. Put Linval in there to take those double teams and let the rest of the DLine eat. That BS where Burrow escaped the pass rush last week was ridiculous. His luck just ran out.

[Utah John]

5 hours ago, Bills!Win! said:

Will our 3 free agent signings be playing tonight? 

I've been hearing that Douglas won't play which makes sense due to the complexity of the Bills defensive schemes.  But I don't see why Fournette and Joseph couldn't play, and they both seem tailor-made for a game like this.

[Bills!Win!]

Poyer and Hyde, although not as great as they used to be, will be the difference tonight 

[That's No Moon]

2 minutes ago, Bills!Win! said:

Poyer and Hyde, although not as great as they used to be, will be the difference tonight 

Hope they've got their Rascal scooters fully charged.

[VaMilBill]

34 minutes ago, Rockinon said:

 

If Cosell is correct and the Bengals rush 3 and drop everyone else in coverage because of a hurry up offense, the run game is going to be big. Running out of hurry up is effective too. I hope they do this. Also, Josh can keep it and run. Please Cincy, drop all those people into coverage.

Unless it’s the draw from shotgun. That play never works 

[Rockinon]

2 minutes ago, VaMilBill said:

Unless it’s the draw from shotgun. That play never works 

With a 3 man rush even that play may work. Or an RPO with Josh running. Or a QB draw. Or hand off to a RB. Lots of options here.

[Boatdrinks]

19 minutes ago, Utah John said:

I've been hearing that Douglas won't play which makes sense due to the complexity of the Bills defensive schemes.  But I don't see why Fournette and Joseph couldn't play, and they both seem tailor-made for a game like this.

Yeah, agree. There’s no way I can expect a CB whose first day with the team was Wednesday to be active tonight. An RB or DT ? Sure. 

[K-9]

4 hours ago, oldmanfan said:

Ok boys, let’s matriculate the ball down the field!

[billieve420]

Need statement game from the offense today.

[VaMilBill]

Gotta say regardless of how the defense performs, this game will come down to how Josh performs. If we get Josh from the Miami game I believe we can win. If we get josh from any other game this year, we lose. Of course that is outside some miraculous performance by the defense and special teams. 
 

I really think this will be the game that decides if Josh or Joe is a better QB

[TheFunPolice]

I'm super pumped for this game. We're going full on Zubaz tonight!

 

 

[26TrapDraw]

2 minutes ago, TheFunPolice said:

I'm super pumped for this game. We're going full on Zubaz tonight!

 

 

Just don’t streak in Zubaz body paint. We can’t unsee that and I’m not gonna bail you out of jail …again.

[Special K]

I love it when all the talking heads pick against Buffalo.....the Bills win the game almost every time that happens over the last few years.

[Herc11]

 

[stuvian]

Why do I feel like the season is hanging on this game?

[JakeFrommStateFarm]

Go Bills !!!

[Chaos]

8 minutes ago, stuvian said:

Why do I feel like the season is hanging on this game?

Its a tough spot winning it does not really guarantee much of anything.  Losing it, doesn't end the season, but losing it will take the air out of a lot of sails. 

[Kwai San]

7 hours ago, Chandler#81 said:

Everybody’s favorite breaks down the game

 

 

Aside from Joe Suck.......this guys grates my nerves anytime and I mean ANYTIME he opens his mouth...

 

Go Bills!

[John from Riverside]

5 minutes ago, Chaos said:

Its a tough spot winning it does not really guarantee much of anything.  Losing it, doesn't end the season, but losing it will take the air out of a lot of sails. 

It’s too early to have it must win game
 

Got to say, though the patriots game is really tearing my ass They are not a good team.

[Punch]

16 minutes ago, stuvian said:

Why do I feel like the season is hanging on this game?

I imagine it's due to both how the season ended last year and this is the site of the Damar Hamlin situation. There's a certain amount of PTSD for Bills fans for how that game was going at the time of the incident and how the Bills were steamrolled in the Divisional Round.

[Chaos]

2 minutes ago, John from Riverside said:

It’s too early to have it must win game
 

Got to say, though the patriots game is really tearing my ass They are not a good team.

Bills should be 7-1 and cruising towards the #1 seed in the AFC.  Very frustrating season so far. 

[Einstein]

15 minutes ago, stuvian said:

Why do I feel like the season is hanging on this game?

 

I can understand why you feel that way.

 

It’s not *literally* over if we lose, but it has that feeling of doom due to our upcoming schedule.

 

A loss today would give us 4 losses, with games against Philly, KC, Dallas, Miami, etc coming up.

 

It would also make us 2-4 in the conference, and that matters for tiebreakers. 

 

A loss today would give us little margin for error. 

[CincyBillsFan]

1 hour ago, VaMilBill said:

Gotta say regardless of how the defense performs, this game will come down to how Josh performs. If we get Josh from the Miami game I believe we can win. If we get josh from any other game this year, we lose. Of course that is outside some miraculous performance by the defense and special teams. 
 

I really think this will be the game that decides if Josh or Joe is a better QB

One game won't decide that question. 

 

[Pokebball]

1 hour ago, VaMilBill said:

Gotta say regardless of how the defense performs, this game will come down to how Josh performs. If we get Josh from the Miami game I believe we can win. If we get josh from any other game this year, we lose. Of course that is outside some miraculous performance by the defense and special teams. 
 

I really think this will be the game that decides if Josh or Joe is a better QB

Regardless how the defense plays? Really?

[Dr.Sack]

The Bills only have to beat the Bengals.

 

We have to endure Collingsworth. 

[BADOLBILZ]

4 minutes ago, Einstein said:

 

I can understand why you feel that way.

 

It’s not *literally* over if we lose, but it has that feeling of doom due to our upcoming schedule.

 

A loss today would give us 4 losses, with games against Philly, KC, Dallas, Miami, etc coming up.

 

It would also make us 2-4 in the conference, and that matters for tiebreakers. 

 

A loss today would give us little margin for error. 

 

 

It's much too early to worry about margin for error.

 

It's probably their toughest matchup of the rest of the season because the Bengals have excelled at doing things that disrupt the Bills offense and defense, respectively.    They can dissect a bend-don't-break defense and confuse a QB who isn't on top of his game mentally........both Bills vulnerabilities.

 

But all the "doom" stuff from fans really causes me to roll my eyes...........the same sad-sack fans used to lament that there was no way for the Bills to beat the Chiefs and now they've largely outplayed KC in their last 3 meetings and won 2 of them.

[Einstein]

1 minute ago, BADOLBILZ said:

 

 

It's much too early to worry about margin for error.

 

It's probably their toughest matchup of the rest of the season because the Bengals have excelled at doing things that disrupt the Bills offense and defense, respectively.    They can dissect a bend-don't-break defense and confuse a QB who isn't on top of his game mentally........both Bills vulnerabilities.

 

But all the "doom" stuff from fans really causes me to roll my eyes...........the same sad-sack fans used to lament that there was no way for the Bills to beat the Chiefs and now they've largely outplayed KC in their last 3 meetings and won 2 of them.

You’re probably right. In fact, I know you’re right.

 

But I can understand the emotional reaction.

[VaMilBill]

15 minutes ago, CincyBillsFan said:

One game won't decide that question. 

 

Well it’ll be the third game in a row (Joe was tearing us up last year in the Damar game) Joe would have outperformed Josh, so…..

13 minutes ago, Pokebball said:

Regardless how the defense plays? Really?

Yeah. If josh is ultra efficient and scores on most drives, we should win even if our defense has a mediocre game. 
 

if our defense plays solidly, like it has most of the season, but Josh is also just ok, like he has been most of the season, then we will lose. And I imagine it won’t be close in that case

[juno999]

11 minutes ago, Dr.Sack said:

The Bills only have to beat the Bengals.

 

We have to endure Collingsworth. 

Call an audible and hit the mute button

[Chandler#81]

2 minutes ago, VaMilBill said:

Well it’ll be the third game in a row (Joe was tearing us up last year in the Damar game) Joe would have outperformed Josh, so…..

and you know this How, exactly? 🙄