Bills @ Chargers post game thread

[finn]

3 minutes ago, CincyBillsFan said:

The O line penalties were brutal.  On that one drive after the Chargers had cut the lead to 21 - 16 the line had 2 bad penalties in a row that cancelled Allen throws for 1st downs.  Had we gone down and scored a TD that drive it would have likely been game over.

 

 

The Morse penalty did not look like a hold. But the one against Spencer Brown as inexcusable. He gets beat, again, and he leg-whips the guy. He's both mediocre and dirty. I don't need to hear how much he's improved either. Just watch how often Allen dodges the man Brown fails to block.

 

But the heck with Brown. I'm smiling thinking of Allen, Shakir, and Oliver. 

[H2o]

Just now, Bob Jones said:

Yes, but all the talk of "no one wants to face the Bills in the playoffs" is out the window now, right? Since, you know, they looked like garbage, and won by the skin of their teeth against an inferior opponent. 

 

The sad reality is that they came within inches of being "the same old Bills." The "they're hot and steamrolling into the playoffs" is just a pipe dream now. Likely one and done.

 

Bring on the blinders wearing homer thumbs downs and red Xs. LOL

I call it finding a way to win. For the 5th time this year, Josh goes right down the field so the team can get a lead in the last 2 minutes. We had three turnovers to their none, and gave up 13 points off of those turnovers.

 

The defense did their job after Josh took us down the field and Bass knocked one through. Ed Oliver had one of those "closer" moments getting a huge sack. I was just talking about this in another thread a couple of days ago, how I feel Ed and Floyd are our "closers" this year.

 

You can sit over there and be all mad eating your fruitcake. I'll be happy we're still in the hunt and control our own destiny. I don't care if we win ugly the rest of the year. Just win baby. 

[CincyBillsFan]

17 minutes ago, Old Coot said:

Allen was sub-par. I hope it's because he spent too much time this week looking at Dolphin's film

104 QB rating and 3 TD's and leading the game winning FG drive is "subpar"?  Really?

 

 

[Roundybout]

22 minutes ago, TheWeatherMan said:

I care what happens, but nothing that does will change my mind on McD.  He’s just not an NFL caliber HC.

Absolute malarkey. 

[rajinka]

8 minutes ago, WhitewalkerInPhilly said:

Really? I didn't see much. What just disappointment that they can't clinch this week and still have to play? 

Mostly how much they hate us,  we have the refs in our pocket.  Luckiest most untalented team in the league

[Brianmoorman4jesus]

7 minutes ago, stevewin said:

My son said before Bass kicked the FG he had a thought of Bass missing it then had a vision of going outside and throwing up

I think if Josh doesn’t hit that fall back pass to Shakir, we miss the FG from back there. That play was season saving.

Edited December 24, 2023 by Brianmoorman4jesus

[Mango]

24 minutes ago, TheWeatherMan said:

Most important game of the season and the Bills beat a team that just fired their HC/GM, and missing their starting QB, #1/#2WR, C, and starting DE by 2 points.  This is the same ***** we pulled against the Dolphins in the playoffs last year.  McD rarely has this team ready to play.  They are the dumbest, most undisciplined team in the league.  I don’t care what happens the remainder of this season, I will never be sold on McDingus as the HC.

This is a route I’m quick to go down, but with 2-3 games left and “do or die” I’m happy to take the W.

 

More than “Screw Pegula, Fire McDermott, and Beane is a bumb” rants, I think this game should have highlighted Kincaid, Knox, Shakir. But the team/Allen came out trying to win the game on the outside. That alone almost cost us this game. 
 

Luckily Davis made a few key plays for us. 

[Dan in Owego]

Thank you 91👍

[eSJayDee]

I was annoyed when the announcers mentioned that we only had 2 DL on the last play & we were using our best in Floyd & Miller.  Really?  I'd take Rousseau &/or Oliver over Miller any day of the week.

[Warcodered]

1 minute ago, Iverwig said:

Bills had to beat the Chargers, refs, and the announcers tonight 

Yeah the Peacock stream wasn't bad and everything would be great as long as it's not ***** Collinsworth if they could fire him into the sun that'd be great. I can't count the number of times I just muted it at points so I could just not hear him.

[muppy]

1 minute ago, NickelCity said:

I need a pill

my bitterness if the Bills would have lost this game could not have been cured. But as it is amigo allow me to flip you a xanax  🙂 Cheers

[Success]

Goes without saying - but that game is a blowout without turnovers & penalties.

 

We can win a SB if we tighten it up, or lose in the WC round if we don't.

 

[foreboding]

I'll tale this gritty win vs losing pretty to the Eagles.

[chongli]

 

 

 

 

Makes up for the Jets fiasco!!!

[Steptide]

I hate these kinda games more than anything. EVERYTHING is on the line and that was too close for comfort. Still don't know why the offense never runs the no huddle 

[Cheektowaga Chad]

1 minute ago, Generic_Bills_Fan said:

Why are you just guaranteed a td though? Lol yea obviously if you were just given a td we’d choose that 😂. What if you throw a couple incomplete passes and settle for a fg anyway and the chargers preserve their timeouts?

 

Then your whole ‘he’s led 5 fg drives’ point comes in…he led 0 fg drives when only having 30 seconds and no timeouts 

They also started to run clock well before even before they got into FG range

 

They need to be aggressive, this team this coaching staff has shown time and time again they give up game winning drives

 

I hate the "you scored too quick" think. Why is it always "too quick" maybe it's not quick enough. Isn't the name of the game to put up more points than the opposing team? 

[Comebackkid]

4 minutes ago, BBFL said:

Our boys not look like the have or were they ugly self inflicted wounds to keep them within reach?

 

Looking at the box score Chargers clearly won the turnover battle. 

mostly self inflicted ...some bad tackling and turn overs.   chargers were trying to rip every ball out and succeeded a couple times.   play calling was marginal.   o line fell back to earth like a brick.  

[CincyBillsFan]

2 minutes ago, finn said:

The Morse penalty did not look like a hold. But the one against Spencer Brown as inexcusable. He gets beat, again, and he leg-whips the guy. He's both mediocre and dirty. I don't need to hear how much he's improved either. Just watch how often Allen dodges the man Brown fails to block.

 

But the heck with Brown. I'm smiling thinking of Allen, Shakir, and Oliver. 

The worst think about the Brown penalty was that he didn't need to do it.  Allen got the pass off to Cook quickly on that play. 

 

 

[Real McClappy]

2 minutes ago, HomeskillitMoorman said:

We lived to see another day, that's the most important thing here. It was over if we lost this game. 

 

This is a pretty flawed team and I still think coaching is still a big issue. But right now just getting into the dance is everything. Had to have it. 

Just have to stop the turnovers and we beat anyone

[Brianmoorman4jesus]

27 minutes ago, chongli said:

 

How the hell were they still alive even today lol they were 5-9? 

[WhitewalkerInPhilly]

1 minute ago, Warcodered said:

Yeah the Peacock stream wasn't bad and everything would be great as long as it's not ***** Collinsworth if they could fire him into the sun that'd be great. I can't count the number of times I just muted it at points so I could just not hear him.

I just never had the sound on because I was already in a bad mood. It was good for my mental health 

[Iverwig]

Just now, Warcodered said:

Yeah the Peacock stream wasn't bad and everything would be great as long as it's not ***** Collinsworth if they could fire him into the sun that'd be great. I can't count the number of times I just muted it at points so I could just not hear him.

I don’t ever want to hear him do another Bills game again. Idiotic takes and extreme bias towards the other teams the Bills are playing. How can anyone go on and on about this Chargers team is mind boggling. 

[Mango]

27 minutes ago, chongli said:

 

0-6 in games decided by 3 or less. Absolutely brutal for that fan base and locker room. 

[BCAS Baritone]

6 minutes ago, Dan in Owego said:

BUT , they didn't😅 go look back at all super bowl winners, they are littered with these type of wins. Did i like it🤕 not at all but onward they go.

I started following the Bills in 1967.  In 1968 they won only one game that year, over the NY Jets.  At the end of that season, Joe Namath guaranteed a Super Bowl victory and delivered.

[Warcodered]

Just now, muppy said:

my bitterness if the Bills would have lost this game could not have been cured. But as it is amigo allow me to flip you a xanax  🙂 Cheers

Oh yeah after the refs killed that drive that let the Chargers get back in it, I know they could have done better to keep them out of it, but still I was ***** furious it was like they did that to keep it close, then low and behold a fluke ***** chance happens with a fumble. Oh whoops maybe the Bills won't make the Playoffs lets watch some other boring ass team in there. Stuff like that is what makes people think the game is rigged.

[The Jokeman]

Just now, Iverwig said:

I don’t ever want to hear him do another Bills game again. Idiotic takes and extreme bias towards the other teams the Bills are playing. How can anyone go on and on about this Chargers team is mind boggling. 

They've got to make it entertaining.

[Zag20]

3 minutes ago, eSJayDee said:

I was annoyed when the announcers mentioned that we only had 2 DL on the last play & we were using our best in Floyd & Miller.  Really?  I'd take Rousseau &/or Oliver over Miller any day of the week.

I thought it was Rousseau and Miller…but yeah Oliver needs to be in there with Floyd or Gregory 

[chongli]

 

 

[Bob Jones]

3 minutes ago, H2o said:

You can sit over there and be all mad eating your fruitcake. I'll be happy we're still in the hunt and control our own destiny. I don't care if we win ugly the rest of the year. Just win baby. 

LOL  I'm not mad bro, rather just being real. I'm glad they won, and hope they play better going forward, and win out til a SB victory. 😉

 

Also, it's Coconut Creme Pie I've been eating today, not fruitcake! Yum!

[Roundybout]

1 minute ago, Brianmoorman4jesus said:

How the hell were they still alive even today lol they were 5-9? 

They had like a 0.01% shot at the 7th wild card 

[stuvian]

a win in name only

[CSBill]

4 minutes ago, eSJayDee said:

I was annoyed when the announcers mentioned that we only had 2 DL on the last play & we were using our best in Floyd & Miller.  Really?  I'd take Rousseau &/or Oliver over Miller any day of the week.

Yeah, that was a head-scratcher. 

[Generic_Bills_Fan]

Just now, Cheektowaga Chad said:

They also started to run clock well before even before they got into FG range

 

They need to be aggressive, this team this coaching staff has shown time and time again they give up game winning drives

 

I hate the "you scored too quick" think. Why is it always "too quick" maybe it's not quick enough. Isn't the name of the game to put up more points than the opposing team? 

I mean the way they closed out tonight was just about perfectly executed…under 30 seconds no timeouts is really really tough. People can decry 13 seconds all they want but the chiefs had 3 timeouts there which let them use the whole field.  
 

 If you were the head coach and you opened up the playbook and josh threw an incompletion on that last series we’d all be posting on here about how you should be fired 😂. Remember the giants game where we had Knox open to ice the game and it went incomplete then the giants should’ve driven down and won? 

[Toyo321]

As ugly as this game was, the W counts more today and next week, all the other AFC teams in the hunt around us are going to cannibalize each other tomorrow and next week.

[CincyBillsFan]

I believe Allen set an amazing NFL record tonight with his 3 total TD's giving him 40 for the season.  Allen has now had 40 or more TD's in FOUR straight seasons.  No QB has ever done that before.  And Allen did it this year in 15 games and last year he did it in 16 games. 

 

[BananaB]

2 minutes ago, WhitewalkerInPhilly said:

I just never had the sound on because I was already in a bad mood. It was good for my mental health 

Nothing like no commercials but more Collinsworth. Gotta say that a total fail, everyone and their dog would rather have commercials 

[WhitewalkerInPhilly]

3 minutes ago, Mango said:

0-6 in games decided by 3 or less. Absolutely brutal for that fan base and locker room. 

Someone is even worse than us! 

[MikePJ76]

1 minute ago, CSBill said:

Yeah, that was a head-scratcher. 

They went with athletes.  They wanted guys on the field who could chase the ball from behind.  

[Straight Hucklebuck]

Sam Martin was the 1st Half MVP - he stopped the Chargers momentum.

 

Ed Oliver with huge 2nd Half.

 

Josh Allen on that 3rd down all out blitz to get the ball to Shakir. 

 

This is a reminder to WGR who was taking victory laps and booking their trip to Vegas this week. 
 

The National Media trumpeting the Bills found their identity. Apparently that means James Cook is our “identity”. 

 

#1 priority get Diggs going.

 

#2 priority get Epenesa healthy so we can sit Von down permanently on the bench. 
 

Poona had a couple of big pressures and a sack tonight. 

 

 

[CSBill]

1 minute ago, stuvian said:

a win in name only

 
So it doesn’t count? That’s a bummer.