Week 14 - Bills at Rams Game Week Thread

[Sammy Watkins' Rib]

Odds are the Ravens finish as the 5 or 6 seed and end up being the lowest advancing seed in the playoffs. That sends them to the 1 seed in the divisional. Not exactly a great gift for the Chiefs or Bills whoever the 1 seed ends up being. Then the 2 seed likely gets the Chargers or Steelers. 

[boyst]

  On 12/7/2024 at 4:01 PM, Sammy Watkins' Rib said:

Odds are the Ravens finish as the 5 or 6 seed and end up being the lowest advancing seed in the playoffs. That sends them to the 1 seed in the divisional. Not exactly a great gift for the Chiefs or Bills whoever the 1 seed ends up being. Then the 2 seed likely gets the Chargers or Steelers. 

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It's the ravens in the playoffs. The chiefs have no reason to be concerned with them. The chiefs beat a better ravens team earlier this year, beat a good Ravens team in the playoffs last year, and their backfield refs are playing an at all pro level.

 

The Bills can dial up enough to beat the Ravens. At home will help. The first game was a fluke I don't care what anyone said. This isn't to disrespect the ravens but the first play breaking for a touchdown, the bills playing the next series like *****, the fumble, the missed field goal.

 

I'm a firm believer in the saying it's hard to beat a team twice in the same year but KC can do it. Baltimore can't. But Buffalo can beat KC again. The matchup is there in our advantage.

 

The Broncos will be doing all they can to survive, the Chargers aren't there yet and like the Bills in 2018, 19 or so. And Harbaugh is a piece of ***** that should go back to the ugly ass state above Ohio and jump in the lake.

[zow2]

  On 12/7/2024 at 4:01 PM, Sammy Watkins' Rib said:

Odds are the Ravens finish as the 5 or 6 seed and end up being the lowest advancing seed in the playoffs. That sends them to the 1 seed in the divisional. Not exactly a great gift for the Chiefs or Bills whoever the 1 seed ends up being. Then the 2 seed likely gets the Chargers or Steelers. 

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Still plenty of football to be played.

 

When looked at from being most beneficial, getting a free pass to the Divisional round and hosting 2 potential games in Orchard Park trumps everything.  Even having to play the Ravens again, which I like are chances.

 

But let's say KC loses 2 of their last 5 games, Buffalo loses at Detroit, and all the other AFC games go according to plan and no big upsets.    

 

That would place #7 Denver at #2 KC in the Wild Card round.   #6 Baltimore at #3 Pittsburgh and #5 LAC at #4 Houston.

 

I could see any of the lower seeds pulling an upset.  Even Denver over KC.

[Big Turk]

  On 12/7/2024 at 3:57 PM, Motorin' said:

 

Josh passed up the 2nd pass to a wide open Diggs that easily picks up the first down and possibly goes for 15-20 yards. 

 

That was the mistake that cost the game. 

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It's not a mistake if you are throwing to a wide open player for a TD.

 

Dawkins got shoved into his shoulder and the ball ended up short.

 

 

[Beck Water]

  On 12/7/2024 at 4:16 PM, boyst said:

And Harbaugh is a piece of ***** that should go back to the ugly ass state above Ohio and jump in the lake.

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Just curious why you say that?

[boyst]

  On 12/7/2024 at 4:52 PM, Beck Water said:

 

Just curious why you say that?

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Because he's a terrible person associated with a terrible place where only terribly people come from. 🤣

[fergie's ire]

  On 12/7/2024 at 5:10 PM, boyst said:

Because he's a terrible person associated with a terrible place where only terribly people come from. 🤣

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Yolo?  Is that you?

 

[boyst]

  On 12/7/2024 at 5:13 PM, fergie's ire said:

Yolo?  Is that you?

 

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@YoloinOhiohas a voodoo doll of Harbaugh (and Ryan Day). 

[Motorin']

  On 12/7/2024 at 4:37 PM, Big Turk said:

 

It's not a mistake if you are throwing to a wide open player for a TD.

 

Dawkins got shoved into his shoulder and the ball ended up short.

 

 

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It is a mistake to throw to the end zone if the strategy is to score without giving Mahomes enough time to go win the game.

[boyst]

When do we announce practice call ups?

[Magox]

  On 12/7/2024 at 4:37 PM, Big Turk said:

 

It's not a mistake if you are throwing to a wide open player for a TD.

 

Dawkins got shoved into his shoulder and the ball ended up short.

 

 

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This is true but I believe this more evolved version of Josh would have thrown it to Diggs.

  On 12/7/2024 at 5:15 PM, Motorin' said:

 

It is a mistake to throw to the end zone if the strategy is to score without giving Mahomes enough time to go win the game.

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This is also true

Edited December 7, 2024 by Magox

[MasterStrategist]

  On 12/7/2024 at 3:44 PM, gonzo1105 said:

Doesn’t look like Carter or Grable is going to be activated for tomorrows game because they would have had to make corresponding moves. 
 

Makes me think Coleman won’t go either because Virgil would likely be one of the corresponding moves

 

Well see on Rapp today because they will most likely move up a safety if he can’t go. 

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Don't we have until 4pm today, for official roster changes ahead of tomorrow?  Practice Squad, activating IR players/releases

[BillsFan130]

  On 12/7/2024 at 5:15 PM, Motorin' said:

 

It is a mistake to throw to the end zone if the strategy is to score without giving Mahomes enough time to go win the game.

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But why do you think the bills are automatically going to score a TD if they just went for the 1st down? I think fans just think the bills are automatically going to score

 

Weird things happen. You get a penalty that knocks you out of field goal range. Turnovers. Missed field goal if you get stopped. (Which is what we ended up seeing)

 

When you have a wide open TD, you take it 100 out of 100 times. It was just unfortunate Dawkins got pushed back into Josh

[zow2]

I think Allen’s football IQ is at the highest level now and he would be thinking today, on 1st and 2nd downs to move the chains, hold the ball even if he has to run it himself.  Make it a 3rd and short.  There’s nothing automatic about throwing 25 yards downfield in weather.

[bills742]

  On 12/7/2024 at 5:16 PM, boyst said:

When do we announce practice call ups?

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By 4 PM today.

[Harold Jackson]

  On 12/7/2024 at 4:01 PM, Sammy Watkins' Rib said:

Odds are the Ravens finish as the 5 or 6 seed and end up being the lowest advancing seed in the playoffs. That sends them to the 1 seed in the divisional. Not exactly a great gift for the Chiefs or Bills whoever the 1 seed ends up being. Then the 2 seed likely gets the Chargers or Steelers. 

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The Ravens are inconsequential.

Irrelevant. They won't win crap.

Jackson is the Dominique Wilkins of the NFL. Great highlights every week but useless in playoffs 

[Pokebball]

  On 12/7/2024 at 5:15 PM, Motorin' said:

 

It is a mistake to throw to the end zone if the strategy is to score without giving Mahomes enough time to go win the game.

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When you have the score, you have to take it. I get what you're saying, but you're assuming we'd get the score. 

[K-9]

  On 12/7/2024 at 5:50 PM, zow2 said:

I think Allen’s football IQ is at the highest level now and he would be thinking today, on 1st and 2nd downs to move the chains, hold the ball even if he has to run it himself.  Make it a 3rd and short.  There’s nothing automatic about throwing 25 yards downfield in weather.

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What? Staying in manageable down and distance situations is a good thing? 

[gonzo1105]

  On 12/7/2024 at 5:26 PM, MasterStrategist said:

Don't we have until 4pm today, for official roster changes ahead of tomorrow?  Practice Squad, activating IR players/releases

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We are already in LA. I doubt they would cut a guy after bringing them on the trip. Practice squad elevation ls for sure but to activate Grable and Carter two guys have to go off the roster 

[Paul Costa]

  On 12/7/2024 at 4:01 PM, Sammy Watkins' Rib said:

Odds are the Ravens finish as the 5 or 6 seed and end up being the lowest advancing seed in the playoffs. That sends them to the 1 seed in the divisional. Not exactly a great gift for the Chiefs or Bills whoever the 1 seed ends up being. Then the 2 seed likely gets the Chargers or Steelers. 

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Bills coming off a bye & Baltimore coming off a road game where they beat either Houston or Pittsburgh would be fine with me. We’ll beat them like a red headed step child.