Nearly three days after that instant classic I have further thoughts…

[BillsShredder83]

On 9/10/2025 at 6:03 AM, eball said:

@Chandler#81 not writing off the Chefs but they are no longer the class of the AFC.  Of course, you never want to count Mahomes   Andy Reid out.

 

Fixed that for ya!

[ticketssince61]

On 9/10/2025 at 6:04 AM, Gregg said:

 

Even if Lamar was cramping you still have Henry who was having an outstanding game. If I were Harbaugh I would have gone for it. Last thing I would want to do is give the ball back to Allen who was on fire in the 4th quarter. Lucky for us Harbaugh punted and the rest is history.

 

I would not have gone for it. It was 4th and 3 not 4th and 1.

 

If you don't get it, you basically lose the game since we would have already been in FG Range. T

[BillsShredder83]

On 9/10/2025 at 7:17 AM, GaryPinC said:

The fact is Josh needed to.put more air under that ball so Coleman could high point it.  It’s the new NFL PI calls.  If the DB has good position, sees and is making a play for the ball they let a lot of handfighting go.  Equal opportunity,  and I like it even though it worked against us in this case.

If this is the case, hopefully the NFL is communicating this, and hopefully we learn to do this is a skill.  Still angry at the early Chiefs playoff games where we were getting G*D* mugged at the line (DBs shoulda wore ski masks).... and then were out there playing with a different set of rules VOLUNTARILY.  We need regular drills/practices where our DB's learn how to do this effectively, and teach our WR's how to run through it, show high effort to work through it --> as thats the only way youre possibly getting a flag.  If you flop, give up, throw your hands in the air and look to the ref... help is NOT coming.  Work on the correct optics/attitude to earn the catch or the call!!

[CA OC Bills Fan]

32 minutes ago, ticketssince61 said:

 

I would not have gone for it. It was 4th and 3 not 4th and 1.

 

If you don't get it, you basically lose the game since we would have already been in FG Range. T

I disagree. If they don't get it, yes, they are pretty much conceding the lead. However, they would have expected to get the ball back with some time on the clock. I know if this was the other way around (or against the Chiefs), and Cook was running wild all game except for maybe the last couple of drives and Josh was on fire the entire game except maybe the last couple of drives, I absolutely would have been p**sed at McDermott for punting (unless of course our D stopped them and we won anyway, then all would have been forgiven).

[mannc]

On 9/10/2025 at 3:33 AM, juno999 said:

Allen was on fire in this game. He looked like he was in complete control of the offense and on top of his game. The ball spot on his slide was absolutely terrible. There was also a terrible spot of a dump off throw to Shakir deep in Bills territory.
 

The second and third offensive series for the Bills was trash play calling. Just way too conservative and predictable. In games like these, need to have urgency on every possession. 

The play calling on the second series, after Cook picked up 8 yards on first down, was criminally bad, and, unfortunately, too typical of Brady.  The situation was begging for play-action, but twice in a row, Brady called inside runs, taking the ball out of the hands of Josh Allen, who had just torched the Ravens on the previous series.   Against an explosive offense like the Ravens’, you just can’t afford a brain-dead possession like that one. Inexcusable.

[Rat-boy]

On 9/10/2025 at 12:05 PM, Old Coot said:

 

If Josh was out of the box, then it's legal for the D to trash the receivers.

 

I can't tell if that's so. Maybe someone who views the all 22 can clear this up.

Josh barely moved his feet on the all-22. Turned right and threw. It was a poor throw.

[PoundingDog]

On 9/10/2025 at 10:06 AM, Robert Paulson said:

We need the bye so KC and Baltimore   can beat themselves up to get to us

The main thing is to face one of them in the playoffs - KC or Baltimore, not KC AND Baltimore. The most likely way to get that is the #1 seed. 

 

Look at last year's AFC playoffs, the Chiefs had a relatively easy time against the Texans (23-12 before a end game safety) while the Bills fought the Ravens tooth and nail. By the time the Bills got to play the Chiefs for the AFC Championship, all kind of injury on Bills side.