10/5/2025 GAMEDAY Bills vs Patriots Post Game Thread SNF

[Boo Radley Boston]

1 hour ago, boyst said:

i wasn't talking about you - i was talking about the guy who was constantly wrong about the Patriots despite being a fan for his entire life.

I don't know them. The Bills will roll into Foxboro and leave with a W. Just watch.

 

That's sports. Just when you believe that you have it figured out everything blows up. Going undefeated is a curse anyway. Buffalo is like NE, the fans live and die with every loss. The goal is for Buffalo to get the 1st round bye and homefield throughout the post season. 

[boyst]

2 minutes ago, Boo Radley Boston said:

I don't know them. The Bills will roll into Foxboro and leave with a W. Just watch.

 

That's sports. Just when you believe that you have it figured out everything blows up. Going undefeated is a curse anyway. Buffalo is like NE, the fans live and die with every loss. The goal is for Buffalo to get the 1st round bye and homefield throughout the post season. 

Yeah, the bills were gonna lose eventually. It sucks it's against a division foe. It is annoying with patriots fans thinking maye is equal or superior to Allen.

 

Diggs won't show up next game. The dude was purely motivated by hate last night. It was amazing. 

[thronethinker]

Some Monday morning advice for those of you standing on the ledge….

 

Why you might feel this way

 

-Strong Identification: You identify so strongly with the team that their losses feel like your own, leading to feelings of personal failure. 

 

Emotional Investment: You've invested time, energy, and emotions into the team, making their performance directly affect your feelings. 

 

Personal Pride: The team's success is tied to your pride and sense of community, making a loss a blow to both. 

 

Unmet Expectations: You may have high expectations for the team, and their failure to meet them can feel disappointing or even like a personal setback. 

 

 

-How to cope with these feelings

 

Acknowledge Your Feelings: Recognize that your emotional response is valid, but also understand the depth of your investment. 

 

Gain Perspective: Remind yourself that the game's outcome doesn't reflect your personal worth or affect your daily life. 

 

Focus on What You Can Control: Understand that you, as a fan, have no control over the players, the opponents, or the game itself. 

 

Accept That It's a Game: Remember that the emotions and passion are part of enjoying sports, but the loss is temporary and doesn't define you

[TD716]

Bills last drive why were we running the clock down to single digits. Clock management was a big issue. Seemed like they were running plays like it was the first quarter.

[Boo Radley Boston]

1 hour ago, The Jokeman said:

Cuz the Pats were stopping Cook. Toss in he took a big hit by #92 that drew the flag.

Because it appeared that Cook was going to pitch the ball back to Allen for the flea flicker.

 

I dont recall if Cook was touched yet or if Farmer saw it.

[Boo Radley Boston]

3 minutes ago, boyst said:

Yeah, the bills were gonna lose eventually. It sucks it's against a division foe. It is annoying with patriots fans thinking maye is equal or superior to Allen.

 

Diggs won't show up next game. The dude was purely motivated by hate last night. It was amazing. 

If the Bills win in Foxboro its a wash.

 

After Cam Newton, Mac Jones and Jacoby Brisset, Maye looks like Brady out there. The Pats had the 30th ranked offense in 2024.

[TheFunPolice]

9 hours ago, BeastMaster said:

The problem is he knows his philosophy results in his defense getting shredded by good teams in the playoffs...yet he still sticks with this failed philosophy

 

McDermott, like some posters here are fine with being a contender that has a punchers chance if they get some luck against a team like KC or Philly

 

IMO that is 100% his approach to the game. 

 

It's not totally crazy, because you're in the playoffs every year and then anything can happen. 

 

Imagine KC drops the 13 seconds pass or a DL gets home or there's a holding call or someone tips the ball. Stuff like that happens all the time in football, so you make them do it all over and over and eventually that will happen. 

 

Such is the theory, I think. 

[CaliBills]

This was basically the Houston game last year. Even the same score. 
 

Josh was throwing to receivers though they were covered and just wasn’t making the best decision both against Houston and now against the Pats. 
 

it’s almost like he was trying to prove to Diggs yet again that he doesn’t need him. 

[Process]

Just now, CaliBills said:

This was basically the Houston game last year. Even the same score. 
 

Josh was throwing to receivers though they were covered and just wasn’t making the best decision both against Houston and now against the Pats. 
 

it’s almost like he was trying to prove to Diggs yet again that he doesn’t need him. 

Other than the INT can you name a bad decision? This wasn't on Josh, and nothing at all like the Houston game, which was one of the worst games of his career. 

[Bruffalo]

No Bills DB is credited with a pass break up the entire game. Has there ever been a team that won without a single defended pass? 

 

 

[DapperCam]

34 minutes ago, TD716 said:

Bills last drive why were we running the clock down to single digits. Clock management was a big issue. Seemed like they were running plays like it was the first quarter.

Bills ran their “four minute” offense. The idea was to score a TD or FG with very little time for the Pats to score.

 

It’s kind of a risky strategy because if you fail to get a first down then you give the Pats the ball back with the perfect amount of time to run their 2 minute offense and end the game (which they did).

 

It makes sense if you trust your offense to be able to get multiple consecutive first downs more than you trust your defense to prevent a score vs the other team’s 2 minute offense.

 

Our defense was a sieve in the 2nd half so it kind of makes sense.

[BillzFreak]

Just now, Bruffalo said:

No Bills DB is credited with a pass break up the entire game. Has there ever been a team that won without a single defended pass? 

 

 

Lol now that's a stat that sums up the McDermott soft coverage defense. 

[Avisan]

2 minutes ago, Process said:

Other than the INT can you name a bad decision? This wasn't on Josh, and nothing at all like the Houston game, which was one of the worst games of his career. 

Bailing from the pocket unnecessarily, misreading the read-option with Ty Johnson, etc.  Went away from taking what the Defense was giving.  And that INT was a big one, it's a mistake that had largely been gone from his game that showed back up again.

 

Definitely feels like he presses way harder when Diggs is in the stadium.

[BillzFreak]

3 minutes ago, Bruffalo said:

No Bills DB is credited with a pass break up the entire game. Has there ever been a team that won without a single defended pass? 

 

 

Can someone in the media please bring this up. I honestly would like to hear how he spins that. Honestly that's utterly embarrassing and downright awful. 

1 minute ago, Avisan said:

Bailing from the pocket unnecessarily, misreading the read-option with Ty Johnson, etc.  Went away from taking what the Defense was giving.  And that INT was a big one, it's a mistake that had largely been gone from his game that showed back up again.

 

Definitely feels like he presses way harder when Diggs is in the stadium.

Honestly with all the penalties and bad field position he was pressing you could clearly see it. He was trying to take the game into his hands and spark something that honestly wasn't there last night. He deserves his fair share of blame to but honestly he saw how stagnant the offense was and just decided to try it his way. 

[Avisan]

6 minutes ago, BillzFreak said:

Honestly with all the penalties and bad field position he was pressing you could clearly see it. He was trying to take the game into his hands and spark something that honestly wasn't there last night. He deserves his fair share of blame to but honestly he saw how stagnant the offense was and just decided to try it his way. 

I agree, but his way historically ends up with these kinds of mistakes.

 

Defenses play differently than they did when he was in his first few years.  Every QB has had to adjust, including Mahomes.  Trying to force big play ball when it isn't there leads to stalled drives and turnovers, and the Bills don't have the WR talent to force it to work.  Hard to get that WR talent without becoming the Bengals, too.

[CaliBills]

16 minutes ago, Process said:

Other than the INT can you name a bad decision? This wasn't on Josh, and nothing at all like the Houston game, which was one of the worst games of his career. 

 

There were multiple throws where he was throwing to receivers covered on the sidelines causing it to be 2-10 or 3-10 as they were incomplete.  Maybe I just thought it was odd at the time.  

Edited 1 hour ago by CaliBills

[SoCal Deek]

14 minutes ago, DapperCam said:

Bills ran their “four minute” offense. The idea was to score a TD or FG with very little time for the Pats to score.

 

It’s kind of a risky strategy because if you fail to get a first down then you give the Pats the ball back with the perfect amount of time to run their 2 minute offense and end the game (which they did).

 

It makes sense if you trust your offense to be able to get multiple consecutive first downs more than you trust your defense to prevent a score vs the other team’s 2 minute offense.

 

Our defense was a sieve in the 2nd half so it kind of makes sense.

The final series was horrible play calling after Shakir dropped the WR screen. At that point you need to eat clock on second and third down. Either the Patriots waste their time outs or you take the clock way down. You call two simple, short yardage plays and see if you can get it to a first down or fourth and one or two. The Bills will simply never learn how to manage the clock under this coaching leadership. 

[BillzFreak]

4 minutes ago, Avisan said:

I agree, but his way historically ends up with these kinds of mistakes.

 

Defenses play differently than they did when he was in his first few years.  Every QB has had to adjust, including Mahomes.  Trying to force big play ball when it isn't there leads to stalled drives and turnovers, and the Bills don't have the WR talent to force it to work.  Hard to get that WR talent without becoming the Bengals, too.

I agree but it also helps Mahomes a ton having Andy Reid scheming up play calls. There's a lack of creativity in this offense in a league that presnap movement and motion is king. 

[CincyBillsFan]

9 hours ago, Generic_Bills_Fan said:

I mean they bailed out two bills turnovers and got the offense the ball back down 3 on what could’ve been the final possession. 
 

if the defense didn’t play well in the first half that game is over at halftime…no idea how we’re not blaming both.  There is no ‘crucial moment in the game’ at all if the defense wasn’t stout in the first half 😂

I clearly said the D was great in the first half. But is it to much to ask that it play great for an ENTIRE game?  

11 minutes ago, CaliBills said:

 

There were multiple throws where he was throwing to receivers covered on the sidelines causing it to be 2-10 or 3-10 as they were incomplete.  Maybe I just thought it was odd at the time.  

The two deep sideline throws I remember were both to Coleman and were great throws to a WR that is big & strong like a D-Hop.  And both of those passes should have been caught.  

[CincyBillsFan]

3 hours ago, Juice_32 said:

 

This, its a long season. We will be there with a few other flawed teams at the end and whoever gets hot at the right time will win it. A loss forces them to take a hard look versus a win where they skate by again. The pats* are scrappy but they have to do a lot more than this to knock us off the mountain. Time to look in the mirror and go.

Yep.  The way the conference is shaping up 13 - 4 will win home field advantage through the playoffs.  That means the Bills must go 9 - 3 over the next 12 games.  Given the schedule this looks very doable.  

 

NE will lose a couple of games they are not supposed to lose which is common among rising NFL powers.