The Bills have lost 2 consecutive games every season under McD. Here is TBD's reaction each time!

[Einstein]

ChatGPT: “The Bills won the Super Bowl in zero of those seasons”

[buffaloboyinATL]

5 hours ago, Nester said:

time is a flat circle, thanks goodness for the BYE. 

 

Could be worse, could be Baltimore. 

 

Chin up pals, we got this. 

I like the defiant faith!

[YoloinOhio]

[RoscoeParrish]

5 hours ago, ShakAttack said:

Probably one of the most interesting "prompts" I have entered in ChatGPT to date. Here it is. Enjoy (if you have the patience/attention span to read it).

 

The prompt:

I recently heard a statistic that the Buffalo Bills have started the NFL football season with a record of 4-2 in each 5 of the past 6 seasons AND they have lost 2 consecutive games in each of Sean McDermott's seasons as the Bills head coach.

 

The morale of Bills fans always hits a low point after these consecutive losses each year. Please review user posts from the Buffalo Bills message board twobillsdrive.com over the past 6 seasons, and give me a year-by-year summary of the message board's overall "pulse" and opinion of the team after their 2nd consecutive loss in each of these seasons. I would like to know - in particular - the overall outlook of the team's chances following these consecutive losses, if the majority of the fan base seems to doubt the team or still have faith and, in general, how the fan base feels about the Bills chances of making the playoffs, especially with consideration to the fact that the Bills have won their division for 5 consecutive years at this time, despite these obstacles and challenges they always seem to face each season.

Response from ChatGPT:

 

Love this topic. I pulled reactions on Two Bills Drive (the “Stadium Wall” forum) right after each season’s second straight loss (or the closest equivalent if a given year didn’t have a true 2-game skid). Here’s the pulse, year-by-year, and how confident fans sounded about the Bills’ chances—especially the playoffs.

 

2019

Context of the skid: The Bills lost Weeks 16–17 (at NE, then NYJ) after already clinching a wild card.
Forum pulse: Pragmatic and playoff-oriented more than panicked. Threads that week revolve around resting starters and playoff positioning rather than doom, which fits a team that had already punched its ticket. Two Bills Drive
Mood verdict: Measured confidence. Fans were debating reps vs rest, not crisis.

 

2020

Skid: Weeks 5–6 (at Titans, vs Chiefs).
Forum pulse: Plenty of hand-wringing after the Titans blowout (“Allen regressed… defense was horrendous… total disaster tonight”), then schematic/identity debates after the Chiefs loss (possession, run fits, plan vs Mahomes). Still, you can see posters trying to add perspective and push back on overreaction. Two Bills Drive+1
Mood verdict: Shaken but not broken. Anxiety about defense and Allen’s off night, with a vocal minority urging patience.

 

2021

Skid: Weeks 13–14 (wind game vs Patriots, OT loss at Buccaneers).
Forum pulse: Emotions ran hot—frustration aimed at specific players (e.g., Edmunds) and coaching after Tampa, alongside gripes about situational execution. But there’s also an undercurrent of “this can still turn” that grows over the next two weeks as they right the ship. Two Bills Drive
Mood verdict: Critical, bordering on fed up—but still hopeful. The board was heated, yet not writing off the season.

 

2022

Skid: Weeks 9–10 (at Jets, vs Vikings in OT).
Forum pulse: This was the most “gut-punch” vibe—posts range from “we’re cursed” to “unless Josh sorts it we’re not making the postseason,” but you also see fans immediately plant the “we can do it the hard way” flag. It’s classic TBD whiplash: despair and defiance in the same page. Two Bills Drive
Mood verdict: Whiplash: despair + defiant faith. Confidence dipped, but belief didn’t vanish.

 

2023

Note: 2023 didn’t actually feature a clean, two-game regular-season skid (losses were staggered around a win and a bye). The mood low still arrived after the Broncos loss and OT loss to the Eagles left them 6–6, when injuries and OC questions dominated the board. You can find posters insisting “Bills can still win the AFC” mixed with pointed criticism of roster/coaching. Two Bills Drive+1
Mood verdict: Split skepticism. Frustration with execution and staff; a steady contingent still betting on a run.

 

2024

Skid: Early-season two-game wobble (Weeks 4–5).
Forum pulse: Threads show the familiar cycle—“sleepwalking” critiques and scheme angst, but also counter-threads arguing the panic is overblown and citing recent history of bouncing back. By November, the tenor flipped to swagger after statement wins (e.g., KC), and in December the Bills clinched a 5th straight AFC East title, which forum and news posts hammer home. Buffalo Bills+4Two Bills Drive+4Two Bills Drive+4
Mood verdict: Early wobble angst → renewed belief. Panic cooled quickly as results arrived.

 

Big-picture takeaways

Morale trough after skids is real—the post-loss pages reliably tilt negative (scheme, injuries, specific players). You can see this clearly in 2020 (Titans/Chiefs), 2021 (Pats/Bucs), and 2022 (Jets/Vikings). Two Bills Drive+3Two Bills Drive+3Two Bills Drive+3

But the board retains a “bounce-back muscle memory.” Users repeatedly remind each other that the Bills have a habit of surging after the 2-game dip; one thread tallied a remarkable combined record after those skids since 2020. Two Bills Drive+1

Division confidence remains high. By late 2024, sentiment swung from fretting to flexing as the Bills clinched a 5th straight AFC East—framed on the forum and in news as validation that the sky-is-falling weeks were, again, a phase. NFL.com+1

 

Net answer to your “faith vs doubt” question

2019: Calm/secure (already in).

2020: Nervous about D and Allen’s hiccup; faith intact. Two Bills Drive+1

2021: Critical and weary after Pats/Bucs; belief simmering underneath. Two Bills Drive

2022: Emotional low after Vikings OT; split between doom and “we’ll grind back.” Two Bills Drive

2023: No true 2-loss streak; mood still hit a trough at 6–6; divided but alive. Two Bills Drive+1

2024: Early mini-panic, then perspective threads and, ultimately, division-title validation. Two Bills Drive+1

 

If you want, I can pull direct post excerpts around any single game (e.g., 2022 Vikings OT) and chart sentiment (positive/neutral/negative) by page to quantify the swings.

Not really sure what this is trying to say.

 

every single one of those years, things that reared their ugly head in those 2 game stretches was part of the reason we didn’t win the Super Bowl that year.

 

It remains to be seen if that is the case this year. But outside of folks overreacting that we are going to miss the playoffs or something silly now, I’m not sure the point. We may not win a Super Bowl again, maybe because our defense and pass catchers aren’t good enough. 

[YoloinOhio]

1 minute ago, RoscoeParrish said:

Not really sure what this is trying to say.

 

every single one of those years, things that reared their ugly head in those 2 game stretches was part of the reason we didn’t win the Super Bowl that year.

 

It remains to be seen if that is the case this year. But outside of folks overreacting that we are going to miss the playoffs or something silly now, I’m not sure the point. We may not win a Super Bowl again, maybe because our defense and pass catchers aren’t good enough. 

They aren’t good enough and we won’t win the SB this year. I hope I’m wrong!

[SirAndrew]

4 hours ago, Brianmoorman4jesus said:

How many times has he beaten the chiefs in the playoffs ? Are we just doing the ones that support silly arguments or are we using patterns to show he’s had enough chances?

This really proved the opposite of the OP’s intent in my mind. It shows we have the same cycle every year, including sputtering a few games before coming back late in the year after throwing away the one seed. Those same problems then come back to haunt us in the playoffs. 

[DrDawkinstein]

 

So we're right on track for the disappointing playoff performance. Cool.

[Simon]

6 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said:

 

So we're right on track for the disappointing playoff performance. Cool.

 

 

[DrDawkinstein]

22 minutes ago, Simon said:

 

 

 

Even though its the Jets, and even though its Bart Scott, it's an all-time classic moment from the NFL. 

[Simon]

5 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said:

 

Even though its the Jets, and even though its Bart Scott, it's an all-time classic moment from the NFL. 

 

To this day, I cannot hate on Bart Scott just because of those 30 seconds 

[Mrbojanglezs]

Your right its a pattern. So is going home empty handed in January.

[Governor]

6 hours ago, Big Blitz said:

So it seems to me every year prior to this the consensus was “we’re ok.”

 

Question the AI all we want but I’d agree with that. 

 

I remember after the Dorsey firing thinking “we’re going on a run.”   
 

 

This time it’s different bc the defense is such a disaster and there is nothing at WR - in 2024 we won in the trenches, the turnover battle, and Allen being flawless.  No one will tell you how good our WR group was.  And in 2023 teams still had to worry about Diggs.  
 

Currently the WR group is being exposed.  

I agree that it’s a lot different this time. The OL is just getting annihilated in some of these games.

[dayman]

Certainly. Here is the sentiment profile table extracted from the analysis, presented in a copy-paste-friendly format.
| Year | Dominant Emotional State | Primary Scapegoat | Future Outlook (Team Future that Season) | Regime Change Calls (Y/N) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Anxious/Guarded | Historical Pain/Media Hype | High confidence post-L2, season defined by division title pursuit. | Minimal |
| 2021 | Frustrated/Doubtful | Run Defense/Brian Daboll | Playoffs expected, but major concerns regarding ability to win high-stakes games. | Low |
| 2022 | Anxious/Angry | Josh Allen reliance/Injuries | Confident in making playoffs; doubts about Super Bowl viability due to execution. | Minimal |
| 2023 | Despair/Betrayal | Ken Dorsey (OC) | Season is deemed lost; structural change (OC firing) is demanded to salvage post-season hopes. | Moderate (Dorsey removed) [1] |
| 2024 | Disappointed/Stable | Minor Personnel Issues | Minor setback; team remains a strong contender. | Low |
| 2025 | Rage/Embarrassment | McDermott/Brady (HC/OC) | Catastrophic failure declared; season fundamentally flawed; calls for full organizational overhaul. | High [2, 3] |

here is a Gemini deep research analysis…per AI we’re a little overboard this year

 

 

Edited 9 hours ago by dayman

[letsgoteam]

Reading through this i had forgot about the Denver double FG loss. 

 

I hate this team. I had a couple of friends mention about how the Bills were 4-0 and if I was excited, etc. I said, nope, I'm just waiting for them to do something stupid. Two weeks later and here we are.