Game week thread - Bills at Panthers

[zow2]

1 hour ago, DaBillsFanSince1973 said:

 

Do you really think the Bills are gonna come through on their end of the deal?!  

We can only hope.

[Billsfed1]

15 minutes ago, zow2 said:

 

Do you really think the Bills are gonna come through on their end of the deal?!  

We can only hope.

There’s greatness in both teams.  They both come through in the ‘25 season.

[Big Turk]

2 hours ago, ColoradoBills said:

 

Frazier had "prime time" White, Poyer, Hyde and Taron Johnson.

 

I know we all hate Babich, but maybe he wouldn't be so bad with those guys playing on the backside.

 

When White went down in that NO game with his first injury, the pass defense actually improved during the time he was out.

[Richard Noggin]

On 10/20/2025 at 1:17 AM, Peace Frog said:

I smell a disappointing upset next Sunday.  I mean, we should win it, but I think our Legion of Room defense is gonna lay another egg when it comes to getting off the field.  It pains me to say...

 

Bills 23

Panthers 27

 

While I still cannot understand how anyone is anguishing more over the defense than the current offense (who has struggled more recently imho despite a strong OL and a future HOF QB)...I do agree that the Panthers actually present a specifically challenging matchup for the Bills. They are very physical and aggressive defensively, with heavy run and pass games up front (possibly something you can exploit on the ground and in the screen game) and man coverage on the boundaries. Not unlike the Patriots, but with a much better rushing attack on offense. Not an ideal opponent for the current iteration of the Bills. 

 

One bright spot would be if Bryce Young can't play, or if he does play, he does so with somewhat limited mobility. Apparently, his escapability has been on display during their winning streak, and that's a quality that really exposes the Bills shortcomings in the front 7. While Dalton could potentially execute a quick game and play action passing attack, he is less likely to break contain or elude pressure. If the Panthers are able to establish some success on the ground, then it might not matter who is under center for them. Our D has difficulty against physical, balanced offenses who stay on schedule. 

[Buffalo Ballin]

Remember those great times when we do our number two and we know it was a great huge dump that we avoided crapping in our pants? We're smiling. We're relieved. We're no longer aggravated. Great times. Just superb.

 

Then we see that there is no toilet paper remaining. Just dead silence. Not even a mouse fart.

 

These are those times.

[Success]

This thread is too gloomy.

 

We would have beaten the Falcons with just a teensy bit more health.  Kincaid, or Palmer the full game. We were down to very little in terms of receiving, and even the announcers noted that.

 

We'll be in better shape this Sunday, and I'm pretty excited to see what Hoecht adds to the D.  Maybe we'll even get a little Hairston.  But it's a big break to have Dalton in there. He's still a capable thrower, but obviously not as elusive when scrambling and we should be able to get good pressure on him.

 

I think we win this one comfortably.  We've generally done pretty well out of the bye.

 

[benderbender]

Amazing how two games ago we were planning parade routes and now we’re simply  hoping for a strong showing against the Panthers who have a record above .500 for the first time since October 2021. 

 

Like the Falcons, I’m sure Carolina will give us their best effort in weeks and then the following week lose decisively just to rub it in. 

[BillytheKid]

7 hours ago, DaBillsFanSince1973 said:

The Blue Jays won both of those World Series also which made the Bills lose the Super Bowls. 
 

So we need the Blue Jays to lose this time so the Bills win the Super Bowl. 

[90sBills]

14 hours ago, Pete said:

Greg Rousseau's 2025 PFF overall grade is 83.7 as of mid-October, ranking him 18th among NFL edge rushers.

Not bashing or defending Rousseau but PFF is a joke. They rated Geno higher than Mahomes in the blowout game on Sunday. Any system that could do that after that game is truly flawed.