11/16/25 GAMEDAY Bills vs Buccaneers 1st Half Game Thread

[IronyAbounds]

Just now, Success said:

It does even out - we got pretty lucky w/ that RTP, and it gave us a TD in the end.

 

Not really, there was a defensive holding call too, so they only gained 5 yards.

[DuckyBoys]

seems everytime Mcdermott uses a time out on defense the outcome sucks for us on the next play

[Yobogoya!]

Just now, Freddie's Dead said:

29 seconds now joins the pantheon of Bills defensive failures.  Jesus.

If your defense is designed to allow the offense to move the ball with ease, can you say it’s a failure when they do? 
 

A question for the philosophers. 

[Chandler#81]

WTH are we doing??

[D. L. Hot-Flamethrower]

1 minute ago, OldTimer1960 said:

Hairston, Sanders,Strong, Hoecht, Ogunjobi were key defensive acquisitions who have all missed significant time.  Add in Ed Oliver, Daquan Jones, Taron Johnson, Taylor Rapp, Matt Milano and it negates all the effort they made to improve on D.  Not realistic to think that doesn’t affect them.

Excuses most of those guys are playing today

Edited 2 hours ago by D. L. Hot-Flamethrower

[The Jokeman]

2 minutes ago, letsgoteam said:

Anyone here care to explain that penalty. The announcer says you cant yank the offensive player?

Dunno looked like the TB olineman fell forward.

[Heels20X6]

1 minute ago, TFBillsfan said:

Bills somehow winning? Such profound words by McDermott going into the half! 

He has a deer in the headlights look after that last drive. He knows his defense is crapping the bed. It’s a bad look considering he put Brady “on notice” and he’s responded with 3 TDs

[Nelius]

Just now, PayDaBill$ said:

Seriously 👍 it’s unreal  how blind some are 

I mean I think instant reaction is more about being a fan than being “blind”. It certainly wasn’t obvious 

[Jalan81]

2 minutes ago, Success said:

It does even out - we got pretty lucky w/ that RTP, and it gave us a TD in the end.

 

Was it lucky that the guy committed the foul? I’m a little confused here.

[Marcus Aurelius]

3 minutes ago, Jalan81 said:

9 years of this bull#### 

"weak in and weak out" also 😡

[Buffalo Ballin]

1 minute ago, DuckyBoys said:

seems everytime Mcdermott uses a time out on defense the outcome sucks for us on the next play

He has to stop calling TO's while on defense.

[KOKBILLS]

I don't know about that call... Anderson definitely does not pull that lineman down... I just watched it three times... It's like... That may have been his initial intention, he does look like he goes to grab him on the back of his jersey while he's going down...but the lineman just falls forward... Anderson did not have to do anything from what I can tell... Anyway...

[MDH]

I just watched that replay 3 times. That was absolutely not a hold. The OL dives down to cut the legs and Anderson just pushes his back down into the ground. He doesn’t hold him at all.

 

What a horrible call. 

[Pecker]

3 minutes ago, letsgoteam said:

Anyone here care to explain that penalty. The announcer says you cant yank the offensive player?

The defender cannot grab the OLman, pull him out of the way, which creates a hole, so that a team mate can run through said hole and block the kick.  
 

Thats the penalty.  Anderson didn’t do that though.  It was a bad call 

[JohnnyBuffalo]

Anyone actually see an attempt to pull that player out of the way to allow another player to get through the line?    That’s holding on the defense.     
 

I didn’t see any significant attempt to pull an offensive lineman out of the way to allow a defender through.   What I saw was a defender use his hands to push an offensive lineman in the direction he was already headed.  
 

 

[DapperCam]

Gabe Davis definitely looks ready to play.

[LarryMadman]

4 minutes ago, PayDaBill$ said:

Seriously 👍 it’s unreal  how blind some are 

Watch the replay he pushed him he didnt grab anything and pull him

[JohnnyBuffalo]

Just now, LarryMadman said:

Watch the replay he pushed him he didnt grab anything and pull him

It’s amazing how blind some people are isn’t it?

[Marcus Aurelius]

3 minutes ago, Yobogoya! said:

If your defense is designed to allow the offense to move the ball with ease, can you say it’s a failure when they do? 
 

A question for the philosophers. 

I'll step in here ...

Tempora ***** causis

[Toledo Bill]

8 minutes ago, Billz4ever said:

McD is pissed and he should be.  Defense getting shredded.

I'm pissed at McD