One of the negative aspects of being in "must win" mode this early....more Josh Allen runs...

[Avisan]

7 hours ago, SoonerBillsFan said:

Agreed, we are in playoff mode now.  Every win is a must win to not be out of the playoffs

 

6 hours ago, Special K said:

 

Would you prefer "can't lose" mode over "must win" mode??

12-5 is guaranteed into the playoffs and 11-6 is 99+% guaranteed, with 10-7 giving us a really solid shot of making it in as well.

 

Y'all are aware our record is 8-4, right?

[machine gun kelly]

13 hours ago, Kwai San said:

 

I can live with 2-3 designed calls......sometimes they are monster runs......for him any ways.  All depends if the other team is spying.  Then those runs are worth dog poo!!

Yep, Kwai, and on the positive Allen has begun to understand its ok to slide so you dont bang up your shoulder, chest, ir elbow.

[AlCowlingsTaxiService]

14 hours ago, Senth said:

We needed the 1st game against the Patriots while it would have been nice to win the Falcon and Dolphin games if we could have just beaten the Patriots we would be in complete control.

Maybe true but I can rationalize a close loss to an up and coming division rival with what looks to be a franchise quarterback more so than two disastrous losses against generally bad football teams

[AlCowlingsTaxiService]

13 hours ago, RobbRiddick said:

He took what looked like a wicked hit by the sideline against the Steelers and I honestly thought he would be taken out with a concussion but on the replay it was clear Josh was doing some of his acting to try and get a flag. The aspect of his game I dislike is the play acting and flopping. He's got a real rep for it now and the guys on WGR were suggesting it might be why he's getting less calls. The boy who cried wolf and the refs are treating all the hits as acting now

I’ve seen plenty of Allen mockery for this all over social media as of late. We label mahomes as a cry baby, so I completely understand why opposing fan bases label Allen the same way

[CSBill]

This is a good point. But here we are.

[BananaB]

I think it’s safe to say this is a must win game at this point, but that could change as the weeks go by.  Until you separate yourself from the bunch that’s just the way it is. Still 5 games left, anything can happen. Josh running makes us a better team, it’s needed at this point. Honestly though, game is gonna come down to how quick the D gets off the field. Not letting the Bengals score early would be nice, from last  experiences though they will walk down the field pretty easily in the first half. lol! Nothing changes in Buffalo so I expect McD to have the same fear in his eyes when facing this O. I expect a coupl 6 to 8 minute TD drives out the gate for the Bengals giving up everything underneath 

Edited 8 hours ago by BananaB

[finn]

17 hours ago, QLBillsFan said:

And a complete disaster at Atlanta and Miami.. that’s why Bills are in this situation. If Josh has to run more the rest of the way, so be it. 

I would say it's the New England game that skewed the season. They're not going to win every game, and the Miami game with the heat and the timing was just an aberration, I think. But you got to win at home against divisional rivals, and there was no reason to lose against New England, who were playing well but not stellar. As usual, turnovers were the problem. Hard to overcome two fumbles and an interception. But, looking deeper, the real culprit was Coleman. Allen was constantly targeting him, and Coleman was doing nothing, quite apart from his disastrous fumble. That was the game I think the Bills brain trust realized "Houston, we have a problem." At least they have no illusions about the guy anymore, or the WR corps overall.

 

With it's MVP quarterback, stellar line, All-Pro running back and JUCO receivers, the Bills are like a weight lifter jacked above the waist but with skinny little legs. Against the Bengals today, I think that will more than suffice. 

 

[SCBills]

This is always our cheat code when we need it. 
 

Not only are JA runs effective in and of themself, but it also opens up the passing game by drawing eyes to the threat of Josh Allen running. 
 

I don’t see us as in must win mode today though. 
 

3-2 over these last 5 gets us in, and depending how things play out, 2-3 could. 
 

If there’s any game to circle as a game guys should gut it out to get a W, it’s next week to stop NE from clinching against us.   It’s gonna happen, but don’t let it happen vs us. 
 

 

Edited 7 hours ago by SCBills

[QLBillsFan]

3 hours ago, finn said:

I would say it's the New England game that skewed the season. They're not going to win every game, and the Miami game with the heat and the timing was just an aberration, I think. But you got to win at home against divisional rivals, and there was no reason to lose against New England, who were playing well but not stellar. As usual, turnovers were the problem. Hard to overcome two fumbles and an interception. But, looking deeper, the real culprit was Coleman. Allen was constantly targeting him, and Coleman was doing nothing, quite apart from his disastrous fumble. That was the game I think the Bills brain trust realized "Houston, we have a problem." At least they have no illusions about the guy anymore, or the WR corps overall.

 

With it's MVP quarterback, stellar line, All-Pro running back and JUCO receivers, the Bills are like a weight lifter jacked above the waist but with skinny little legs. Against the Bengals today, I think that will more than suffice. 

 

That’s a reasonable point. And at home! Agree the Bills didn’t play well in that game. It game the Pats the confidence they needed with a weak schedule. But at least they are now considered a good if not very good team. 

[BillsShredder83]

20 hours ago, Kwai San said:

 

I can live with 2-3 designed calls......sometimes they are monster runs......for him any ways.  All depends if the other team is spying.  Then those runs are worth dog poo!!

Why would they not put a spy on him. Fireable offense to not. 0 pass game. All run team. And a spy doesn't really take a defender out of the run game much, if at all, either

[Jerome007]

Well, his two long runs. One for a TD , one to ice the game. They were just... wow. I don't think either were planned either.