12/7/25 GAMEDAY Bills vs Bengals 1:00 pm Gameday Thread

[JerseyBills]

2 minutes ago, Scott7975 said:

 

This doesnt bother me much , ya it sucks , he's elite but Anderson is very good and would start for most teams 

[MikePJ76]

I would like to see anderson at right tackle.  the energy and nastiness he plays with is contagious.  We have been missing that this year.  Im all for him playing over vandermark...

 

I know it won't happen but I just love the way he plays and gets guys all fired up.

[Klaus]

And people were worried Savage couldn't contribute the same as Ingram, looks like he has filled the inactive on gameday role perfectly.......

 

Go Bills!

[JakeFrommStateFarm]

I'm reading Kincaid will "try to play"

[Scott7975]

 

[Brianmoorman4jesus]

What is the deal with Palmer.? This season is a total waste for him. Like to see Gabe and Cooks just take those rolls over for good and let’s move forward. Love to see Cooks go 6 for 110 or something and let’s reset the mindset of this WR group

[stosh64]

1 minute ago, BillsFan130 said:

Sucks about Spencer brown being inactive. Big loss

O-line did pretty good without both starting T's last week.  I almost wish the Schnow man would sit this week, his effort has been lacking this year.

[DaVinci]

Crush the Bengals hopes, Make Burrow run for his life on a bad toe. Go Bills!

[oldmanfan]

1 hour ago, K-9 said:

There he is!

[HoofHearted]

Lots of zone scheme from Bengals vs 4 man fronts this year (Inside Zone, Split Zone, Zone Insert). Bodes well for us stopping the run and making them 1 dimensional. I expect them to attack the middle of field in the pass game. Lots of post-snap switches. Have to have great communication in the back end. They really like their Digs vs two high coverage teams.

[Disgusted ills fan]

5 minutes ago, stosh64 said:

O-line did pretty good without both starting T's last week.  I almost wish the Schnow man would sit this week, his effort has been lacking this year.

 

You mean the Shlowman?

[TH3]

12 minutes ago, sven233 said:

Alright.....moneyline bet has been placed on the Bengals!  I've done my part to make sure the Bills win!  

 

Going to be an interesting game today.  This is one of those games that it's so hard to get a read on as to how it is going to play out.  I could see just about every scenario.  Close win, close loss, blowout loss.......  The only one I can't picture is a blowout win.  Our offense just isn't built for that this year.  I don't know what to think....  A lot of people out there are saying it's Burrow vs Allen.  I get it, it's the easy thing to do when there are 2 star QBs are playing in the same game.  My problem is that it's a little unfair when you look at the weapons each guys has.  I mean, Burrow has Chase, Higgins, and Brown.  Allen has......Cook.  It's not a fair fight. 

 

I think it has to go a lot deeper than the QBs.  Both defenses have shown to be not very good this year, but with a lack of weapons, the Bills offense has much less of a chance of being explosive.  If this turns into a high scoring game, the Bills will struggle to keep up.  That is an awful thing to have to say when your QB is Josh Allen, but that's where we are this year with the lack of explosive weapons on offense in the passing game.

 

If we are to win this game, it will have to be because of an outstanding effort by our defense and possibly getting some timely turnovers.  Normally I am on the side that INTs really don't matter too much when you have a great QB, but in a game like this, if you get them at the right time..... critical 3rd down, in the red zone, something like that, they could be game changing plays.  I also think this is a game where you have to unleash Josh Allen.  I am not saying he has to throw the ball 40 times, but I want to at least see some attempts down the field whether they are completed or not.  You have to back off the safeties and get them out of the box.  But rather, I think this is a game you have to tell Allen not to hesitate to take off.  Call some QB runs at times too. The field may be a bit slick, so getting Allen out of the pocket and on the run could create big plays with his feet if a defender slips.

 

On defense, I said it in a different thread, but I expect to see more man coverage today than usual.  Burrow has eaten up McDermott's soft zone every game he has played against us.  And with no real pass rushers active today, you will have to get creative up front and hope that the back end holds up.  While I expect the Bills to use Benford to shadow Chase, that wouldn't be my plan.  I want to see Hairston out there against Chase (until he proves he can't do it) and then use Benford's size to match up on Higgins.  Then, use your safeties over the top.  So yeah.....a lot of 2 high man.  Again, I'm not expecting the Bills to do that, it's just what I would do.  I fully expect Benford to be on Chase most of the day and White to be up against Higgins (and although Tre had a nice game last week, I hate this matchup for him no matter who he is trying to cover).  Then, up front, we're going to have to do the best we can do.  We won't get home with 4, and probably won't with 5 either, but it is what it is.  We have to hope that we can stop the run and at least force Burrow off his spot. Whie he's back playing, Burrow is not healthy.  He can't move all that well.  So, even if we can't sack him, if we can get him having o throw o the move, hopefully that will reduce some of his normal accuracy.

 

But yeah.....the QB matchup is sexy, but this game will most likely fall on the Bills defense and how much they can slow down the Bengals offense.  The goal should be to hold them to 20 or less.  If we can do that, I think we can win this game.  If they do what they normally do to McDermott's defense?  It's going to be a really long and frustrating afternoon.

Too long for one therapy session🤣

[NewEra]

7 minutes ago, JerseyBills said:

This doesnt bother me much , ya it sucks , he's elite but Anderson is very good and would start for most teams 

Dude has played 1 game at right tackle and he’d start on most teams?  🤦🏻‍♂️

 

He’s a good run blocker…. He needs lots of help in pass protection.  Luckily the bengals will likely line up Myles Murphy against him and he’s been a jag.  I am a little worried about Ossai though. I think he’s a nice pass rusher

[Breakout Squad]

13 minutes ago, Scott7975 said:

 

Good. Sit down and get healthy big guy!

[sven233]

Finding a way to win and keeping Kincaid healthy (along with everyone else for that matter) are the only things that matter today.  Style points don't mean a thing at this time of the year, especially when you don't have a Playoff spot clinched.  JUST FIND A WAY TO WIN!

[MikePJ76]

3 minutes ago, NewEra said:

Dude has played 1 game at right tackle and he’d start on most teams?  🤦🏻‍♂️

 

He’s a good run blocker…. He needs lots of help in pass protection.  Luckily the bengals will likely line up Myles Murphy against him and he’s been a jag.  I am a little worried about Ossai though. I think he’s a nice pass rusher

I'm pretty sure vandermark is playing right tackle.  Sounds like grable is the swing tackle today.

[VW82]

LFG

 

This is the healthiest our back 7 have been in a while. Hairston, Benford, and Bishop need to play well, and I think they're going to. Big W at home today behind our LBS, DBs, and running it down their throats.  

[boyst]

16 minutes ago, MikePJ76 said:

I would like to see anderson at right tackle.  the energy and nastiness he plays with is contagious.  We have been missing that this year.  Im all for him playing over vandermark...

 

I know it won't happen but I just love the way he plays and gets guys all fired up.

That would be nice. But can Vandermark needs reps. I could see dion gone in 3 yrs. 

[MikePJ76]

This whole week has been about the Bengals offense everywhere I have read or watched anything from national talking heads.  The bills probably have spent the week hearing about burrow 24/7.

 

Hopefully that motivates them.  Its like the ravens playoff game last year and the whole week being about the ravens running game and then the Bills really ran the ball well and played pretty good against the run for the most of the game.  

 

Love to see a really energetic excited bills team today.  They have to be as sick of hearing about burrow as we are.

[transplantbillsfan]

Wonder if Grable steps in. A lot of the film guys see a future starter in him.