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

[RiotAct]

1 minute ago, ren1701 said:

omg they don't even try?? They act like they are winning this game

just mind-boggling

[thenorthremembers]

10 minutes ago, VW82 said:

 

No team has ever won a SB with a crap defense. It catches up with you eventually. Somehow, we have to figure out how to do both at the same time like we almost did to start the decade.

Chasing a great defense is nonsense.   Great defenses are transitory.  Like turnovers they arent sustainable.   Score points.  Let the rest fall into place but dont chase a defense when you have no wideouts.

[GolfandBills]

Flat out embarrassing 

[sven233]

Clock should be 15 seconds.....

 

Should have just chucked one down the field and try or draw a penalty.

 

McDermott does everything wrong.  No idea how he made it this far in the league.  He has no clue about common sense football.

[Irish Dave]

Looking forward to next year; completely new regime.  

[Nitro]

Half time double dip did not work.  A must to score a TD on their first drive in the second half.   Should have taken the ball and tried to get the lead.  Let the Bengals chase.

[CircleTheWagons99]

1 minute ago, boyst said:

You run a play with 10 seconds. Maybe 2. When down by 11. 

 

Coaching staff are cowards.

McD the genius. 

[Playoffs?]

Just now, boyst said:

You run a play with 10 seconds. Maybe 2. When down by 11. 

 

Coaching staff are cowards.

Yeah… why not take a shot downfield?!  If it gets picked off, no problem. Maybe we catch it and call a time out… or maybe DPI.  

[Psautcsk]

1 minute ago, Tulsabillsfanz said:

Unfortunately the Cincinnati coaches DID blitz and play press man coverage on that 4th down.  The exact opposite of Buffalo’s no blitz and soft zone on key passing downs. 
 

Coaching matters

 

Edit….we finally blitzed..second down, but at least we did! 

This-infuriating 

[Nelius]

Just now, billsfan714 said:

You will never, ever convince me a McDermott coached defense will win you a championship.

McTurtle might get you close but…yeah 

[Kmart128]

There should have been 16 seconds left on clock for finally play. Ball was batted backwards and they let the clock run well after the whistle

[Donuts and Doritos]

1 minute ago, Irish Dave said:

McDermott will take a knee - but wtf not try a long bomb 

 We have no WRs & Joe Brady is his OC.

[Guns N' Rosen]

1 minute ago, Iverwig said:

Why is a defender spying Burrow instead of rushing him? I hate this defense. 

Worse, said spy gets lost in the wash of the moving pocket and deems himself, useless 🤬

[Johnnycage46]

1 minute ago, Nelius said:

Spoiled? lol no bro

KC fans are spoiled. Pats fans are spoiled. Bills fans? Tortured.

[Walking Tall]

1 minute ago, mjt328 said:

This coaching staff just doesn’t get it.

 

Bills fans all across the world can see to stop playing our CBs ten yards off the ball against Burrow.  Have been saying it since the 2022 playoff game.

I almost get why they are playing off. They are getting absolutely no pressure against an offensive line that gives up a lot of pressure.

 

 

[biLLyBuFFs]

5 minutes ago, stevewin said:

How the hell is Higgins back in the game.  Medical malpractice 

He even pointed to his head, guess the league really doesn't care about head injuries cuz my man's head slammed into that frozen ground 

[DapperCam]

The Bills defensive philosophy would have made sense in good weather. But in bad weather these WR are running half speed and aren’t going to be beating us deep. The only play downfield has been a DPI.

 

There is no need to play such a soft zone.

[starrymessenger]

2 minutes ago, BuffaloBillyG said:

Eff it. Take some deep shots to Cooks here. Do something. 

Defeatist mindset. Brady needs to go.

[stevestojan]

1 minute ago, Einstein said:

If the first drive was a TD instead of a field goal, this is a 6 pt game. 
 

 

And if my aunt had balls, she’d be my uncle. 

[Irish Dave]

Just now, sven233 said:

Clock should be 15 seconds.....

 

Should have just chucked one down the field and try or draw a penalty.

 

McDermott does everything wrong.  No idea how he made it this far in the league.  He has no clue about common sense football.

Agree.  He was a DC who lost a superbowl- what did we expect?