12/14/2025 GAMEDAY Bills at Patriots* 1st Half Game Thread AFCE Battle

[nedboy7]

That challenge would have failed then there would have been 30 comments on how McD cant win a challenge.  

[Einstein]

Just now, rajinka said:

Exactly throw the flag. But he'll challenge a 1/2 yard spot play

 

He is the WORST coach at challenging plays in the NFL.

 

Fans point to his good winning %, but that’s only because he won’t challenge anything!

[GunnerBill]

Situationally it was worth throwing the flag. The price is a 1st half timeout? Or get them off the field? Yea you throw it even if you haven't got word. 

 

Other than that.... they just were schematically ahead of us on almost every play there.

[Livinginthepast]

I thought the catch was out of bounds but it was in bounds and no catch.  Of course our coaches are too stupid to challenge and also too stupid to get a player to feign injury so we can get a 2nd look. How is that not taught to the players in that situation?

[Zag20]

We just gave away 7 points by not challenging that catch 

[NoSaint]

McDermott handed them 7 there.
 

Could be the difference in winning the division 

[tigerthelion]

No resistance.  Exact opposite of the way they needed to start.  Just way too easy.  Trying to be positive but just fatigued from this same story every game.

[jayg]

Swiss cheese to start,  again. Hopefully they wake up before the second half.

[Buffalo03]

Just now, JaCrispy said:

Drake Maye is the Bills’ daddy

Ummmm. What?

[BuffaloBillsMagic1]

Just now, finn said:

Yeah, but the ball hit the ground. 

Stevie Wunder could see it was not a legitimate catch

[MikePJ76]

they called a maye run because they want to put it out there that maye is better than allen and can do what he does.  they spent all week on that i bet..

 

that is how vrabel is. 

[Chugga]

That’s a 7 point swing because of this coaching staff.  Absolutely disgusting.  Did we need that 1st half time out that badly?  Because Id rather there be 0 points on the board 

[SCBills]

Every game with this absolute TRASH defense to start. 
 

And McDermott cannot miss that non-catch.  Just a brutal start. 

[Steptide]

McDermott will take a time out right before we kick a fg (last week) but doesn't throw a challenge flag on a questionable catch 😅

[Special K]

Screwed by the Officials in NE.......who woulda thunk it?????

[Bangarang]

Well that's a disappointment 

[JBI$111]

***** McDermott and his staff cost us seven points because they're incompetent and clueless and don't have the ability to diagnose that quickly and throw the red flag. Clearly that was not a catch!

[Mod_Squad_Reject]

What do we pay a replay guy for?

[Alphadawg7]

We have to be the worst team on challenges in the NFL.  We challenge obvious ones we shouldn’t then don’t challenge obvious ones we should.  Geezus

[RichRiderBills]

Unacceptable non challenge by bills staff.