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

[KOKBILLS]

They just cannot do anything at the line of scrimmage...

[The Wiz]

Thompson getting grabbed from behind and dragged down on the run, no call.  It's gonna be another one of those games.

[Ralonzo]

1 minute ago, Rock-A-Bye Beasley said:

Remember when Daboll was here and Allen basically called the plays at the line and it was awesome?

 

Remember when plays were designed to try to score points instead of just possess the ball?

[NoSaint]

1 minute ago, HamptonBillsfan said:

For all those Sean supporters, that failure to challenge the huge pass to Boutte is indicative of a coach that is not aware of the impact of putting his team behind on the road in a must win scenario. We win in spite of Sean. He adds nothing. Our defense is not buttoned up with tackling problems and poor run defense. He adds nothing to our offense and his personnel decisions in the draft and FA stink. 

a punt in that first drive and we might be watching a completely different game 

[White Linen]

2 minutes ago, Roundybout said:

It’s the roster. Nothing more. 

 

That's a lot of years of nothing more.

[Blank Stare]

Team sucks ass. We ain’t winning consecutive road playoff games. 

[Buffalo ill]

1 minute ago, Aesop said:

Lol. The doom and gloomers are back. It wouldnt be a gameday thread without them. Ive learned from watching the Bills this year that they are definitely a second half team. I really dont get invested until the 3rd quarter. If the Bills lose, oh well. Just make the playoffs, which they should with a couple more wins.

Hopefully Pegula doesn't have your mindset.

[BillsFan130]

Thank god we punted there.

 

Its amazing how clueless our coach is

[Nitro]

Phillips is down.  

[tigerthelion]

Men vs boys.  On the field and on thw sidelines.

[JakeFrommStateFarm]

Philips exhausted

[MikePJ76]

beane's bums at defensive tackle are getting whipped.  Same as it ever was.  

 

[finn]

Just now, Niagara Dude said:

If brady continues to run on first down then they have no chance,  Pats are loading up for the run that is why Cooks was wide open on first throw that he dropped.  They will fall behind the sticks and Pats will send 5 guys after Allen on second and 3rd downs

See my pre-game prediction. The Pats will load the box and spy Allen, and the clueless Brady will continue to pound Cook into the box, setting up third and long, for which he has no answers, no plan beyond his usual fool schemes. 

 

Again, the only way to win the game is to throw to the backs and tight ends on all downs. Brady will never do that. This team is going nowhere with these coaches, even with a much better roster. They define mediocrity. 

[abranovi]

Just do something, anything, differently on defense 

[JoshAllin]

Shaq not lookin good today vs the run

[Buffalo Boy]

Just now, SCBills said:

Get off the ****ing field then

Our D???

[SoonerBillsFan]

3 minutes ago, Psautcsk said:

This is the silver lining

Terry won't make any changes

[Heels20X6]

1 minute ago, Aesop said:

Lol. The doom and gloomers are back. It wouldnt be a gameday thread without them. Ive learned from watching the Bills this year that they are definitely a second half team. I really dont get invested until the 3rd quarter. If the Bills lose, oh well. Just make the playoffs, which they should with a couple more wins.

They’re not playing the Bengals or the Steelers. They’re playing a team with a legit offense AND defense. And they’re being handled. It’s going to be 21-0 soon. 
 

this isn’t dooming. This is realism. 

[The Frankish Reich]

Just now, Bermuda Triangle said:

Beane’s free agent signings really showing out today 

You want the Roid Boys on the way up, not the way down.

[SCBills]

Between never being ready to play first halves on defense and the piss poor decision making in this game by McDerrmott, this is setting up to be the game that moves a lot of neutral folks towards clean house.