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I agree with the OP's statement - the team had better win the division and there's no reason, in March, on paper, why they shouldn't. Having said that, and not to be a Debbie Downer, but after watching the Bills for 55 years, if there's a way for them to lose at the worst time(s) they will....but by God, they're due, that's for sure....

I know, its a curse....being a Bills fan that is......get 'em next year though......

Actually this entire week is tough - yesterday was 30 years since the loss to the Redskins, I think tomorrow is 29 years for the 1st Cowboys loss and Saturday is 28 years from Cowboys loss Part II....

I agree that the team has a unique window for the next couple of years. I think it remains to be seen what this lose does to the key players and coaches that will be around. It's a soul crushing lose and those players and coaches around next year can learn from it and come ready to kick butt to make certain the road to the SB goes through Buffalo or they can let this bring the organization down like the Music City Miracle did (anyone recall 17 years of futility?). I hope its the former but we won't know until next September.

This is a great review of what its been like to be a Bills fan for 50+ years....I like that term "Billsy" - fits perfectly. I could almost hear my dad up in heaven yelling "the only thing the prevent defense prevents is winning...."

If you've been a fan long enough you've kind of come to expect this kind of crap. Cursed or not, we as fans have had the Harmon drop, the "wide right", the "MMM" and now the "greatest comeback that never was." IMO, this season has had the feel of 1989 all over it. The team comes from no where in 2019 to win the division and play in the AFCC which they lose (see 1988). Then they come into this season as real contenders with the national press on them and they promptly lose their first game in a rather flat display of football. While the '89 team featured the "Bickering Bills" a lot of that bickering stemmed from believing they were better than they were (IMO). They win their division and lose in the divisional playoffs on Harmon's wide open drop. Fast forward to this season - they just never got in a rhythm until it was too late. They beat up on some very bad teams, lost to the worst team and cost themselves the home field advantage. I'm interested to see if, like the 1990 Bills, the team comes back next year all business. After a soul crushing loss like last night each person who's on the team next year has a decision to make on how they want to show up. I really hope and believe that the team will come out for blood and do all they can to have the road to the SB go through Buffalo.

If only saying please worked.....The Bills would hold the record for most Super Bowls won in a row......

wow, just wow....

I have to agree - I was feeling great about the Bills chances until I watched how KC played last night. KC is not the same KC that the Bills handled early in the season - their defense is much improved and their offense has cut down on the silly mistakes. I have to think it will take another near perfect game to beat them on their turf.

Further, I'd like to take some credit here as I finally found the right hat/shirt/chair/sitting position to bring about the perfect game. This included rhythmically tapping the middle finger on my right hand against my right thigh, much like a mental patient might do. Seems to have worked.....

Yes, that's the key now - look forward Bills, not backwards. A tough one coming up against KC (I just don't see the Stillers going into KC and winning)....

7 for 7 is simply incredible - as I told my 27 year old son - he may never see that perfect a game by the Bills (or any team) again. I think the 1st half of last nights game and the 2nd half of the comeback game were the two best halves the Bills have ever played on all sides of the ball.

Being married for a long long long time I get the frozen balls thing......

I was thinking of getting a tee time for Sunday its gonna be so nice - wonder which course I should play????

Maybe Haack took the points and put some cash on the Jets???

Classic Buffalo Bills.....play down to the opponent. At home no less....

Huh?

Did I mention not letting bad teams hanging around???? Geez, oh Pete.....

They can't let bad teams hand around....

Tried to find the Patriots Covid list but no luck. Anyone have that? Or are they Covid free?

But that's just it - "if they can stop the run..." The team hasn't really been able to stop the run against teams with winning records. So as much as I want to believe the Bills will win, what would be different about this week v. the other five weeks that they lost to winning teams? Go Bills.

I have no reason to believe the Bills OL can allow Allen time to do anything so I have to think NE wins this one something like 24 to 6 or maybe 24-13.

Right there with you (though was only five!)....great teams and Harry Jacobs was a huge part of what made those teams, particularly the defense, so great.

Which leads me to ask - would you rather have one of those 7-9 seasons during the O-the 2000's drought where, as a fan you kind of knew going in it wasn't going to be good, or a season like this one where respected, national media, touted the Bills as not only SB contenders but probable winners and then have it go to poop? That's a tough one isn't it? For me, there was something comforting about being out of it by early October......