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I have trouble wrapping my head around this. While the Bills haven't been blessed with many great QBs in our 65-year history, we have had several good RBs, including two Hall of Famers: OJ and Thurman. And Josh has more rushing TDs than any of them. It's incomprehensible. And they're not all tush-pushes and QB dives. In fact, most of them are longer.

When I watch Brady's offense in action, I think he's good at scheming a run game (helped by the fact that opponents are more worried about defending Josh than our backs) but poor at scheming a downfield passing attack. That second observation bothers me because we have a cannon-armed unicorn named Josh Allen. But when I pay attention to stats, I can't help but notice that our offense scores a lot of points and doesn't give the ball up very often. That's not accidental. That's by design. On D, being in the top ten in takeaways for eight years in a row is not accidental either.

Years ago, I read an article that showed that yards gained and yards allowed are somewhat consistent from year to year (especially if the same coaching staff stays in place). But, the author argued, TOs are mostly a crap shoot - particularly fumbles but overall TOs as well. If a team is among the league's leaders in TO differential, they can't count on repeating. To say it another way, TOs are as much about luck as they are about skill according to the author. That doesn't seem to be true. Not with the Bills.

I attend a home game once every 50 years. I make it to more away games. Weird stat: Bills are undefeated in games I've attended live. I hope to bring that streak back to Buffalo next year when the new stadium opens.

Well, now I do know because I got curious and googled him. Former basketball player (and current sports commentator?). I stopped following basketball when the Braves left town back when Jimmy Carter was president. I felt betrayed not just by John Y. Brown and Irv Levin, but by the entire NBA. Haven't watched a game since.

You really believe this? I personally have no idea who Draymond Green is. Besides Bills games, I don't watch TV or do pop culture. I spend my time traveling, eating, writing, hiking, meditating, running, and reading books mostly about science, history, and philosophy. Whoever Draymond Green is, he's not in my world.

Bills 34 Fins 17

I never take any game for granted but reading through their hopeless pessimism does something good for my mood and optimism. Thanks for posting.

True. After wide right, 5-0 starts that led nowhere, and all the other stuff we've lived through, we've been trained to see clouds on blue sky days. But consider this: If we were passengers on the Titanic, we'd worry about the unsinkable ship sinking even before it hit the iceberg. And we'd be right.

Pretty much every time we play the Ravens, I expect to lose because they have a better roster, and their O is a matchup nightmare. So once the Prater nailed that final FG, the beginning of the 2025 season was already a beautiful thing. AFCE 'rival' losses, KC losses, etc. are all just icing on the cake for me at this point.

My first thought was "Oh crap! Josh is hurt!" And that's kind of like saying, "Oh crap! A meteor is about to strike Earth and we're all going to die!" But I quickly realized his arms and legs were working, so whatever was hurt didn't really matter.

Some good defense on the Jets part. Josh had a couple balls batted down, and he threw a couple of balls away. There were some bad drops, too, particularly by Knox. Also, Josh missed a couple plays with a broken nose (?), and then later sat for the last 8 minutes with the game effectively over. In any case, his arm just wasn't needed much today.

I admit I was a little harsh on the rest of the offense. But if you take away Josh and replace him with an average starter, this O isn't elite. The O Line is good. But Josh's pocket presence and evasiveness plusses up their pass-pro stats. And Cook is good. But the fact that defenses are far more focused on Josh opens things up for Jimbo.

Can't go stale, brother!

Jimmy, youse come in here flappin’ ya gums like the Jets ain’t been swimmin’ in the kiddie pool since Nam. Every year it’s “this is the year,” and every year it’s like watchin’ a pigeon try to do algebra. You got a QB carousel that spins faster than the 7 train at rush hour, and your O-line’s got more holes than a Staten Island pothole. Meanwhile, here in Buffalo? We got Josh freakin’ Allen. We ain’t just playin football—we’re playin chess while youse are still tryin’ to figure out checkers. So do us all a favor—grab a slice, take a seat, and let the grown-ups handle the AFC East. You wanna talk smack? Win somethin’ first. Until then, youse just background noise in a Bills highlight reel. Freakin' Trubisky in a mop-up role finished with more passing yards than that star QB you're pinning your vain hopes on.