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Weather favors Philly

Yeah, he really told him.

I don't see any of those players listed on Fanduel or MGM, more likely that Vegas Insider website is stale.

The books haven't moved after the Thursday night injuries, still have the Bills at about 35% playoff chance which feels about right.

If your ultimate goal is a wildcard spot then, sure. Season saved.

lol how is a Joe Burrow injury going to save our season?

Josh is Mary Poppins? And Michael Scott did what?

If there was no 12th man on the field there would be 1,000+ posts here saying "A win is a win" with many still pretending nothing is wrong. But there was a 12th man out there. And Dorsey is gone. And a win is only a win until it isn't.

Analysis: Five plays that explain why Matt Rhule and the Panthers fired Joe Brady "Simply put, the Panthers’ runs do not resemble their dropback game, which makes dissecting post-snaps plays easier for defenders. Brady’s designs did not put the Panthers in enough advantageous situations either. Instead, he repeatedly asked receivers to win their respective matchup rather than scheming them open. Deceitful tools like play-action throws were a limited part of his offense as well." I hope you don't expect too much. When you have Joe Burrow, Ja'Maar Chase and Justin Jefferson at LSU, you don't have to be a scheme genius I suppose.

"they are far too dependent on execution level being a 10 for the play to be successful" Bingo. That's what I've been seeing as well.

I was expecting at least one "Sell the team" thread.

The average odds across all major books is about +175 or around 35%. These are the realistic odds, not the cries from homers or fans melting down. Nobody cares however, because it's crystal clear that this team is going nowhere this year and playoffs were never the goal.

Honestly surprised McD had the stones to do this midseason.

Early morning and not one thread about selling the team. Kinda disappointed.

McD thought he was being clever with that timeout usage making them rush on the field to kick, completely oblivious to the fact that they are coached better and our special teams would be more likely to screw up.

Don't see Von Miller out there

Defense is gassed.

elect to receive the ball at home lol crowd is already out of it

One game against a bottom-feeder isn't going to move the needle for me. Though it would be nice for the offense to put up some points and for Von Miller to do something against his old team.

The procedure he had (hip resurfacing) is very invasive and almost like a hip replacement. I would be really wary about this.

You see it in the blank stares during losses, of course, but that spark of joy doesn’t crackle like it once did even in triumph. We saw a glimpse when the Bills slobberknocked the Miami Dolphins in Week 4, but that was forever ago. Subsequent victories over the New York Giants and Tampa Bay Buccaneers elicited mere sighs of relief.

I'm really not one to complain about the refs, but where the heck was the consistency in that game?

Graham: Remember when the Buffalo Bills used to have fun? Once among the NFL’s most entertaining clubs, the Bills have become a primetime bore. Last year, they averaged 31 points while going undefeated in five night games. The Bills enter Monday night’s matchup against the Denver Broncos with a 2-2 primetime record and averaging 18 points. You can’t fake fun, and Buffalo’s just not having it. Remember those F-you plays? Showing up the Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense right after their “Renegade” hype song? Throwing a touchdown pass to rookie backup tackle Tommy Doyle while already beating the New England Patriots by 30 in the fourth quarter? John Brown and Cole Beasley chucking touchdowns, Josh Allen catching them? Defensive tackle Kyle Williams getting touches? Isaiah McKenzie capering about? Buffalo used to exude confidence. It was cocksure, defiant, downright giddy in their dominance. All that’s gone lately. ------- “A lack of big plays has taken some of the energy out of it,” Davis admitted. Chunk plays are fun. So, too, are trick plays. The Bills don’t do those anymore either. In the 27 games Ken Dorsey has been offensive coordinator, no one other than a quarterback has attempted a pass, and no one other than a running back, receiver or tight end has caught. Under Daboll, non-quarterbacks completed six of eight passes for 104 yards and four touchdowns — not counting special teams chicanery. Brown threw two touchdowns, Beasley and McKenzie one apiece. Non-skill players under Daboll caught six of eight targets for 46 yards and five touchdowns. Left tackle Dion Dawkins has two career TD receptions. The universe smiles upon fat guy touchdowns. ------- “Of course, there’s the fun factor of it,” Mitchell Schwartz, the Chiefs’ former All-Pro right tackle, once told The Athletic for a story about the power of unusual plays, “but mentally knowing your coach is going to listen to you, find ways to let you do things you normally don’t get to, not succumb to monotony and make sure guys are having fun and engaged, that mentality goes beyond just a single play here or there. “It really bleeds down into the overall work environment, and everyone feels more engaged.” A pretty interesting read for The Athletic subscribers basically summarizing what most of us see - that the offense exudes all the swagger and fun of someone who is about to get audited by the IRS.