TheBrownBear

So everyone gets a bye other than possibly the Bills and Bengals? I just can't see that happening.

I think they should call it a "no contest" and award both teams "wins" with regards to conference tie breakers/seeding only, or go simply off of conference records (win percentage) to determine the seeding. There is no way the Chiefs should benefit from what occurred last night, especially considering they've already lost to both teams.

I am so sorry to hear of your loss. Much love to you and your family.

Possibly, but kids die in little league games from getting hit in the chest with a baseball like Damar did last night. It was an incredibly fluke thing that we witnessed. How many routine hits have we seen like that in the history of the game where the guys pop right back up? Millions? It was the equivalent of seeing a guy get struck by lightning on the field. I think the players and fans will come to understand and accept this as the week progresses and the shock begins to wane.

Tip your hat to Cincy. They started fast and loose, but we've seen that not infrequently against this Bills defense and then we tend to tighten things up. I think we were in store for a classic game before the injury to Damar.

I think we all feel that way right now, but given the recent word that his vitals are stable, I truly believe Damar will bounce back and will want his brothers to see this through for him, and we will be right there cheering them on. It was a completely freak accident that we witnessed. Thank God there was great medical help immediately available there on the field to ensure the best outcome possible.

I had someone very close to me go into full cardiac arrest for over 12 minutes. He was put into a medically induced coma, intubated and cooled. 2 days later he was up and walking around his hospital room and he's gone on to make a full recovery. Based on what we're hearing now, I'm hoping we hear similarly good news by tomorrow afternoon. If that's the case, Bills could be finishing this game on Wednesday morning. Then move the final week games to Monday.

He and AVP doing a great job. Comforting watching those fellas.

This exact thing happened to my neighbor involved in a motocross accident.

NFL looks like a bunch of creeps ATM. Should have already called it.

This is a cardiac event. Could happen with any sport, anywhere, at any time.

Sure, I think they "can" win, but I don't feel great about our chances if we have to go on the road for the last two rounds of the playoffs. I think I really need to see the Bills (and most importantly, Josh) play well tonight to fully restore the confidence I had in them from earlier in the season. I'm super happy that we've continued to stack wins despite not playing our best ball of late, but it's getting to the point now where I want to see us turn it up a notch as we head into the postseason. Tonight is hopefully the first step.

See below/attached for Bills' results when Poyer sees the field...

They are still on the upward trajectory of the elite team cycle. It's like the feeling we had about the 1990 Bills (who won games in all sorts of ridiculous "lucky" ways) versus say the 92 or 93 teams. Nothing short of a Super Bowl will be considered a success for this current Bills team, so it's easier to nitpick, fret over any and all imperfections, and just generally forget to "enjoy the ride."

They have one of the worst SOVs in the entire league and had a -28 point differential heading into yesterday's game against the woeful Colts. Daboll has done a nice job, but they are a product of their weak schedule and quite a bit of luck in close games. They are the spitting image of the 2017 Buffalo Bills. Also, Hodgins is averaging 10 ypc. He will never be a star, lol. He's David Nelson.

I'm usually pretty laidback, but I'm sort of dreading tonight. We haven't played a very good team since the Chiefs game, so it's hard to say where we're at with regards to the rest of the top dogs at the moment. The games against average-to-above-average teams have all been relative nail biters. Obviously, I believe we can win, but in the back of my mind there's this little voice telling me that we are due for a complete dud of a game where everything seems to go wrong. This being a big primetime game gives me some comfort at least since we seem to save our best for these moments. By the way, if we lose tonight, any chance we'd rest our starters (aka manufacture our own "bye week") next week? I think I'd rather face the Ravens at home in the first round than have to play the Dolphins for a third time.

What a BS call by the refs! Boo!

It really was. Super disciplined at all three levels. That was a beautiful series.

Yes. Then we can rest the starters against the Pats.

I'd think if it was zero chance and the doctors had told him it was a minimum of 6 months before contact then Micah and the Bills would come out and tell us that. There must be something promising coming from the doctors that they haven't just completely shut down the possibility. It's not just wishful thinking on our part.

I'm having a hard time believing it as well, but he's been working out and practicing. I'm assuming he's fit and ready should he be cleared for contact. Doubt it happens, but it's fun to hold out hope.

I almost feel like McDermott and Frazier are okay just playing the most vanilla base nickel possible during the first drive while the opponent picks it apart before unveiling their grand defensive plans from that point forward. Like the D is playing possum and gathering Intel for the later rounds of the fight.

Lol, I'm an eye-talian myself, so I know the deal. Guess I've just learned to tame that beast in my middle age.

Exactly. How do people get themselves worked up over this kind of stuff? At the end of the day, all that matters is wins and losses and setting yourself up to win the big game.

Yeah, this is one time where Wright gets it right. Josh has been pretty mediocre as a passer since the Chiefs game. I was hoping the Pats game was the lightbulb coming back on moment for Josh, but he's seemed to regress again against the Jets and Bears (mostly, very good-to-great against the Phins). He's just making way too many mental mistakes, rookie type errors, that I really didn't expect to see at this point in his career. I also think his fundamentals and footwork have gotten really sloppy. I still love the guy and believe he can win us a Super Bowl this year. The one thing he's been able to do this year is bring his A game against the biggest and best competition when the lights are shining the brightest. That's what sustains my hope for the postseason.