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I'd have to go back and watch the game to be sure of my assessment as I don't remember it all that well. But I do know that we are not the same team today as we were then. No Taron Johnson, Terrel Bernard, Jordan Phillips (I think he's actually played fairly well for us since he came back), or Quinton Jefferson (see Jordan Phillips). Of course there was no Cooper for that game and Shakir was banged up and not the same dude he is now. Also, it is becoming more obvious that Samuel was playing more injured than we all knew at the time as well. Throw in a potentially healthy Matt Milano and a more seasoned Coleman for the rematch if it works out that way and the game looks a lot different I think. You can't undersell what having no Bernard in that game meant. He is the QB of that defense and makes sure everyone knows their assignments and where they need to be. Our biggest problem in that game was that we were constantly out of position in the run game. Our gap integrity was atrocious and they had nothing but giant lanes to run through the entire game. And you give them wide open lanes to run through with Henry, and you are just asking for problems. As controversial as it might sound, I think the best way to beat that team is to stack the LOS and force Jackson to beat you with his arm down the field. If you eliminate Henry, they are a much easier team to beat. I know Jackson is the "MVP" and all, but I think that this year, Henry is arguably more valuable to that team's success than Jackson is. If you look at the times they are struggling, they are usually having trouble getting Henry established. Having Spector trying to call this defense and play for Bernard is just a serious downgrade and it was never a fair fight. We very rarely run blitzed in that game and we actually presented them with a light box for a majority of the game. To me, that is a recipe for disaster and between the players that we had not playing in this game, and the game plan itself on both sides of the ball, we were begging to get beat and we did get beat. We are in a much better position to compete with that team now. I am not saying we are that much better than they are because I don't think we are. They are a bad match up for us because of how they like to play, but physically, if we are completely healthy, I don't think it is as one sided as it looked in that game if we played that game again now.

In today's world, you'd think the league that just prints money, could find a way to put a couple sensors on top of the goal posts, or use some sort of computer program, that could virtually extend the goal posts high enough to remove all doubt on these types of kicks. There is no reason you can't use technology to take all of the judgement out of these kicks.

After all the crap we went through at the QB position after Kelly retired, I will never, NOT ONCE, take Allen for granted. In fact, if anything, I will continue the fight on a regular basis that I believe he is the best player in the world. Does he make mistakes? Yes. Sometimes bad ones. Does he miss throws? Yes, of course he does, but every QB misses throws. The difference is, he does things on the football field that nobody else in the world can do and he can more than make up for the plays you sometimes wish he would make. Did he miss Morris today? Maybe. But I think some only count that as a miss because he hits that same throw like 90% of the time and it has almost become routine to expect him to hit it. But first of all, there are only a handful of QBs in the league that can make that throw one out of ten times where it seems like Allen hits it almost every time. So, I do think some fans, when he does miss plays like that, are frustrated, but I think it is only because Allen sets an impossible bar for himself to live up to week in and week out. The fact is, though, it's awesome that us as Bills fans can have such high expectations for out QB because for 2 and a half decades we had QBs that set the lowest possible standard to live up to. So, yeah, he won't always hit that play, but he will hit it more often than he misses and, like I said, I will never take his play for granted because we are watching one of the all time greats in the NFL play QB for us.

Honestly, this is one of the rare games where you could give everyone a game ball. True team win. For all the guys that stepped up for those that were injured to all the guys you expect to be good, everyone really was at one point or another. That said, shout out to the D-Line as a whole. Probably their best game of the season. The back end was shaky early, but came around in the 2nd half for the most part. And for the offense to put up 30 on that defense with the way they completely shut down our running game and with the players we had out, is really an accomplishment. Even guys like Davidson made contributions in their first action. So yeah.... true team win. I'm good with spreading the praise around to everyone.

I don't agree because I think Kincaid is. They don't use him correctly a lot of the time, but he absolutely is the best weapon we have at TE. That said, I like Knox and think he can offer us more than what we have gotten from him this season. Hoping that even when Kincaid is healthy, they still use Knox in the passing game because he can create mismatches out there. Brady should absolutely take these next couple weeks and find ways to get both of these TEs involved down the field when they are in 12 personnel instead of always keeping one of them in to block. Find a way to get both of them involved in the passing game at the same time.

I am not going to say much more about this one, but I would be remiss if I didn't give McDermott some credit. I bash him when he deserves it, so I am absolutely going to give him his props when he deserves it. It was a great call to go for it on 4th down there. We all know what would have happened even if Bass makes the FG there instead, so it was the right call to go for it. Then, for the first time I can remember against this team, they didn't just sit back in a soft prevent defense hoping to finish the game. From the looks of it, they played their base defense and didn't give them anything cheap. Hopefully they learn from this game and carry it forward. It's time for us to dictate to them instead of reacting to what they do. So, good on the coaches for finishing the game for once. Hopefully, they keep this same energy come the Playoffs and even get more aggressive. Finally, props to all the players that stepped up and filled in for the missing talent. Everyone stepped up including Vandy on the line and Samuel, Hollins, and Knox. And Shakir is a beast. Nothing but praise for that man. GO BILLS!

Obviously, the win is nice. Very tasty to give them that loss..... But we all know that it means nothing if you don't do it again come January. Encouraging that we were able to put up that many points with Kincaid, Coleman, and Brown out and a less than 100% Cooper. Will make for a much more pleasant Bye week break, but we all know this is about the result in the postseason. The thing is.....this team knows that. Enjoy this one, boys and come back healthy and focused! GO BILLS!

BALL DON'T LIE!!!!! BALLGAME!!!

How can you not review that, with all that time to look at it, in that situation? Inexcusable!!!!

That's not a catch!!! REVIEW THAT!!!!!

Oh Cam..... so close....

Ugh..... I hate that all we have is terrible coaching to go by in these situations. GET AFTER THEM. DON'T SIT BACK!!!!

OK....it's not over here. Just once I want to see the defense come out swinging. No soft zone or prevent. Come after them!!!! If you go down, go down swinging!!!

BOOM BABY!!! MVP!!!!

Just a brutal play call there.