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But also did we lose coins flips in all three of the ones zow2 mentioned, or just 2 of the 3?! That matters too.

I'd seriously consider going to the game if it were to move to Detroit (saw Bills/Jets there) - Is this a real possibility?!

That's a great point that will go largely unnoticed given all the eye-popping crap that happened yesterday. On multiple occasions in the first half, I thought to myself, wow, these receivers are making amazing catches! They were making Josh look better than he was - But, throughout the first half, I was generally thinking the Bills are back to their usual good form on offense.

More runs than usual and more short passes to pass-catching RBs. But there will be some longer passes for balance and the element of surprise!

This is getting ridiculous - We appear to have a super conservative team when it comes to the handling of injuries - If Josh plays, he's viewed as essentially 100% with no risk of injury or "injury" getting worse. NONE of us are privy to the actual results of MRIs, etc. and NONE of us have spoken with the actual team physician(s), and even if someone has, HIPPA likely prevents any discussion of what the physicians know about his health status. There has been speculation all week and we as Bills fans had every reason to be SUPER worried, but the actual data points are what they are and if we see no activation of Barkley, and Josh starting, that fills in all of the blanks for us, by and large.

First offensive play tomorrow: Play-action bomb to Diggs or Davis?! Maybe not though . . .

And that 70-yard pass was apparently the longest over the past 6 seasons!!

I think it's much more likely that Josh starts with Case ready just in case vs. the other way around.

Looks like 538 immediately bumped up the spread and modestly increased the Bills SB chances on this news!!

Totally agree - And on D, figure it's got to be Miller and/or Milano. Just in Case we need help on D, I'm going with M&Ms . . .

Agree to an extent. If it's truly random, having a lot of injuries in one year has no impact on injuries in the next year. It's only when you look at 5 or 10 years will you see evidence potentially of a random pattern. Keep in mind the "gambler's fallacy" - Just because the roulette wheel hit black three times in a row doesn't mean red is more likely on the next spin . . . Sorry, the economist in me is coming out a bit here!! All that said, I hope we are nearing the end of this brutal injury bug!! WTF!!

The two I mentioned are the primary ones, but I do wonder whether there's any truth to the mild concussion rumors from hits he took in both of those games.

It's some of what you wrote above for sure, but the recent head scratchers are probably also due to better pass defenses, miscommunication, and other factors beyond simply being aggressive. But you make some interesting, valid points . . .

Bills 31 Jets 13

How about this nugget too?! "This [Bills] offense can do anything at any time, and it does it all at a high level. This isn’t just the best offense in the NFL today. It’s one of the most comprehensive attacks this league has ever seen"

BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE (TALKING HEADS) [with selected bolding of key phrases below] Ah, watch out You might get what you're after Cool babies Strange but not a stranger I'm an ordinary guy Burning down the house Hold tight Wait 'til the party's over Hold tight We're in for nasty weather There has got to be a way Burning down the house Here's your ticket, pack your bags Time for jumpin' overboard Transportation is here Close enough but not too far Maybe you know where you are Fightin' fire with fire Ah, all wet Hey, you might need a raincoat Shakedown Dreams walking in broad daylight 365 degrees Burning down the house Ah, it was once upon a place Sometimes I listen to myself Gonna come in first place People on their way to work And, baby what do you expect? Gonna burst into flames, ah Burning down the house My house Is out of the ordinary That's right Don't wannna hurt nobody Some things sure can sweep me off my feet Burning down the house No visible means of support And you have not seen nothin' yet Everything's stuck together And I don't know what you expect Staring into the TV set Fightin' fire with fire, ah

Totally agree - Huge game that will be over hyped. Important game for wins/conf record/head-to-head but unlikely to, on its own, decide the one seed/HFA.

Fantastic win, no doubt. Like that rookies were highly involved, especially numbers 10 and 28. The KC game is going to be super hyped (and it pains me to already see the 13-second stuff replayed a ton!) - In my view, the game while very important and interesting, is unlikely in and of itself to determine home field advantage. And as at least one other poster has said, we just need to win the last game against them!!! GO BILLS - Very nice job of taking care of business today!!

Bills 31, Steelers 13

Just had a chance encounter with Scott Chandler this past Saturday! Randomly met him at the Aspen airport with his wife and four kids! Extremely nice guy (wife was super nice too) who indulged me in a selfie (see attached). I let his son use the bathroom ahead of me on the plane and assisted him with the door and his dad (I didn't know who it was) thanked me on the plane. Then at baggage claim, he thanked me, saw my Bills hat and said he used to play for the Bills. He said he was at KC playoff game and I told him how hard it was for me not to be with my 11 yr old son for that game. Again, super cool guy!

I'll be in Aspen (with y'all in spirit!!)

Big Turk raises an interesting point (and definitely game within the game sort of issue). I wonder if a lot of it can be chalked up to the idiosyncrasies of the Miami game specifically (lots of subs/injuries/heat) vs a more systemic/long-term "problem"? I noticed, as others have observed too, that some running plays seemed like they were in slow motion/awkward from the snap to handoff. Maybe that too was mostly a Miami-specific thing? But it is fair to assume that we would never intentionally have a running play where we were obviously outnumbered up front.

Thanks, I'll be in Colorado . . .

Agreed, he's generally a very solid to excellent player but too often makes head-scratching plays at very inopportune moments.

Cool! Let's meet for a beer or something at some point. My wife's family lived there for awhile b/f moving to Wyo