HappyDays

I still cannot believe this drive ended in 0 points:

NYT playoff machine has us at 95% likely to make the playoffs at 10-7 after inputting a Broncos loss tonight. It really is crazy how it worked out. Every potential wildcard team that we wanted to lose this weekend has in fact lost. Dolphins spoiled a perfect weekend, but I'll be honest this year more than ever I don't care about seeding now that the #1 seed is out of reach. #7 or #2 seed, makes no difference to me. Every team in the AFC playoffs is going to be pretty closely matched. It's going to be a difficult set of games no matter what sequence of teams we get.

If the Pats/Broncos result holds (which seems likely now), we clinch a playoff spot next week with just these 3 probable results: 1) We beat the Pats 2) Chiefs beat the Bengals 3) Seahawks beat the Steelers 2 or 3 can be replaced with the Jaguars losing to the Panthers (not likely) or the Colts and Texans both losing to the Raiders and Titans respectively (also not likely).

This unlucky streak will be put to the test next week. The Pats kicker has missed a 47 yarder by about a mile, and just missed an XP too. If he drills two 50 yarders right down the middle against us, we can pack it in for the season and accept the universe doesn't want us to win anything meaningful this year.

Actually I just realized it's a little easier than this. If 3 of the Bengals, Steelers, Broncos, and Jaguars lose 1 game by the end of next week we would also clinch a spot. So there's a couple paths to us clinching a spot next week. The Colts and Texans games next week only really matter if both of them lose.

Yes. We need 4 of the Bengals, Jaguars, Colts, Texans, Steelers, and Broncos to lose 1 game (and that includes the Broncos game tonight). If that happens by the end of next week and we beat the Patriots, we'll have clinched a playoff spot. If the Colts and Texans both lose next week (against the Raiders and Titans respectively), we only need 1 other team out of that list to lose and in that scenario we also clinch a playoff spot next week (since the Colts and Texans play each other in week 18 so that would guarantee the 4th loss we need).

Tua literally just made basic preseason level throws the whole game. That's all they need from him to win most of their games.

Disappointing but ultimately doesn't matter. If we have to enter the playoffs as a wildcard, so be it. At least we got to watch the Cowboys be embarrassed which is always a treat.

Just let them score. What are they doing?? There is no point in making a tackle after 8 yards.

Just make Tyreek the MVP already. He's dragging this team into the playoffs.

Cowboys have made so many awful mistakes in this game. A dumb team that takes on the intelligence of its head coach.

Man I really wanted us to trade for Cooks when he was available. He has been criminally underrated for a while now.

This coaching staff is so bad, man.

I hate when WRs start calling for flags before the play ends. Yeah he held you and the refs missed it. You still have to finish the play and try to make a catch.

Yeah one of our players in particular. You can guess which one.

Do people realize that in Allen's "awful" game against the Chargers he had less inaccurate throws than each of these QBs already have in this game?

Yup.

Sure, but that's honestly a pretty common catch in the NFL on an underthrown deep ball.

The Cowboys like #5 WR just made a catch I have not seen a single Bills WR make this year.

If Bass doesn't figure out whatever his issue has been this year, we need to start looking elsewhere. Having a kicker that can't consistently nail 50 yarders is a HUGE disadvantage in the league right now. And it's never been so easy to find one.

It never ceases to amaze me how even great play callers out smart themselves constantly.

Not sure why Miami is ever running the ball in this one. They have wide open receivers on every single drop back.

The Cowboys look like us against blitzes... Protection issues and no hot routes.

Nice work by Dallas shutting down the run on 1st and 2nd down. That's how you stop Miami drives.

I just want to point out that unless the Jaguars make a 30 point comeback, the first 3 results in the "somewhat probable scenario" all went in favor of the Bills.