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Okay I guess we'll just wait until the Bills get to play 3 cupcake teams in a row to win the Super Bowl. McDermott's specialty is beating teams like that by 20 points

0-6 against 1-4 seeds in the playoffs

I just can't imagine us ever winning 3-4 consecutive playoff games under this coach. We are not going to win those games by two scores. McDermott is going to have to make situational coaching decisions in critical moments in close games and he is maybe the WORST coach in the league in those moments, certainly out of all the contenders at least. I just can't get over a 6 TD performance ending in a loss because our head coach lost his head on two separate occasions. While his defense got trampled all game long.

It really isn't. A FG by the Rams there meant nothing and their offense has been picking up chunk. 100% you take 4th and 7 and let them kick the FG. McDermott butchered the game and an otherworldly QB performance, I'm sorry but that's what happened.

Well Sean McDermott personally developed Josh Allen into that QB, apparently, so he gets a lifetime pass.

Are you still sure about this coaching staff? Lot of horrid moments from them down the stretch here, yeah?

Had them at 4th and 7 where a FG doesn't really change anything and he turned it down. I really don't get it. Like really, how is it 7 years in and he can't do the simple things right? All the culture and leadership in the world don't matter if you can't coach the critical moments in close games. Because those moments are what win Super Bowls.

Of course. There is no NFL defense untalented enough to give up 44 points without some help from the coaches.

I take back what I said earlier. He hasn't earned a chance next year no matter what happens in the playoffs this year. I mean it's up to Pegula so it's not like it matters what I think. But the critical coaching failures at the end of close games just never stop. We have by far the best QB in the NFL and our coach lets him down constantly. I can't watch it anymore.

Yes and also more time was taken off the clock because of the extra play. McDermott continues to make coaching errors in critical high leverage moments in close gamegames. 8 years and he hasn't gotten any better and once again he ruins an MVP performance from his QB.

Our pass rush just doesnt have it and all our DBs are dropping way back in coverage

I don't know what I would do here, man I'm biting my nails off

Officials have to be better. In this kind of game you can’t call ticky tack BS like that. And I would say that even if the sides were switched

Wtf is that call??

Another 3rd down here...

Unfortunately the playoff defense joined him

Holy crap!! Josh is going freaking nuclear in this half

I wish we had passed it to take advantage of the free play but whatever I'll take it

Yep I was thinking of that one too. That was our 3 and out to start the 2nd half

Ugh Cook has been incredibly weak today. He hasn't gained a single yard over what he should

This would be a performance that solidified the MVP if the defense could even just hold the Rams to a couple FGs let alone a punt or two.

At this point I'm rooting for the offense to score just so the defense's performance sticks out that much worse. Maybe Josh's MVP campaign won't take a big hit in that scenario

Of course if is scheme. Stafford has been the best QB in the league against zone this year. I hoped McDermott/Babich would know that and change their tendencies. Stupid me... Hopefully it is just a "we don't want to show our playbook in a regular season game against an NFC opponent" kind of strategy. But the defense looks this bad every year in our losing playoff game so this is giving me a really bad feeling of deja vu.

Zero pass rush. Again. Terrified of this DL heading into the playoffs.

We can't rush 4 and get pressure. That is by far the story of our defense on this one