Boatdrinks

NFLN production was awful for our game @London too. Their overall presentation is pretty much crap.

The point about a MLB didn’t hit home with me. Bernard has done very well. Much to my surprise ( and others ) maybe I just didn’t get your point ?

Looks like a legit play but they could pick nits here yeah

Great defense there, gotta give ‘em credit.

Fins are cooked

These “ illegal contact” calls as soon as Mahomes takes off are ridiculous. The bane of the NFL right now

He’s getting there for sure

Yep, sloppy play but still a few less flags than normal for a Europe game.

These overseas games are typically low scoring , flag filled slogs. This one is trending that way after one good opening drive ..

Right? Bills @CIN was over after less than 1 quarter played lol

Last play of the game flags are not that common. This is well known and it’s league wide.

The Bills could have chosen to have their bye after the London trip. They declined to do so in hopes of a later bye week. This is the part of the schedule that is definitely not determined far in advance.

My guess is Hamlin inactive tomorrow

This^ . Pretty sure the Bills and Bungles have split their last two meetings. ( I know I know , different QB and all that, but projecting an entire game on essentially a drive apiece is silly)

This team is really not built for playing in the snow in January. Weather hasn’t been any advantage at all for the Bills in decades. The game plans on both sides of the ball for the playoff game vs CIN were awful given the conditions . The Bills seemed like they’d never seen snow. One main point of deferring is to possibly get “ free” back to back possessions - at the end of the first half and start of the 2nd. Otherwise you’d need to “ earn it” with a turnover. This way you have a chance just by winning the coin toss. Doesn’t always work out that way, but the possibility is there.

Bengals in a close one , 31-27

Funny how the well worn , accepted as truth narratives don’t always match reality .

I’d prefer if the game @ CIN was next week rather than just days after the deadline but it is what it is. These moves are for the stretch run. Not expecting to see both these guys out there Sunday night but will be pleasantly surprised if they are.

Numbers say ok, but I just don’t love the look. If they win, I’d say wear ‘em for the rest of the road games.

Yep, this is a stash for a later move.

Exactly . This is a close, tough matchup. The old any given Sunday maxim is more fitting for bottom feeder teams.

Eh, he’s a 1 tech. A tad easier to be thrown into the fire there.

He’s not contributing and wasn’t going to be any time soon. Meanwhile , the team needs reinforcements for the stretch run. So Kaiir goes to IR to make room for a player at a position of need. Great job of filling holes resulting from injury by BB.

I disagree. While their recent play cannot be overlooked , they’ve played better , a LOT better this season. Not in 2021 or 2020, but this season. Even Vs better teams than they’ve played recently. If you assume that recent trends will continue on indefinitely, the same should have held true for good trends, no ? It did not. Truth is none of us know when or if the Bills will find their earlier rhythm. Or if the Bengals recent stretch of better play will continue. I’m nowhere near certain of a win : it’s a game the Bills could easily lose. I also don’t think the Bengals are the best team in the NFL, or even the AFC for that matter. The balanced opinion - that the Bills can absolutely win this game - is not the extreme opinion here. That would be the one that says since they lost an earlier matchup , and played very poorly in doing so they are doomed to get a similar effort and result on Sunday night.

Pretty sure Josh Allen ( and subsequently the Bills ) has a pretty good record in prime time games. Maybe I’m wrong but I’m sure someone will chime in . The Bengals are in their heads after essentially a single game ? Seems silly but the legend grows seemingly by the day around here.