Success

I didn't really recognize that KC defense. I've watched them quite a bit this year - that had to be one of the best games they played. Spags just called it perfectly. There was constant pressure on Josh, and at the same time, the receivers were well covered. Not the easiest thing to pull off.

The whole game felt like we're a year away. To win a Super Bowl, you need a championship defense. That old cliche is true 9 times out of 10 - defense wins championships. Our defense right now has some nice players and building blocks, but they are not there, or even close. We just don't have it in the trenches. We're close, though. We need to shore up the D, and build a stronger running game - that's about it. One good draft,, and a key FA or 2, and we can be right there w/ KC. I'd still like to see the game where Singletary catches that ball, rips off 20 yards and we go in for a TD on that drive.

There are quite a few "Allen lost his cool again" takes out there. I don't really agree. It was out of character for him to throw the ball at the defender like that, but it's pretty minor in the scheme of things given the emotions at that time.

This entire game, and everything that happened in it, is fuel. Bills need to learn and grow from this. They weren't ready to take this team on TODAY. That's it.

I'd like to beg this of my fellow Bills fans - do not go to Nick Wright's twitter. Do not even consider it.

It is almost infinitely better to discover this about ourselves in this game, and not the next game. Beane knows what we need. We're not there yet, but we're not far away.

Allen has gone from around 50%, to 60%, to close to 70%. He looked determined at the end there. 80% next year?

SO MUCH FUN. This season was just a big smile. We're just not as good as the Chiefs yet, which is okay right now.

We're just taking some lumps right now. This doesn't derail anything. I loved when they showed Beane. I could see his mind working.

Defense can dictate a lot of that. We were giving Mahomes open receivers all night. Our receivers were blanketed every time they showed the view downfield.

Yep - that was needed.

Learning lessons. Jordan had to figure out Bird's Celtics, and then the Bad Boys, before he could go on and dominate.

LOL - on their boards, Pats fans are saying this was our "one shot," because after they get Stafford and Miami gets Watson, we're right back in the basement.

If we get there - McD has defended him well over the years. So, there's there's that.

Everything seemed to go the Bucs way so far. But are they the better team? They really look like it. GB may have been a bit hyped.

I'd rather be a millennial Bills fan than a millennial Pats fan. For any Pats fan under 30, winning is really all they know. They're like trust fund kids or something. How can you appreciate it when it comes easily like that? For younger Bills fans - and ALL Bills fans - we can look back on losing to Pittsburgh's 2nd string, the Losman/Edwards debate, three consecutive 7-9 seasons, Mularkey, Williams, Jauron, Gailey, the Dallas MNF game, dozens of plays where we basically had games won and found a way to lose, and all the rest of it. It has been a slog, but we got through it, and here we are: win today, and the Bills are back in the show. Good days, indeed. I'm soaking in every second.

It's weird. I usually have an undercurrent of doom and tend to expect the worst - but I'm not even worried today. I just think we've got this (and apologies to anyone who thinks jinx is a thing). Of course we could lose - but I feel like if both teams play their game, the Bills win.

ANYWHERE but New England. Pretty please, with sprinkles and all the fixins.

The coaching feels like a wash in this one. McD has really emerged - I have complete faith in him at this point, and the staff. They gameplan & adjust very well. Reid has always been a top coach. I was really happy he got the monkey off his back last year. It has really changed the narrative on him (though true fans of the game always knew he was great).

Man, no one told us about this - making the championship game really wreaks havoc on having a normal weekend. I feel like I'm just finding things to do the whole time. Doesn't even feel like a Saturday. People never tell you about the downside.

That's the kind of statement that, if I was a computer, I'd start smoking and shooting sparks, and saying things like "does not calculate....does not calculate...."

That really would be quite a narrative. Kind of a "slay the demons" season all the way to the end - sweeping the Pats, getting BB to throw his phone, winning the division, making a run to the SB, winning in TAMPA - the scene of the original crime, and finally, beating without a doubt our greatest nemesis. It's like a tale from Homer or something. Immortality! Take it. It's yours.

One game at a time & all that - but we are fans, and can look ahead. IF we win tomorrow, who would you rather face....a better team w/ Green Bay, or Tampa Bay and the guy who also played the role of "monster in the closet" for Bills fans going on 2 decades? It defies logic - because I do think GB is measurably better, with a better QB and coach - but I'm pulling for them in the 1st game. Defeating Brady in the big game, in Tampa, would help erase a lot of demons. But for me, he is still the monster in the closet. I'd rather have a game w/ as little baggage as possible, if we get there.

That's an incredible doc - but I was only able to watch it the one time. I saw it was on last night, and quickly flipped past the channel. Just can't do it. I think if we win one, I'll be able to watch it again more easily, and w/ more appreciation.

I've been taping all of the "NFL Lives" and other shows all week, and will probably watch a lot of that. And do some outdoorsy stuff just to clear my head. I'm trying to really appreciate the coverage being given to the Bills. It's basically the opposite of the past 20 or so years, and it's fun to hear everyone talking about the team. I also have 5-6 take out menus printed out. I'm perusing those and trying to make a decision on the best course of action food-wise for the game.