Success

Bass is on a roll....

Finally - the heir to Kelly....

Berman is the man.

Do we have a franchise QB, or what?

Cole Beasley is my favorite athlete of all time.

Don't forget the hail mary once we squeak out a lead in the end...

When the D makes a stand like that, you just can't cough it up carelessly.

You can't play it better than Wallace just played that.

That call was terrible.

Do the refs plan on calling every loose ball after a play ends a fumble?

I knew we were up there - the fact that we're actually leading is a bit surprising. The penalties are driving me crazy, for the most part. I can't remember a Bills team that was Offside so much.

I don't know why I do this to myself, but I lurk on the Pats boards once in awhile. It's striking to me how their conversations right now are the exact early December conversations we used to have. "If we can just win out, and have x team lose to y team, but y team lose to z team, and then if this & that happens, etc." It's kind of wonderful. But they're very invested tonight - about half of that fanbase thinks they can still take the division if the Bills lose tonight, next week and they beat us head to head. Gotta crush those hopes.

The Bills will effectively defend a hail mary.

Why would a coaching staff of a winless team tank?

The Chargers actually showed up for our game w/ them, though.

I watched a lot of that game. It was a perfect storm - Pats got every break & every big play, and even the refs handed them some drive-extending close calls. And man, did the Chargers quit. I'm a Lynn fan, and often wish we had hired him as HC, but I'm glad we didn't now. That team just gave up, visibly. That's really not something you see much - even the Jets & Jags played harder today.

It would start to chip away at the psychological damage I've developed over 2 decades if we could be the team to end their playoff hopes.

That's probably it for Lynn. It seemed like the team really quit - that final score is inexcusable. I'd love it if the Pats had zero hope at this point of the season. As it is, they have slight hope. Hopefully, the Rams can put an end to that.

It's really good - and rare - to feel the kind of confidence in a kicker that we had when Hausch was rolling. I'll always appreciate his time as a Bill. Best of luck in retirement!

I always feel like there are some guys who were supposed to be Bills at some point. I've loved him since he got here. I know he hasn't done too much on the field yet - but the spirit is there, and when he has played, I've felt like he's been one of the emotional leaders for the D. Kind of reminds me of Merriman, who never played amazing for us, but just seemed to love it here....

Great info. I'd be surprised if Mullens beat us - if we lose, it will be more self-inflicted, imo. This should be a solid win, though. Our defense has continued to improve. Klein's play has been such a difference-maker, and now Milano is coming back....

With Allen, you can really see how hard a time pundits have adapting and changing a conclusion that they make about a player early on. Everyone thought that they knew Allen and exactly what kind of QB he would be in the pro's. And they just can't let it go. You could see it directly in the KC game: Mahomes would make a mistake, and it was just an off play for him. Allen would make basically the same mistake, and it becomes "there it is! That's why people aren't buying into this guy...." It's fairly blatant.

"Lombardi" is the obvious answer. But, if I had to settle, it would be on "progression." So, we need to advance in the playoffs. That's still a drought we have to break, also. Winning only one game in the playoffs would be disappointing, but I'd still appreciate & value the season if we did that. Winning the division also goes a long way toward "successful." Losing in the 1st round would for sure be a fail.

The Patriots have ruined all other division-team-hate for me. It's like a total eclipse. I just feel bad for the Jets. Though I probably won't feel that way on draft day.

Let this news mark the official end of hot takes.