BigDingus

Well, that's exactly what I was worried about. Our small D vs Henry. Also crazy how despite his size, he was still faster than our secondary.

Tyler Bass. I've worked it up in my head that this will be another close game, and we'll really need to rely on him to nail those FGs & XPs. If not, he'll still have the biggest impact by being the difference between a W or L.

Something I feel is going overlooked - Tyler Bass. Many of the predictions, betting odds & simulations I'm seeing for this game come down to 2 or 3 points. That's going to require hitting those XPs & FGs! Remember how we won the last game? Tied 20 - 20 with 0:03 left on the clock & a chip shot FG for the win. Do you trust Bass to make that kick today? It was also raining last time, so hopefully the weather is better (or I'd be even more concerned). Just worried this might be the first game where the kicking woes come back to hurt us.

You know who else no one is talking about? David Edwards. People have talked about the OL quite a bit, but you always hear about Dawkins being the anchor (and his podcast/media appearances), Spencer Brown's improvement & new contract, McGovern's move to Center, or Torrence because of where he was drafted & starting all those games as a rookie. But Edwards? Radio silence. I'm guessing that's a good thing, as that means he's not making any big mistakes or giving up a ton of pressures.

If that's the case, how are they able to completely shut down everyone's rushing attack? They're dead last in pass defense, but is that just because everyone abandons the run & passes all game, or is are they passing more often because the Ravens pass D is something they think can be exploited?

I really hope you're right. I can't shake this feeling that the coming 3 game road stretch might knock us back to reality. I just really want to beat the Ravens & Texans! Oh, and please stay healthy. PLEASE!

I like data & random info like this, so thanks for sharing!

This doesn't even seem farfetched, it seems likely. The Bills D is pretty small, so the Ravens are going to ride Henry down our throats. That'll open up play action & Lamar scrambles, which will slowly exhaust the D. Bills will be forced to play catch up & pass a ton. Ravens D only gives up 50 rush yards a game - by far the best in the league. And if our WRs aren't getting separation, Josh is going to start throwing into coverage just in hopes something works. Before this year, he had never gone 2 straight regular season games without an INT, and now we're on 3 straight. It's damn near impossible to expect 4 straight with no INTs. ..... Bills - 26 Ravens - 20

That's not expensive at all if you think you're a genuine contender & can make a legit SB run. Can't always look to setting up future years when you still haven't won anything yet. The Chiefs have the luxury of resting on their laurels if they want. There's no sense of urgency outside of just legacy. The Bills are now 7 years into Allen's career & haven't even made a SB. If $7 million can help push us to that point, who cares if it's a rental & he won't stick around next year? If we make or win a SB, it worked out perfectly.

I know this is kinda meant as a joke, but I'd seriously consider this. We could always use another good WR, but thr Chiefs REALLY could use one right about now. Kelce isn't playing well (probably waiting until he plays us again), Hollywood Brown is injured, and only Rashee Rice has really come out strong. I'm sure they'd love to get Hopkins... but I don't want then to have the chance!

I'm waiting on this game to determine whether or not these Bills are actually different. We've seen the Bills kick ass through September nearly every year since 2020, often with blowout wins against inferior opponents. Thankfully, this game is still in September, so maybe we'll have just enough juice to make it 4-0. But the Ravens run the ball extremely well while not allowing anyone to run against them. Unless we can somehow be the first team to rush the ball successfully, it'll require Josh heroics again. The biggest difference to this year's start is the lack of turnovers committed by our offense. If that continues in Baltimore, we should win. If the INTs start showing up, it'll feel like the same ol' Bills. Problem is that even if we win, people will get louder with the "they haven't played any good teams!" narrative. Baltimore will drop to 1-3, which makes them look like a "bad" team. Then we have to go on the road to face Diggs & Co... As much as people will want to downplay that game, it's going to get a LOT of coverage. There will be a lot of "told ya so's" going on depending on who wins. I really need to see the Bills come away 2-1 to think this season is truly going to be special. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE FOOTBALL DEITIES, BLESS US IN OUR COMING GAMES!

To be fair, if the Bills win the Super Bowl this year - it can only mean Mack Hollins was the answer. No shoes, no problem.

What happened to it? I saw that I had 4 notifications regarding that thread, and couldn't figure out why it was saying I didn't have permission to view it. Did it just get deleted or something?

I totally agree, though I do enjoy some of the theatrics on First Thing's First, which is the reason I still keep watching. If you want to see him outside that setting, he has a talk show/podcast with another guy & posts videos on YouTube where they talk about a few subjects around the league each episode. He's way more measured in his takes, and you're 100% accurate in describing how much research he does & how much data he brings along to conversations. It's why despite his reputation for Bills hate, he was saying early this summer that he ranks Josh ahead of Lamar despite the 2 x MVPs.

Since I know anything with Nick Wright will be moved here, I'll just post it here for yall to watch. This is the first time ever I've heard him be DEAD SERIOUS about praising the Bills, even going so far as to say - "I would like to amend what I said yesterday - that there's only 1 good team in the league. I think there's two. It's not an overreaction to say the Bills look like one of the two best teams in the league. It's not an overreaction to say they have the 2nd best QB in football. And much like when the Chiefs traded away Tyreek Hill, coming off back-to-back devastating playoff losses (blowout in the Super-Bowl, heart-breaker to Cincinnati) and the Bills trade away Stefon Diggs, coming off getting blown out by the Bengals & a heart-breaker to Kansas City, sometimes a great player at that position can raise the water of everyone else." Such character growth! 😂

And a very tough test at that. Derrick Henry sure picked a bad time to start getting on track. The Bills are pretty small on the defensive side of the ball, and that run game is going to be a huge challenge. Thankfully, smaller, quick guys should help against Lamar's scrambling abilities, but that will require them to play very disciplined. The Ravens also give up the least rushing yards per game, by a LOT. Teams only average 50 rush yards per game against them, with 2nd place being the Vikings at 71.3. Only 7 other teams give up less than 100 rush yards per game, so that just tells you how dominant their D has been stopping the run. On the flip side, they're dead last in how many pass yards they give up per game, though that may partially be because teams abandon the run after seeing zero success.

Skip Bayless agrees. He's just now figuring it out!

*You're Oh, and I was only able to watch intermittently. Every time I stopped watching, the Bills scored again. Whenever I was able to bring the game back up, the Jags were driving. At this rate, I won't be able to watch a single Bills game this year, or I'll just curse them!

Ok, now that's funny 😂

Don't forget the other perfect pass to James Cook.... which he promptly dropped. Cook has been great, but my god does he drop a lot of TD passes.

No changing of the guard yet. The Bills have always had good starts in September, so the doubters won't be so ready to anoint him above Mahomes. This upcoming 3 game road stretch will determine Josh's MVP candidacy. Ravens Texans Jets All on the road, all AFC rivals, all have media members predicting them as Super Bowl reps. If Allen plays well during this stretch & the Bills can go 2-1, he'll be the MVP favorite. If the Bills lose 2 or 3 of those games & Allen turns the ball over a bunch, he will be on the outside looking in.

He couldn't get separation from traffic. Got jammed at each stop light.

Woohoo! What a game! I said it in a couple threads, I thought this would resemble when we finally exorcised our demons by beating the Titans on MNF (after losing to them the prior 2 seasons). Lost to the Jags the last 2 times, now get our revenge on MNF in a similar blowout! I predicted 34 to 16, but this was even better! Then again, I also posted last night that I was still worried, but I'm an idiot so... GO BILLS!

0-3 Bengals... Including losses to the Patriots and Commanders! That's awful.

It got up to 90+ in Plano/Frisco today!