Richard Noggin

I can't dismiss these points. I want to, because I DO feel like the defensive players simply failed to tackle and make the plays in front of them, but then there was a complete coaching MELTDOWN on the 13-second Chiefs drive. So...I don't know.

Lame. This one hurts, no doubt. But you're being soft.

Agreed, but then again...these are two very young, talented, privileged AND rich people playing the sport they ostensibly love professionally. Let's not feel TOO badly for them. Don't get me wrong, they are human and are allowed to feel this pain. But I'd do almost anything to have that same opportunity. Their families are forever provided for if they're smart about things. And again, I don't begrudge them their success. I invest a great deal of my own well-being in that success. Just let's not lose too much sleep feeling badly for these millionaires.

Are you referencing the 3rd and 2 call to Singletary running left, which was stuffed by Bolton? I swear to effing god it was obvious to me and everyone at my house that Nick effing Bolton was NOT out there to cover Gabriel Davis in the slot, as his alignment seemed to suggest, and that he even twitched towards the LOS before the snap and gave himself away, and yet STILL the play went into his waiting arms.

You know, I don't hate this general idea that McD has to get his team past the Chiefs next season. Sometimes new coaching can help an otherwise talented team break through old paradigms. But I'm not eager to see the franchise led by anyone else. McD has built a perennial winner (in large part due to the QB, but that's always the case in the NFL).

A defense MUST pressure Josh Allen to have a chance at disrupting him. Whether that is achieved by blitzing or by covering and getting home with 3 or 4 depends upon personnel and matchups. The Bills, like so many offenses, have had trouble with defenses who play various coverages behind 3 or 4 pass rushers who win individual battles. The addition of Ingram and Jones (since the week 5 matchup) makes the Chiefs front potentially formidable enough to be disruptive without blitzing. Either way, Spags will show all kinds of simulated pressures and disguised coverages in an effort to slow down Allen's processing and speed up his feet.

"Luckily," the results of today's games (with respect to perceived favorites and predicted results) have no actual bearing on the results of tomorrow's games. Arbitrary historical trends, like underdog win percentage in the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs, only describes what HAS happened already. They do not predict what WILL happen. Flipping a coin is a 50/50 proposition, mathematically. But each time the coin is flipped is a functionally independent event which is uninfluenced by any trends or patterns preceding that particular flip.

Tua can hand off the ball.

A wincing "ooh" or "ooph" or "ouch" type of reaction.

WARMER

Phew?

Warmer lol

Except Rypien was absolutely dealing in that offense that year. Jimmy G isn't exactly humming.

His faith-based approach to life definitely won't HURT McCown's chances if Easterby has influence... Consider Reich's persistent personal connection to and professional belief in Carson Wentz. Very much rooted in their shared faiths. Which I point out without judgment.

We got season tickets together this season. First time for both of us.

3rd game though, right? We were home in the 1st matchup last season I think.

I realized early on that I was OVER prepared. I was actually preparing like I was going skiing in the same conditions, which means that wind (even on a calm night) becomes a factor. So I had a face mask and ski goggles on top of all the other cold weather layers and warmers, to ensure NO EXPOSED SKIN. But truth be told, I never pulled the goggles down from my forehead, and rarely even covered my face with the mask. Heck, I had my gloves off much of the game. Still can't believe how comfortable I was in those temps.

I strongly disagree with the bolded. Belichick (and Brady, because eff him) have shown to be both sore losers AND sore winners (used to run up the score relentlessly back in the day, plus their post-game lack of sportsmanship is well-documented). How the LEADER of a multi-billion dollar sports franchise conducts himself following wins AND losses matters tremendously to the culture surrounding the NFL. You just know their "alleged" legacy of subversion and "competitive advantage" has merit when they reveal themselves incapable of handling defeats with any modicum of class or maturity. They truly don't believe they should ever lose, based in part on their pervasive campaigns of finding every possible competitive edge, rules be damned. Toxic competitiveness is a thing. Which is why rules and regulations, and enforcement, are so essential. I should also stress: I think Belichick is the best defensive mind in NFL history, and truly does respect the sport on a macro-level. I generally find his curmudgeonly act to be amusing. But make no mistake, he's a ruthless doosh whose hatred for losing can rob the sport of its joy.

The conclusion reached in this last sentence, from an otherwise reasonable post, is completely irrational. And Sean McDermott would be disappointed in your fixed mindset here. The Manning Colts finally got past the Brady Patriots, didn't they? The Young 49ers finally got past the Aikman Cowboys, right? The Madden Raiders got past the Knox Steelers. Ideally failure begets growth, which leads to success. (Look into Carol Dweck on youtube.)

Is that effing Johnny Depp playing backup? Wtf? I enjoy this album (Jim James is a beast), but had no idea about that odd little cameo.

It won't be Saturday which gives the Chiefs a short week and the Bills a long week. Too much disadvantage for the darlings. Tennessee and Cinci on Saturday. No disadvantages there.

It was cathartic for so many reasons. Vanquishing a nemesis in such convincing fashion, in such "extreme" conditions (it wasn't really that bad at all tbh), and moreover doing so in person at the side of my long-suffering, senior-citizen, role-model-for-Bills-fandom, who'd-never-attended-a-night-game, mother...it was meaningful. I'm glad the team feels less satisfied than the fans do right now. Because I feel great.

That's fair. Mumm-Ra?!

I was NEVER cold for a moment. Granted, I over-prepared for the elements, but at times my gloves were off, my beard was wet with half frozen beer, and I was completely comfortable. No wind was the key. Heck, my 69 year old mother, that tough Sicilian legend, was right beside me the entire time (absolutely swaddled in layers and ski goggles and body warmers and sleeping bags, of course, but there to witness). It was awesome from start to finish.

There was a group of guys in 337 last game cheering wildly and ironically every time the ref did the #72 eligible announcement, which was often. It was a funny schtick. But dammit if tonight from our seats I wasn't SINCERELY doing the hand signals for a lineman declared an eligible receiver (like pantomiming brushing something off both shoulders) and cheering every time I saw #72 report. I WANT TO SEE SPLITS OF OFFENSIVE SUCCESS WITH AND WITHOUT DOYLE ON THE FIELD TONIGHT. It FELT like those were effective plays, especially in the red zone. But that might just be my newfound love for our new jumbo TE2 personnel and the fact that the refs have to broadcast it every time.