CincyBillsFan

If it's true that the NFL wanted to resume play after a 5 minute break then McDermitt & Taylor having balked at that may have saved the NFL. IMO the only path froward is to call it a non contest and the Bills/Bengals would only play 16 games. They would use winning percentage to figure out playoff seedings. KC would get the #1 seed with a win next week while the Bills/Bengals would get the #2 & #3 seeds respectively if they win out. The Bengals would still win their division by beating Baltimore. I see no other solution and while it potentially hurts the Bills & Bengals a bit it pales in comparison to what happened tonight. Should the Bills/Bengals play each other in the playoffs the game would be played on a neutral field.

I've lived down here for 36 years but am still a diehard Bills fan. Mount Adams is a fantastic inner city neighborhood in Cincinnati. The views out over the river and the downtown core are spectacular. Lots of good eating there including a great Thai restaurant.

Cincinnati is an awesome food town. the Jeff Ruby steak houses are superb. Great dining downtown.

Here's the local weather radar. I don't see any meaningful rain until after 11:00 pm. https://www.wcpo.com/weather/radar

No they lost that game because they played poorly across the board. It's true that Allen did not play well and was unable to carry the team to victory. But it's equally true that the defense allowed a terrible offense to execute multiple long scoring drives at key moments in that game.

But it's true. A win is great particularly for bragging rights and hearing the national media fawn all over us. But the FACTS of the last couple of years is that there is little difference between the top 4 seeds when it comes to eventual success in the playoffs.

Great post. This isn't speculation but the hard cold facts of the last couple of years. IMO this game is not as important as the late season game last year at New England or the game two weeks ago against Miami - in both those games the division was at stake.

The weather conditions played a role in limiting Beasley's playing time.

I agree. This game was much bigger then the Monday night game against the Bengal's. If the Bills had lost that game they would likely have lost the division.

Damn, I've never seen so many passes completed short of the first down as I have tonight.

How many TD's would Mahomes have had he played with the Bills 2018 offense?

No. He seems to be a good teammate out there. I think he's being held back by a defensive minded head coach.

Bingo. For those wanting Allen to check down all the time this is what it looks like. In spite of a woeful Colts offense that has committed two turnovers and went 3 and out a couple of times and in spite of Herbert having great stats from all the check downs the score is 10 - 3 at half.

Moss looks exactly like he dd in Buffalo - runs hard but seems to miss the hole and often zags to the right when he should have zigged to the left.

Is it really that big? Last year the Bengals were the #3 seed and went to the Super Bowl. The Rams were the #2 seed and went to the Super Bowl.

Peterman alert, Peterman alert.

Is it me or are we seeing a record weekend for interceptions! Every QB is throwing picks in every game I watch.

Hey I get FANS saying this. If I was a Jet or Finn fan (God forbid) I would have been pounding my chest at that time. But they pay these guys to share their "expertise" with us. They came across as serious in their opinions as opposed to a Nick Wright whose just stirring the pot.

My goodness these guys actually get paid for their NFL opinions! As I look at the standings the Bills have a FOUR GAME LEAD in the division which they locked up Saturday. FOUR FREAKING GAMES. That is domination.

Carr had 3 INT's, Burrow had 2. A couple of other QB's barely broke 100 yards and several were at or below a 50% completion percentage. The thing with Allen's arm arrogance is that more often then not it helps the Bills win games and is unique in the NFL. Sure it can lead to some bad INT's but the fact remains that in the 2nd half the Bills outscored the Bears 29 - 3 and the INT's did not hurt the team in the final analysis. Oh and Allen had 3 TD's.

Chicago was aided by a vicious cross wind in bitter cold or who knows how many points the Bills would have scored. Cross winds are worse then the down the field winds we usually see at Rich stadium because they're much harder to predict moment to moment. I watched the wind push a ball that was ON THE GROUND 11 yards into the end zone. IMO Allen was arrogant about the wind because he can handle Rich stadiums wind. Early forecasts have it calm, dry and warm down here in Cincinnati next Monday. Great observation and this shows the sneaky way in which the O-lines holding penalties can push Allen into taking more chances then he should. We had 3 O-line holding calls on three different drives. We overcame one to go on and score a TD but the other two led to an INT & punt.

The 2nd pick was caused by the vicious cross wind. Did you watch that wind push a football ON THE GROUND 11 yards into the end zone after the punt? Allen's mistake IMO was being arrogant in the face of that wind. Unlike Rich Stadium where the winds are more consistent and blow up and down the field yesterday you had cross winds which are more problematic to passers. Throw in the bitter cold and you have mediocre passing production. BTW, check out QB performances in the cold/windy games yesterday. A lot of interceptions, low yardage and poor completion percentages.

I'll be damned, Chicago is still there!

If the Jets D played the Bills the same as they're playing the Jags tonight Dorsey and the O would have had 35 points and 400 yards.

The Jets played their Super Bowl at Buffalo a couple of weeks ago and they lost. They poured everything into that game and came up short. The difference in the Jet's emotions between the Bills game and tonight is night & day. The Jets D and O line appears to be going through the motions. It's a bad look for the Jets and why I would fire Salah and go with an offensive guy after this season.