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That’s absolutely insane. McDermott really is an excellent coach.

You pretty much nailed it. There’s an incredibly fine line between winning and losing in the NFL. They’ve been a team that’s made the play when the game was on the line for years, and so far this year they haven’t. I don’t see some fatal flaw in the team, but I’m not sure I see the next wave of superstars either. I’ll reserve judgement until Rice comes back and hope they find a way to get there at 3-3. The biggest reason for concern is that there has been a lack of difference-making draft picks since 2022. Drafting at the bottom of the round for years catches up with you eventually. It’s not enough to simply out-perform your draft slot. If your goal is to win championships, you’ve got to do that and still get lucky. Rashee Rice and Xavier Worthy were great picks with star upside, but there hasn’t been enough production around them to backfill the outflow of talent via free agency and Father Time. The flipside of that is Josh Simmons. If you had told Reid and Veach that he’d be 100% healthy and gave them the first overall pick in the draft, that’s who they would have taken. So far (and that term is carrying a ton of weight), he’s been completely healthy. What’s more is he’s been everything we hoped he’d be and then some. Injuries notwithstanding, he’s a franchise LT right now. The early returns of the rest of the draft look promising, but I’m nowhere near ready to say that they’re ready to take the torch. All that said, January is an eternity from now in football years, and I haven’t seen anything in the past 2 weeks that tells me they won’t be a factor when the playoffs come around. Any team that thinks they’re going to win the AFC had better plan on knocking out Kansas City along the way.

Bills 31 Jets 16

That was ***** bonkers. Game of the year just happened in week 1.

Hell of a start.

I’m sure that would have been their preference, but it’s hard to attract a FA to sign a veteran minimum deal that isn’t even guaranteed.

Ex-Panther, how original…

They brought Christian Wilkins in for a tryout, and he pulled everyone’s groins. Something’s going on for sure. Line’s moved 3 points in the last 24 hours.

“Hey Chat GPT, what are the characteristics of a ‘homer’ as it relates to sports fans?” Blind Loyalty: A homer fan's belief in their team is unwavering, even in the face of poor performance. Excuses: They consistently find reasons for a loss, such as bad officiating or luck, rather than acknowledging the opponent's skill. Biased Analysis: When it comes to their team, a homer's analysis is often skewed, focusing only on the positives. Emotional Reasoning: Their passion for the team influences their perceptions more than objective facts or evidence. How it's used Fans: A fan who believes their team is the best, regardless of statistics or current form. Example: A sports fan who argues their team's rival team got lucky and won a game, rather than admitting their own team was outplayed.

Ravens 31 Bills 22 Buffalo was +3 in the turnover margin in the playoff game and squeaked out a win after Andrews dropped a gimme 2 pt conversion at the end. During the regular season, the turnover margin was even, and Baltimore won 35-10. Bills will need to be +2 to win, IMO. Last season, they were historically good at +24 during the regular season and +4 in the postseason. I expect that to move substantially towards the mean this season.

There’s a case to be made that the Chiefs and Bills both losing could be the worst case scenario for Buffalo, as it would mean they’d be chasing an extra team in terms of playoff seeding.

If you read the article, this isn’t a prediction. It’s one random version of a simulation they ran. Usually they run 10,000 and aggregate it.

Titans made the divisional round? Impressive

What would you have given for him in January?

The past two times the Bills and Chiefs have met in the playoffs, there have been a total of 9 fumbles. Buffalo got possession all 9 times.