Virgil

His hit will be 19.5 as it is. 17 + 2.5 bonus.

You'd think that they'd be tired of blowing calls in prime time.

Ref has one job on that last play, watch the QB. How does he miss that?

Raiders 31 Bills 28 Bills have the lead, but raiders make final drive to win it. Other Wild Card teams lose, so all hope is not lost

What? Can't handle the sexy?

One thing I forgot to call out was the TD pass to Hunter. I've been waiting for that throw all year. Saw single coverage and just threw it up for him to make a play. Maybe it's a lack of height with Sammy being gone, but that's what makes good QB become great. Giving the WR a chance

Terrified is more appropriate

A tie? At least one wild card is coming out of the West. So pick one to win out and beat the rest.

Sorry for the lateness, busy weekend and watched the game with the family out of town. 2 ugly wins are still two wins and we aren't mathmatically eliminated going into December. We truly control our destiny if we can win these next two weeks and that's more hope than we've had in a while. I'll take it. Happy Thanksgiving everyone! 1. Gilmore - Got to give the man credit for not allowing a single pass his way the entire game. He may have gotten away with one with some contact, but no flag is no flag. He's taken a lot of heat this year, much of it deserved, so now he should get the props for his work. Still not on board with paying him, but I don't think he's going to command the money he was going into the season. 2. TT - This game seemed to be the epitome of him as our quarterback. Some moments he held the ball to long, trying to make the deep ball work primarily. Some times he took off too soon when guys were breaking free. Some passes were way off. But then some passes were brilliant, some plays on his feet are unparalleled to any other QB, and he still found a way to get his 200 all purpose yards. Here's the thing to me, he's got to get credit both ways. This team leads the league in so many rushing categories and we haven scored more points than any team since the early 90's. You can't exclude the qb from that. It's a give and take out there. 28 points is 28 points and he did put the game away with the final drive. We won by 7, but would've been at least 10 if we needed more points. Game ended in their red zone. 3. Sammy! - When you see 14 out there running routes and catching balls, you just can see the difference between an elite WR and what we've been dealing with. How he catches with his hands, adjusts to routes but still uses his speed, and just leaves the DB's guessing. What I wouldn't give to have a healthy Watkins, Woods, and Goodwin together with Shady out there. 3 catches was a good start on the road back to getting into game shape. He was never going to be out there for much more than he was and I understand it. We need him these next two games. 4 - He wakes up in the morning Does his teeth bite to eat and he's rolling Never changes a thing The week ends the week begins She thinks, we look at each other Wondering what the other is thinking But we never say a thing These crimes between us grow deeper 5. Offensive Line - RT has become the second biggest need for me on this team. Mills just gets manhandled out there. However, the whole line struggled today. TT didn't help by holding onto the ball too long in the beginning. He's got to get it out quicker and build some confidence. But the line just got manhandled throughout the first half. They shored it up more in the second half, but it's alarming what we saw overall. Take Shady's 75 yard run out of the equation (which was due to a beautiful cutback on his part) and the rushing totals aren't that great. 6. Refs - This getting a bit ridiculous to anyone else? Both teams just got hosed throughout this game. Granted, there were a lot of close calls in regards to breaking the 1st down marker, but there were just too many missed calls and questions throughout the game. I feel like it's getting worse. Maybe we don't get the best refs because it's the Jags/Bills, but c'mon. 7. Jags Defense - I know it's not normal to talk about the other team here, but man did their defense impress me. They are FAST!. They swarm to the ball. Their HC is probably going to get the boot at the end of the year and I feel bad for him because the next guy is going to look like a genius fast if he can make some tweaks. 8. Bills Defense - I feel like we are getting worse here and I'm very nervous about facing the Raiders and Steelers offense these next few weeks. Our inability to get off the field on 3rd down is alarming. I said this last week, but we seem to have two great plays, but then one bad play that offsets it all. Our pass rush is hit or miss. Hughes and Lorax have disappeared these past few weeks. We are only rushing 3 a lot. We aren't creating the turnovers and we are starting to become susceptible to the rushing qb. 9. Rex - We needed two wins coming off the bye and we are 2-0. These next two games will say a lot to me about Rex as our Head Coach. His trademark defense is average and looks more like the Jets defense in his final years there. Leads the league in sacks, but gives up too many big plays. Relies so much on certain positions that if they mess up, it's a big play for the defense. I know that can happen anywhere, but it seems more predominant here. Look at how bad our safety play is and the impact it's having. I don't know if he expects too much of them or not, but Safety has become the biggest need on our team to me. I've never felt that way about our team before. Rex did his job today, but he needs to get these guys firing out the gate like he did in Seattle while getting the defense we saw the first few weeks. 10. McCoy - Another week, another wow. That man was fighting out there on every play. His cutback on the 75 yarder to make both of those defenders miss...just beautiful. Haven't seen a breakaway like that in a long time. It's great to have part of his history in a Bills uniform. He has proven to be the heart of this team with his emotion and how he fights for every yard. He's special and it becomes more and more apparent. Good game everyone and lets make it 3-0 off the bye week. Go Bills!

If John's against it, then I'm on board. His retirement from broadcasting was the best thing to happen to sports commentary.

10-6 would be an improvement. I wouldn't be happy, but it's something

I would take 10-6 solely because we haven't been there in a long time

I live in the D.C. area and listen to their local sports radio. They can franchise tag him two more times apparently. Don't know how, but whatever. He was unhappy about being tagged and is looking for as much, if not more guaranteed money than Luck got. With that, if anyone wants him, they will need to give up the two 1st round picks and then sign him to a deal. Considering his age and performance, I think someone will do it.

Um, which team doesn't? I also would like a WR that catches everything thrown his way, can get deep, and not get hurt. Maybe a HC that wins the Superbowl while we're at it. I wish I knew it was this easy

Yes

10-6 maybe gets us a tie, but our conference record will cause us to lose that. We are two games back of the wild card teams right now, would probably need to go 5-1 and have them go 2-4. That's asking a lot

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/2017-nfl-mock-draft-packers-bolster-running-game-with-playmaker-fournette/ I could see a lot of these picks falling this way, especially for us with our history. Pick 32 scares the crap out of me because that means they won it all and I think the Hoodie would do great things with him. The QB's going in the top 10 is interesting, and plausible in my opinion

Penalties are always on the Head coach when it's a consistent issue, which it is. I made reference to Shaq and the overall lack of pass rush. We were healthy on our line for the first time in a while, but couldn't see the benefit outside of Kyle. With Lorax drawing double teams, the excuses for Shaq, Dareus, and Hughes are limited. These guys should be causing havoc by themselves and simply aren't getting it done.

You're not wrong. This game just lulled me to sleep and it was hard to put this recap together. On paper, there were a lot of positives, especially our history on the road against these guys lately and the 0 points scored against in the second half. But watching the game felt VERY different.

For every good 2 plays/drives, we have 1 very bad play/drive. This seems to sum up the play of this team to me, especially on defense. They give you so many glimpses of hope, get teams in 3rd and long, get a sack, something good, and then they find a way to give it away. This was a game of who wanted it the least and was just tough to watch at time. Seems to be a theme when we play these guys 1. Rex – I'm starting in a place that I've tried to avoid for a while here, partially because of my old screen name. This was a very poor showing following a bye week and for a team who is grasping at playoff hopes. Going for it on 4th down on the last scoring drive said a lot to me about how Rex viewed this game. What bothered me the most about this game was the total lack of identity. We didn't seem to have any specific type of gameplan on both the offensive and defensive side of the ball. I know Rex is letting his coaches do their job, but I really don't know what I was looking at out there. Overall, at this point, I don't really know what Rex brings to the table. This was a very misleading 12 points given up. A win is a win and this was needed, but I'm overall losing any argument besides continuity and other better options, for retaining him. 2. Defense - communication looks and pressure early, but that's about it. Pass rush was non-existent. So many players just didn't seem to show up. Lorax got double teamed a lot. I can't find our 1st round pick's impact anywhere. Dareus disappeared after the first drive. I know, 12 points. I have to keep reminding myself of this. Most of that was the Bengals being bad, not us being good 3. Hughes – Before, he would have great plays to offset his mistakes. Today, and overall lately, not so much. His personal fouls, offsides, and other fun mistakes really hurt the team at times when they should have been walking off the field. For the money he makes and as bad as this defense can be at times, we can't afford this from him. 4. I've grown tired of love You are the trouble with me I watch you walk right by I smile, you do not notice me Treat me recklessly All you do is toss me pennies out But the silence in me is screaming Won't you come and get me? 5. Kyle Willams - My defensive MVP of the game. He got good push up the middle, great jumps off the snap, and continues to be a solid player. He lost containment on Dalton, but he shouldn't be spying him in the first place. He also knocked the Bengals out of FG range on one of the drives in the 2nd half. 6. Offense - Groy is a BIG boy and held up well. Overall happy with how the line played. However, where was Goodwin? Especially on the INT. Are we a passing team or rushing team? Do we trust our RBs or is it meant to be the TT rushing show? I ask these questions because it didn't seem obvious out there. I don't understand the lack of McCoy carries. His vision was great today. You could see them wanting to go deep early, but still needed to run the ball. It's who we are. Very disappointed with Lynn today. Also, all of this speed with Goodwin and Percy and I don't see us trying to hit these guys on crossing routes. It was either deep our hitch routes. 7. Gilmore – credit where credit is due – quick eyes on that INT. However, as Gilmore does, gave up the Bengals 2nd TD. It was a tough play, but still his assignment. Second INT was right place at right time. This is the kind of game where the stats will make him look like a better player than he is and I'm sure he'll use it at contract time. 8. TT – I had high hopes for him coming off the bye week and based on how he played at Seattle. His first drive was great. Found the middle of the field. Found the open guy on busted plays. Looked deep, then checked down. After that, just a rough day. I'm giving him 50% of the blame for our offense because the playcalling was crap to me and didn't help get things going. There were also quite a few plays where the WR's let him down. Goodwin didn't even try for that INT. Harvin was very slow on that late 3rd down out route. Clay's drop in the endzone was inexcusable. Overall, like the game itself, a very forgettable Sunday for TT. However, because this arguments keep being made, Dalton couldn't make the game winning drive against us today, so I guess that means he sucks too. Brady couldn’t do it against the Seahawks last week either from the 1 yard line. I get needing to see that final drive to win a game from TT, but it's never a give-in with any QB. 9. 1st down/3rd down comparisons – Our inability to get off the field on 3rd down, regardless of yardage was horrific today. They were over 50% on offense against us. It was a combination of soft defense and penalties. We were very lucky to be playing against a Bengals without AJ Green. 10. Tate – I think he had his best game as a Bill today. Didn't have any huge returns, but played each one smart and gave us good position every chance he had to run. I've been hit or miss on him, but he earned it today and deserves the shout out. Sorry if this was too negative for a win. Back to .500 after a win that I had circled as a loss to start this season is reason for positivity. It's just hard to get excited about this team doing what they need to for the rest of the season with how they played today. Go Bills!!!

Bengals 20, Bills 17

Bills give out hope to those still clinging to playoff chances. 25-17.

9 mil? No thanks.

Awesome. Now if only they'd cut Tyrod and Mills too. Sorry, couldn't help myself

8-8 not a total failure? You should call the spousal abuse hotline. You don't even realize what they've done to you.