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oof, I was at this game. Roscoe Parish muffed a punt late in the 4th, allowing the Browns to kick the go-ahead field goal. We boo'd the offense every time they took field in the 2nd half. After the game, Trent Edwards was asked if he would have boo'd if he was a fan, to which he responded, "I don't know; I'm not a fan." Those were tough times.

31 teams aren't going to win the Super Bowl this year. Will the Buffalo Bills be one of them? Tune in to find out.

Not many running backs are going to hit 100 yards, let alone be effective, on 9 carries (and that was the combined number of carries for Moss and Singletary yesterday).

That Bills Rams game in week 3 last year was pretty wild and the Bills came out on top in that one. Or the first Bills Patriots game last year where the Pats were driving for the game-winning score until Zimmer knocked the ball out of Cam's hands. But yeah, Monday's game set a record for the most lead changes in MNF history and it's a bummer to be on the losing end of that one.

The NFL is such a week-to-week league. It felt great to be on top of the world after last week, and this loss stings because we got knocked off our perch. But as noted, nobody is dropping the Bills very far in their power rankings. Nobody is hitting the panic button on the Bills season and the general consensus is that they're still the very legitimate Super Bowl Contender that they were before Monday night. Rankings are kind of bogus anyway. At any given time, you can make the case that any 4 or 5 teams are the best in the league. It only matters in February. On the other side, that's a damn good Titans team, despite the fact that they lost to the Jets. Henry is a legitimate MVP candidate and is doing things that we haven't seen a running back do since Terrell Davis. We weren't going to hold running backs under 50 yards per game for the entire length of the season. And honestly, I'd rather see Henry gash us than someone like Clyde Edwards-Helaire. At least my brain can make sense of Henry rushing for 120+ yards and 3 TDs. Yeah, there were play left on the field. Missed opportunities, bad calls, guys out of position, whatever. You can say the same for Tennessee. You can say the same for KC last week. I feel the same way after this game as I did after the Cardinals game last year. It feels flukey. I know what my eyes saw last night and the Bills were the better team for most of that game. There's a lot of "if only" today. I do trust that they'll use this game as fuel and be ready to play if they run into Tennessee in the playoffs. I was mad as hell last night and for most of this morning. But being a little more removed from it now, all I can think is man, that was one hell of a football game between two teams who have every reason to believe that they can beat anyone on any given Sunday—or Monday. That's why we watch. The highs and the lows and the resiliency and the fight. It's life, all wrapped up on a rectangle field and played out over the course of 60 minutes. And like in life, the highs never last as long as the lows, and that's why you get up every morning and put in the work. Success is fleeting. I watched this team be bottom feeders for close to 20 years. This is a great time to be a Bills fan. Last night doesn't change that. There are going to be a lot of games like this in the coming years—and the Bills aren't going to win all of them. Yeah, like all of you, I want to see this team win a Super Bowl. I believe this team can. Will they? I don't know. None of us do, and there's nothing any of us can do about it—unless someone in here actually works for the Bills. All we can do is watch it play out—and be grateful that we aren't the Dolphins.

I'm jonesing for the 90's unis again.

I worked at Old Dominion University when Heinicke was the Quarterback there. ODU had just made the jump to the FBS. He's undersized but gutsy—likable and easy to root for. He's smart and can makes some throws, but I think our defense will keep him confused and running for his life. I hope he does well this year—just not this week.

Ah, last year, we spent the whole season wondering why the defense wasn't playing like the 2019 defense. Now, we'll spend all of this year wondering why the offense isn't playing like the 2020 offense. It's a tough time to be a Bills fan.

Ah, sorry... division.

This is a reasonable take. Josh Allen and Matt Barkley shredded the Dolphins in week 17 last year—a game in which Miami needed to make the playoffs. That was Miami's last game of the season and they had to sit with that all Spring and all Summer. I'm pretty confident that Flores spent a ton of time this offseason figuring out how to slow down the Bills passing attack. Considering that the Bills are the team to beat in the division now, and had won 5 straight against Miami, I'd be willing to bet that figuring out Buffalo's offense was the top priority for Miami this offseason. Their secondary played their asses off yesterday—I give them credit. They shut our passing game down... and we still flat-out embarrassed them on their home turf. Now, against Pittsburgh in week 1? To me, this seems like a matchup thing. It happens in sports. Most teams, for whatever reason, have another team that just gives them problems. The Steelers just matchup very well against our offense, and it's been this way going back to 2019. Statistically speaking, Josh played his best game against the Steelers this year (highest yardage total, highest completion percentage, and highest passer rating). Now, to be fair, there is clearly something not clicking with the passing game right now. Is it concerning? A little bit. Josh seems to not be getting the ball out his quickly, he hasn't looked as comfortable in the pocket, and he seems like he's got happy feet a little bit. Is it all on Josh? I don't know. What about the receivers? In the first month of last season, our wideouts were running wide open on crossing patterns. Josh was playing pitch and catch. This year, it seems like every single throw is tightly contested. Are our receivers getting jammed at the line and not getting in and out of their breaks well? Did Pittsburgh and Miami both do a fantastic job of disguising coverages? I'm not making excuses for the offense. I'm not making excuses for Josh. I want to see more. I want to see him play better. I want to see him completing passes somewhere between 65% and 70%. I hope they figure it out. Josh is going to miss throws. He is going to have games where for one reason or another, he's just not as sharp. He's also going to make plays and throws that that no one else can make, and he's going to have games where he just lights it up. That IS who Josh is. Now, if you're looking for someone to blame for his slow start this year—blame me. I bought a Josh Allen jersey in the offseason and I drafted him in a fantasy league. I'm fairly confident that's the reason for his struggles.

Changing organizational culture is like turning a giant container ship. Changing fan culture is also like turning a giant container ship, but that ship is in the Suez Canal. We'll get there eventually. Maybe?

That's not Bart Scott... That's Marcus Spears... (sorry if you knew that and calling him Bart was the joke. Hard to tell sometimes haha) He was pretty late to get on board with the Bills last year... but pretty much everyone on ESPN not named Dan Orlovsky was. Most of the time, I think these analysts are just paid to have different opinions so there is something to debate.

“Playoffs? Don’t talk about? playoffs?! You kidding me? Playoffs?! I just hope we can win a game!" - All Bills fans this morning

Alright, I'll go ahead and say what we're all thinking... we should have kept Tyrod Taylor. That guy throws a great deep ball and practically never fumbles. Sure, we would have to suffer through listening to him clear his throat 78 times per interview, but if he was able to lead the Texans to victory yesterday, imagine what he would do with all this talent in Buffalo? (disclaimer: this post is a joke)

I don't know... my Mom still has all of my participation trophies from pop warner. They mean something to her.

It was me... I put the Buffalo wings in the fridge at halftime. I should have just left them out on the counter. Sorry, guys.

It's really the NFL Schedule Maker's fault for not giving us the Jets week 1 like they have 3 out of the past 4 years. In all seriousness, that Steelers defense is great, and that front 4 is going to wreak havoc on a lot of offenses. TJ Watt might very well be DPOY and that secondary doesn't get enough credit. We struggle against teams that can generate consistent pressure with 4 men rushing and keep 7 in coverage. That's how KC beats us and that's how Tampa beat KC. It's also how the Giants beat New England in both Super Bowls. The good news is that most teams we play don't have the DLine talent to do this. The bad news is, KC, Cleveland, and Pittsburgh can do this. Hey, at least Tennessee and Indy also looked terrible yesterday.

As a person who shares the surname Lawson, I sure hate to see any Lawson go down with an injury. I of course had wanted the Bills to sign Carl, mainly because it's been too long since there was a Lawson on this team to root for. In all seriousness, always hate to see serious injuries. It's always preferable to see the Bills dominate a fully healthy team over a team missing their best players. My best friend is a Jets fan. We used to have arguments over whether it was worse to be a Bills fan or a Jets fan. I've been happily losing that argument for the past few years. That said, I hope there comes a day when the Patriots are irrelevant, the Dolphins are a mess, and the Bills and Jets duke it out for the AFC East every year for a decade. Of course, it's much easier to have sympathy for Jets fans now that I don't live in New York City and am no longer surrounded by guys in Wayne Chrebet jerseys.

No. No one is talking about it in Austin. We just got an MLS team this year and that's most of the sports buzz here... that and UT. I have a hard time imagining an NFL team here—it's not really an NFL town. That said, I can see Austin making a push in another 5–10 years to bring a team here. The growth here is insane and the demographics of this city will be completely different by 2026. I just hope it's not the Bills—and I feel pretty confident that it won't be.

If Josh really loved upstate New York he would take all that contract money and buy Jreck Subs.

There are Whataburgers and In-N-Outs in Austin... you know... incase the Bills wanted to add even more fuel to the "pay for our stadium or we'll move to Austin" bs.

Obviously it's Duke Williams.

I think about the scoring drives to start the 3rd quarter against both the Steelers and Ravens in the Divisional round. In both games, the offense had been stymied for the entire first half, and in both games, they came out at the start of the 2nd half and scored touchdowns. They may not have been the prettiest drives, but they were under the lights in big games against good defenses that had held them in check.

I'd like to see him get better about not subjecting himself to as many big hits, or taking hits at awkward angles. This is a tough one because he's made so many great plays when keeping a play alive after it's blown up. And he definitely got a lot better about this last year, but there were still times where you'd like to see him just get rid of the ball and come back for another play. I think he reverts to this more when games are not going well—KC, Tennessee, etc. I think about the Chargers game where Bosa was in the backfield right after the snap and Josh tried to stiff arm him and got rolled up in a bad-looking way. I wasn't sure he was going to get up from that. Or in the Raiders game where he made that 8 yard shovel pass while being tackled and ended up dislocating his shoulder. I think he's got the mentality that he can take on anyone in the NFL. That's not a bad trait, but you have to be smart about it. Again, I don't think you want to reign in the leash on him and make him play to not get hurt. You want him to go out there and do what he does. But there's a reason guys like Brady, Rodgers, Brees, etc. have had such long careers—they're excellent at limiting the hits they take. Nah, he's still got time. He's young. A lot of guys don't hit their peak facial hair growth until they are in their 30s. I work for a men's grooming company. We see it all the time—guys who couldn't grow much facial hair in their early twenties who end up with massive beards and handlebar mustaches in their 30s and 40s.

It really varies from year-to-year. Two years ago I was really happy to see Andy Reid finally win a Super Bowl. Now I cant stand the Chiefs and always want to see them lose. It's easy to empathize with the Browns and I like seeing them become competitive, but will grow tired of it quickly. It's also very easy to root for whoever is my fantasy teams.