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John Harbaugh is a really good coach. What I wonder though is why coaches wait until halftime make adjustments if what they're doing isn't working. Certainly, if Harbaugh had inserted a "heavy" lineup early in the second quarter, it might have made a difference in what Derrick Henry was able to do. On any case, I'm glad they didn't and the game worked out the way it did.

I think the Bills will be OK. The players will find a way to get to OBD. I expect Wednesday's practice will be indoors. I don't expect any problems on Thursday or Friday regardless of whether practices are indoors or outdoors.

I don't know that the PI call was that much more significant. Yes, it brought the Bills pretty close to the end zone, but the phantom holding call was a drive killer. Who's to say Buffalo couldn't have scored a touchdown.

If Philadelphia wins the NFC championship, that would not be a good matchup for the Bills either, but Buffalo has shown now that they can win games where they don't matchup great.

People asked how KC could keep winning this season, but they did. Baltimore is a tough physical team. Overall, they are probably more athletic than the Bills. I don't think there is any embarrassment at the fact Buffalo needed to force turnovers to win the game. Buffalo hasn't needed turnovers to that degree in every game. I think they matchup better versus the Chiefs than they did to the Ravens. I'd love to have half a dozen KC turnovers in the game next weekend, but I don't know that they would be essential.

I think Philadelphia as a lot of similarities to Baltimore: a big, strong offensive line, dominant running game and a tough physical defense. There are some differences. Hurts is not the runner that Jackson is. That's not to say he can't run. He's good at it, just not quite as fast and the Eagles don't depend on Hurts running in the way that Jackson does. Barkley is not quite as big as Henry, but he's faster and more elusive. I'd much rather face the Commanders. Hurts got banged up some in the game against the Rams. I don't know if it is enough to keep him out of the NFC championship game. I doubt it, and he would have a couple weeks after that to heal up for the Super Bowl.

I think Buffalo will pass a lot more in the game against KC. It will be a different game all around. KC's offensive line isn't as good as Baltimore's. Their run game is not as dominant. Their defense is good, but not as good as Baltimore's. I think Buffalo will aim for more balance in their offensive game planning.

He also had the fumble when Bernard punched the ball out.

Buffalo's 2 pro bowlers just beat Baltimore's 9 pro bowlers.

Baltimore seemed to be better at their halftime adjustments.

Errors figure in to making a team good or not so good. Baltimore is a tough matchup game for the Bills, but Buffalo was helped by the home field. I don't think the Ravens were really ready for the weather.

I heard that also. I did check the Bills' website and Brown is on the 53 man roster. I would have thought they'd stick him on the PS.

He could be the poster child for "me guy" syndrome if there weren't so many other players like him.

If I were to bet on his availability, I would certainly bet he'll play. Still, players recovering from a concussion can sometimes stall at one stage or another in the protocol.

I'm 72 and I remember that from high school.

This is kind of old news. In the NFL, teams have to make personnel choices, and they do it generally to deal with league trends. League rules made it easier to have high powered passing attacks, so most teams tried to build defenses that had a chance to counter that. Derrick Henry and Saquon Barkley are unicorns. So is Lamar Jackson for that matter. Buffalo would be foolish to try and build a defense solely to combat Lamar Jackson and Derek Henry. Going forward, I think some upgrades can be made in the secondary and on the defensive line that will enable Buffalo to be more effective defending the run while still being effective against the pass. Daquan Jones has not been as effective in 2024 as he was in past seasons. Taron Johnson is an outstanding slot corner and far better against the run than you would expect of a smallish DB, but he's still under 200 lbs and some running backs are going to run him over. I don't view Taylor Rapp as a liability in run defense, but I think that position can be upgraded. He's smart enough and very physical, but his lack of speed gives him no room for error when it comes to anticipating receivers and choosing angles (as Denver's first touchdown demonstrated). Whether or not Cole Bishop grows into a quality starter at either safety spot is open to question. As far as the game Sunday is concerned, having all Buffalo's starters on defense available will help. If Buffalo plays a clean disciplined game on defense, I think they can keep Baltimore from exploding on offense better than they did in September. Of course, Buffalo's offense needs to perform a lot better too.

No, he does not.

According to an article on Buffalo Rumblings, game time temperature could be 8 degrees farenheit. Lamar Jackson's coldest game ever was 27. Derek Henry's coldest game ever was 22. That may be cold enough that Lamar and Derek will have a tough time adjusting.

I love crab cakes.

The only observation I have about Vrabel is that he will do his best to field a team that will try to beat your team up by being more physical.

The Bills seemed to have an idea how Josh Allen might turn out, though I suspect he has exceeded even their expectations.

I'm hopeful that Milano is back, at least mostly. His absence, along with some other defensive players being hurt really devastated Buffalo's defensive effort against Baltimore in the regular season. I'm hoping his presence and maybe some maturing by Bobby Babich will be enough to change the outcome next week.

Yeah, a quick lead in the Baltimore would be huge for Buffalo. Then you can talk about long time-consuming drives to keep the ball out of the hands of Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry.

So you wanted Josh to get a 15 yard unsportsmanlike penalty?

I have to say, I was surprised this season when Pittsburgh switch to Russell Wilson as their QB. Fields has had his issues as a young QB, now in his 4th year. Wilson is past his prime. He'll make a play occasionally, but not often enough. In the game tonight, the Steelers flat could not run the ball, and Wilson was entirely too pedestrian passing the ball. They made a bit of a run in the third quarter, and Wilson made a few deep passes, but overall, I think the Steelers were entirely too predictable. At least Fields gives them another set of legs to scramble a bit or move out of the pocket. He may still have some upside if Tomlinson were to get him some good coaching and time to grow into the Steelers offense.