Billz4ever

I understand there really was no 100% correct answer to this messy playoff seeding, but I don't like it. The Bills were in the driver's seat and were the only team that controlled their own destiny. Through no fault of the Bills, the league giftwraps KC the bye. That still doesn't sit well with me.

I think it would be rough for the Bills to go back to that stadium again and I'm glad we aren't this season.

See, it worked out for both of us, lol. Still think we got the better end though. Moss would not be playing at all here except maybe special teams...and not as a return man.

Cincy has 5 players that have more catches than anyone on the Bills not named Diggs. Pretty much sums up what you're saying.

Davis is the biggest disappointment of the season to me. Just think what a viable #2 means to this offense and what not having one has done to it. That's what was working for us the beginning of the year when the O looked utterly unstoppable. If teams start cheating back, start dinkin and dunkin and running until they cheat back up and then hit 'em deep again.

Will be even harder to gameplan if receivers not named Diggs can make a DC have to worry about who's covering them. Smoke and Knox involved yesterday is a good sign, but Davis and McK do not scare me and likely don't any other team.

D and receivers not named Diggs have to step up. If they insist on playing Davis, hope he finds his playoff switch from last season.

Head to head though you like the Bills corners over Cincy's based on who they will be matching? Of course we have Diggs, but outside of him, do any of our receivers scare them? They've got Chase, Higgins, Boyd, Mixon, and even Hurst. All of those guys have caught more balls than any other receiver on the Bills not named Diggs.

I can agree with that, but it's not like KC's pass rush is a bunch of push overs. I'd rather have their's than ours. They actually have 1 more sack than NE does. KC's defense has only generated 20 turnovers this year, which is good for us, but turnovers can be a result of so many different factors, it's hard to say that's an advantage, since you don't know when or where they will happen. What I see wrong with Cincy's D is almost like they let off the gas at times. They've had a tendency to let teams back into games, which is obviously problematic.

Without the kick returns yesterday, that's a very different game since NE wouldn't have had to play the way they did later on. Here's hoping we get more consistent play on offense and defense.

I think that's part of the problem right there. We aren't even trying to run the ball when we should be.

So you're basing the better defense simply on turnovers? Because PPG and yards/game doesn't support that. NE went down to Cincy 22-0 in the first half AT HOME and was outgained 442 to 285 in total yards. And for the record, NE has 6 more takeaways than Cincy does but Cincy played 1 less game. That's what you're basing it on?

So what you're saying is you can't tell me why NE has a better D. Gotcha.

And anything I put, you will just do the same, which is why I just made a point about KC and Bills at home vs road. Cincy was up AT NE 22-6 going into the 4th quarter. Outgained NE 442-285 yds. If it weren't for special teams, we probably don't win that game. This great Bills O was outgained 341 - 327 and outscored 23-21.

You're the one that made the claim KC and Cincy aren't on the same D level as NE. What are you basing that on?

We didn't play against Breece Hall and Tua is the only other QB in the Division that can be considered somewhat good. Mac Jones and whoever the Jets are throwing out there are average at best.

Without even seeing the number, I knew it was McKenzie. Not to mention, Davis should've had long toss late in the game too. Josh's completion % would probably be at least 5 points higher if the balls that should've been caught actually were.

I think our early picks have to be O-line & WR. We have to give the face of our franchise protection and weapons.

KC averages more points in away games than they do home. KC only averages 25.1 at Arrowhead and 32.8 on the road. Bills average 31.9 at Highmark and only 25.8 on the road. Neutral site AFCCG may play into KC's favor.

PPG against NE - 20.4 Cin - 20.1 KC - 21.7 Yds/g against NE - 322 Cin - 335 KC - 328 Sacks NE - 54 Cin - 30 KC - 55 Not really seeing anything there that shows NE is this defensive juggernaut compared to the other 2. Cincy doesn't have the sack numbers, but has a lower ppg.

If I had the choice, I can certainly say I would rather be up by several scores in a game like they were and have the defense hold the opponent rather than the offense having to try and come from behind.

I don't know if that's due to them taking their foot off the gas or what, but I rather not find ourselves in a big hole in the first place to find out.

I don't really care how they did against other teams. I care how they match up against us and they match up against us very well. Anyway, we need to worry about Miami first, as they played us very tough just a few weeks ago. They are known as a passing team, but they were able to run on us. It took some late game heroics to win as we found ourselves down going into the 4th quarter in a game many said was going to be easy since there was this assumption the Fish couldn't play in the cold.

Let's not use a team that has the #1 draft pick as an example of anything. We are talking about playoff football against good teams. The offense was mostly dormant yesterday until later in the game. 7 offensive points in the first half. If that continues, they will find themselves in a huge hole against teams like Cincy and KC.

And yesterday, 14 of those points came from special teams. I hope you're not expecting that every game. Right now, Cincy and KC have more consistent offenses and I also think Cincy's D is better than ours right now.