Sierra Foothills

Yes, Josh has himself on his fantasy football team. Clearly a guy who's very comfortable betting on himself. Not only the building of a physical run game... but also having big targets in the passing game who are also great blockers. Many people on this board insisted that putting Josh at the controls of a run offense amounted to malpractice... that it was a criminal misappropriation of his skills to take the ball out of his hands. Those people were wrong.

I agree you'd have to nitpick to really criticize the decisions. They settled for a 27 yard FG on 4th & 8 from the KC 9 on the game's opening drive. As someone else pointed out, the 4th and 5 fake punt arguably should have been a regular play. And I suppose they could have gone for it on 4th and 9 from the KC 26 with under 2 minutes left instead of trying the failed game-tying 44 yard field goal attempt. But those would not really be fair criticisms.

Well at least the Patriots weren't awarded a compensatory pick.

I get excited for games as I have since the beginning. What's changed is my perspective and the Bills ascendance... and the simple joy that comes from Josh Allen being our quarterback. For regular season games I no longer worry and there's no fear or apprehension as kickoff nears... just the excitement you might feel before seeing a blockbuster movie or a highly-anticipated concert. If the Bills lose in the regular season it hurts but there's not as much at stake as there used to be... I no longer live vicariously through the team. The playoffs are an entirely different story!!!

In last year's Divisional Round loss to the Chiefs, the Bills: Went for it on 4th & 1 from their own 40 on the game's opening drive. Josh ran for 6 yards for the 1st down. Kicked a FG on 4th & 8 from the KC 9 to complete that same drive. Bills 3-0 Punted on 4th & 5 from their own 40 leading 10-6 with 6 minutes left in the 1st half. The Bills netted just 25 yards on the punt and KC drove 65 yards for the TD that gave them a 13-10 lead. The Bills then replied with a 75 yard drive for the TD that would give them a 17-13 halftime lead Attempted a fake punt on 4th & 5 from their own 30, trailing 27-24 early in the 4th quarter. Hamlin was stopped after a 2 yard gain and the Bills turned the ball over on downs. KC took over on the Bills 32 yard line but on the 2nd play while trying to score, Mecole Hardman fumbled through the end zone and the Bills got the ball back on their own 20 via touchback. The turnover resulted from a replay challenge by the Bills, reversing the original ruling of runner down by contact. Punted on 4th & 12 from their own 18 with 10 minutes remaining in regulation, trailing 27-24. The Bills then forced a KC punt after a possession of 5 plays, 8 yards, and 2 minutes and 22 seconds. This led to the Bils final possession starting from their own 20 yard line with over 8 minutes remaining Went for it on 4th & 3 from midfield with under 5 minutes remaining, trailing 27-24. Josh to Shakir for 10 yards to convert. Attempted a 44 yard FG on 4th & 9 from the KC 26 with 1:47 remaining, trailing 27-24. Bass' kick was wide right. There was 1:43 remaining and the Bills had 2 timeouts but KC got the first down needed to run out the clock.

Despite the snap count restriction, Milano will play enough to make a splash play. That's the kind of player he is.

Yep. Cam has improved quite a bit this year but I'm still very leery of his tackling. He's pretty decent with the finesse aspects but unless he improves his physicality there's gonna be a big dropoff from Taron to him. It does seem like Cam is playing faster so I'm encouraged by that.

I still use dagnabit, dagnabit! I think the Bills briefly went to a 4-3 during the debacle at Baltimore. I don't think it's beyond the realm of possibility. Based on the above the range is 15-25".

Yes, they also took their final timeout with about 2:12 remaining. That's when they pulled the punt team off the field in order to try the failed 58 yard field goal instead.

It's funny that the conspiracy theories are coming out... in both cases being cited, the refs had zero bearing on the outcome. As has been correctly pointed out by some, both of the games were a product of immense organizational game management failures... the refs had no bearing on the outcomes. The takeaway is that even in high-stakes, big money enterprises, incredibly stupid mistakes get made. I call it "the fallacy of status equalling competence." Many people I talk to just assume a person a person is competent because they've managed to accrue status or wealth. Wrong. Pretty sure the "botched snap" refers to the one that bounced of Aidan O'Connell's chest and was recovered by the Chiefs.

Thanks very much for posting this. I wish it was zoomed in and tilted up a bit. Too much foreground.

Plus the Owner/GM/Head Coach dynamic is totally messed up. Whose decision was it to start Tommy DeVito over Drew Lock last week? That move on the heels off making Daniel Jones play scout team safety caused a players revolt that was completely predictable and avoidable.

Zac Taylor's contract takes him through the 2026 season. In their history the Bengals have fired 2 head coaches during the season... Bill “Tiger” Johnson was fired in 1978 by the late owner Paul Brown. David Shula was fired in 1996 by the current owner Mike Brown. So firing Taylor in season is unlikely to happen but on the other hand prior to the Eberflus firing, the Bears in their 125 year history had never fired a head coach during the season. Eberflus needed to go and everyone got their pound of flesh... the bloodlust needed to be satisfied. That said, the timing and fashion of the firing was as much of a debacle as was the final 30 seconds of the game. The Bears organization doesn't even know how or when to fire someone.

You meant to post this at FinHeaven, didn't you?

Josh and Brittany's families were friends and the two kids met at a birthday party when they were 8 years old. They remained friends through high school and started dating when they were in college, Brittany at Fresno State. As most know, Fresno State was the hometown school, and the one that wouldn't even let Josh try out... even though he went to their football camps as a kid and had but one football ambition... to play for the Fresno State Bulldogs. It's a long way from Firebaugh! p.s. - Does this mean I have to learn how to spell her name?

Who are Daniels and Schwartz quoted in the excerpt? Thanks.

Seems like there would be a prop bet on whether the drone show will be held. Geez... my eyes just ain't as good as they used to be... Good luck and Godspeed to our opponents. Don't you dare!!!....

Ralph is cheap.

We'll add these comments to the agenda so they're discussed at God's Weather Meeting tomorrow.

This is Mora: This is Mara: It was Thanksgiving... we were drinking...

Obviously shoulders are a very delicate deal for QBs. Another QB whose shoulder was mismanaged was Chad Pennington. (looks around for @That's No Moon)

@That's No Moon, if you're going to insist that all of our Bills memories are factually accurate, I'll quit this board. AND DON'T THINK I WON'T

Be careful @gonzo1105... just... be careful.

I couldn't agree more... an all-time classic... the gift that keeps on giving!

The Mayfield family in general has a poor track record of evading the long arm of the law... you'd think they'd know better...