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That's what the Ravens fans thought ? They were a different team after Mariotta was benched and Tannehill took over. Also they got progressively better the last several games. I don't think we would have beaten them.

I think that first one AND the second one were both instrumental plays that led to our doom. If we had stopped either they're two points short of the win in regulation.

That should be the goal, but look at the games this weekend: 22-19 Houston, 20-13 Tennessee (really 14-13 if you don't count the last play pick 6), 17-9 Seattle, and 26-20 Minnesota. Every game was pretty defense oriented, with high powered offenses struggling to get points. We were in one of those games and just came up a little short.

Not likely, I started cheering for the Bills when I was 9 back in '67, and never stopped. I just think trying to hold on to "4 SB appearances in a row" as a record we want to hold onto is silly. We all just need to let it go...

The only people who give a rats ass about that "accomplishment" are old Bills fans who try to preserve some shred of "greatness" about a team that is remembered now and forever by everyone else as "4 time in a row Super Bowl losers". I get it, I admired the amazing resiliency too, but nobody else really cares. I want to move past that to something new that has no ties to the past that gets a totally different result.

Not to mention if we stop just ONE of the two 2 point conversion attempts - and everything else played out the same, we'd have won 19-18 in regulation.

Really? Must be you haven't been around too long ?. I knew going in to this there was a reasonable chance we would lose, but I figured win or lose we had a great year. To win, we'd our offense to score more than 20 points, which would be tough because scoring has really been our weakness all year. I'd rather build on this year, add talent, and make a serious run next year, than somehow luck our way into the Super Bowl this year and get annihilated. It was not our time YET, but it is coming. No reason to hang our heads!

Booger was gushing over Josh Allen's play in the first half. So much that I was getting sick of hearing it. I think that kind of crap puts out bad ju-ju.

I don't understand that either. It's like we felt like we were under some time pressure, but we weren't. We had all the time in the world and I think if we had mixed in the run we would have had a better chance.

Exactly what I was thinking. Bombs away

I was starting to think this game doesn't matter much, as many have pointed out it's not likely Miami loses to NE the next week. But as we get closer I'm starting to recognize how important it is for teams to be gaining momentum going into the playoffs. I've seen it many times, where teams start picking up steam and head into the playoffs playing better and better, gaining confidence each week. Those are the teams that scare the crap out many of the other teams in the playoffs. Often those the teams that go deep into the playoffs. I don't know if I'm just starting to believe my own fantasies or not but I'm starting to feel like the Bills COULD be one of those teams - this year! A signature win against NE would put a stamp on it.

I'm pretty sure if we beat the Texans, you are going to get your wish as we'll be going to Baltimore next.

I wonder about this game. Realistically since there is nearly zero chance that Miami will beat NE, nothing will change for the Bills whether they win or lose. Meanwhile, NE is playing for home field AND they're pissed about all the "cheating" hype. We can play loose and carefree but they are going to be HIGHLY motivated to win. Honestly I don't care that much about this one - as long as we beat them the 3rd time we play them this year.

It would be nice but it won't be easy. First off NE typically pounds teams they play after the media paints them as cheaters. Secondly, they actually have something to play for (home field) whereas nothing will change with the Bills playoff schedule no matter whether they win or lose these next two weeks. It's nice to say we're going to be motivated to "send a message" but I suspect we'll lose this one. And that doesn't trouble me all that much - I'd rather beat them the 3rd time we play them this year ?

So, if we beat New England and they beat Miami and end up at 3rd seed, we'd still be 5th seed. Likely path to the Bowl (assuming we could do it of course): Wildcard, #5 Bills beat #4 Texans in Houston, #3 NE beats #6 Steelers (or other WC team) in NE Next week, #5 Bills beat #1 Ravens in Baltimore, #2 KC beats #3 NE in KC AFC Championship Bills at KC OR if we lose to New England and they win out and keep 2nd seed, likely path to the Bowl: Wildcard, #5 Bills beat #4 Texans in Houston, #3 KC beats #6 Steelers (or other WC team) in KC Next week, #5 Bills beat #1 Ravens in Baltimore, #2 NE probably sneaks out the win against #3 KC in NE (don't see them losing to KC there twice) AFC Championship Bills at NE Which do you prefer? Basically WC weekend and Divisional weekend probably the same for us either way. I'm not sure if our odds would be better against NE or KC. That said, if we could knock off the Texans and the Ravens, you'd have to feel we could beat anybody.

If you're suggesting that Pittsburgh blitzes less than Baltimore so that somehow helps us, keep in mind Pittsburgh is watching the Bills-Ravens tapes. They've seen how effective the blitzes were. They are going to be getting after Allen, trying to rattle his cage and prevent him from getting any rhythm. He is going to have to find a way to make much quicker reads and get the ball out in a hurry.

Had that last catch been caught you might have said it was a lot of fun. I was glad to see our defense playing lights out and offense clawing back.

We played what made be the best team in the NFL right down to the wire. No shame. Refs did NOT hurt us today either.

I can't recall which team, but I do seem to remember a 7-9 team winning the division and getting in. Nobody changed anything then.

True, the ball "hides" better against black uniforms and dark skin. Don't skewer me, I'm just stating the obvious.

They sold over 2 million boxes first time around, when it was just meant to be a publicity stunt. They're hoping lightning strikes twice.

No. Don't mess with the secret sauce we're brewing...

What concerns me is the biggest weakness I saw in their defense was edge runs. Suppose the Bills see that and make a big part of their offensive game plan trying to copy that - BUT - Baltimore reviews the tape, sees that, assumes we'll attack there, and makes adjustments to stop it. We better have a plan B?

The Niners have had the most success running off the edges - with Mostert. I'd like to think we could have that success with Singletary, but he does get a lot of good blocking. Their tight end has been blocking well to help the run game also. Mind you these are a couple of the best running attacks in the league we're seeing. It's easy to just envision the Niners jersey's are Bills' and that's what will be happening next week, but I'm not convinced we're playing at the Niners level yet.

Am I missing something? A few minutes ago Garapolo threw to his receiver in the end zone and the defender who was in front of him just stopped, which caused the receiver to run into him, completely disrupting his potential to get to the ball, which went over both their heads. Isn't that clear pass interference? The Ravens defender was not making a move to the ball.