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Bump. They got the early slot alright, though a bit surprised it is on CBS.

For those wondering, a tie = Titans go to Buffalo

Colts kicker could be a liability for them next week.

So assuming results hold.... Colts loss = we play Miami Titans Win/Colts Win = we play the Colts Titans Lose/Colts Win = we play Tennessee Let's go Marrone!

What does that say for Daboll? That he should stick around?

I know a lot of hay has been made over the fact that Buffalo has been in primetime the last 4 weeks, but a grand total of zero of those games were in the 4:25 doubleheader slot. That is the timeslot that the NFL tends to put the most profitable, high-powered games that feature major media market teams and/or teams that have a track record of drawing huge ratings (e.g. Green Bay, KC, etc). Over the last four weeks, the lead doubleheader games have been: W16: Los Angeles Rams (2nd largest media market, Goff) v. Seattle Seahawks (Wilson) W15: Kansas City (Mahomes) v. New Orleans (Brees) W14: New Orleans (Brees) v. Philadelphia (Wentz, 4th largest media market) W13: Philadelphia (Wentz, 4th largest media market) v. Green Bay (Rodgers) Philadelphia, despite a 4-10-1 record, is on there twice, because they are a huge media market and their fans will watch regardless of their success in a given season. It is also no coincidence that Nantz/Romo have called Buffalo games zero times this year. That will come next year but I suspect it won't happen this year until the AFC Championship game, should the Bills get that far.

Ratings. This is the first year of the expanded playoff format, but expect the Sunday afternoon/evening slots to be the highest rated. That's how it works on a typical regular season Sunday as well as during the divisional round. CBS has the Sunday afternoon slot, and the NFL will not pass up putting an NFC team that gets eyeballs (NFC East/Tampa Bay/New Orleans/Seattle) in one of those slots. It is, of course, possible that the NFL Cross-flexes an NFC team into the 4:40p CBS slot, as CBS and NBC bid on these games and won irrespective of the traditional AFC/NFC Sunday packages, but I think that's doubtful.

People do not like to hear this here, but the NFL schedules solely based on ratings. The Bills sadly do not pull the numbers that teams like Pittsburgh, Tampa (Tom Brady), and Dallas (should they make it) do. This is the reason Bills/Texans last year was banished to the early Saturday slot, which historically has the lowest ratings of any wild card slot. The only guarantees that we have at this point is that CBS/Nickelodeon will have the 4:40p Sunday game, and NBC will have the SNF game at 8:20. CBS has already expressed their desire to have the Steelers in the 4:40 slot, and the SNF game is almost guaranteed to be an NFC team. FOX has the early slot on Sunday, which would also be an NFC team. Expect the Bills to play on Saturday, probably early, on ESPN or NBC.

I don't think they have the cap space to sign both. Letting Trent Murphy walk opens up 9.775M in space but there are FAs like Feliciano that will eat that up. At this point I tend to agree that the question is more about whether Milano can stay on the field. If he can, I think you sign him. Otherwise, I think you sign Edmunds, although I just haven't seen anything worthy of a Tre White-type contract from Edmunds.

I suspect they will try to get the game in under any circumstances possible on Sunday or Monday. If the Steelers are resting starters, it puts the Browns at less of a disadvantage if they are also playing backups. You also have to wonder if the 8-team playoff that was rumored should the game not get played by Monday is a possibility at that point. Let MIA/IND/CLE/BAL in and have KC play in the first round. Not sure what they would do with the NFC.

Adam Schefter on Twitter: "Browns’ training facility is closed again this morning as COVID issues and troubles mount in Cleveland, per source." / Twitter This could get interesting for any implications on the AFC wild card race, should the game need to be postponed...

This is why Knox and Lee Smith got a lot of action in the game on Monday. Belichick was trying to remove Diggs as an option and he left the TEs exposed. If Beasley and Brown are out, look for Knox and Singletary to get more looks from Allen in the passing game. This may have the unpleasant side effect of screwing with QB protection if the TEs have to go out and make more plays instead of pass protecting. If Stills does get signed, it becomes more important for Allen to play on Sunday to develop some kind of rhythm with him.

The 2020 Dolphins remind me of the Bills' 2017 season, where we got into the playoffs thanks to Andy Dalton and the Bengals. The Bills had some crazy turnover advantage early in the season which wasn't sustainable (and, thanks to Nathan Peterman's game against the Chargers, was quickly eaten into), and we had several bounces go our way in our wins. I will agree with most others here - Fitz should be playing this game with Tua on the bench. There are few quarterbacks in the league better than "Good Fitz"... and Fitz tends to put up really good performances against Buffalo.

So you're Tom Donahoe's dad then? How did you start him on babies' blood? Donahoe is the Son of Satan - Page 5 - The Stadium Wall Archives - Two Bills Drive

Dick Jauron's "it's hard to win in the NFL" would beg to disagree. Some like excuses for losing more than winning - it's easier not to put the work in and come up for reasons why you fail instead of putting in the hard work and winning for a change.

This. No sense in fighting for a yard while they try to rip the ball out of your hands.

Hopefully someone told Josh that. Again, there is nothing more I want than to cream these a-holes. 56-10 has a nice ring to it.

On the surface, this might look like Allen trying to pull off the Jim McMahon look, but it's really a tin foil hat-type device aimed at preventing the Patriots* from jamming the QB radio signals :).

I'll be curious to see if he sticks with this story as the week moves on - surely the GM and ownership are gonna nudge him in one direction. Tua has no business starting over Fitz at this point.

This is exactly where I am. I just don't see the potential in Tua. I love how he's taking the benching, I think he is a good teammate but I don't think he is a franchise quarterback. Fitz is arguably as good a "mentor" as they come and he's done decently with the talent Miami has... so I'm just not sold on Tua so far.

Now, cue Fitz's 4th quarter interception...

Time to petition McBeane to bring back Fitz as a backup. I think he'd be perfect for us.

Flutie/Johnson all over again.

I am kind of surprised they only wore the throwbacks once this season. The Fins are wearing white next week so this was the last opportunity.

Yup: Buffalo Bills Playoff Spot Clinching Options (playoffstatus.com)