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Yeah sure. But what is the argument? I mean they did it. And saying it was an accident likely does not change anything.

That's not how it works. It's a strict liability system-- you got something in there that the test picks up, you are suspended, no matter how innocuous. Correct. Guaranteed money is guaranteed. But given the reported cap savings of several million dollars as a result of the suspensions, it ain't nothing.

They don't get paid for games during suspension.

They were taking supplements. This is not a Barry Bonds deal.

Could not agree more. If these guys make game changing plays in the playoffs, it will be a stroke of genius. For the first 6 games, no big deal. No way the Bills don't win the Division and make the playoffs. Sure it's awkward right now, but it will pass.

Some of the takes here are ridiculous. Beane and McDermott have taken a laughing-stock franchise that no one wanted to play for and turned it into a perennial contender that attracts players who want to come to Buffalo. No, they have not won it all yet, but you need to be really good first and then get some good fortune and luck to win it all. The Bills are really good-- they need some luck. But instead of attacking Beane/McDermott, people should be grateful for what they have given Buffalo and Bills fans. Peoples' memories are too short.

Agree. And just letting go seems like a horrible PR move if he had no great offers.

The devastated look on Mahomes face as the game was ending was magnificent to behold. I hope this beat down is the beginning of the end of KC's reign of terror.

Well, they threw a flag on the Kincaid play and picked it up after he dropped it. Were they going to flag the Bills and negate the play, but then did not need to?

These are not excuses, they are facts. Could the Bills have overcome the officiating, sure. If that's an excuse for losing, OK. But it is a fact that the playing field was tilted.

I really think there is an implicit bias for KC by the refs. It's not overt, but deep down the thinking is KC is good, they are not mere mortals, so they don't make many mistakes. It's a problem and makes the NFL boring. Another two penalties not called on Kelce for taunting Elam twice.

Sure. There were multiple calls and non-calls that were wrong. On the Elam facemask, the receiver had Elam's facemask too. On the 4th down tush push that failed, on the play before (3rd down) Knox or Dawson(can't remember which) made the line to gain but was marked short. On the subsequent play Allen clearly made it from multiple angles that he got about 1/3 of the ball over the line to gain but was called short. Other examples, on a key short yardage Chris Jones was clearly offside-- 2/3 of his head is over the line-- which allowed him to blow up the play. On the KC punt return, a flagrant block in the back was not called. The Bishop/Worthy call, clearly the ball hit the ground. Hollins was called for an illegal formation when he asked the ref if he was OK, the ref said yes, then called a penalty anyway. There were more. He also points out that Allen reverted to hero ball at times, and did not take critical gains he could have gotten on checkdowns. Also, a key bad throw to Samuel that was a short pass that would have been a huge gainer. Says Allen makes the pass 999 out of 1000.

I Have to add, it is really kind of depressing.

https://buffalonews.com/sports/professional/nfl/bills/jim-kubiak-josh-allen-buffalo-bills-kansas-city-chiefs-film-review-afc-championship-game/article_4650eea0-de87-11ef-a2e7-a3585994bafc.html Really good stuff. He points out how Josh-- who he is a huge fan of-- did not play his best game, although he did lots of good things. And the officiating was even worse than I thought based on his analysis. Bad calls and lots of bad no-calls on KC that almost certainly changed the outcome.