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Do not be deceived into thinking the Jax and Tampa games will in any way be easy. Those two have been stepping it up lately, and any game on the road is a challenge for this team. That said, those are the kind of games the Bills *have* to win if they want to have anyone take them seriously as a playoff team. Will they take the next step...?

All I know is that we're going into December and we're not mathematically eliminated yet. That's progress, right?

The Third Pick From The NFL Draft Is Barely Playing, And It's A Disaster For Miami's GM No idea what this is doing in the Finance section of Yahoo, but whatever. Interesting, considering the impact his former teammate is having in the same division...

Whoa, you're right. Looks like Grand Central would be a walk, Laughing Man a short Metro ride. Nice that there are two good options, not sure which to choose. Obelisk looks good, not sure I can get in at this time, but I'll give it a shot. Thanks!

Looks like The Laughing Man it is, thanks everybody. I'll be staying fairly close to Dupont Circle, so it should be easy to get to by Metro. If anyone's around, stop by!

Going to be in D.C. this weekend and looking for the local Bills bar to watch the game. The Bills website lists "The Laughing Man Tavern" as the location of the Bills Backers Club, but I just wanted to double check. I was in D.C. a couple years ago and I remember watching a Bills-Pats* game surrounded by dozens of Bills fans in a packed bar, but I'm pretty sure it was a different place. Anyone?

Wow, really? I didn't realize he was a Mormon. I've lived in Utah for 16 years and I don't think I ever heard his name mentioned.

We put some on our roof two years ago, mostly because of all of the tax rebates and credits available at the time. We ended up paying about 1/3 of the actual cost because of it. I haven't done the calculations in a while, but I believe they produce about 50%-60% of our electricity use. I haven't tried calculating the cost savings or how long it would take to make up the cost. We did it largely for philosophical reasons, as well as living in one of the sunniest places in the country. I'm glad we did it.

Hmm, last I read we threw more than 50% of the time on first down in that game. But yeah, it did seem like either Hackett kept the handcuffs on EJ all day, or EJ just didn't have the confidence to open it up. Not sure which. And finally, can we just get rid of the !@#$ing fade pass from the one yard line? We don't have the receivers to do that.

Funny, the only time I actually do wonder why I remain a fan of this franchise is when I'm watching the games. Other than that, I have no idea. Must be an addiction.

Damn you, cynicism, indeed.

I didn't think the playcalling was particularly inspiring, either.

Maybe not this year....

My long-standing cynicism has me expecting the opposite of everything otherwise expected: Bills get no sacks or pressure on Rothlisberger, Steelers running backs have a field day, and both Fred and CJ get completely shut down, while the Bills lose in a laugher. Damn you, cynicism.

Kind of reminds me of the recent story about how the Bills got Tasker back in the 80s. We probably all attribute this great move to Polian, but it sounds like it was mostly luck and an astute but little-known TE coach: The moral? Beats me. But I guess we don't know if this is really Whaley's work, or perhap some obscure DL coach.

Maybe I'm just hallucinating, but didn't Ron Brooks have to leave the KC game with an injury? I didn't see or hear anything about him since, and he's not on the injury report. He came back after that broken foot, but it almost sounded like he re-injured it. Anything?

I remember seeing somebody make a couple plays in the KC game and wondering who it was because I didn't recognie the number. It's pretty impressive that he could stand out that much after only playing five snaps. We'll see...

I love Robey. I don't care that he gave up two TDs to the Saints, he had pretty damn good coverage on both, and the receivers just made great plays. Otherwise he has been outstanding.

The Steelers tied it up 24-24 in the 3rd quarter. By the start of the 4th quarter, it was a 3-point game with the Pats* ahead, 27-24. The shellacking occurred pretty much just in the 4th quarter.

Absolutely. Right now Bradham/Moats is a much larger liability than Chandler, IMHO.

Man, it wasn't long ago when this guy was considered one of the best in the business.

I think you should be changing your username for this week, at least. The striking thing is that the phrase works with either Manuel or Tuel.

It's just so hard to believe that we're only halfway through the season and we're already talking about our fourth option at quarterback this year. I mean, seriously, WTF? Who the hell hates us so much?

Nice story, written by an excellent reporter and a good friend. But do note: We'll see.

Post of the day right there. Whomever gets the call at QB this week, whether it's Tuel or Flynn or Lewis, expect KC to throw the kitchen sink at him. They'll be blitzing, stacking, baiting, and confusing him. At least it will be at home...