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True, but if you look at the teams from #11 (Cincinnati) all the way to #22 (Buffalo) — at least on the Yahoo Power Rankings — it's amazing how little difference there actually is among all of those teams. Is there really any major advantage for one of these teams over any other? Cincinnati Miami Houston Dallas Atlanta Tennessee Baltimore Carolina Cleveland San Diego New York Jets Buffalo Tell me the Bills wouldn't be matched up closely with any of those teams, certainly at home (on the road is a different story). And if we somehow beat Cleveland, that means we would have beaten three teams ranked above us right now, with the following two games against the Bengals at home and Miami on the road. These next three games are huge.

They're all hard.

Very intersting indeed.

Guys fight through injuries and get back on the field for many different reasons. They feel dedicated to the team to do so. They really really want to contribute and win. They want to improve their bargaining power next offseason, maybe because they're an average player. They feel they need to get back out there for fear of losing their starting spot, or of getting cut, or of getting cut the following training camp. Lots of reasons. So to use the others like Fred, CJ, Urbik, and others to compare...well, it doesn't always apply.

Ah, the unbridled enthusiasm after a win. So much better than the utter despair after a loss.

It's disappointing, but something tells me it's all part of Hackett's season-long plan. I think he's slowly implementing more plays as the season goes on, in order to keep things simple for EJ, but also to keep some things in his back pocket to release when the time comes.

Adam Cordo @AdamCordo In the Armageddon remake, Alonso intercepts the meteor in the first 5 minutes and bangs Liv Tyler for the last 1:55. #TheLegendOfKikoAlonso

God I hope so. We've been in a drought for a long time here. We need the snow for some good skiing.

We already do. It's called the playoffs.

I think just the prospect of annual Buffalo-Cleveland and Buffalo-Jacksonville games would be enough to kill this idea dead in the eyes of the league.

I'm afraid that'll cost you a little bit more than $500. It wasn't the main reason, but it certainly did factor into it.

Rico has sex with a guy in the book?

They actually moved up two spots on ESPN, also to #24. FWIW.

Do we ever play a team this season that doesn't have a really !@#$ing good defense?

Which? Neither?

Just saw this flick again the other night on IFC (by the way, props to IFC for not editing out language and nudity, like AMC). Just wondering: Carmen or Dizzy?

Amen, brother.

You can? I thought that was the whole reason for the rule. Nobody takes off their helmet during the play.

Holy **** was that awesome.

Yep, me too.

The thing I was surprised about is that EJ didn't get flagged for taking off his helmet on the field after the TD. We could have been kicking off from the 20.

Good stuff. Thanks for pointing it out.

Actually, NFLN just put up a graphic that showed pretty much the opposite.

I'm pretty sure that game was the lowest of the low points for us. It really is hard to fathom. Jesus, I can't believe you actually went looking for this.

Healthy scratch both games.