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Looks like the moment he realized that fart was really a shart. That guy to his left looking at his butt looks like he's seeing the same thing.

True, though it was Shaq who was applying much of the pressure…

Yeah, that's what I tried to refer to earlier. One of @4merper4mer's finest posts. *chef's kiss*

This may be true, but at the same time there's a difference between being in shape, and being in NFL tackling shape. The Bills' D depends heavily on the CBs being strong, solid tacklers, and tackling is a little like boxing in some ways. No matter how good your strength and aerobic training is, you can't just step into the ring and expect to take a lot of shots from a professional boxer. Your body can't take it right away, it takes time to adjust to being hit. I suspect the same is true for defensive players in the NFL. Tackling is hard on the body, especially on the knees when you're trying to stop a large, fast human from moving forward. I agree with some who say if he's ready to come back, he should be gradually eased into it with a snap count.

If Baltimore was in the NFC, I'm sure McD would have just taken the loss. Better for our playoff seeding.

Sounds like Poyer will likely play. My sense is that Oliver probably will not, but there's a chance. Haven't seen a thing about Morse yet...

Man, what a weird injury year it's been so far. And it's only Week 4.

You've got to be ***** kidding me. This is truly insane... But then there's this...

Or...you could say we're 2-0 when the jerseys and pants are the same color.

Interesting perspective from Dion...

The offensive line looked bad to me from the very start of the game, which makes me think a good part of it wasn’t necessarily the heat. By the end of the first quarter, I couldn’t believe what I was seeing from either Dawkins or Brown. In fact, I began wondering if they were going to pull Brown just for his performance, and I thought that’s what they did when I first saw Q in there. I don’t think they are as bad as it seems, and I suspect a good chunk of it is getting accustomed to the new coaching. My father always told me the OL was always behind other position groups, and you had to give them until game 4 or 5 to see them really start jelling. This year is making me believe him.

With how this team deals with head injuries, I'd be surprised to see Bates back this week. Could happen, but I think they play it safe with him.

I'm hoping Brown's struggles last week were heat-related, but early in the game both of our tackles (Brown and Dawkins) were pretty bad.

Pending CT scan.

Nice to see an impact once they decide to work on something specific like that.

Pretty sure if Teller was still with us, he'd be out with a severed left arm and an arrow to the knee.

The way Bates got tossed around like a rag doll on that play makes me think he might have already been concussed prior to that. Then again, just about everybody on the offensive line looked like they could barely do anything against the Fins there. Did they have Dawkins lined up outside the right tackle there? He didn't even seem to know what the snap was. They left Morris on the left to block Jaelan Phillips, and it went about as well as you might expect. The only guy who looked okay was Saffold, who pulled to the right and didn't have to do anything.

If we can get Poyer and Dane back this week, I'd start feeling a lot better. Nice to see Elam and Hamlin got good grades. Overall, aside of course from the 3rd and 22, the defense really did a nice job yesterday.

That's the usual time frame for broken bones, but it depends on how well he could play with a cast on it. Could be sooner, but I doubt it.

I'm sure this is more of a decision by the team to rest up as many guys as they can in preparation for the gauntlet ahead. This is a road game against a team they play again, in Buffalo, in December, so the chances of us being able to cancel out a loss today are pretty decent. Need the wins against Baltimore, Pittsburgh, and KC coming up more than this one. Also a good chance to get the young guys some real game experience against a tough opponent to see what they've got.

I just hope we don't overreact and pass final judgment on Johnson and the rookie DBs after this game. Gonna take them a few games to get used to each other and playing full time.

That’s just incredible…

What a game! Felt like that was the game that put the league on notice.

Interesting, never thought of it that way. Nobody would ever do it, but it’s interesting.