Dr. K

With the Bills' injuries, the coaching switch in NY, the fact that the game is being played in New Jersey, and the Jets' desperation, it's like everything is stacked up against the Bills for this game. Under these circumstances, if the Bills manage to win it will tell us something about the team and the coaching.

After firing Saleh the Jets will play their best game and beat the Bills. That’s the vibe I’m feeling anyway.

I think Samuel is going to have a game—at least the opportunity is there. He is not a chump. Sure. We’ve got good boundary corners. We’ll see if the safeties can play adequately.

Two tight ends, extra o-lineman, pound the ball on the ground. Samuel in the slot, Coleman wide. Mix in Hollins and Valdes-Scantling for variety, but mostly run it (Hollins can block), pass to tight ends, running backs. Take an occasional shot down field if the Houston defense crowds the line of scrimage. Bernard is back in at linebacker. Focus on limiting Collins and hope Cam Lewis does not get eaten alive by the Houston slot receiver (probably Diggs).

I'm not trying to insult you. I've questioned my own fandom at times. Why insult me?

Why follow the team, if that's what you think? Seriously. Seems like it would give you nothing but grief.

The injury list is daunting, but I don't think the Texans will roll over the Bills. I expect a close game.

For pity’s sake, get a grip on yourself. The guy is 20 years old and has played four games in his NFL career.

Yes, the Bills got punched in the mouth. Beaten up on both lines of scrimmage. But I still believe what I said at the start of the second half: the Bills are not as bad as they looked in this game, and the Ravens not as good. Each game is a test. The Texans game will be a stiff one. The Bills need to win one of the next two. I'm worried that Allen injured his arm on that crazy fumble play. We'll see what happens.

The Bills are not as bad as they looked in the first half, and the Ravens are not as good.

Hold your horses. Fourteen games to go.

Of course Mina Kimes is right about Josh Allen. Here's why: When other football analysts do videos from their homes, on the shelves behind them If they even have books on the shelf, the books they have are biographies of Vince Lombardi or picture books of NFL history, along with their photos of Tom Brady or Lawrence Taylor, little plastic football helmets, or pennants for various teams. Mina has a book by Vladimir Nabokov and a copy of Don DeLillo's 827-page postmodern novel Underworld (which happens to contain the novella "Pafko at the Wall" about the 1951 playoff game between the Giants and the Dodgers where Bobby Thompson hit "The shot heard 'round the world."). The woman's got brains.

I've detested the Dolphins and Cowboys for decades--since the 1970s at least. My dislike of other teams waxes and wanes, depending. Patriots, Jets, Titans, Steelers, Ravens, and the Chiefs in their current incarnation.

God I hated that Rex hire. When they hired him instead of just promoting Schwartz to HC, or at least keeping him on as DC, I knew they were in trouble. The switch to 3-4 after they had one of the top defenses in the league under Schwartz was just a sign of things to come.

I'm always nervous about the Bills, but this Jags game is another test. The Jags have played so badly and they will be a desperate team. They have some talented players who could break out. And the Bills have had a number of inexplicable games against the Jags going back to the 1990s. I want the Bills to squash them like a bug but I'll be happy if they eek out a win and nobody gets hurt.

Mahomes can only dream about having the career that Trent Edwards had.

Michaels is old and tired but I'd rather have that than Kevin Harlan bellowing like a gored water buffalo.

Was Bass's second field goal attempt, which went very wide left, tipped, or did he just miss it? I can't tell from the replay. I was feeling encouraged about his coming back into form until that happened.

Of course there’s concern. especially about Allen’s wrist.

It doesn't matter what people say. Especially when it's based on a shallow understanding of what happened in the draft, and in the game.

I can’t believe how inept the Baltimore offense is. Jackson is a joke.

They went 6-1, not 5-1, after Brady took over as OC. Then went 1-1 in the playoffs.

This is why the new stadium in Buffalo is being built without any seats, because IDIOT BUFFALO FANS ARE TOO DUMB TO SIT DOWN DURING THE GAME. As if somehow you aren't a real fan unless you stand up the entire game and therefore prevent anybody else from seeing it unless they stand up too.

Can't have a Virgil without a Dante.

Good gravy. I'm glad none of you dudes run this team.