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To be fair, the "refs gave them the game" meme is rampant. But of course so is "KC is inevitable" and "All they do is win."

Smart wife. Tell her she should apply for a job at ESPN.

I don't agree with this take. The Bills forced those turnovers, and they didn't just happen. And the score was as close as it was in part because of the situation, like McDermott going for three points because they were already five points up, and the offense running the clock down because they were in the lead. The Bills had this game under control from the middle of the second quarter on. They played smart, smash-mouth football and won. The Bills are the better team, QED.

Depends how you define "luck." If it's luck that Andrews drops a pass or Lamar fumbles a ball, why is it not luck that Andrew catches a ball or Lamar throws a TD? No, the Bills simply played better yesterday, which means they were the better team. We can debate the relative talent of the rosters, but that doesn't get you very far. All the questions are settled on the field, a harsh reality that Bills fans have had to live with forever. Yesterday, we were on the right side of that calculus. Let's enjoy it.

It really is.

Forgot? No. Chose not to? Yes. That's what baffles me. I'm not seeing nuance on his routes, at least not tonight. I'm seeing a free release into wide open space.

I'd like to hear a reporter, just once, ask these dozens of coordinators why they chose not to cover Kelce. I'm truly curious. Even if he's being "schemed open," why not cover him anyway and take your chance on the scary "scheme"? He just plods to an open spot, with no one within 10 yards, catches the ball and plods as long as he can. And the rest of the league is helpless to stop him. It doesn't make sense.

How can anyone watch this game and claim that either of these quarterbacks are elite? They both look no more than ordinary.

But that can't happen by rule because DPI or roughing the passer, right? I mean, hello? /s

It's likely just confirmation bias, but it seems every time Mahomes is incomplete on third down, the flag is coming out. First down! He either makes it or it's made for him.

My mistake. Gruden said it was Van Noy who gave Brown trouble, not Smith. See 29-minute mark of video below.

Gruden pointed out that Roquan Smith gave Spencer Brown a lot of trouble in the first matchup.

Worth noting that the Athletic's beat reporter posted an article on the Bills defensive starters playing Sunday who didn't play in the last game: Bernard, Milano, Taron, and Rapp (who went out after 16 snaps) and the inferior players who replaced them last time: Spector, Morrow, Lewis, and Bishop. Pretty incredible that the talking heads don't see fit to mention this as they beat their chests about how the Ravens will dominate. An excerpt: "The two starting linebackers against the Ravens were Dorian Williams and Baylon Spector. When the Ravens went to heavy personnel packages, the Bills subbed in linebacker Nicholas Morrow for the nickel cornerback, who, in that matchup, was Cam Lewis. Not only did that impact the nickel spot in normal packages, but also it brought on the team’s third-string nickel corner, Ja’Marcus Ingram, when the Bills went to their dime look on passing downs and shifted Lewis to a linebacker spot next to Spector. After our All-22 review of the game, the quartet of Spector, Lewis, Morrow and Williams were the four lowest-graded players on the team."

It's like, what games are you watching, Reed? Allen has got to be the toughest QB in the league, along with Mayfield and Stafford. He's played all season with a broken hand and played two years ago with a bad throwing shoulder and didn't complain about either. Plus, show me a quarterback who is more willing to take the hit in order to make the throw downfield. The time is right for a Borat type to parody these "experts," claiming nonsense like Mahomes is a loser, Lamar is a statue, and, yes, Allen is soft. I wonder if people would even catch on.

He is an ox, isn't he? It would be like a defensive lineman returning an interception, barreling straight toward you. One commentator said tackling Allen was like tackling a race horse. Jackson will juke you, but Allen might juke you OR run you over (or jump over you). So glad he's ours. I'd hate my team to face him.

I would, too. But I also want the Bills to win the Super Bowl cleanly, with no lingering asterisks like "But Allen still hasn't beat Mahomes" or "They were lucky they didn't have to go through KC and won't be legitimate until they do." I can hear this line of B.S. already. No, I'd rather they beat Baltimore then simply crush KC in KC before handling whoever the NFC sends. But I'll take Houston at home, too. 😀

Funny how these commentators, so confident in their pronouncements, disappear when they're proven flat wrong. On to the next fatuous claim, I suppose.

Maybe, if it means more pressure or a spy on Jackson and another body on Henry. I'd rather have the athletic Williams blitzing, spying, and tackling in the box that Hamlin playing his usual safety valve role. Jackson succeeds by running, helped hugely by the threat of Henry running. His extraordinary ability to run and keep plays alive until someone is wide open, much like Allen, masks his ordinary ability passing. (He throws a graceful ball to wide-open receivers, but how many Allen-like dimes do you see to covered receivers?) Playing deep and waiting for them to make mistakes won't work, because they won't throw; they'll run, all day long until the Bills can stop them.

Allen deserved a lot of credit for not forcing throws as he's done in the past. His receivers clearly weren't getting open early, and he threw it away or pulled it down and ran. He even took a few sacks. But he didn't throw it up for grabs. Given that he knows he can make some of those dangerous throws, his restraint is impressive--and very good for the Bills.

Sleeping on the fake punt from their 45 yard line wasn't so great.

Prevent defense rears its ugly head.

They should just keep running Nix. The Bills have no answers for him.

It's just baffling. It's like, "Enough three and outs, let's let them score a few, quickly. Sound good?"

RAC, baby! About time, after all these years.

Broncos defense is getting tired.