Magox Posted December 31, 2019 Posted December 31, 2019 I’m going out on a limb and making these predictions. Yeah yeah, I may be wrong about both and get flamed for doing so but it won’t be the first nor the last time I’ve been wrong. I think the Bills match up well against the Texans on both sides of the ball. Josh Allen seems to come up big in prime time games. Josh has faced great defenses over the past 6 weeks which will benefit him going into a relatively weak defensive opponent. They will be playing in a controlled environment with no weather impediments. Josh has progressively been getting better with his deeper passes. McD has changed the motto from Playoff caliber to Championship caliber. To me that signals that in order for that to happen both the offense and defense have to be playing at a higher level meaning they will play more aggressively on offense and unleash Josh Allen in the playoffs. Go Bills!
VADC Bills Posted December 31, 2019 Posted December 31, 2019 I will join you going out on a limb with predictions. Score - Bills 24, Texans 23. Bills will get 3 turnovers, 2 pics and a fumble. Allen will not throw for 300 yards but he will run for 60 with 1 td on the ground.
DuckyBoys Posted December 31, 2019 Posted December 31, 2019 if Allen goes for 300 that means the Texans scored a bunch and it was a shootout Be interesting to see what that looks like as we've played all close affairs
Augie Posted December 31, 2019 Posted December 31, 2019 No 300 yard passing game expected. Winning on the ground will be critical, and the D and ST have been saving up their points to score for a while now! Balanced offensive attack, let our D be OUR D!
transplantbillsfan Posted December 31, 2019 Posted December 31, 2019 1 minute ago, DuckyBoys said: if Allen goes for 300 that means the Texans scored a bunch and it was a shootout Be interesting to see what that looks like as we've played all close affairs Exactly. Just don't think it happens. If Allen throws for a lot of yards, it clearly means we're playing from behind A LOT!!! Unfortunately, that's just the conservative nature of our coaching staff. It's worked so far... let's hope it continues in the playoffs. I do, however, think it would pretty amazing for Allen to have that type of breakout game on a national stage on the road in his first career playoff game.
Magox Posted December 31, 2019 Author Posted December 31, 2019 Last year the Bills went with more vertical routes which allowed more space for Allen to get some runs. They made a 180 change this year and went more with a possession style offense. Daboll has shown that he can completely change the style of offense throughout the year. i think they will open up the playbook and go more vertical. 2
DuckyBoys Posted December 31, 2019 Posted December 31, 2019 Texans I believe like to play man a lot and blitz so we may see more of Josh running as well as deep shots. 1
LABILLBACKER Posted December 31, 2019 Posted December 31, 2019 We should win if for no other reason then Peterman not playing. We dominated Watson all day with 7 sacks, 12 hits and 2 ints. Peterman's pic 6 lost us the game. Protect Josh and blitz Watson.
BADOLBILZ Posted December 31, 2019 Posted December 31, 2019 1 hour ago, Magox said: I’m going out on a limb and making these predictions. Yeah yeah, I may be wrong about both and get flamed for doing so but it won’t be the first nor the last time I’ve been wrong. I think the Bills match up well against the Texans on both sides of the ball. Josh Allen seems to come up big in prime time games. Josh has faced great defenses over the past 6 weeks which will benefit him going into a relatively weak defensive opponent. They will be playing in a controlled environment with no weather impediments. Josh has progressively been getting better with his deeper passes. McD has changed the motto from Playoff caliber to Championship caliber. To me that signals that in order for that to happen both the offense and defense have to be playing at a higher level meaning they will play more aggressively on offense and unleash Josh Allen in the playoffs. Go Bills! I just hope they go out and play to win. They aren't good enough to beat playoff teams otherwise. Their 1st quarter offense has been PATHETIC all year and while McD may be comfortable punting the first 5 times his team he has the ball.........the defense he has built works better when the opponent falls behind and feels compelled to abandon the run. Play it more like Thanksgiving in Dallas and not like the entire last month when their scoring offense was the worst in the NFL. If they play it like Baltimore/Pittsburgh/New England games then I expect that the storyline will be about how embarrassing/disgusting the offense was and how not opening up the offense more in December games was a mistake. 3
Magox Posted December 31, 2019 Author Posted December 31, 2019 14 minutes ago, BADOLBILZ said: I just hope they go out and play to win. They aren't good enough to beat playoff teams otherwise. Their 1st quarter offense has been PATHETIC all year and while McD may be comfortable punting the first 5 times his team he has the ball.........the defense he has built works better when the opponent falls behind and feels compelled to abandon the run. Play it more like Thanksgiving in Dallas and not like the entire last month when their scoring offense was the worst in the NFL. If they play it like Baltimore/Pittsburgh/New England games then I expect that the storyline will be about how embarrassing/disgusting the offense was and how not opening up the offense more in December games was a mistake. Yep They have been playing “Playoff caliber” football. If they want to beat the better teams then they have to play “Championship caliber” football meaning they have to now play to win and open it up on offense. It’s the only shot they have if they plan on making a run in the playoffs. 2
BADOLBILZ Posted December 31, 2019 Posted December 31, 2019 4 minutes ago, Magox said: Yep They have been playing “Playoff caliber” football. If they want to beat the better teams then they have to play “Championship caliber” football meaning they have to now play to win and open it up on offense. It’s the only shot they have if they plan on making a run in the playoffs. Keep the pressure on Houston. Thinking punting 3 times in the first quarter is winning because you are getting some stops will just ease the natural pressure on a Texans.........who have lost 2 of their 3 home playoff games under O'Brien. In those losses the Chiefs and Colts came out swinging and surprisingly took the Texans right out of the game. 2
Heavy Kevi Posted December 31, 2019 Posted December 31, 2019 Let's hope Josh shows his "clutch" gene in this one and has his national coming out party. Bills 23-21, Josh runs for 1TD and throws for 2. Hausch misses an extra point but nails a 50 yarder to win the game. 2
CommonCents Posted December 31, 2019 Posted December 31, 2019 Watson doesn’t do things on time, this D will eat him.
GETTOTHE50 Posted December 31, 2019 Posted December 31, 2019 Bills have a shaky lift off at houston........................................................................... but then things start to look up when the boosters on Allens rocket arm initiate............................... 169-5 BILLS WIN BABY 2 2
Dablitzkrieg Posted December 31, 2019 Posted December 31, 2019 I have confidence in Allen. The Bills should win this game because of the defense and running game traveling, which includes Josh running. I think something like Bills 24 Texans 17
Doc Brown Posted December 31, 2019 Posted December 31, 2019 1 hour ago, LABILLBACKER said: We should win if for no other reason then Peterman not playing. We dominated Watson all day with 7 sacks, 12 hits and 2 ints. Peterman's pic 6 lost us the game. Protect Josh and blitz Watson. They have a better o-line now and Watson wasn't 100% physically going into that game because his line was horrible. I expect a better outing from their offense. Rewatching the highlights our offense was putrid in the first half and the majority of the second half. It also reminded me of how much talent we've added since last year and how much Josh has improved. We're going to have to put up around 24 points or more to win and that's certainly doable against this defense. It will be Allen's first playoff game so you might see some overthrows to begin the game as the adrenaline will be high I'm sure. I'd like to see Daboll call a game similar to how he attacked the Giants and the Cowboys where he spread them out and limited their defensive substitutions with the hurry up offense. Establish the pass to set up the run. Daboll has to be aggressive and trust Josh not to turn the ball. The Texans will try to establish the run early like the Pats did to open up their passing game. Hopefully our offense gives us a lead and the Texans have to play catch up. That way we can dial up some blitzes and make Watson uncomfortable in the pocket. I'm confident Hyde and Poyer will be able to stop most of the deep passes that the Texans are known for this year. I'm predicting a 27-20 Bills win with a pick by Hyde to end the game. 1
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