Week 15: Bills at Broncos

[YoloinOhio]

1 minute ago, CSBill said:

Not sure John Brown will be back, doesn't he have a medical condition that keeps him from playing in high-altitude places?

He has the sickle cell trait. He did play in Denver when he was with Arizona. 

[CSBill]

1 minute ago, YoloinOhio said:

He has the sickle cell trait. He did play in Denver when he was with Arizona. 

 

Hopefully it is not an issue if he is ready to return.

[Herc11]

1 hour ago, bigK14094 said:

I wonder if the Bills have 12 wins.....will McD rest the critical guys like the Jets game last year.  If you want a run in the playoffs, best to heal those who can benefit as well as protect key guys (Like Allen and Diggs)  So, depending on seeding.......normally (not 2020), I would be rooting for best record so we would get max home games for the Bills Mafia.  But, in this season where the stadiums are really TV studios', a home game has less advantage imho.  So, resting the troops seems logical to me.

Homefield still has  the advantage of being home and not needing to travel. In the playoffs. The ability to rest is huge.

[YoloinOhio]

1 minute ago, CSBill said:

 

Hopefully it is not an issue if he is ready to return.

It shouldn’t be. Here is an article from when he was a FA and a Broncos target 

 

https://thednvr.com/source-close-to-john-brown-says-sickle-cell-trait-wont-keep-him-out-of-denver-doctor-weighs-in/

[ColoradoBills]

Weather is looking good so far for Saturday.

Partly Cloudy

High 46

Wind 8 mph

The low humidity out here makes that temp feel warmer than a wet Buffalo 46 degrees.

[billsfan89]

1 hour ago, T master said:

Man i hope Smoke comes back fully healthy this week and stays healthy for the rest of the season with him on the field JA and the offense could be even more unstoppable !! 

 

John Brown is such a big component to what this team needs on offense, with him out there the offense becomes super dynamic. I wouldn't mind seeing him come back against the Pats if he needs more time give it to him. 

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

1 hour ago, YoloinOhio said:

I saw AJ bouye will be out due to suspension... 

 

my buddy who is a die-hard Broncos fan said their entire secondary is Out of bad, and he is worried that Diggs will have a career game. 

[Seasons1992]

The way-too-early forecast for Saturday (in a city with rapidly changing weather):

 

[BillsFanSD]

2 hours ago, Generic_Bills_Fan said:

Feels like we're playing top 10 defenses every week how is that even mathematically possible in a 16 game season lol

Every time we receive a punt that gets downed inside the 5 yard line, I tell my son "That's okay -- it'll just be that much more impressive when we go 99 yards for a touchdown."  He rolls his eyes at that joke because I've driven it into the ground during his 22 years on this earth.  

 

Honestly, though, I kind of feel that way about our schedule this year.  Last year was a fun stroll through the tulip patch, but this year is a lot more impressive.  

[YoloinOhio]

 

[The Firebaugh Kid]

If they clinch the East, is it like, possible for "some" fans to meet them at the airport? The absolute hardest part of all of this for me is not being able to share my gratitude for what they've done in this otherwise abysmal year. 

 

[Solomon Grundy]

43 minutes ago, CSBill said:

 

Hopefully it is not an issue if he is ready to return.

I wouldn't mind sitting him against Denver. Give that ankle another week to heal

[NickelCity]

2 hours ago, Greg S said:

I thought the Bills all reds were bad. LOL at Denver.

 

 

http://www.gridiron-uniforms.com/GUD/controller/controller.php?action=weekly&year=2020&week=15&league=NFL

 

 

Those are way better than our reds lol.

[Solomon Grundy]

4 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:

 

What's the better nickname Stink or Booger?

[Stank_Nasty]

2 hours ago, Generic_Bills_Fan said:

Feels like we're playing top 10 defenses every week how is that even mathematically possible in a 16 game season lol

Been playing some heavy hitters and showing up. Here's a bit from Mike sando's weekly roundup on "The Athletic"

 

The Bills have a really good record against highly ranked defenses.

 

With the Bills facing the Steelers, I went through their games during Allen’s nearly three seasons as the starter to see how they’ve fared against top defenses in general. Each defense from 2018, 2019 and 2020 was ranked No. 1 through No. 32 in EPA per game, with games against Buffalo excluded from the calculations to avoid biasing the rankings.

The Allen-led Bills are 7-3 against top-five defenses over the past three seasons, including 4-0 this season after beating the Los Angeles Rams (No. 1), Steelers (No. 2), Miami Dolphins (No. 4) and San Francisco 49ers (No. 5). Allen had 14 touchdown passes with two interceptions and four total turnovers in those games. He averaged 8.9 yards per pass attempt, 0.39 EPA per attempt and 335 yards per game against those teams, with a 121.8 passer rating. After neither offense accomplished much in the first half Sunday, Allen completed 14 of 20 passes for 162 yards and two touchdowns to close out the Steelers, twice converting on longer than third-and-10.

 

 

1 minute ago, Solomon Grundy said:

What's the better nickname Stink or Booger?

..... Stank 

Edited December 14, 2020 by Stank_Nasty

[RochesterLifer]

41 minutes ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

 

my buddy who is a die-hard Broncos fan said their entire secondary is Out of bad, and he is worried that Diggs will have a career game. 

You mean, another one?!

 

[Process]

Broncos to be without their top 4 CBs. Wow. 

 

 

Edited December 14, 2020 by Process

[Logic]

I'm typically very cautious with any Bills-related optimism, HOWEVER...

I find it hard to believe that the Bills are going to lose to a Broncos team missing its top four cornerbacks and quarterbacked by the very up-and-down Drew Lock.

It's hard to look at the matchups -- Bills defense vs Broncos offense, Bills offense vs Broncos defense, McDermott vs Fangio -- and not think that they all favor Buffalo.

I know, I know...any given Sunday. But the Bills players know that a win on Saturday wins them the AFC East, and as such, they are going to be supremely motivated. They don't seem like the type to take any opponent lightly. The Bills are simply a better team than the Broncos in every facet, and I think they win handily.

[Mark Vader]

2 hours ago, Greg S said:

I thought the Bills all reds were bad. LOL at Denver.

 

 

http://www.gridiron-uniforms.com/GUD/controller/controller.php?action=weekly&year=2020&week=15&league=NFL

 

Yeah, that's bad.

 

Although I do like that they will be wearing their old helmet logo.

[The Wiz]

52 minutes ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

 

my buddy who is a die-hard Broncos fan said their entire secondary is Out of bad, and he is worried that Diggs will have a career game.