Don't look now, but Bills rounding into playoff shape.

[Bronxbomber21]

10 hours ago, Kaenon said:

We are on a 7-game win streak.

Impressive in today's NFL.

And it should be longer than that if it wasn't for them blowing the Vikings game 5 different times .if they knocked down the 4th and 18 to Jefferson instead of Lewis trying to int it and the just fumble in the end zone we would be 14-2 with a bye and playing ether the Chargers or Jags

[Since1981]

8 minutes ago, Bronxbomber21 said:

Lewis trying to int it and the just fumble in the end zone we would be 14-2 with a bye and playing ether the Chargers or Jags

Cam. Kind of amazing how thin the difference is in NFL, when viewed this way.

[BobbyC81]

11 hours ago, Mark92 said:

It's the defense for me.  Can they stop the 3rd & 8, 10, 15.  Get off the field.  The red zone d is pretty solid but damn.  

I hate their pass defense. Guys are running open all over the field.  If you’re going to play back and then make the tackle, don’t let the receiver get the yards for a first down.  Today it was play after play.  They made Jones look like Brady, 

[Matt_In_NH]

11 hours ago, ChicagoRic said:

The pass rush is generating pressure without Miller

I have missed this while watching the games.   Do you have any data to back this up?  I view pass rush as the problem.  

Edited January 9, 2023 by Matt_In_NH

[oldmanfan]

1 hour ago, BRH said:

I know!  And since the league decides standings and playoff seeding based on first half performances, we’re ***** ed!

One bad half can sink us in the playoffs.  We all love Josh, but the pick he threw at the end of the half was one of his worst throws in his career.  

[BearNorth]

12 minutes ago, oldmanfan said:

We all love Josh, but the pick he threw at the end of the half was one of his worst throws in his career.  

I thought either his arm got hit or the ball was tipped.  Cook had just come open. Josh had all sorts of white jerseys around him.

[CoffeeDrip]

24 minutes ago, BearNorth said:

I thought either his arm got hit or the ball was tipped.  Cook had just come open. Josh had all sorts of white jerseys around him.

I thought I heard Romo say his arm was hit as he threw. He was hit from behind pretty hard on that play I believe.

[SageAgainstTheMachine]

1 hour ago, BobbyC81 said:

I hate their pass defense. Guys are running open all over the field.  If you’re going to play back and then make the tackle, don’t let the receiver get the yards for a first down.  Today it was play after play.  They made Jones look like Brady, 

 

Not many instances of Brady coughing up 3 INTs in crunch time.

[Greg S]

They need to clean up with the turnovers. The INT before the half, and the fumble deep in our territory. I can't get on the Bills too much as the week leading up to the game was stressful. Practice time wasn't normal either. But now this should be a normal week for them especially with #3 on his way to a full recovery. They need to be much better protecting the ball.

[Mrbojanglezs]

I wouldn't expect any blowout games in the playoffs this year 

[TampaBillsJunkie]

13 hours ago, ChicagoRic said:

The pass rush is generating pressure without Miller.

And the secondary is too.  Benford off IR and White with and INT.

Can't agree on these too.  We've had no interior pressure and made Mac Jones look like Burrow. Speaking of whom,  (Burrow) was carving us up with all day to throw. Pass rush and secondary are a major concern going into the playoffs against 3 very good passing teams ( Miami, Cincy, KC) 

 

Marlowe was exposed, they are playing soft and not communicating. Tre made a nice play, and a few tipped balls went our way. Better QB's will not give us that luxury, especially Mahomes. I'm not sure how we compensate for the loss of Hyde, Hamlin and Von but it starts with getting a real push in the middle. Oliver, Phillips, Settle, Basham and Shaq need to step it up or this weak secondary will get torched.

All other points are good signs, especially the deep ball to Brown.  Gabe and McKenzie and the OLine need to play their best if we have any hope of advancing to the Super Bowl.
 

Edited January 9, 2023 by TampaBillsJunkie

[What a Tuel]

13 hours ago, AlfaBill said:

I’d love to believe that but I don’t think so. Last year the bills crushed the pats in The final game. 
the bills this year are an enigma to me. They struggle on D with every team. The O looks pedestrian at times and then explodes. The games seem so close and yet the final score is 2 score wins. Hard to put my finger on it. The Bills last season had an overrated D but a super explosive O

 

We didn't punt last year but it was much closer than people remember. 26 to 21 with 7 minutes left in the 4th quarter. A long final drive by Josh that took 5 minutes and ended with a TD put the Pats out of their misery.

[D. L. Hot-Flamethrower]

I'm not as concerned with our turnovers as some. In my view we will need to take some chances and be aggressive offensively. We need to try and score 35 every game. Play stupid and reckless...No, be aggressive...without a doubt. Our Defense just let Mac Jones have a decent 2.5 quarters before he showed us who he is (a QB who can't get it done at crunch time).

Edited January 9, 2023 by D. L. Hot-Flamethrower

[CoffeeDrip]

14 minutes ago, TampaBillsJunkie said:

Can't agree on these too.  We've had no interior pressure and made Mac Jones look like Burrow. Speaking of whom,  (Burrow) was carving us up with all day to throw. Pass rush and secondary are a major concern going into the playoffs against 3 very good passing teams ( Miami, Cincy, KC) 

 

Marlowe was exposed, they are playing soft and not communicating. Tre made a nice play, and a few tipped balls went our way. Better QB's will not give us that luxury, especially Mahomes. I'm not sure how we compensate for the loss of Hyde, Hamlin and Von but it starts with getting a real push in the middle. Oliver, Phillips, Settle, Basham and Shaq need to step it up or this weak secondary will get torched.

All other points are good signs, especially the deep ball to Brown.  Gabe and McKenzie and the OLine need to play their best if we have any hope of advancing to the Super Bowl.
 

Idk, Mahomes has a tendency to throw balls that are often tipped or should-be picks - they just tend to fall his way most of the time.

[The Frankish Reich]

21 minutes ago, CoffeeDrip said:

Idk, Mahomes has a tendency to throw balls that are often tipped or should-be picks - they just tend to fall his way most of the time.

Mahomes has thrown 3,000 passes in his career. 49 have been intercepted. 1.6%. Every QB has lucky/unlucky INT streaks, but when you’re looking at a big sample size like that, the numbers don’t lie. 

[John Gianelli]

Another possible advantage for the Bills versus Miami: In the Cincinnati game, the Bills defense was on the field for about 4 minutes. The offense was on the field for about 6 minutes. Because of what happened to Damar, the Bills went through a grueling week mentally and emotionally. But physically, not counting the injury to Taron Johnson, didn't they and Cinci both get in effect a late-season bye week in that it gave them a chance to recover a little bit from the bumps and bruises that accumulated over the previous 16 weeks? 

[nucci]

14 hours ago, ChicagoRic said:

The Allen/Diggs connection is back.  Elbow looks good

 

Dawson Knox has come on strong over the last several games.

 

Singletary and Cook have established a non-Josh running game.

 

The pass rush is generating pressure without Miller.

 

Milano and Emunds are playing lights out.

 

Hamlin is gonna be ok!!!  And the secondary is too.  Benford off IR and White with and INT.

 

Special teams? Hines just struck fear into the hearts of the opposition moving forward. 

 

Bring on Miami! 

our pass defense and pass rush are not up to par for the playoffs

[CincyBillsFan]

3 hours ago, BobbyC81 said:

I hate their pass defense. Guys are running open all over the field.  If you’re going to play back and then make the tackle, don’t let the receiver get the yards for a first down.  Today it was play after play.  They made Jones look like Brady, 

It frustrates me to but in the end it's working.  And while Jones at times looked like Brady his 3 INT's at critical points in the game sure weren't very Bradyesqe and in the end NE lost by two scores.

 

 

[RiotAct]

9 minutes ago, John Gianelli said:

Another possible advantage for the Bills versus Miami: In the Cincinnati game, the Bills defense was on the field for about 4 minutes. The offense was on the field for about 6 minutes. Because of what happened to Damar, the Bills went through a grueling week mentally and emotionally. But physically, not counting the injury to Taron Johnson, didn't they and Cinci both get in effect a late-season bye week in that it gave them a chance to recover a little bit from the bumps and bruises that accumulated over the previous 16 weeks? 

yes absolutely.  The way that game was going, I have little doubt that at least a couple more of our players would have gotten injured.

[nucci]

4 minutes ago, CincyBillsFan said:

It frustrates me to but in the end it's working.  And while Jones at times looked like Brady his 3 INT's at critical points in the game sure weren't very Bradyesqe and in the end NE lost by two scores.

 

 

more difficult against Burrow and Mahomes