11/5/23 Week #9 SNF GAMEDAY Bills @ Bengals Pregame Thread

[BruceVilanch]

Stroud is a beast

[Mark Vader]

Off to my Bills bar.

 

Time to prove that the Bills are still one of the best teams in the league. Go out there and earn respect from everyone tonight!

 

GO BILLS!!!

[boyst]

55 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

 

There's no pressure. Like the Sabres in Toronto last night.

I've been saying this all day. And some of the more level headed talking heads have been saying Buffalo isn't going to be pushed over and some even say they'll win.

[freddyjj]

1 hour ago, VaMilBill said:

I gotta think, if we lose tonight, I think the team will start to crumble. I think the team at that point would give into the thought that the Bills missed their SB window

While a loss tonight would really hurt their playoff chances, they would still only be 1 game behind Miami.  Their chance of winning the division would still be very viable.  So I don’t see how team’s psyche would crumble. 

[Bigvinny]

1 minute ago, freddyjj said:

While a loss tonight would really hurt their playoff chances, they would still only be 1 game behind Miami.  Their chance of winning the division would still be very viable.  So I don’t see how team’s psyche would crumble. 

Saw a graph posted where a loss drops the Bills playoff chances from 80% to 60%

[Punch]

43 minutes ago, BuffaloBaumer said:

True, but Sabres always play Toronto tough. I just don’t see how our defense is keeping Cinci under 35.

I understand what youre saying, but the Bengals have only scored 35 or more points 6 times dating back to the beginning of 2021.

[Wraith]

3 minutes ago, freddyjj said:

While a loss tonight would really hurt their playoff chances, they would still only be 1 game behind Miami.  Their chance of winning the division would still be very viable.  So I don’t see how team’s psyche would crumble. 

A lot of projection in that post you quoted. Geez. 

[nedboy7]

26 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said:

So? There's people who live to 100 who smoke cigarettes

 

And people who die of lung cancer who never smoked

 

I think it's more genetics than anything

 

 

Genetics are effected by environment and behavior.  It’s both. 

[Warcodered]

 

Seems simple enough I'm sold.

[Success]

Feelin' good right now..

 

Hope I feel the same way in 6 or so hours.

 

[buffblue]

1 hour ago, FrenchConnection said:

The funny thing is that the Bengals actually need this game more than the Bills do. If they lose, it would put them in last place in the division and three games behind Baltimore. 

This is an overlooked fact leading into this game. Their goose will nearly be cooked, even in the wild card race, with a loss to the Bills tonight. 0-4 in the AFC will be nearly impossible to overcome considering they have the hardest remaining schedule in the league

[par73]

Hope I am wrong, but I don't see why this game would be any different than the last two against them. Particularly concerned with Bills CB's against Bengals receivers. Of course, both lines were dominated by Cincinnati last year (Bills are still minus Miller, given what we've seen on the field).

[Goin Breakdown]

1 minute ago, wppete said:

😳

 

 

I hate AI art. Like creepy clown hate it. 

[SirAndrew]

1 minute ago, par73 said:

Hope I am wrong, but I don't see why this game would be any different than the last two against them. Particularly concerned with Bills CB's against Bengals receivers. Of course, both lines were dominated by Cincinnati last year (Bills are still minus Miller, given what we've seen on the field).

I’ve been thinking the same all day, but a random feeling came over me that old prime time Josh Allen is coming out tonight. I suddenly have a good feeling about this one, but your take is quite reasonable as well. 

[buffblue]

15 minutes ago, Bigvinny said:

Saw a graph posted where a loss drops the Bills playoff chances from 80% to 60%

I believe it's slightly less than that, at least for how this week ends. I expect the Jets will beat the Chargers tomorrow, so a loss would likely leave us 9th in the AFC and 3rd in our own division. 

[Bad Things]

14 minutes ago, wppete said:

😳

 

 

A carnivorous Bison?

Now, that’s kinda weird. 

[NyQuil]

2 hours ago, HIT BY SPIKES said:

Anyone still sober out there?

Me. Taking Tylenol for a few days because of something medical so no alcohol for me.

[boyst]

What's the money doing? Any movement? What the sharps doing?

[Casey D]

4 minutes ago, boyst said:

What's the money doing? Any movement? What the sharps doing?

They pounded Miami into being a favorite.  Bills taking money now, down to 1.5.

[Simon]

2 hours ago, VaMilBill said:

I gotta think, if we lose tonight, I think the team will start to crumble. I think the team at that point would give into the thought that the Bills missed their SB window

 

Project much?