Week 12: Buffalo Bills vs Philadelphia Eagles

[Ya Digg?]

27 minutes ago, Airseven said:

Nothing about this matchup makes me feel like the Bills have a chance. And I’m not even sure crazier things have happened.

Wait hold on, you’re saying something against the Bills?!?!?! Preposterous!!!!

[Aussie Joe]

Hoping for the win but keeping the expectations modest …

 

I think the Bills are getting them at the right time after their big revenge road win and after a short week for them ..

 

Still a big test for Brady and the O..

[Dukestreetking]

28 minutes ago, Airseven said:

Nothing about this matchup makes me feel like the Bills have a chance. And I’m not even sure crazier things have happened.

 

Dude: trying not to be a DB...criticisms, concerns, misgivings are all fair play.

 

That said, I honestly have to ask: wtf are you doing on this board?

[Bob Jones]

Posting with emotion: Bills by a million! We're back, baby!

 

Posting with my head: If the Bills play smart, protect the ball, tackle well, execute well on offense, get a few breaks, AND JA17 has a great game, they could actually win it.

[hondo in seattle]

32 minutes ago, Big Turk said:

 

Imagine playing a game with Josh Allen as your QB and thinking you don't have a chance.  
 

Dude, go play hopscotch, professional sports clearly is too much for you to deal with mentally.

I disagree too.   But why be mean about it?

 

We’re all long suffering Bills fans.   The Bills mafia is a ‘band of brothers’ (and sisters!).  

[JakeFrommStateFarm]

Bills play to the level of their competition. 

 

Hopefully Bills come out with a fast start and are hot.

 

I think the Bills have a chance

[Cheektowaga Chad]

Bills will have to score to win this one, hopefully we don't see fgs from inside the ten and punts from inside the 40 this game

[finn]

Cross-conference matchups are hard to predict, but the Eagles have not looked very impressive on either side of the ball. Of course, the Bills haven't, either. But if their mojo continues and the ball bounces right, I see them winning. Wouldn't that be lovely? 

[Dillenger4]

Eagles can run the ball. Swift is a good back with shaky moves. If our D can contain their running attack and force Hurts to throw more - we will be in good shape. Our O can score on their D. They don't have a great pass D/secondary. This will be a great game! GO BILLS!! Do your thing. we're BAAAAACCKKKK!

[Mark Vader]

1 hour ago, Airseven said:

Nothing about this matchup makes me feel like the Bills have a chance. And I’m not even sure crazier things have happened.

Why?

 

It's true that the Eagles are 9-1, but they haven't been dominating. Does this look like the same team as last year? The Eagles can be beaten.

[WhitewalkerInPhilly]

In terms of offense, I think our scheme should look a lot like it did vs the Jets: a commitment to the run game, but with plenty of motion to put the D-line on its heels and attack the middle. 

 

An important thing to note from last night's game is: Kansas was getting their shots. Balls were hitting hands. Usually (against us) those are surehanded catches. So it's not as if KC didn't know how the beat the scheme, it just was let down by its WRs

[Roundybout]

Stopping AJ Brown is gonna be tough, even if Douglas looks like a nice trade. 

[zow2]

I said it even before last nights game but I think Buffalo is in about as good a spot as it can be vs. Philly.   Bills got their confidence back.  Eagles got their big emotional revenge win vs. KC.  They flew home around 4:30am, the players probably aren't feeling awake until tomorrow...short week to prepare for a very motivated Buffalo.

 

I don't expect Philly to have a MNF hangover for the entire game, but hoping the Bills can jump on them early...and force a few Eagles mistakes.  Because PHL has been an excellent 2nd half club this year and the Bills will need to have a lead into the 3rd Qtr to have a good chance.  

 

Not saying this is a must-win, but it kinda' is.  What are the chances that Kansas City will lose a 3rd home game in week 14? The odds are probably not good.

 

 

 

10 minutes ago, Mark Vader said:

Why?

 

It's true that the Eagles are 9-1, but they haven't been dominating. Does this look like the same team as last year? The Eagles can be beaten.

 

"Hurts has 13 consecutive wins against teams with winning records, breaking a tie with Peyton Manning and Vinny Testaverde for the most in NFL history".

 

I love when the media starts talking about streaks like the above... that's usually when the streak gets broken.

Edited November 21, 2023 by zow2

[WotAGuy]

55 minutes ago, Aussie Joe said:

Hoping for the win but keeping the expectations modest …

 

I think the Bills are getting them at the right time after their big revenge road win and after a short week for them ..

 

Still a big test for Brady and the O..

 

Can’t we all agree to use “Joe”?  
 

Every time I read “Brady” I throw up in my mouth a little. 

[Logic]

From an emotional and momentum standpoint, a win would be huge for the Bills.

From a playoff seeding standpoint, this is one of the two remaining games that the Bills can most afford to lose. The Bills REALLY need some wins vs AFC opponents. 

I'm sure someone will take what I'm saying the wrong way. Obviously the Bills need all the wins they can get. I'm just saying this game is not, strictly speaking, a "must win" game". The Chiefs, Chargers, Dolphins, and Pats games are.

[colin]

not quite a must win game, but if we want to win a chip, we come out hard and smart on O and put up 30 points and walk away winners.

 

 

[CodeMonkey]

 

1 hour ago, Process said:

Very winnable game. They didn't look impressive yesterday. Chiefs threw a pick in the red zone , fumbled in the red zone, and dropped a TD in the end zone. 

 

Feel confident about both of the next two games, but as long as we win one we are in good shape . 

I love hardcore Bills fans.   Philly is 9-1, top of the NFL, playing at home, and very healthy ... "Very winnable game"  

I mean of course there's a chance, that's why they play the games (well its really the money, but ya know what I mean  ), but dude 

 

KC is in a slump of sorts so I can understand a "Very winnable game" attitude there maybe.  But their secret weapon, Taylor Swift, will probably be back in the country by then  

 

Not the be all, end all, but gives an idea.

Bills +150 (bet $100 to win $150) | Eagles -178 (bet $178 to win $100)

Edited November 21, 2023 by CodeMonkey

[Logic]

1 minute ago, CodeMonkey said:

 

I love hardcore Bills fans.   Philly is 9-1, top of the NFL, playing at home, and very healthy ... "Very winnable game"  

I mean of course there's a chance, that's why they play the games (well its really the money, but ya know what I mean  ), but dude 

 

KC is in a slump of sorts so I can understand a "Very winnable game" attitude there maybe.  But their secret weapon, Taylor Swift, will probably be back in the country by then  

I get what you're saying, but...

The Bills have not lost a game by more than six points all year. There has not been a single game in which they were completely blown off the field. They also boast the NFL's 4th best point differential, a full 41 points AHEAD of the Eagles.

And just for good measure, Vegas agrees with the "very winnable" judgement, as evidenced by the Bills being only 3.5 point underdogs despite playing in Philly. Bear in mind that home field is generally thought to be worth three points in betting, meaning that Vegas considers the Eagles to have only a half point advantage over the Bills.

Very winnable game.

[Livinginthepast]

If we had all of our defense we would win this straight up but with all these injuries its going to be tough. Last night though showed me that both the Eagles and Chiefs are vulnerable with the right game plan. Hurts is an inconsistent QB that with a lot pressure will still make rookie mistakes. If our offense can score and avoid idiot turnovers I think we can pull the upset.

[SCBills]

Seeing a lot of tweets with data backing up that this defense of ours, (with Joseph/Douglas) is much better than we give them credit for.  
 

Linval Joseph should be big for us this game as we need to slow down the Philly run game.  
 

Our pass rush needs to show up, but also need to be disciplined.  We can’t have ends just rushing 20 yards out of the play leaving massive holes for Hurts to take off through.   (Same will go for the Chiefs game). 
 

I like Douglas/Benford against their WR’s.  Both are big/physical corners that can body up AJ Brown.  The loss of Goedert is big for them.  Devonta Smith’s speed and their screen game are what I’d say we need to be aware of on defense.  
 

On Offense, keep Allen upright.  I believe him when he cathartically yells “I’m ****ing back!” during the Jets game.   If he has time, Philly’s back seven can’t hang with Diggs, Kincaid, Shakir and Davis.  I’d also leverage Cook & Johnson in the receiving game out of the backfield on their linebackers quite a bit.  
 

The Eagles are good and their home field advantage is strong, but they’re not as dominant as their 9-1 record indicates … and the Bills are way better than their 6-5 record.  
 

We have the better QB.  It’s time for that to make a difference.  
 

 

 

Edited November 21, 2023 by SCBills