It’s Dallas week and the Division is on the line!

[stevewin]

I can't remember a year when there was so many crazy swings on teams, including untouchable teams that were 'dominant and 'unstoppable'.  Jets get their gifted Lombardi ripped from their hands 4 plays into the season.  49ers getting fitted for their rings then lose 3 in a row, Purdy outed as a grocery bagger, then they are dominant again.  Phil being fitted for their crown now they are soft and *should* have lost 3 in a row.  Miami with 'revolutionary' offense (that puts a man in motion!) that all we can do is bow down to its greatness now poised to completely crap the bed.  Cracks showing in hallowed Patrick and almighty Chiefs, Bengals season over before it began now playing better with backup than with Joe Brr, Denver actually good now? WTF, Detroit, etc. The only constants being Mac Jones' sucktitude, McDaniels' greasy word salad smarminess, Bellicheat's fat mumbling miserableness, and Saleh's punchable face.

 

Meanwhile the Bills with some of the worst string of unbelievable losses in a season and off field drama now in drivers seat to make playoffs and peak at exactly the right time.  What a freaking roller coaster

Edited December 12, 2023 by stevewin

[PaattMaann]

5 hours ago, Big Blitz said:

Worried about no Hyde or AJ

 

The D was terrible when Hyde was out of the game - and that means more Rapp.  
 

Going to need to score 30 v Dallas.  

 

Hyde was terrible when he was in soooooo

[Beast]

6 minutes ago, Royale with Cheese said:

You didn’t make it past 8:30 pm you old man.  You saw Miami was up by 14 because you got up for the 2nd time to pee.

if you’d keep your girlfriend out of my bedroom I’d probably be a lot better rested.

[Bob Jones]

5 minutes ago, Royale with Cheese said:

I can’t believe the Bills didn’t get blown out after not practicing on their bye weeks.  They clearly don’t care about winning.

The Bills receivers did have a bunch of drops though, no? And if not for Toney committing an absolutely moronic foul, we'd probably all be talking about when McD was going to get fired, this week or at the end of the season. And yes, my eyes saw that the Bills were a little "rusty" from lack of practicing. Thankfully, KC had some key players out with injuries, which greatly helped out the Bills. 😉

[PaattMaann]

29 minutes ago, WhitewalkerInPhilly said:

On a more serious note, does anyone have insight on position breakdowns and matchups? I know Micah Parsons has been playing out of his mind, so I expect Knox in a lot to block. Would love to see Kincaid maybe take a turn at the outside WR slot to let Shakir cook

 

wut?

 

[Fan in Chicago]

1 hour ago, Beast said:

Holy crap! I went to bed when Miami went up by 14. Unbelievable!

Me as well! Woke up to wonderful news 

[WhitewalkerInPhilly]

6 minutes ago, PaattMaann said:

 

wut?

 

I'm sorry, I missed your outpouring of faith for Gabe Davis as a boundary WR. Why would we ever look to try to dictate a mismatch?

 

Now, if that is an illegal formation, whoops on me, but I can't find anything one way or the other at the moment.

Edited December 12, 2023 by WhitewalkerInPhilly

[NewEra]

16 minutes ago, Fan in Chicago said:

Me as well! Woke up to wonderful news 

Diggs- Kincaid- shakir- knox- RB.

 
 

[wjag]

Miami cracked open the Division door last night.  Crazy to lose with all the gifts Titans gave them.  Miami Oline is in shambles now.  I'm stunned this AM.  I went to bed after the second fumble deep in Titan's territory.  

 

I was watching Vrablel's demeanor on the sideline.  When his young player botched the punt return and gave Miami the ball deep in Titan territory, he was calm.  He was calm all night.  Showed me something.  

 

And Hopkins is worth every penny they pay that guy.  The ball just sticks to his hand when he catches it.

[Juice_32]

8 hours ago, YoloinOhio said:

 

 

I miss him

[finn]

14 minutes ago, wjag said:

Miami cracked open the Division door last night.  Crazy to lose with all the gifts Titans gave them.  Miami Oline is in shambles now.  I'm stunned this AM.  I went to bed after the second fumble deep in Titan's territory.  

 

I was watching Vrablel's demeanor on the sideline.  When his young player botched the punt return and gave Miami the ball deep in Titan territory, he was calm.  He was calm all night.  Showed me something.  

 

And Hopkins is worth every penny they pay that guy.  The ball just sticks to his hand when he catches it.

I was dying watching Hopkins. He would have been the difference maker on the Bills. 

[BuffaloBillyG]

32 minutes ago, Bob Jones said:

The Bills receivers did have a bunch of drops though, no? And if not for Toney committing an absolutely moronic foul, we'd probably all be talking about when McD was going to get fired, this week or at the end of the season. And yes, my eyes saw that the Bills were a little "rusty" from lack of practicing. Thankfully, KC had some key players out with injuries, which greatly helped out the Bills. 😉

Yes, they looked very rusty early on with the 2 TD drives. So rusty.

 

And if Toney didn't commit that foul we may just as probably be talking about the amazing Joe Brady and how he pulled the offense together at the end wit a minute and eleven seconds and 2 time outs to drive the field and win the game. Because had the play stood and the Chiefs went up...Josh Allen wasn't losing this game. 

 

And wow, we really did dodge a bullet on the Chief injury front. How they could possible play a game without guys like DaQuan Jones, Matt Milano or Tre White is beyond me. Oh, snap wait, that's us. Injuries happen. That's where team depth comes in. Sorry for the Chiefs they don't have a deep roster. 

[Royale with Cheese]

39 minutes ago, Beast said:

if you’d keep your girlfriend out of my bedroom I’d probably be a lot better rested.

You are the one allowing her to stay.

[Royale with Cheese]

1 hour ago, Bob Jones said:

The Bills receivers did have a bunch of drops though, no? And if not for Toney committing an absolutely moronic foul, we'd probably all be talking about when McD was going to get fired, this week or at the end of the season. And yes, my eyes saw that the Bills were a little "rusty" from lack of practicing. Thankfully, KC had some key players out with injuries, which greatly helped out the Bills. 😉

The Chiefs lead the league in drops…did they practice on their bye week?

 

Very rusty…we were up 14-0 early because of the rust.  If we had practiced on our bye week, we probably are up 28-0 after the 1st because teams usually blow out the Chiefs at Arrowhead.

 

Did you miss the face mask on Allen that would have put us in the redzone?  Or maybe when Chris Jones fell and Dawkins called for the hold?  

 

Chiefs were the only team with key injuries.  Milano, Jones and Tre White stepped up Sunday and that was the difference.

 

Allen has never brought us back at KC so you’re right.  Toney scores, no way Allen with all 3 timeouts can do it.  For sure loss.

 

We are 7-0 in bye weeks but its a problem somehow.

Edited December 12, 2023 by Royale with Cheese

[Einstein]

30 minutes ago, wjag said:

Miami cracked open the Division door last night.  Crazy to lose with all the gifts Titans gave them.  Miami Oline is in shambles now.  I'm stunned this AM.  I went to bed after the second fumble deep in Titan's territory.  

 

I was watching Vrablel's demeanor on the sideline.  When his young player botched the punt return and gave Miami the ball deep in Titan territory, he was calm.  He was calm all night.  Showed me something.  

 

And Hopkins is worth every penny they pay that guy.  The ball just sticks to his hand when he catches it.

 

May not be a popular opinion but I’m impressed by Vrabel as a coach.

 

Can’t stand him when we play him, but watching him coach against other teams I usually come away impressed. 

[TFBillsfan]

MIA has a short week to play the Jets with MIA OL in shambles. If they lose to the Jets things get very interesting if the Bills beat Dallas.

 

If the Bills can win the division, they’d most likely be the 4 seed. I don’t see KC losing two out of their last four. The Jags could stumble but don’t see them losing more than twice and they own the tiebreaker against the Bills.  (Edit: the Jags could easily lose twice, pushing the Bills to the 3 seed if they can win out) This would most likely mean another trip to KC, if they both win). 

 

If they win the AFCE they’d like be a  4 seed going against CLE and then play BALT as the 1 seed. KC would be the two and Jags the 3 seed. Not sure if MIA and CLE finish 10-7 who wins the tiebreaker though?

 

 

Edited December 12, 2023 by TFBillsfan

[stevewin]

32 minutes ago, wjag said:

Miami cracked open the Division door last night.  Crazy to lose with all the gifts Titans gave them.  Miami Oline is in shambles now.  I'm stunned this AM.  I went to bed after the second fumble deep in Titan's territory.  

 

I was watching Vrablel's demeanor on the sideline.  When his young player botched the punt return and gave Miami the ball deep in Titan territory, he was calm.  He was calm all night

Calm or just his neanderthal brain isn't advanced enough to process emotion 😛

 

The game was crazy (should check out the game thread) - I also switched to something else after the Fins last TD - then saw the score and went back to watch the last 4 mins already knowing the final score but not knowing how the hell it happened which was fun for sure

[Einstein]

5 hours ago, dma0034 said:

I will say it's wild that Hill went back into the game. Dolphins have 0 issue putting their injuries players out there.

 

There is a real chance imo that the Bills could lose to the Cowboys and still win the division. This loss to the Titans was big

 

McDaniels knows that Hill is the entire offense.

 

Tua could barely complete a pass when Hill went out.

[fergie's ire]

9 hours ago, Bills!Win! said:

The home run throwback was reversed and the titans helped us beat the dolphins… 👀

 

what a coincidence. Rest in peace Frank

Is it coincidence that a last minute lateral by a tight end was actually called BACK this time.  I think not.  Larger forces are at work.

 

Edited December 12, 2023 by fergie's ire

[Royale with Cheese]

29 minutes ago, BuffaloBillyG said:

Yes, they looked very rusty early on with the 2 TD drives. So rusty.

 

And if Toney didn't commit that foul we may just as probably be talking about the amazing Joe Brady and how he pulled the offense together at the end wit a minute and eleven seconds and 2 time outs to drive the field and win the game. Because had the play stood and the Chiefs went up...Josh Allen wasn't losing this game. 

 

And wow, we really did dodge a bullet on the Chief injury front. How they could possible play a game without guys like DaQuan Jones, Matt Milano or Tre White is beyond me. Oh, snap wait, that's us. Injuries happen. That's where team depth comes in. Sorry for the Chiefs they don't have a deep roster. 

I am surprised he didn’t say “The Bills wouldn’t have won if they had Kyle Allen playing instead of Josh.  Bills got lucky Josh stayed healthy.”