Bills-Dolphins Week 18 for the Division! SUNDAY NIGHT GAME

[BritBill]

9 hours ago, chongli said:

 

I feel bad for you guys (and anyone else in Europe) watching the primetime games here. In other countries in different longitudes that follow the NFL, like Australia , those games are on in the afternoons. Being in Nevada here in the western US, I like to complain that the London and Germany games start at 6:30 AM here, but that is nothing compared to the UK. Might be better for you to DVR the game, and then watch first thing in the morning if you don't have to work then.

I usually stay awake and watch the night games but it’s a crucial time at work the first few weeks in January. So, I probably will tape the game and watch the next day. I suspect I’ll work from home the Monday. 

[JohnNord]

13 hours ago, BananaB said:

Calm down tough guy. I’m not saying he is an upgrade, all I said was Melvin Ingram seems to make a big play against us. 
 

I didn’t even pluralize “play”…. 😂

Tough guy?  I’m just calling out an old narrative that’s had been floating around here for a few years.

 

And by the way, what “play” did Ingram make the past two times playing Miami?

[Since1981]

Fins O and success is premised on 3: motion, speed, Tua timing.  No C and banged up WRs. PLUS Our D is built to disrupt these 3.
 

Bills O just needs to be ‘on’ in Q1, as it has been with Brady

[finn]

4 hours ago, Generic_Bills_Fan said:

I think our oline is much better than last year and they are down two huge pass rushing pieces and Xavien Howard as well so they really don’t have any hope of emulating that defensive gameplan…if they were gonna have Ramsey and a healthy Xavien Howard maybe I’d be a little more nervous but we’re almost definitely gonna see Eli Apple 

 

on the defensive side I think we’re better equipped to deal with their speed than most defenses…maybe if both teams were 100% healthy it would be closer but I don’t see a lot of ways Miami wins this one.  They’re fighting an uphill battle in the trenches on both sides of the ball 

Yeah, they're injuries are appalling. It's like the Bills down Rousseau, Floyd, Douglas, Morse, Torrence, and Davis (😇), with Diggs banged up. 

 

As for their speed, a disciplined zone can handle that. Still, I'd like to see Elam out there. If the Bills are going to make a deep run, they need to click on all cylinders. That means Diggs returning to form, Brady showing something new, Elam emerging (ideally), and Cook, Kincaid, Douglas, Oliver, and other top performers keeping up their excellent play. I'm not as worried about Allen, as long as Spencer Brown at least shoves his man before falling down. 

[WhitewalkerInPhilly]

I'm going to say that on paper, I think this should be a decent bet for a win: the injuries that Miami has sustained are particularly of importance vs the style of the Bills play.

 

The Bills defense, when playing the way it wants to, is about limiting big plays with zone coverage while getting pressure with 4 rushers. Their O-line is in bad shape with injuries and if Waddle is still out the Bills don't need to worry about Waddle taking the top off the defense while we try to contain Hill. 

 

My biggest worry is about the offense. What the heck is going on? The Chargers game I could chalk up to flukey turnovers, but Josh was just bad vs the Pats. I am just hoping that was his one bad game for a month and he turns it back on soon.

 

I will be eyeing the Dolphins injury report with great interest.

Edited January 2 by WhitewalkerInPhilly

[Paul Costa]

4 hours ago, BritBill said:

I usually stay awake and watch the night games but it’s a crucial time at work the first few weeks in January. So, I probably will tape the game and watch the next day. I suspect I’ll work from home the Monday. 

I don’t think I could sleep knowing the game is going on 

[Gregg]

2 minutes ago, Paul Costa said:

I don’t think I could sleep knowing the game is going on 

 

Same here. Especially given how important it is. Sadly, I don't see the out-of-town scoreboard going in our favor. So, this is probably a #2 seed or go into the offseason game.

[NewEra]

12 hours ago, FilthyBeast said:

 

I'll say this about McD and Allen, I do not envy their situations and the pressure they will be facing if this does in fact end up being a 'win and in' game for the #2 seed/division or lose and miss the playoffs altogether scenario.

 

Forget about wide right, music city miracle, 13 seconds, etc....this would be the new show stopper in Buffalo sports history for the season to end in that fashion especially against a hated division rival.

 

With that said, there's zero excuse for this offense to not be ready and/or struggle against Miami's defense considering their current situation but this team never fails to find new lows to sink too unfortunately...

Forget about wide right?  🤣. Because missing the playoffs is worse than losing the Super Bowl…..

 

Exaggerate much?

[boyst]

i had been looking about going because spirit has flights for $150 to miami. tickets a few weeks ago were only $250ish for decent tickets. now they're over $600. oof

12 hours ago, BuffaninSarasota said:

The Bills’ entire focus at practice this week should be to come out with urgency and execution when they start the game with the ball at Miami. They cannot afford to come out flat against a weakened opponent.

this will be great test for what kind of coach McDermott truly is and what he can provide for this team. if he cannot convince this team to come out hungry and fueled up than I will be concerned. If we can come out focus and without making mistakes I will feel more comfortable for the playoffs. At that point it will be one game at a time.

 

This is not a game we can feel comfortable in with just a 1 score lead. At any moment their speed can break us and tie up the game. We need a 10 point lead and we need to play with the foot to the floor as soon as we hit the ground.

[NewEra]

10 hours ago, Bills!Win! said:

We scored 48 on the dolphins in week 4 when they were healthy and the Ravens scored 56 on them. Now that they don’t have Philips, Chubb and Howard, one would think that we should easily score 40+ points on them again. 

 

However, this is the NFL and that logic never works 

 

Bills 14

Dolphins 12

They didn’t have Ramsey, Phillips or Elliot the our week 4 matchup iirc

[KellyToTasker]

7 minutes ago, NewEra said:

They didn’t have Ramsey, Phillips or Elliot the our week 4 matchup iirc

Dolphins being down another pass rusher (Chubb) is a bigger loss than not having Ramsey, I hope anyway. Allen with time will eat up any secondary.
 

I also hope Allen spreads the ball around, much. Get Shakir and Cook involved early. 

[zow2]

Really hope I don't see a lot of posts Monday morning.... "We make that one play, convert a 4th down...or don't have that one penalty, blah blah, we would've won and hosted two playoff games and won the SB.....now we go home, no playoffs, fire McDermott"

 

I can't handle that stuff.

[Coach Tuesday]

Just now, zow2 said:

Really hope I don't see a lot of posts Monday morning.... "We make that one play, convert a 4th down...or don't have that one penalty, blah blah, we would've won and hosted two playoff games and won the SB.....now we go home, no playoffs, fire McDermott"

 

I can't handle that stuff.

 

What would you like us to say instead?

[Drew21PA]

Interesting 

 

Miami 4-0 after a loss

[Gregg]

3 minutes ago, Drew21PA said:

Interesting 

 

Miami 4-0 after a loss

 

They really are banged up now. Anything can happen and it will be a tough game as it is a rivalry game on the road. With that said if the Bills play well, they should win. They are the better team (IMHO) and definitely the healthier team.

[Warriorspikes51]

1 hour ago, WhitewalkerInPhilly said:

I'm going to say that on paper, I think this should be a decent bet for a win: the injuries that Miami has sustained are particularly of importance vs the style of the Bills play.

 

The Bills defense, when playing the way it wants to, is about limiting big plays with zone coverage while getting pressure with 4 rushers. Their O-line is in bad shape with injuries and if Waddle is still out the Bills don't need to worry about Waddle taking the top off the defense while we try to contain Hill. 

 

My biggest worry is about the offense. What the heck is going on? The Chargers game I could chalk up to flukey turnovers, but Josh was just bad vs the Pats. I am just hoping that was his one bad game for a month and he turns it back on soon.

 

I will be eyeing the Dolphins injury report with great interest.

On a positive note:  He had an awful game against Atlanta late in the year and then went into near perfection mode 

[Andrew Son]

6 minutes ago, Drew21PA said:

Interesting 

 

Miami 4-0 after a loss

Those games were against:  NYG, LV, NE, NYJ

[NewEra]

48 minutes ago, KellyToTasker said:

Dolphins being down another pass rusher (Chubb) is a bigger loss than not having Ramsey, I hope anyway. Allen with time will eat up any secondary.
 

I also hope Allen spreads the ball around, much. Get Shakir and Cook involved early. 

Yeah it might-  I’m just saying- they weren’t exactly at full strength when we beat them week 4

[KellyToTasker]

2 minutes ago, NewEra said:

Yeah it might-  I’m just saying- they weren’t exactly at full strength when we beat them week 4

 Absolutely, but the Dolphins were much healthier in week 4 than now. 

[zow2]

5 minutes ago, Gregg said:

 

They really are banged up now. Anything can happen and it will be a tough game as it is a rivalry game on the road. With that said if the Bills play well, they should win. They are the better team (IMHO) and definitely the healthier team.

 

Will the takeaway Bills show up?  or the giveaway Bills show up?  If they give it away like they did at the Chargers, it's a 99% loss.  

 

Otherwise, I agree the Bills are healthier especially on D and playing well.  Allen/Diggs do concern me though, but they will power through.